Hi,
Although I'm an armour person who normaly frequents the Armorama site,occasionally I like to dabble in somethng else for a change.
This was a build of the Revell 1/144 E-2C Hawkeye kit that I did a year or so ago.
I came across it for a silly price in a toy shop and as I liked how the aircraft looked I thought why not.


It was a fun build, not suer how you guys manange to not go mad with the amount of decals you have to put on though!

Cheers, Paul

Hey Paul,
I switch between armor and air almost with every model, so I see both sides here. I find that models of the older warbirds had a LOT less decals on them. My WWII kits have just insignia, maybe an instrument panel and a few "NO STEP" spots. Modern kits seem to have all the "extraneous" decals on them. I don't know how you are, but since I love the subject matter and am not a HUGE stickler for accuracy, I actually ignore some of the tiniest decals. Sacrilegious, I know, but when I get frustrated with a kit, then I know I've gone too far. Sometimes it's just better to forgive and forget. Anyway, welcome to Aeroscale and have fun building, be it armor or air!

I just recently found out that Revell made this one in 1/144 and felt it was a must have. You did a great jod with it.

Hi Paul:

Want a quick build ?
Try Tamiya P 51D Mustang. But decaling is a theme there if you want a goood replica.

what is this "quick build" you speak of? All of mine are long and drawn out.

Hi guys,

Sorry for the delayed reply:

Robby: WWII may be the way forward!@Dirk: Many thanks.
Carlos: ooh a Mustang - I'm tempted. I recently got hold of the Horten 229A by Dragon - i just like the shape! not too many decals on that one either.
Shawn: This was a quick build. I needed a break from armour so thought what the hell! The main build was done on a wet weekend with the paint & decals over another couple of days.

Perhaps the Airfix Mosquito would be a nice xmas pressie to myself? That would take months!!

Paul

Hi Paul. I find a quick build is generally 1/72 scale, at least for me. Of course, that is the scale which I predominately work in anyway! I recently built a Pacific P-47N over a weekend, started on a Friday, finished Sunday night. Yes, I have no life! I also built a Mitsubishi "Jack" the same way. I don't consider myself to be the greatest, most accomplished modeler in the world; however, I do think I do relatively good work and was happy with how these quick builds turned out. You are welcome to look at my photos on my gallery and see what I mean.

Hope this helps you out some. Also, I find taking a more relaxed attitude helps things run more smoothly for me. Russell

Hello !

Interesting Hawkeye. I like it despite the fact that 144 isnt my scale at all. I think that the best way to have a quick built is to built early jets. The Horten is one way, for example from Revell in 72, but it has a complicated wheels and camouflage. Even better are the 1950s and 1960s era planes. The MIGs for example. All metal camouflage, no special marking and easy shapes. So are the US planes, but some of them have extensive marking. The fastest and best begginer kit I ever built was the F9F-2 Panther from Hasegawa. The only problem was with its old decals which were a pig to handle. Other than that, it took only one afternoon to assemble it, making new rivetts on the wings included.

@ Siderius> I like your attitude. What is the point to do it when you have no fun ? Its a hobby after all.