BD-5 and BD-5J
BD-5 and BD-5J sprues in detail.
Overview of the kit for 2 aircraft: BD-5 (propeller) and BD-5J (jet). I wil build first 2 aircraft. The other 2 that came in the kit I will keep in the bag.
Fuselages assembled with interior details, seat belts made with Tamiya masking tape.
Frontview of fuselages. They loojk the same.
Fuselages, wings and masked canopies. A small file in the picture, for size comparison.
Wings installed, without canopy. Notice that the propeller BD-5 aircraft wing is longer.
Models primed.
Models painted white.
DISASTER!! Although the decals seem to be fine.. They were not. I will scan the set of spare decals from the other kits and make new ones on inkjet printer. Alternatively I will spray some transparent lacquer over the spare set, and try to apply them.
The covering of the original decals worked, and I could manage to apply them with minor problems.
After protecting with clear varnish, they are almost finishd. Just missed the pitot tube in the nose.
Pitot tube installed and painted!
Here is a picture of the finished models, with a Q-tip by them for size comparison. I will keep the project/album open, as I will include the other 2 aircraft that came in the kit.
The last two BD-5 from the kit. The jet will be painted in a fictonal USAF Livery, and the propeller one will be just like an R/C model I have built.
One more little bird finished. One more to go!
The last BD-5 from the kit, with the same livery as my Radio Control model.
The last BD-5 from the kit, with the same livery as my Radio Control model.
The last BD-5 from the kit, with the same livery as my Radio Control model. Bottom view.
The radio control model, which served a inspiration to the last livery.
The radio control model, which served a inspiration to the last livery. Bottom view.
The four BD-5 models from the kit.
The four BD-5 models from the kit.
Comments
14 15 September 2021, 13:22
Robert PodkońskiI got the same number of models in this package, one of the canopies, nevertheless, was not fully moulded...so only three could be build, or I should try to make one by myself...some day 😉
16 September 2021, 15:33
Album info
Building of BD-5's series airplanes on 1:72 Scale BD-5 propeller and BD-5J, jet powered. The kit came with actually 4airplanes, 2 of each type. I don't know if it was a mistake, or if it is the quantity that the factory includes.
