For my next build I'll be building the 1/48 scale U-2C spyplane from Hawk, this is a re-release of there vintage 1960's kit. It retail's for $32.00 USD. I built this kit back in 2002 when Testors reboxed it. Italeri & Academy have also reboxed it over the years. Kit contains about 72 parts.
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Spure trees.
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The kit is made in USA, decals are from Italy.
Very simple construction, some of the injector holes and be sanded away, while others need to be filled in.
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Wings with the reinforced skids on the wing tips.
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Gunship Gray.
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Handling cart.
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I'm building the NASA version so I filled in the holes for the fuel tanks, using Vallejo plastic putty.
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To help with the main color of Chrome Yellow, I airbrushed the cart gloss white Tamiya X-2.
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Wings are glued on.
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A small gap there.
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Here's the NASA color call out's.
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And the USAF and CIA version.
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I also used the Testors instructions, the Hawk ones are very basic.
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