Completed: 1/72 Revell BAe Hawk Red Arrows
Completed: 1/72 Revell BAe Hawk Red Arrows
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mej023

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160 posts

237 months

Sunday 20th November 2011
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Hi,

Not bad at all for what I thought might be a "beginners" kit - turns out to be a very well
done kit after all. No pilots included though - many newer kits seem to be this way. It isn't
the sort of thing I'd normally choose - it was a birthday present. But I enjoyed making it nonetheless.

Michael







Eric Mc

124,829 posts

288 months

Monday 21st November 2011
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Very nice.

Pilots started disappearing from kits in the 1970s.

dr_gn

16,767 posts

207 months

Monday 21st November 2011
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Great finish for the scale - not too glossy.

mej023

Original Poster:

160 posts

237 months

Monday 21st November 2011
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Eric Mc said:
Very nice.

Pilots started disappearing from kits in the 1970s.
Thanks. What's wrong with pilots? They're an important part of the plane!

Eric Mc

124,829 posts

288 months

Monday 21st November 2011
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mej023 said:
Eric Mc said:
Very nice.

Pilots started disappearing from kits in the 1970s.
Thanks. What's wrong with pilots? They're an important part of the plane!
Saves a bit of plastic.

I think ome of the model manufacturers discovered that 9 times out of 10, the pilot (and other crew) were discarded by the modeller.

They weren''t always the best moulded either - often with missing lower limbs (allright if it was supposed to be Douglas Bader I suppose).

In recent years, they've made4 a bit of a comeback and Revell are now producing two sets of WW2 flight and ground crew - RAF and Luftwafe.