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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #60 on: July 02, 2011, 07:24:26 PM »
Time to work on mine...

Parts are removed from the sprue. Then I prepared the resin parts. You can see the wheels supporting the weight of the aircraft; but also a comparrison between the engine of the Hobbycraft kit and the one in resin from MustHave! Well... Comparison...  :))
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #61 on: July 02, 2011, 07:30:31 PM »
Good! :-ok
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #62 on: July 02, 2011, 07:31:33 PM »
Parts are excellent!!!
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #63 on: July 02, 2011, 07:37:05 PM »
Yes, the resin parts really add a lot to the kit. Keep up the good work and updates!
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #64 on: July 02, 2011, 07:53:54 PM »
Thank you!

I'm trying to work on 4 kits at the same time: the DH2 (only when I'm superzen - not that week); the Dr.I; the Rafale and the Mohawk. D.VII will follow as soon as I will buy laser decal sheets... Who said "Stakhanovist???"
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #65 on: July 02, 2011, 08:49:42 PM »
Yup, I know the feeling--I've got several on the desk right now also......hopefully I'll be able to get the final paint color on my 75 yet this weekend and then start final assembly.

I did some surfing and found a review of your kit that mentioned having to trim the cylinder heads to fit into the Hobbycraft cowling. I ended up thinning my cowl somewhat to clear the cylinders, but that was after I'd reshaped it to the rounder configuration. Other than that it has been a fairly easy process.
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #66 on: July 02, 2011, 09:53:28 PM »
Stakhanovist?
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #67 on: July 02, 2011, 10:05:13 PM »
I googled it and it fits pretty accurately :-obey--but to be rewarded you must complete the production!!!!! I won't be getting any awards anytime soon........ :-wall
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #68 on: July 02, 2011, 10:40:10 PM »
Yes Scott, I've discussed about that today with Philippe Jourdan: The cylinders heads of the engine have to be trimmed just because Philippe realised his engine at scale - But at scale the cowler is thin: if you "translate" the 1/48 cowl at 1/1 you will have 8cm... That's why trim is needed.

@ Srecko: from Stakhanov. Stakhanovism is the cadences for work, always higher...
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #69 on: July 02, 2011, 10:41:33 PM »
All right... do you want me to prepare set of lozenge for print?
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #70 on: July 02, 2011, 10:46:44 PM »
Quote from: No.1 on July 02, 2011, 10:41:33 PM
All right... do you want me to prepare set of lozenge for print?

Very kind but no, thanks mate: I've those made by Doug Baumann; I just need to buy laser decal sheets. Will do that after the 7th july. I have found a shop in the USA that sells interresting quantities at reasonable prices:
http://www.decalpaper.com/category-s/3.htm
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #71 on: July 02, 2011, 10:47:44 PM »
Good :-clap
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #72 on: July 03, 2011, 10:57:15 AM »
Just a little work this morning (we will go PM to the Maredsous abbey, to drink a trappist beer and eat abbey bread with abbey cheese  :)) ; and restaurant in the evening)

The photoetched seat is splendid but asked attention to be correctly formed...
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #73 on: July 03, 2011, 11:02:05 AM »
Good! :-ok
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Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75
« Reply #74 on: July 04, 2011, 08:25:43 AM »
Here's a hint as to which Curtiss I'm building--guesses welcome...........
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_7446.jpg
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