1/48 Airfix BAe Hawk  Mk 208

No 6 Squadron, TUDM Kuantan 

by Mazlan Yusof

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    Malaysia National Day 2005

 

TUDM  received  18 Hawk mk 208 single seat strike fighter from BAe in 1994 and are currently served in 3 squadrons, namely No. 6 and No.9 squadrons that are based in TUDM Kuantan and No. 15 OCU Squadron in TUDM Butterworth

For my hawk, the basic kit is from the Airfix offering, the stunning Neo-mega Hawk 200 resin conversion was used to build the Malaysian Hawk 208 with No. 6 squadron marking, Decal used are from kit decal and Model Alliance 1/48 The BAe Hawk in worldwide service decal sheet 

Tamiya’s  Light Ghost Gray can spray was used to simulate the paint job of the TUDM’s  Hawk.

Mazlan

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Photos and text © by Mazlan Yusof