Oh, oh my.
I did it again. Another kit to the stash. (or should I say on top of the pile...?)
Something quite completely different for me. Not only it's a jet, but it's in 1:48 scale as well. Being such a small plane it won't be taking that much shelf space. (which is the main reason I've been staying away from 1:32 scale with prop aircraftw)
I'm pretty sure I saw this Hawk being on a list of upcoming releases from Italeri, but it came pretty much out of the blue at least for me. I walked in my favorite LHS and there was brand new Hawk kit. I came back the next day to get one for myself.
In the box it looks very promising, clean mouldings and quite nice detailing. No central seams on canopy parts etc. It even came with a small PE fret carrying seatbelts, rearview mirrors, cockpit side consoles and instrument panels.
Perhaps the only negative thing I could think of after such quick glance, would be decals. Being from Cartograph, the quality should be second to none, but it's the marking options. Not a single Finnish option on the sheet.
I'll be playing the waiting game and hoping some manufacturer would make some FAF decals for it. And while we're at it, some aftermarket accessories wouldn't hurt either...
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), because I was planning a different scheme anyway, but anyone buying the kit from their LHS might want to check that it's not a general packing problem with the current batch. 
). Test fitting the model last night, it's clear a fair bit of filler will be needed at the wing roots - the chord of the wing panels doesn't match the fuselage well at all.
