From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Alexander Sidharta" References: <003901c4c305$982f0e50$5bc809c0@bdv> Subject: Re: article Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:34:10 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_011B_01C4C6C5.6921DB60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_011B_01C4C6C5.6921DB60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Alex, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = for sending it in. =20 Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alexander Sidharta=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:03 PM Subject: article Dear Steve, Please find my article on the Indonesian AF Hawk Mk.53 in 1/48 scale. Alex Sidharta Jakarta, Indonesia AIRFIX 1/48 Hawk Mk.53 This is my Airfix 1/48 BAe Hawk Mk.53 in Indonesian Air Force's early = South East Asia marking (1980 to mid 1990s). Now all of the Hawk Mk.53 = sports 2 tone grey color and no longer served under training squadron. =20 The 1/48 scale Hawk was one of the surprises Airfix brought to us = modelers. Although the model features recessed panel lines, raised = cockpit panels, optional dropped flaps, etc, the model itself is not a = model I was dreaming of. It has grainy plastic surfaces, the lines are = not sharp, and it has some errors on the undercarriage doors. I thought = Airfix would give us a model at the same quality as their 1/48 Lightning = kit. Pity, simply because Hawk is one of the best trainer aircraft in = the world, and also it is a British aircraft. =20 Construction began at the cockpit as usual, along with nose wheel = housing which both was sandwiched between the fuselage-half. I used = supplied ejection-seats and the only modification I did was adding = seat-belts. I cut the flaps from main wings which left a very thick = trailing edge on each wing. I didn't thin them at all as I thought it = would be well-hidden after the flaps were installed. Later I discovered = that I was wrong! =20 All construction went-on; the fitting was, again, not the kind of new = tool model I was expecting. Some filling and sanding here and there = required. When finally the time installing the flaps came, I found that = the inner flaps were too long for Mk.53 and must be cut. =20 I modified the Hawk's drop tanks as well because the ones we use have = cropped back-ends. =20 For TNI-AU Hawk Mk.53, I used Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow, Model Master = FS34102 and FS34079 for upper surface area and MM FS36622 Light Grey for = underside. I mixed the color for the yellow-orange training = identification band on fin top and wing tips. =20 Model Alliance Worldwide Hawk decal was used for training squadron = badge and serials. I had to use Scale Nutz decal for the Indonesian = pentagon as the ones MA supplied have their red color of the pentagon = too thin. Stencilings were again from MA Hawk stencil sheet and "TNI-AU" = letters on wings were from Carpena decal. =20 Final construction then was installing tiny navigational lamps, = antennae, etc after sprayed the whole model using Gunze's Flat Coat. =20 Now, after finishing this one, I still have 2 more Hawk 100 waiting. = One will be converted to -200 series and both will be in Indonesian = marking too. =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_011B_01C4C6C5.6921DB60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Alex,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC=20 today.  Thanks for sending it in.  
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Alexander Sidharta =
To: Steve Bamford
Sent: Thursday, November 04, = 2004 11:03=20 PM
Subject: article

Dear Steve,
 
Please find my article on the = Indonesian AF Hawk=20 Mk.53 in 1/48 scale.
 
Alex Sidharta
Jakarta, Indonesia
 
 
 
 

AIRFIX 1/48 Hawk Mk.53

 

This is my=20 Airfix 1/48 BAe Hawk Mk.53 in Indonesian Air Force=92s early = South=20 East Asia marking (1980 to mid 1990s). Now all of the Hawk = Mk.53=20 sports 2 tone grey color and no longer served under training = squadron.

 

The 1/48=20 scale Hawk was one of the surprises Airfix brought to us modelers. = Although=20 the model features recessed panel lines, raised cockpit panels, = optional=20 dropped flaps, etc, the model itself is not a model I was dreaming of. = It has=20 grainy plastic surfaces, the lines are not sharp, and it has some = errors on=20 the undercarriage doors. I thought Airfix would give us a model at the = same=20 quality as their 1/48 Lightning kit. Pity, simply because Hawk is one = of the=20 best trainer aircraft in the world, and also it is a British = aircraft.

 

Construction began = at the=20 cockpit as usual, along with nose wheel housing which both was = sandwiched=20 between the fuselage-half. I used supplied ejection-seats and the only = modification I did was adding seat-belts. I cut the flaps from main = wings=20 which left a very thick trailing edge on each wing. I didn=92t thin = them at all=20 as I thought it would be well-hidden after the flaps were installed. = Later I=20 discovered that I was wrong!

 

All=20 construction went-on; the fitting was, again, not the kind of new tool = model I=20 was expecting. Some filling and sanding here and there required. When = finally=20 the time installing the flaps came, I found that the inner flaps were = too long=20 for Mk.53 and must be cut.

 

I modified=20 the Hawk=92s drop tanks as well because the ones we use have cropped=20 back-ends.

 

For TNI-AU=20 Hawk Mk.53, I used Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow, Model Master FS34102 = and=20 FS34079 for upper surface area and MM FS36622 Light Grey for = underside. I=20 mixed the color for the yellow-orange training identification band on = fin top=20 and wing tips.

 

Model=20 Alliance Worldwide Hawk decal was used for training squadron badge and = serials. I had to use Scale Nutz decal for the Indonesian pentagon as = the ones=20 MA supplied have their red color of the pentagon too thin. Stencilings = were=20 again from MA Hawk stencil sheet and =93TNI-AU=94 letters on wings = were from=20 Carpena decal.

 

Final=20 construction then was installing tiny navigational lamps, antennae, = etc after=20 sprayed the whole model using Gunze=92s Flat Coat.

 

Now, after=20 finishing this one, I still have 2 more Hawk 100 waiting.  One will be converted to = -200 series=20 and both will be in Indonesian marking too=85

 

 

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