For my next trick I will build Kinetic's 1/48th Hawkeye E-2C for the Oragami campaign...



Using these decals from Fightertown...more to come

sorry I will be using modex#601 Its got chick on the nose

Super choice Justin,it's a great kit. I just finished one 2 weeks ago using the box decals. If you have any questions I can do my best to answer. What plans do you have for the cockpit, I went and scratchbuilt new seats and detailed the cockpit bay...I wish I hadn't, you really don't see the work that went into it. Looking forward to seeing your progress postings.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

Hi Justin
Fantastic, I am very interested in watching your progress with this build as I really like this aircraft. Enjoy.
tim

Joe I planned on tinting the windows like the real deal.can you see anything at all if not I won't put any effort into the cockpit?need to know before I start.

Not really, the glass is pretty thick and the side windows’ being bulged distorts looking through it. If you want I could take a pic of mine for you to look over.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

Progress for those who are watching.Joe Thanks as you will see in the pictures nothing special in the cockpit area.After test fitting canopy I can see theres not going to be alot showing.I started with the cockpit in the nose gear bay there are two deep injection marks to deal with so I filled them and moved on completing the cockpit.I sprayed with testors neutral Grey and painted the seats and picked out details on the controls.Lets face it I'm a modeler and just cant leave it blank....


After letting it dry I installed it between the fuselage half's and installed two .45 bullets in the nose for weight.I will end up installing more behind the bulkhead later just to make sure The kit comes with the option to open the side door but the part that goes inside this cavity doesn't look like a walkway more like something out of ghost busters so I chose to close mine.I have now glued the fuselage half's together and let dry over night.After removing all the tape the seam lines are going to take awhile. ......



To give Tim an idea on size here it is next to a Hasegawa 1/48th P-51D....

More to come....

Cockpit looks great Justin. Um one thing...will you be doing the folded wing option, if so you'll need a ton of weight. I ended up using two top post car battery posts…really I had two. I used two part epoxy to glue them in behind the cockpit. The weight they suggest just isn’t enough. As to the landing gear well I’m having no problems. I might have gone overboard but it works. Just wanted you to beware…

Happy Modeling,
Joe

thanks for the heads up i was wandering that.I will make shure i double up my weight.Thanks Joe

Thanks Justin, thats great. Man that fuselage is a gorgeous shape. Looks like the upper fuselage shape of some of the Supermarine flying boats. I can feel urge to take the plastic out of my wallet.
tim

Here's a small update.I have mounted the main wing section and canopy.

The canopy came in five sections and went together beautifully.

So far no major fit issues.first time Ive built a kinetic kit and I am loving it.I see an EA-6B in my future.working on engines right now post pic's soon.

Great build Justin!

Take care with the nacelles. I have read elsewhere that the fit to the wing is pretty "challenging". I will do a few fun builds before I attempt this project...

all the best

Steffen

Yes indeed they were challenging. There’s a large step up where the engine meets the wing. I had to sand, cut, sand and fill to get it to match up. In the end everything worked out well.

She's really taking shape Justin, can't wait to see the decaling.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

Thanks for the heads up guys.we will see how the dry fitting goes.

Wow, I loved it!


Cheers Nick

Joe and Alpha I have fitted the engines to the wing with just a little bit of sanding.Its drying right now but while doing so I can see where you might run into a problem.One of the locater pins on the front inside part of the wing is in the wrong spot.Remove this and everything goes together like butter

same here, engines fit perfect after removing the peg. Minimal use of putty and sanding necessary. this is the best fitting kit i have ever made.

It's not so much that there are fit issues with the kit - it's just that so many of the locator pins are either too long, too thick or in the wrong position that they PREVENT the parts from fitting. It's just a little frustrating.

So far I've had to shorten or remove the vast majority of the locator pins.

Rob

Looking great Justin, but you're going a bit slow mate. I was expecting primer by now

wait till I post pics tonight

Oh almost forgot its easy to blow through the wwII stuff aussie but the modern stuff takes a little longer

No excuses Justin, stop typing and start building

Here you go Auss PRIMER




Good kit so for just a note if you want the top air induction on the fusalage to fit correctly theres a tab on the back that will need to be removed

Looking excellent Justin I have learned to expect nothing less from you Show me more show me more

Thanks for the compliment