This was a fun, small build. I've always like the looks of the Hawk. The US ARMY decals are set between two fins on the open sides witho...

Note : I haven't glued the coupler into the upper tube yet. This allows me to glue on the tunnels then sand them to the correct length, ...

This wasn't an easy mask - I used my regular Scotch tape for the tube areas between the fins.  Here it is after shooting with gloss blac...

Fold a piece of 400 grit sandpaper and sand the CA fillets smooth. Run a fingernail down the fillet to check how smooth it is. A smooth fill...

The fins are glued on with the trailing edge 1/4" from the back end of the tube. I wrapped a strip of tape to have a consistent line fo...

I still like to fill body tube seams, even on a model this small. Two Q-Tips slid in the back end make a good handle when applying the CWF f...

The instructions have you cut out the fin cutting guide. I left mine on the instruction sheet. All the cut lines were extended beyond the fi...

You are supplied with two brown couplers. Mark one coupler at 1/4". With a sharp knife, cut off the 1/4" end to be used as an engi...

After building the BIG TLP Hawk, how about  small one -  I still have to paint and draw up decals for the bigger Hawk. This one I will finis...