This is me 3X sized clone o' an Estes Hawkeye. I built this one because t' original was just too small, and t' 2X was only just enough bigger. This has a little more detail than I could do with t' smaller models. My theory is that a military drone called "Hawkeye" is for reconnaissance rather than a target, so I detailed a camera bay underneath, as well as various control surfaces. Also, I decided that just havin' two empty tubes on top o' t' wings looked silly, so I made turbine cores for them. This model is technically a cluster, shiver me timbers, since in addition t' t' 24mm mount, t' turbines are built t' handle 13mm engines as well. T' color scheme is what I call "Cosmic Countershading" - dark smoke metallic over silver. Its difficult t' photograph when t' light source is overhead. Most o' t' panel detail was done with a Sharpie and a straightedge before t' topcoat was applied, but t' ribs on t' rudders are card stock - done t' stiffen t' balsa. T' wings themselves are 1/8" aircraft ply.
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