I’m looking for some photos for a model I’m planning on building shortly. This one is much smaller than the normal 1/4 to 1/6 scale I generally build; a microscopic 1/48th!
I have the Academy 1/48 Hawk 75 kit, and rather than building it out of the box, I want to build it as a cutaway model, showing various parts of the internal structure and fittings. I have a good cutaway drawing showing the structure, but I’m looking for colours, though detail photos would also help.
I found a couple of pictures on the Fighter Collection website, but do any members have any photos of the colours of the cockpit, and internal wing/fuselage structure colours. The wing photo on TFC’s website shows a dark green finish in the inspection hatches. I don’t know if this is a modern corrosion treatment or whether wartime aircraft were finished internally like this, but it’s TFC’s aircraft I want to model as it is today.
Any help apprciated.
Steve
By: ian_ - 25th October 2010 at 13:58
lovely model of a very attractive aircraft. I missed your post first time round but have some H75 paint samples. Good luck with the Spit.
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th October 2010 at 11:17
Many thanks. My next model is a 1/48 Spitfire IX ‘under restoration’ diorama. The aircraft will be mostly complete, with the majority in primer, some panels missing, and the control surfaces possibly painted in camo, hanging on their painting racks.
By: joefuturepilot - 25th October 2010 at 10:49
A very nice detailed, high quality model. Full marks on the colour scheme as well, absolutely brilliant.
By: Arabella-Cox - 21st October 2010 at 12:41
Finished
It’s been a while, but I finally finished. The basic model is the Academy kit, all the interior structure is scratch built. The structure is based on the TFC example, but I used the kit decals rather than trying to make an exact copy.
It’s the first cutaway model I’ve built, and much smaller than the 1/4 scale I’m used to. It has it’s flaws, but overall, I’m pleased with the results.
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th April 2010 at 18:22
Many thanks. That site give me pretty much all the info I need, especially all the shots with the panels removed. I can see now I have a huge challenge and several months work ahead of me!
By: JohnTerrell - 29th April 2010 at 18:16
A long time lurker here, I registered last night to post this link for you Steve:
http://aircraftwalkarounds.be/Images/CurtisHawk75Part2CockpitIn/index.html
It’s connected to the same site as the link posted by B-17man, and provides some excellent views of the interior.
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th April 2010 at 17:27
Magic! Great find, thanks.
By: B-17man - 29th April 2010 at 12:51
http://aircraftwalkarounds.be/Images/CurtisHawk75Part1/index.html
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By: Arabella-Cox - 28th April 2010 at 21:57
Thanks. That’s quite a brown rich green for the interior colour. Looks like well faded olive drab.
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th April 2010 at 21:50
Thanks. That’s a good start.
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th April 2010 at 21:09
So if I build a cutaway of the wing, any spars, ribs and stringers should be Curtiss Green?
By: bentwingbomber - 28th April 2010 at 21:05
Think you will find thats a primer used in NZ where the wing was built.
It was painted over with the curtis green by california aerofab on assembly.
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th April 2010 at 20:36
Cheers. What about the dark green on this wing picture?
By: bentwingbomber - 28th April 2010 at 20:25
The hawks interior colour is curtis interior green.
It is very different from the standard U.S interior green.
regards
bwb
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