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Elias Korompilis (EliasK)
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Cessna U-17A Skywagon Hellenic Army

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The wing center section leading edge is slightly tapered towards the windscreen and was corrected 
 

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The leading edge after the correction 
 

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Aft fuselage shape requires some depth toward the tail. A piece of thin plasticard was used as a quide 
 

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The plasticard piece shaped 
 

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Miliput used to fill 
 

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A new windscreen was press formed using the kit part as a mold. Kit part is too thick... 
 

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Wind screen installed and masked. 
 

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Brass pins used to support the stabilizers 
 

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A coat of mr surfacer applied 
 

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Mr color paints used 
 

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Comments

36 13 October 2022, 20:11
Alex K
Nice Cessna! 👍 [... αν και περίμενα να σχολιάσει πρώτα ο Σαμπάνης!]
14 October 2022, 19:38
Moreno Baruffini
Molto molto bello! Great build and finishing!
15 October 2022, 06:39
Robert Podkoński
You're a wizard, Elias! Fantastic work on this demanding kit.
15 October 2022, 07:39
Erik Leijdens
Great result Elias, looks like a tough kit. Very well executed
15 October 2022, 07:44
Marius
Very interesting subject and very good looking!
Finishing a crappy/demanding kit is even more rewarding at the end, right?
15 October 2022, 08:02
Curatorm
Very nice, good work.
15 October 2022, 09:29

Album info

This is the new KP kit. Mediocre quallity mold and decals. Has some minor accurasy problems, but it is the only option available currently in 1/72 for this not so glamorous but important aircraft.

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1:72 Cessna U-17A Skywagon (Kovozávody Prostějov KPM0231)

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