XP-36F
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XP-36F, armed with two 23mm
Madsen cannon, in temporary camo as it appeared at the Dayton expo. |
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The other side. One error
here, by the way - the entire left side of the cowl to the black camo on
the bottom should be that lighter tan. Oops. |
| Believe it or not, this was
masked with Silly Putty for the most part. First time I tried
that. Yeah, the wing edge is a bit rough.Must find resin engine
replacement.... |
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| Slightly more top down view |
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Fixed gear Hawk 75 M
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There's something about the
fixed gear hawks... they just look different. I kind of like it. |
| Unfortunately, there's a
shape issue with the cowl on these kits - it should be much more
cyndrelical, not oval, from the front. |
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I'm really not sure if the
markings should be this light. I actually think so, for this
tiemframe.... Hard to see, but I enhanced the panel lines with some
pencil lines. Works nicely, and flattened Future finishes the job for a
good overall finish. |
Peruvian Hawk 75 / P-36G
| This is the Mohawk IV kit
built out of box, with Peruvian markings. (Note that though the box says
"Mohawk," it's ONLY correct for a Mohawk IV.) You can see the oval (as
opposed to actually ROUND) cowl here. |
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| I really thought that this
one would win that modeling madness contest - or at least make a good
showing... don't get me into that... Scott said long ago it wasn't
accuracy, but a "popularity" contest for the models. Oh well. I'm still
happy with it. |
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| Note that you can build this
aircraft the exact same way, and give it three sets of markings - the
Norwegian Hawks (shown below,) these markings (late in life,) or in
between - olive drab over neutral grey as a USAAC P-36G. Only one with
the Cyclone engine, four wing guns, ring-and-bead sight, and the ADF
"Football" on the spine. Might be other Norwegian markings, but...
That's ignoring all the British markings for the kit, Chinese, and
others. |
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