Hello Fellow forum/Group Build members, as you can see I'm a new guy to Swanny's forum. Saw this GB and new I had to get on board.

My build will be the Pro Resin 1/72 F6C-3 'Hawk" which I will finish as one of the five P-3A's and one XP3A that served in the Army and was outwardly identical to the Navy F6C-3.

The F6C-3/P-3A's were the first of the air cooled radial engined Curtiss Hawks to see service. The Army's preference for in line water cooled engines was the main reason only a handful of P-3A were used.
One of the  5 built P-3A's and the XP-3A went to Wright Field. The remaining 4 were sent to Selfridge Mi, and served in the 1st Pursuit Group, most likely serving in the 94th Pursuit Squadron. Two  of those 4 later went on to serve in the 57th Service Squadron(....and here's the hook that got me.....) The remaining two aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision on Dec 11 1924, both pilots jumped and survived, One of them was a Lt. Wm. H. Doolittle!

I am a big fan of these 'Hawks' and the Boeing's that flew during the 20's and I'm sure this Pro Resin Kit wont be my last.


Box top that also served as a paint test sheet.


Not a whole lot of parts but the kit does have a resin and etched cockpit.



The main short coming of the kit was the engine (anemic and undersized) here replaced by one from the spares box


A shot of the nice detail on this resin kit, although I did replace the lacing on the entire fuselage with 'Part' etched stitching

So this is my entry in the Group Build (my first)..be gentle

Flypaper

Now that's how to make an introduction.  Nothing like pics to say here I am.  I don't know how you guys build small planes in a small scale but you seem to be doing quite well

Welcome to to the forum. Ditto on the great subject. It looks like you almost have a completed build.

A heck of an introduction indeed. Looks like you have a good start. Should be a real gem.

That's an interesting way to get everything aligned.   Simple and effective.