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Dave
Thank you for the reverse photos of tailer trap and information, this helps a great deal.

Jennifer Franklin
That is well done Rui, it looks pretty darn amazing.

Ray Loch
Amazing build using this Kitty Hawk kit! A quick question, was there any big fit issues and if so where? Thanks Ray

Jonkka Автор
A bloody awful project. Took me almost six months to complete with plenty of problems. Now I know why Kitty Hawk kits are so widely disliked.

I wanted to build most hatches closed and kit really doesn't like that. Fitting problems with the engine cowlings were enormous and although I managed to get a decent result, the gaps between panels stand out if looked closely. Instructions were downright shit, without reference photos it was impossible to know how certain parts were supposed to fit and in my eagerness, I glued engine extraction vents on top of the fuselage wrong way (in most jets those are intakes, but on Jaguar these are extraction vents and awnings should face aft). Kit included wrong clear parts sprue, for French version and although most clear parts are identical, the French version does not have laser designator window on front. I had to scratch build the nose and window. Decals were extremely fragile and broke on several occasions. That is why there is no ID number on front wheel door, although there should be. Had it not included curved numbers (732), I could have tried to paint it but decided against it.

On the plus side, details are good and generally fit was nice (except on lower fuselage and some PE parts). Parts were numerous and as I like building, it was fun until I hit the too frequent problems that I listed above. Not a kit I would build again but I was steadfast to finish this despite plenty of angry words uttered during the project.

Final insult was malfunction on my camera. It doesn't suddenly get shutter speed right and so photos are too dark. I adjusted exposure on GIMP but phots don't really match the colors of the model.

Ray Loch
Thanks Jonkka for taking the time on such a detailed answer. I have several Kitty Hawk kits and love the subjects but hear the same story about them being challenging. I missed the backward extractors and most people would at a contest. Even greater respect that you were able to get to the finish line on this kit and turn out such a quality build.
Cheers Ray

gorby
Excellent result despite the problems you encountered.

gorby
Nice photos.

Pepe
Woooooooow..... woooooooow.......woooooooooooow!!!!!

gorby
WOW, fantastic diorama!

gorby
Very nice work!

GR QX Автор
Thank you for your like, @Villiers de Vos

gorby
Very nice work so far. 🙂

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Ben M
Beautifully built and I love the weathering. But why is the pilots name upside down?

Marcin Terlikowski Автор
dzięki za słowa otuchy 🙂. Dla mnie efekt weatheringu na varnishu (stosuje vallejo i mig) to nadal totolotek. Moze sam sie prosze o problemy biorąc pomalowany model gołymi palcami...

Robert Podkoński
Mam to samo 😉 Jakoś nie do końca jestem w stanie ogarnąć te wszystkie preparaty - które z czym reagują a z czym nie...

gorby
Nice work.

Tim Hofstetter Автор
Thank you. 🙂

John
Very nice. 👍 Are you using line drawings to do the rivet pattern?

Marcin Terlikowski Автор
I couldnt find J7W blue prints for corrent riveting so I use only pictures available in google but CheshireGap's post on Britmodeller.com was big help for me...

Jakub Fiala Автор
I started working on the weathering.

Thomas Kolb
That is what I call beautiful painting! And a very clean and neat build too.

Rui S
Looking great 👍

Pepe
Looking

veenee
Some useful defence photos, thx! 😉

Thomas Kolb
That was a nice and tidy build, I like your detailed description too! The red dry transfer piping was a great save!

Sebastian Meyner Автор
Thanks mate 👍🏻

Felix
Looking great 👍🏻 Following !

Jennifer Franklin
The figures look great.

Jörg Schäfer Автор
Nice to welcome you on board, Stefan.
Yes, the ION figures are of excellent quality, Jennifer.

Sarah-Jane
Nice build, just about finished doing my build, well done

Mark Sherwood
Like the colour scheme, 👍🥸👍

Marcin Terlikowski Автор
Thank you Mark. It's smoke blue H96 with drop of XF-23/XF-8/XF-2 (depending on the layer, 4 layers, 10:1 ratio)
I like the final colour too, despite I struggled with colour consistency.

gorby
Nice work!

Dmitry Petrenko Автор
Thank you!

István Szücs
Great work so far!

Curtis Caden Автор
While not generally a Ford fan, I did really like this model. It still looks good 8 years after I built it, too. Thank you Tim Hofstetter, Rui S, Bob Hall, Dave, Neuling and Istvan Szucs.

Mark Sherwood
Top notch build.

Duster_d
An exemplary "Heinkel"! 👍

Jennifer Franklin
That's nice, Mark. It looks really good. When you say it is all brush-painted,, do you mean airbrush or paintbrush?

Mark Sherwood Автор
Hi Jennifer F/O McKnight's Hurricane was brush painted. It was my fifth build on returning to the hobby. Built on the back kitchen table.

Alex K
Congratulations to both you and your colleague! 👍 👍

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Super, hab ich so noch nie gesehen!

Skyhiker Автор
Several of the photos I have looked at have similar colors to the Hataka paints. Interesting this plane seems to have been repainted with more vibrant colors at some point. Colors aren't standardized in Russia like other air forces, hence the confusion.

Skyhiker Автор
I will try using the Hataka colors for the SU-27UB that I have in my stash when I build it.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Duster_d Автор
I haven't had time for modeling lately: too much work, plus I'm sick.

gorby
Virtually every photo is a 'WOW!' moment. 😮

Robert Podkoński
I have the same impressions as Gorby... Chapeau bas, Christian!

Thomas Kolb Автор
Dear friends, you are too kind .... Blue-green camo it shall be, just kind of reasonably sun-bleached, nothing too fancy. I am still experimenting with the MRP range, so I will need to be a bit careful not to mess up.

S M
Following late! Shame to see the C-conversion set is wrong-sized. Was it one-time bad luck or could it apply to all sets? One reason could be mold and resin shrinking that is normally very small but with that large and long part the shrinking became significant factor.

István Szücs
Watching!

Jan Peters Автор
Welcome István 🙂

Sy Bar Автор
Had hoped to build this great looking car OOB but I've some how mislaid the all be it limited decal sheet. I was going to have a go at doing my own decals or stencils but in look for info I found a sheet from DECALDOC.COM which includes all the extra advertising.

Chrisswe Автор
Thanks Villiers! My daughter asked me today if I had only built two ships and one small plane after working such a long time. She looked incredulous when I told her that was actually the case🙂

CaptGPF
The notorious "pocket battleship" Graf Spee! Taking a seat for this one!