No it's not Chris. I dislike any strong coloured plastic being used for kits, including white and at the risk of being deemed a heretic, I especially dislike the multi-coloured plastics produced by Matchbox. I can understand why manufacturers do it, to appeal to younger or inexperienced modellers so that they can, in theory, build without painting and have a model in more or less the correct colour. As I always paint models and have done since my teens, I prefer neutral colours, such as a light grey, to work with.chrism wrote:That red plastic cannot be any worse than the yellow in the old seaking box I have got at present
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I could never take Matchbox kits seriously as a nipper because they came multi coloured. I still have a strong nostalgic attachment to light blue from the very first kits I made.
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You need shades on for some of those old MB kits Stamford!
A quick update on the Hawk. I have now finished and painted the cockpit interior, which has been attached to the starboard fuselage half.
A trawl through my decals did not turn up any suitable ones for this small cockpit and therefore I went old skool and decided to paint the detail. I initially tried to paint switches onto the side consoles but could not get them to look anything like. To make a neater effort, I cut small pieces of plastic rod and glued them to the consoles following which the ends of the rod pieces were carefully painted to give a more round finish than I could achieve freehand. Cutting the rod was, however, a complete PITA!! I also made some throttle quadrants and levers for front and rear out of plastic rod and card off-cuts. This all looks a bit crude and there aren't nearly enough switches but it is remarkably passable once the fuselage halves are mated.
Next up I will have to make a new centre shroud to fit over the rear instrument panel as the one provided OOB is completely the wrong shape in that it is half round whereas the real thing is shorter and angled. I tried sanding the Airfix part to a better shape without success so I now have a bit of a challenge but that's part of the fun
Thanks for looking.
A quick update on the Hawk. I have now finished and painted the cockpit interior, which has been attached to the starboard fuselage half.
A trawl through my decals did not turn up any suitable ones for this small cockpit and therefore I went old skool and decided to paint the detail. I initially tried to paint switches onto the side consoles but could not get them to look anything like. To make a neater effort, I cut small pieces of plastic rod and glued them to the consoles following which the ends of the rod pieces were carefully painted to give a more round finish than I could achieve freehand. Cutting the rod was, however, a complete PITA!! I also made some throttle quadrants and levers for front and rear out of plastic rod and card off-cuts. This all looks a bit crude and there aren't nearly enough switches but it is remarkably passable once the fuselage halves are mated.
Next up I will have to make a new centre shroud to fit over the rear instrument panel as the one provided OOB is completely the wrong shape in that it is half round whereas the real thing is shorter and angled. I tried sanding the Airfix part to a better shape without success so I now have a bit of a challenge but that's part of the fun
Thanks for looking.
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Dedication to the cause Shaun, or the terrible disease of AMS. You realise I will now put my part started Hawk and JP back on the shelf of shame until people forget all about your detailed builds! Love jobs on both btw.
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Great work on the cockpit Shaun; have you tried a sharp cocktail stick to put tiny dots of paint onto instrument panels?
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Very neat, Shaun. This will be great!
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Cockpit looks very crisp the details are sharp and clear.
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Many thanks for your kind comments folks. Yes, Iggie I have tried the cocktail stick method for painting switches etc but with varying results so this time I thought I would try something different.
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Nice 'pits Shaun. Surely making a Matchbox kit 'pit look that good qualifies for The Magic Circle?
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Thanks PT and no doubt Mrs W would agree with your description of me as a magician as I always disappear when there is DIY to be done around chez W The kit is, however, Airfix and not Matchbox - must be the coloured plastic that is making you think MB!
Anyway, a little more progress on the Hawk in that I have now finished off the replacement centre console between the two cockpits. After various failed trials involving plastic card I eventually stumbled upon some plastic tube in my odds and ends box which, when cut in half, was just right to start making the console. The half-round tube was filed to give the faceted look that I was after and it was relatively simple job thereafter to make a couple of bulkheads front and rear from scrap plastic card to fit the cockpit. A few bits of detail were added using yet more scrap plastic card (never throw anything away! I keep any handy looking off-cuts of plastic card in a tub on the workbench) to give more of an authentic look but real Hawk enthusiasts/former pilots might wish to look away now
The console is near enough for jazz and IMHO is certainly better than the OOB effort, which was probably based on a prototype or mock-up of the aircraft. I'll give the console another lick of paint and then I can consider closing up the fuselage halves and moving on. The seats need work and will be fitted after the main airframe painting.
Thanks for looking.
Anyway, a little more progress on the Hawk in that I have now finished off the replacement centre console between the two cockpits. After various failed trials involving plastic card I eventually stumbled upon some plastic tube in my odds and ends box which, when cut in half, was just right to start making the console. The half-round tube was filed to give the faceted look that I was after and it was relatively simple job thereafter to make a couple of bulkheads front and rear from scrap plastic card to fit the cockpit. A few bits of detail were added using yet more scrap plastic card (never throw anything away! I keep any handy looking off-cuts of plastic card in a tub on the workbench) to give more of an authentic look but real Hawk enthusiasts/former pilots might wish to look away now
The console is near enough for jazz and IMHO is certainly better than the OOB effort, which was probably based on a prototype or mock-up of the aircraft. I'll give the console another lick of paint and then I can consider closing up the fuselage halves and moving on. The seats need work and will be fitted after the main airframe painting.
Thanks for looking.
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Awesomeness!!
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Cheers, Stuart! There's a bit of filler needed round the fuselage now I've bunged it together but, hey ho, I'm used to that sort of thing!
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Looks great Shaun
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Don't worry; it will all look amazing under the canopy.
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nice progress