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Some people collect fridge magnets… others casually design bits of fast-moving military hardware and then photograph it like a proud parent at a school sports day. For those that do not know… I designed the tail on “Talon” the Hawk. Yes, that Hawk. The one that slices through the sky with the subtlety of a V8 Supercar and the attitude of a RedBull-addicted Bird of Prey. And late last year, …

Two years ago, I was that designer… waiting to hear if a drawing born from caffeine, obsession, and far too many late nights would actually land. And it did. Not on a screen. Not on a render. But hand-painted onto the tail of an 85 Squadron Hawk Mk120 fighter trainer. Yeah. Painted. By humans. With brushes. On a jet. Fast-forward to now: the aircraft has a name… Talon! There I …