It's ironic that Airfix made a kit of the Hawk, as many of their kits were used to construct it- particularly the Saturn IB and V rockets, plus decoration from the Lunar Module, Harrier and other kits. The markings are decals from the 1/24 Harrier.
- Command module
- Scratch built, nose cone from 1/24 Harrier.
- Fuselage
- Each side is an Airfix Saturn V 2nd stage tank extended with Airfix Saturn IB 1st stage tank; joined by a 2 inch wide central section. Decoration includes Airfix Lunar Module, B29 Superfortress, Matilda tank and 1/24 scale Harrier. Boosters on the base are mattress vents
- Side boosters
- Kitchen roll cardboard tubes. Conical ends are from the bottom of the Saturn V 3rd stage. The rocket bells are caps from a bottle.
- Weapon pods
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- Wing pylons
- Decoration from Airfix 1/24 Harrier and Vostok kits
- Inner rectangular pods
- Modified Harrier wing pylons.
- Weapon pods
- Modified 1/24 Airfix Harrier drop tanks (fitted back to front), with Matra rocket pod noses from the Harrier kit on the front, and on the back, ribbed wedding cake stands and the inner half of Harrier wheels.
- Main rocket
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- Main rocket bell
- Made from a Caddymatic tea dispenser and an Airfix Saturn V third stage ring.
- Main rocket reaction sphere
- Domes from Airfix Saturn V 1st and 2nd stage fuel tanks, with Saturn V 1st/2nd stage adapter ring between them.
- Main rocket base
- Saturn V third stage adaptor ring. Decoration includes Airfix Bismarck gun turrets and Apollo Lunar Module ascent stages.
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