This is the 1/48
Kinetic E-2C Hawkeye. It took me about 7 months to complete the model. It builds
up into a beautiful, and very huge model. One word of advice, use lots and lots
of nose weight, especially if you're going for the folded wing option, otherwise
this aircraft is going to be a tail sitter.
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Some fair amount of scratch
building was done on this model. Namely the landing gear hydraulic
plumbing, windshield wipers, antenna wiring, static wicks, static and
pitot ports, handle bars for the dome support, and some cockpit detailing.
I removed all panel
lines on the fuselage. The rest of the panel lines on the wings, tail and engine
were treated to an oil wash. Overall I did not "dirty" the plane too
much because the real one looks quite clean. To see the full set of photos and a
more detailed write up on this model, please visit my site at http://edwindesigns.blogspot.com/2011/03/kinetic-148-scale-us-navy-e-2c-hawkeye.html
Edwin M
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