Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => The Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda GB => Topic started by: Damian on July 25, 2013, 08:49:09 PM

Title: Alternative Hawk users - SAAF
Post by: Damian on July 25, 2013, 08:49:09 PM

As part of the GB I present my latest creation. The USAF decided to look for a new LIFT trainer to replace the T-37 in the early 80s this lead to the adoption of the BAe Hawk as the T-45A with the Naval variant becoming the T-45B. Here she is in ATC colours:

[/img](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/Hawk/USAFHawk.png)

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 26, 2013, 02:07:57 AM

Sweet! :)

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users
Post by: Damian on July 26, 2013, 10:32:17 PM

Instead of going the route of developing their own costly trainer the JASDF instead opened a global competition. The BAe Hawk won with Japan odering the Hawk 66.

1. Standard trainer scheme:

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/BAe%20Hawk/JASDFHawk1.png)

2. Commemorative F-2 scheme:

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/BAe%20Hawk/JASDFHawk2.png)

And of course Blue Impulse:

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/BAe%20Hawk/BlueImpulse.png)

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - JASDF
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 27, 2013, 03:41:23 AM

 :)

How about an earlier RAAF introduction - after all, the Hawk was originally looked at as a Macchi replacement as early as the 1970s by the RAAF.  An early model Hawk in this scheme would look great IMHO:

(http://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/Images/Gallery/King_misc/RAAF%20Macchi/Macchi_Header.jpg)

or possibly even as a Roulette's bird:

(http://www.toremmodellismo.it/images/PATT.ACROB/AUSTRALIA/DECALS/MB-326%202.jpg)

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - JASDF
Post by: Weaver on July 28, 2013, 10:18:45 AM

A Japanese one makes a lot of sense since they were building their own version of the Adour for the T.2/F.1 anyway... :)

Nice profiles!  :)

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - JASDF
Post by: Damian on July 28, 2013, 10:49:40 AM

This is me teasing Greg...soooo close to Aus but not quite there...yet.

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/BAe%20Hawk/RZNAFHawk1.png)

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - RNZAF
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 28, 2013, 11:29:12 AM

Ah, as I like to tease my Kiwi mates, it's still part of Greater Australia...

Love it still! :)

I suppose you will do a Singaporean one or a Sri Lankan or even a PNGDF one next...

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - RNZAF
Post by: Damian on August 05, 2013, 06:29:40 PM

After a little time away from the Hawk because I am strating a new profile I present to you a duo of RAAF Hawks :)

1. The modern low viz scheme:

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/BAe%20Hawk/RAAFHawk1.png)

2. The awesome "Fanta can" scheme:

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/BAe%20Hawk/RAAFHawk2.png)

And lastly *gasp* a real world profile!!

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/BAe%20Hawk/RW-RAF-63SQN.png)

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - RAAF
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 06, 2013, 02:17:13 AM

Comrade...good news!  Your sentence to the BTS Gulag was cancelled at the last moment!

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - RAAF
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 06, 2013, 02:36:23 AM

I hope you aren't going to make me beg for a Roulette's bird?

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - RAAF
Post by: Old Wombat on August 06, 2013, 02:27:46 PM

Quote from: GTX_Admin on August 06, 2013, 02:36:23 AM

I hope you aren't going to make me beg for a Roulette's bird?

Gulag residency being reconsidered? ???

;D

Guy

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - RAAF
Post by: Damian on August 26, 2013, 08:58:41 AM

Seeing as there was a dealine extension on the Coulda, Shoulds GB I decided to crack on with some SAAF Hawks before moving back to my other project (US-1 Kai or HS-2). So I decided to go old school with the first profile in the Impala Mk.II scheme, which isn't NMF but a Silver paint that ends up as a matt after long enough exposure to the African sun (there's one mounted at the aitport her in PE)

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/Hawk/SAAFHawk1.png)

The next one I went for was, of course, a mount in the Silver Falcons. I love their new scheme with the big falcon's head on the front fuselage. Now what I've done is more of "an inspired by" than a direct copy of the scheme layout found on the PC-7.

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/Hawk/SilverFalcons.png)

for those of you who were around may recognise this scheme because I tackled it once before in my early profile days :)

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%20Profiles/Hawk/HawkMk50SilverFalconsnew.jpg)

This is it for the Hawks for now, until I get more info on the T-45A/C, or until some whimsy to do something colourful bites!! 

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - SAAF
Post by: Logan Hartke on August 26, 2013, 11:20:50 PM

I LOVE The blue one.  So pretty.

Cheers,

Logan

Title: Re: Alternative Hawk users - SAAF
Post by: Talos on August 27, 2013, 03:21:20 AM

Yeah, that blue one is gorgeous. I only have one question, where does the mail fit?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Postal_Service_Logo.svg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Postal_Service_Logo.svg)