1/72 Revell CF-101 "Hawk One" |
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Gallery Article by
Geoff McDonell on July 1 2002 |
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Canada Day
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Hawk One Canada CF-101 Voodoo:
This Revell 1/72 scale kit of the F-101 Voodoo was built
straight from the box with some minor modifications to represent the Canadian
version of the CF-101.
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images below to see larger images
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The Revell
kit is a great value, with good accuracy, nice recessed panel lines and a good
amount of detail. In order to
represent the Canadian Voodoo, the formation light strips have to be sanded off
and a couple of lumps and bumps modified. The
kit built up very quickly and with my references handy, I mixed up a very light
blue colour to match my photos. The
first colour to be applied however, was the white intakes and intake edges. Using the masking template provided in the MicroScale decal
sheet instructions, I then painted the light blue portions of the model,
building up a nice solid colour coat using light applications applied over a
Saturday afternoon. A week later,
the gloss black was sprayed on and allowed to dry before some polishing and
decal preparation occurred.
The MicroScale decals went on very nicely and the masking
templates worked as advertised. The
burnt titanium panels on the jet pipes and fuselage was created using Metalizers’
burnt metal colour highlited with a rub of SNJ polishing powder and powdered
graphite lightly applied with a cotton swab to create some differential tones.
Once the decals were all applied, and dried, I sprayed on a couple of
coats of Future to seal the model and to create the highly polished clean
appearance that the actual Hawk One had during it’s airshow circuits.
The flat black anti-glare panel on the nose was sprayed on last.
I also added some small surface details around the nose consisting of
angle of attack vanes and small sensors.
Geoff McDonell
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