E-2C Hawkeye 1/72 scale

[Siwi]

This is looking excellent. Will try that foil band trick on gear.

[JoeMon]

Thanks Siwi and Paperengineer.

She now has her legs and standing on her feet.

[JoeMon]

Model complete. The E-2 Hawkeye is somewhat of a unique aircraft in the modern day era and this was definitely a fun build. Time to go back to my F-14 Tomcat and finish that up.

Joe

[Siwi]

It certainly is with that distinctive radar dish and four tails. What a great build.

[Brent]

Great build.

Brent

[JoeMon]

Since I made this carrier deck diorama, I figured the E-2 should have the opportunity to land on it

[Don Boose]

Beautiful diorama and an outstanding model.

It reminds me of the late 1980s, when I was living at Yokota Air Base in Japan. In the evenings, my wife and I would take our walk out aong the edge of the taxiway and watch the Navy aircraft practice carrier landings and take offs. One of our favorites were the E-2Cs of VAW-78, the "Fighting Escargots."

Don

[JoeMon]

Thanks Don. It's pretty amazing that this airframe still serves the US Navy and a host of other countries almost 60 years after it entered service.

Joe