HAWK Mobile Anti-Aircraft Guided Missile System Revell SSP 85-7813 1:32 scale review

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Hawk Guided Missile System 1:32 Scale Revell-Renwal Model Kit #85-7813 Review

  

Review and Photos by Robert Byrnes

The Hawk Missile System was a low altitude surface-to-air missile designed to operate in the area below that covered by the Nike Missile.  It was operated by the U.S. Army and introduced to the public in October 1957.  The Hawk’s ability to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft was due to its radically advanced radar system in the missile guidance system.  The Hawk Missile System had a high degree of mobility and could be transported by ground or air-lifted to front line positions.  The Hawk system could be positioned near American cities because its radar system was programmed to avoid recognizable city profiles.  The Hawk Missile was powered by a solid-fuel propellant and could carry several different types of warheads.

For the Modeler: This is a “Selected Subjects Program (SSP)” Series Revell re-issue of the 1:32 Scale Model Kit #85-7813 Review.  It is a Skill Level 2 kit for the intermediate builder.  The kit contains 103 parts molded in light grey, with waterslide decals and a crew of four.  This kit was first produced by Renwal Blueprint Models sometime in the 1960’s.  After Renwal went out of business in 1970, Revell purchased much of their tooling around 1976 and began to reproduce many of the kits including the Hawk Missile. This kit features three Hawk missiles, complete mobile radar and missile trailers, four crew member figures and decals with authentic U.S. Army graphics.  Finished dimensions are; Height: 6.5″ (including launcher), Dia., 0.5”. Full kit; Length: 8.5″, Width: 6.125″, Height: 4.375″.  Keep learning and have fun.

Covered in this Review:  If you want to perfect your build; basic construction; part preparation; decal preparation and  application; parting line identification and repair; altered assembly sequences for ease of construction and paint protection; adhesive selection and applications; patching sink marks in the figures; detailing the figures; missile paint selections; using floor polish to prepare for decal application; preserving the flat finish; using pastels for detailing; expanded 1:1 Hawk System information; identifying and removing molding trademarks, are all fully examined in this pictorial 15 page, full-color Step-by-Step review in PDF format.  The kit instructions are also available with this review.

 

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