Comp ARF BAE Hawk build thread
02-15-2009, 05:23 AM
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Comp ARF BAE Hawk build thread
Guys
Early Xmas this morning, I've unpacked both a Comp ARF Corsair and the new Hawk kit
The Hawk is a first production item sent ahead so I can help with the building notes. I'll keep everyone posted and do a build thread as I go. (won't start for a few days as I've got another Hawk on the board to finish-Eflite EDF!!)
So far I think they have another winner!
Dave Wilshere
Early Xmas this morning, I've unpacked both a Comp ARF Corsair and the new Hawk kit
The Hawk is a first production item sent ahead so I can help with the building notes. I'll keep everyone posted and do a build thread as I go. (won't start for a few days as I've got another Hawk on the board to finish-Eflite EDF!!)
So far I think they have another winner!
Dave Wilshere
02-15-2009, 08:03 AM
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RE: Comp ARF BAE Hawk build thread
Dave,
Man thats a nice looking kit. The fillets I see around each is former tells the tail about the craftsmanship on these. What size turbine will it take for this kit?
Keep the indepth photo's on this one coming. It's going to be a good one. Thanks for doing it.
Roy
Man thats a nice looking kit. The fillets I see around each is former tells the tail about the craftsmanship on these. What size turbine will it take for this kit?
Keep the indepth photo's on this one coming. It's going to be a good one. Thanks for doing it.
Roy
02-15-2009, 11:04 AM
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Nice looking plane..... but I'm specially interested on seeing your Comp Arf Corsair build thread. I'm trying to make my mind and see if I get one....
02-15-2009, 12:34 PM
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RE: Comp ARF BAE Hawk build thread
Dave,
Meant to ask, do we include the 3 flap linkage covers and the cover for the aileron linkages?
Toying with the idea of one of these and fancy scaling it up as much as poss to match my Skygate Hawk.
Cheers,
Mark
Meant to ask, do we include the 3 flap linkage covers and the cover for the aileron linkages?
Toying with the idea of one of these and fancy scaling it up as much as poss to match my Skygate Hawk.
Cheers,
Mark
02-15-2009, 12:41 PM
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Guys
Turbines in the P120-160 class are perfect.
You are free to use any gear as normal, but the Comp ARF set up will just fit in. Quality of gear will be very high-German made.
The kit is going to be offered with a Sports Scale gear to start with-photos soon.
Simon...you are right...in Black!
Not intending to do a Corsair build thread, sorry.
So far I can't tell you what the final package will include...when I know I'll let everyone know. For sure the basics will allow a nice scale model, but things like the live Flap Hinging are meant to be Sport Scale...It's a perfect Scale Flash/Lightning follow-on model.
Dave W
Turbines in the P120-160 class are perfect.
You are free to use any gear as normal, but the Comp ARF set up will just fit in. Quality of gear will be very high-German made.
The kit is going to be offered with a Sports Scale gear to start with-photos soon.
Simon...you are right...in Black!
Not intending to do a Corsair build thread, sorry.
So far I can't tell you what the final package will include...when I know I'll let everyone know. For sure the basics will allow a nice scale model, but things like the live Flap Hinging are meant to be Sport Scale...It's a perfect Scale Flash/Lightning follow-on model.
Dave W
02-15-2009, 01:10 PM
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George
No, it's an Air Trade Raven. But I do have an AW Spinner we bought to try that does not match this aeroplane well enough.
Dave
No, it's an Air Trade Raven. But I do have an AW Spinner we bought to try that does not match this aeroplane well enough.
Dave
03-30-2009, 05:18 PM
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RE: Comp ARF BAE Hawk build thread
HEY DAVE you have some competition here in the US
I have an all white one that will be decorated like the T-45 GOSHAWK NAVY Trainer here in the US ( see pics )
I'm putting a WREN 160 in mine, should be fun...
The box it came in is quite impressive!
I have an all white one that will be decorated like the T-45 GOSHAWK NAVY Trainer here in the US ( see pics )
I'm putting a WREN 160 in mine, should be fun...
The box it came in is quite impressive!
03-31-2009, 02:43 AM
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geh3
Mine will be flying soon, any questions on the build send me an email at [email protected].
There are a couple of later updates we have made that are easily done to these early kits. If you have an email address I can shoot you a couple of shots to help you with things like the elevator set up.
Which landing gear are you going with?
Regards
Dave
Mine will be flying soon, any questions on the build send me an email at [email protected].
There are a couple of later updates we have made that are easily done to these early kits. If you have an email address I can shoot you a couple of shots to help you with things like the elevator set up.
Which landing gear are you going with?
Regards
Dave
03-31-2009, 05:48 AM
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Tailor Made Decals have done it again! I had through two MDC canopy decal kits for my Hawk. This gives the finishing touch to the large canopy
Dave
Dave
03-31-2009, 06:10 AM
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The canopy decals is a "must" on the large canopy. Nice that someone makes them for us. We want more pictures in you build thread ! 
Not bad to have tree? different landing gears to choose from as Digitech also released his version for this Hawk. But will we ever see the scale version?
Not bad to have tree? different landing gears to choose from as Digitech also released his version for this Hawk. But will we ever see the scale version?
03-31-2009, 08:16 AM
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ORIGINAL: ela
The canopy decals is a "must" on the large canopy. Nice that someone makes them for us. We want more pictures in you build thread !
Not bad to have tree? different landing gears to choose from as Digitech also released his version for this Hawk. But will we ever see the scale version?
The canopy decals is a "must" on the large canopy. Nice that someone makes them for us. We want more pictures in you build thread !
Not bad to have tree? different landing gears to choose from as Digitech also released his version for this Hawk. But will we ever see the scale version?
so as far i can remember scale gear is about 1800 euro,s..
while sport gears start at far lower then that..
03-31-2009, 08:28 AM
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RE: Comp ARF BAE Hawk build thread
Maybe an answer would be to replicate what Skygate do on the big Hawk i.e. just use a plain old oleo and the fit a scale molded cover around the oleo?
Looks OK on mine....
Looks OK on mine....
03-31-2009, 09:13 AM
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The scale gear will be introduced-just smaller version of the SkyGate set up, price expected around 2000 euro, but in my mind worth every cent!-Beautiful work.
I hope Digitec did their home work and the gear fits! The scale gear is open when the load is off, so longer, if you make the gear the "landed" length normally, it won't fit in the wing.
Regards
Dave
I hope Digitec did their home work and the gear fits! The scale gear is open when the load is off, so longer, if you make the gear the "landed" length normally, it won't fit in the wing.
Regards
Dave
04-05-2009, 05:46 AM
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i hope i did my homework then ;-)
to stay on topic
i could use :
build manual (not in box)
i emaoled but no answers..
CG
Elevator update you made?
Rudder : where to cut , to put inside the Rudder?
anything else that is interesting exept the Landing gear , that was least of the problems.
also i have not seen a fuel tank , but funny part is that graupner has the fuel tank in stock for their hawk
so i ordered that one instead...
for the the rest it is a nice model , very light against a FeiBao i must admit.
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impressive wing and elevator..
to stay on topic
i could use :
build manual (not in box)
i emaoled but no answers..
CG
Elevator update you made?
Rudder : where to cut , to put inside the Rudder?
anything else that is interesting exept the Landing gear , that was least of the problems.
also i have not seen a fuel tank , but funny part is that graupner has the fuel tank in stock for their hawk
so i ordered that one instead...
for the the rest it is a nice model , very light against a FeiBao i must admit.
.
impressive wing and elevator..