Official Freewing 70mm BAe Hawk T1 Thread

[fhhuber]

Eggshell also has a bit of texture similar to the surface of an egg.

[Hardway]

not sure what u mean here it is ready to fly again paint match sucked so used more black then I wanted to

Eggshell is the sheen (gloss) of the paint, You have flat, eggshell, semi gloss and gloss... Just FYI!

[Ron1950]

Made a nice nose duel wheel Set up for t45 painted t1 hawk. Used stock 3 mm checken leg cut to lenth.

[Ron1950]

not sure what u mean here it is ready to fly again paint match sucked so used more black then I wanted to

[andre]

Broke the nose right off it Paint match at lowes. And spackel and we will see what comes out

Eggshell?

[Ron1950]

Broke the nose right off it Paint match at lowes. And spackel and we will see what comes out

[Sky Wolf]

Nice job James, hadn’t seen that scheme before. Is that a JB original?

[RCjetdude]

Looking good James. The dragon really makes it. Sorry you messed up the one side. Looks like you got it right on the other.

[James]

Hey guys, finally got started on my base gray hawk T1 XX172. Any chance I can put a dragon on my jet, I take it! Had to reorder the dragon on the other side as I royally messed that one up :Angry:

[Ron1950]

nooner on cold tx day

[Ron1950]

think I found a good twin nose gear for my simi t45

[Ron1950]

i don't price it just try to buy it but as usual out of stock

[navy0968]

Ron-----that's it, but what's with the crazy pricing?????!!

[Ron1950]

thnks navy took mea while but think this is the link to what I need as u said they are out of stock lol I was very disappointed

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/alloy-oleo-strut-set-with-anti-rotation-link-and-wheels-3mm-pin-trike.html?wrh_pdp=2

[navy0968]

Thanks for the compliments guys.

Aaron------ I didn't do a lot of REAL scale detail to my cockpit. The main thing I always do first with a foam plane is make an attempt to eliminate future "alligatoring" of the foam from heat build up under the canopy. In the past I have sheeted the inside surfaces with 1/64" plywood, which works great but is quite a bit of work. This time I tried something new. I coated the canopy tub with Z Poxy fiberglass finishing resin. This creates a smooth hard shell which can be primed and painted. It took a whole lot less effort than the plywood method.

The instrument panels were printed off of online photos of the full scale T-45 cockpit and simply cut to size and glued in place.

Ron------- I just checked the Hobby King website and I can't locate the 3 piece aluminum strut set that I ordered. I know in the past they have gone in and out of stock, The set was a great value as the price was around $18. I will periodically check with HK during the next few weeks to see if they show up again and let you know if they do.

[Ron1950]

hey navy u have a link to that nose wheel? been looking all over for a dule gear..also did it bolt right in or a lot of work needed I have never painted any plane before and lost paticence when I started out with the wrong type of paint but it turned out ok..i call mine a stand off model t45...stand off 5 feet and its a nice paint job...you and arrons planes are out standing...

[Aaron372]

Navy, you did an amazing job with that airplane! Would love to get some details from you as to what you did with the cockpit detailing. I have the materials to detail the cockpit but I’m not sure exactly how to go about it. This is the first foam plane that I have schemed so I love learning as much as I can from the rest of you.

[bbaumer]

Wow, that is super impressive, tip of my cap to you Sir!

[navy0968]

Nice rendition Aaron! I also converted the BAE Hawk to a Navy T-45 Goshawk and applied the "Redhawks" squadron markings using sightly modified Callie Graphics. I added the Freewing upgraded main retracts and a Hobby King aluminum dual wheel nose strut. A Freewing LED was also mounted to the nose strut. The canopy was removed and scale details added to the cockpit. To avoid alligatoring of the black surfaces on the fuselage, they were first coated with Z Poxy finishing resin before the primer and paint were applied. The Z poxy also provided a smooth semi-hard shell surface. Other changes included the addition of main gear doors, horizontal stab sub wings, stationary speed brakes , a rear dorsal fin and tail hook. The fences on the wing were also removed. Testors spray enamel ( White Primer, Gloss White, Bright Red, Gloss Black & Flat Black) was used on the finish.

After completion the plane only weighted 4 oz more than the factory listed weight without a battery. I will be using an Admiral (Lemon) 6 ch RX with integrated gyro and a Admiral 6S 4000 battery.

[Sky Wolf]

Very well done Aaron, and welcome aboard!