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AFV Club MIM-23 HAWK
sgtsauer
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Posted: Sunday, September 23, 2018 - 03:21 PM UTC
After being out of the hobby for almost two years due to life and deployment, I have jumped back in with the AFV Club HAWK missile system. I am building this kit out-of-box and not really doing any super detailing. The goal is to just got a project finished.

For my build I selected the paint scheme/markings for a HAWK system that was set up in Key West, Florida in 1962. I like the way the multi-colored missiles provided some variety.









More to come.


sgtsauer
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Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 05:13 PM UTC
Fashioned some air lines, began detail painting, shot gloss in preparation for decal work tomorrow. More to come.


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Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 10:09 PM UTC
Very nice Brent! and yes, the missile scheme is eye-catching, good choice.

Look forward to see more
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Posted: Sunday, September 30, 2018 - 04:02 AM UTC
Excellent work, Brent! I built the old Testor's History Makers HAWK kit back years ago. Might have to pick up the AFV Club kit. How is it to build?
sgtsauer
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Posted: Sunday, September 30, 2018 - 07:00 AM UTC
Thanks for the comments guys. Richard the kit goes together really well. No fit issues but there are several tiny parts.
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Posted: Sunday, September 30, 2018 - 08:37 AM UTC
nice work... have this one built too and ready for paint!
Now if AFV Club would just do the Honest John, Pershing...etc
sgtsauer
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Posted: Sunday, September 30, 2018 - 03:09 PM UTC
Today I put down decals for the first time in about two years. I got the decals on the trailer and launcher completed. The two assemblies received 14 decals. Shown in the photo are 3 of the 14 decals.


The missiles get 30 decals each. I got 7 decals on one missile done before calling it a day. Hopefully more will get done tomorrow.
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Posted: Sunday, September 30, 2018 - 05:01 PM UTC
Brent, that is very nice looking so far. I really like how you shaded it with your airbrush. Looks like a good clean build.

Regars,

Eric
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Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2018 - 03:09 PM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 12:49 PM UTC
Highlighted panel lines with a mechanical pencil. I just wanted the panel lines to show lightly. Plain, painted missile at the top. Missile with highlighted panel lines at the bottom.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 01:07 PM UTC
Looks good, Brent! Nice work!
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Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 01:16 PM UTC
Awesome, nice clean work
sgtsauer
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Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 11:10 AM UTC
I hit the missiles/decals with a gloss clear. Will then go over them with a flat clear to finish them off. Working with a display concept while the gloss clear sets. I will be getting a brass dataplate made. The photo is from a 1962 newspaper article.



sgtsauer
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Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 - 01:46 PM UTC
This project is finished.




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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2019 - 03:12 AM UTC
Very nice job Brent. Nice to have you back in the "modeling fold".
Jacques
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2019 - 01:21 AM UTC
Yeah, what Patrick said, nice work. Inspiring me to finish up the two I am building.
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2019 - 01:49 PM UTC
Very nice. Even better that it's an Army missile system. So much better than the Drangon kit too. You've done a great job with this one!
VR, Russ
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