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Kinetic 1/48 E-2C Hawkeye

Scale: 1/48 scale
Manufacturer: Kinetic
Parts used: Out Of the Box build

Main Paints used: Tamiya and Gunzo,

Total running time: 200 minutes

In part one we have a good look at the kit and then start on the cockpit and make some seat belts out of tape to liven the seats up.

In part two we add some weights to the nose and bring the fuselage halves together and put the tricky engine areas together.

In part three we use CA (super Glue) as fill and take care of some rather large caps and joins and re-scribe, re-Rivet.

In part four we attach the nose and cockpit area and start on the painting by priming and the pre-shading.

In part five we work are way through the painting stage by airbrushing the main colour, the black anti icing areas and then decling the model.

In part six we bring the model together, apply a flat coat to the model and weather the model with washes and post shading to give stains and paint touch ups.

In the final part of the build we install the antennas and final parts ready for the final reveal.