The Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 in 1:144 scale is a small kit of the British carrier-based jet aircraft in Fleet Air Arm markings from the Czech manufacturer Miniwing.
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The kit captures the Hawker Sea Hawk in the FGA.6 version, that is, in the last combat form the Fleet Air Arm used of this type. The 1:144 scale makes the model a small display-case item, with which the result is decided mainly by a smooth surface, precise masking and cleanly applied decals.
The Sea Hawk grew out of the Hawker P.1040 project and reached the units in the first half of the 1950s. It is a single-seat carrier-based aircraft with a straight folding wing, with air intakes in the wing roots and with a characteristically bifurcated exhaust, which vents through two jetpipes on the sides of the rear fuselage. This solution freed space in the fuselage for fuel and is apparent on the model at first glance. The power was provided by a Rolls-Royce Nene jet engine with a centrifugal compressor. The FGA.6 version was the fighter and ground-attack form with the most powerful variant of this engine and represents the last and most widespread combat form of the type with the Fleet Air Arm.
Begin with careful sanding of the fuselage joints, where the two halves and the bifurcated exhaust come together. Restore any engraving wiped away with a fine needle along a ruler. Paint the insides of the air intakes before you close the fuselage up. Spray the paint well thinned and in several thin coats, or it will clog the fine detail. The two-tone naval scheme calls for a precise dividing line, so use narrow tape for the masking and spray the edge with the lower color in advance, so nothing creeps under. Lay a gloss varnish down before the decals and unify the surface once they have dried. Leave the landing gear, the antennas and the gun muzzles until the end, as they are the most vulnerable.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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