PZL TS-11 MR Biało-Czerwone Iskry aerobatics team
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96 7 September 2016, 19:43
Maciej BellosThank you Andor. Hopefully I will continue with this project soon.
7 September 2016, 20:27
Maciej BellosI hope the masking turns out ok. If so it will be interesting indeed.
8 September 2016, 18:45
Adam GudynowskiI have mine started too (ArmaHobby 1:48 ) but masking this strips really freaks me out.
12 September 2016, 19:18
Maciej BellosAdam, I am not really worried about the strips. What freaks me out is how I am gonna do the curvy parts like on the sides of the nose cone. Eitherway, I'll let you know how it goes in 1/72.
That kit of yours, I know it is resin, how is the fit of it?
12 September 2016, 20:05
Adam GudynowskiThe fit and quality of casting is rather good, but there are some difficult places. Master is 3D printed basing on true factory drawings, so I don't think we ever get better model 😉
For curve lines try new Tamiya tape for curves
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Or 3M vinyl for curves.
12 September 2016, 20:35
Bart Goesaertvery nice build of a not so descent kit. Will you replace the end of the pitot-tubes by a wire or tubes at the main wings so that these are a bit more in scale?
14 September 2016, 08:17
Maciej BellosThank you Bart. I will replace the pitot tubes for sure. I was thinking of using pins but then I saw that some sewing needles are a bit thinner. Just let me finish the Apache, I put on most of the decals and there are 6-8 stencils left (not taking into account the 8 Hellfire missiles and the rocket pods)
14 September 2016, 18:00
Aris GreyMathie Kit has serious fitting issues but it seems you managed it well. Very interesting project. I have a similar kit in the wishlist but in the version i want is out of stock. I'm talking for the arma hobby of course. I'm waiting their eshop so i can combine with some mig-29 after market they recently released!
17 September 2016, 12:28
Maciej BellosAri, that Arma Hobby kit is on my wish list too. I suppose it sold like crazy. Good for them! There are a few mates here that have it and started it.
The mastercraft was really a handful and I am pushing it mre with my choice of camouflage. So after that a 48th kinetic F-16 (notorius for the fit issues) must be a walk in the park. :-D
17 September 2016, 18:58
Aris Greyhaaha yes. that's the good part of it , next modern kits would look very easy! I will take a look the builds of iskra.
17 September 2016, 19:04
Peter KlinYou are doing a very good job with this uneasy kit! I have one in stash, too, and your approach inspired me. I'm following with great interest.
9 October 2016, 10:05
Maciej BellosThank you Peter. I'll get on with it at the end of the month, after the IPMS Nationals in Athens.
9 October 2016, 20:29
Maciej BellosThanks Erik 🙂 It took me a lot of time and I cross my fingers that it will be worth it.
3 March 2017, 22:45
Maciej BellosMasked off. Not thrilled with the result. There is red in places it shouldn't be and there isn't red in places it should be. Lot's of touching up needs to be done with the not so friendly white.
20 March 2017, 22:23
Bart Goesaertlooks pretty good though, can't you scrape away some red carefully?
21 March 2017, 08:31
Łukasz GlińskiIt's not perfect, but still I would've been quite happy with such result 🙂
21 March 2017, 08:58
Maciej BellosYes Bart, that's what came into my mind right away and I will try it out.
Łukasz, well, I was hoping for it to be better, but it could also be much worse. Hopefully it will turn out ok, it's a good base point to take it up more.
I'll keep you posted.
21 March 2017, 21:19
Maciej BellosTouched up. Actually I used clear decal film painted with red and applied it as decals in the problematic places. I also scraped some of the red that went over the white. Time for decals!
3 July 2017, 21:07
Christian BruerExcellent work so far and thx for the step by step photos and information 👍
4 July 2017, 17:51
Maciej BellosThank you Łukasz! Some patience and you can do it!
Thank you Christian, your kind words mean a lot!
Sorry for the scarse updates...
4 July 2017, 19:37
Maciej BellosThank you Lukasz for your kind words. NowIneed to persuade or to be more presice to beg the people at Mastercraft to send me a decal sheet... My home made print is rather crude.
5 July 2017, 17:49
Łukasz GlińskiMaciej, it would be much easier and cheaper to buy another BCI Iskra just for decals IMHO 🙂
6 July 2017, 16:49
Maciej BellosGetting a "Wow" and a "Marvelous" from a modeller such as Roland is really great! Thank you very much!!!
Łukasz, I might actually resort to that... 🙂
6 July 2017, 20:02
Maciej BellosSo I am troubled now... I have been going through pictures of the Team Iskry birds and the effect of the panel lines is very subtle or non-existent at all. So I am thinking that a wash is of no use, it will make the model toylike. When looking at the model from a close distance you can easily see the panel lines. When it is a bit further the panel lines more or less disappear as in the photos of the real thing. I came to the conclusion that white is a very tricky colour for a camo... Your thoughts?
8 July 2017, 21:00
Gordon SørensenIncredible paint job, Maciej! That masking in 1/72 is no small feat!
8 July 2017, 21:27
Roland SachsenhoferHello Maciej, I would let the surfaces without any outlining of the recessed panel lines. These recesses are anyway not in scale, especially on a model scale 1:72.; they are just approaches to simulate the real thing.
Looking at an real planes surfaces, there often you will find a mixture of raised and recessed lines- so flat you can hardly mold it 72 times smaller.... 🙂
9 July 2017, 09:18
Łukasz GlińskiHi Maciej, my proposal would be different 🙂 I'd go for very light gray or dark alu wash, I'll try this idea soon on my SR 53 (not decided yet whether this gonna be a classic sludge wash or pencil drawn)
10 July 2017, 06:15
Roland SachsenhoferLukasz, your approach sounds interesting! I will try that for myself on the next adequate model.
10 July 2017, 08:30
Łukasz GlińskiRemember it's not verified!😉 (almost - I had pencilled my Blue Impulse Sabre a bit using light gray colour)
10 July 2017, 08:32
Roland SachsenhoferFor sure! It´s quite interesting to get ideas and inspiration from fellow modelers!
10 July 2017, 08:37
Bart GoesaertI also tried with a very light wash on my Tu-160 which was all white... Looked good though: build pictures | Album by Silenoz (1:144)
10 July 2017, 08:59
Maciej BellosSome progress. I have put on the decals and after seeing tons of photos of the aerobatics team, I decided not to apply any wash at all. The lines are barely visible on the real thing and you can't distinguish them when you are starting to go away.
The panel lines in my model are already visible enough, so no need to do anything more.
18 August 2017, 23:25
Alec KThat color scheme is TOUGH!! inspiring masking job, it turned out very well imho 👍
19 August 2017, 12:55
Adam GudynowskiPaintjob turns out very nice 🙂 Are you going to polish before last layer of gloss?
21 August 2017, 06:00
Roland SachsenhoferWonderful work Maciej! Again, my deep adoration for this subtle painting in this scale!
Adam, interesting question: polish the Polish 🙂
21 August 2017, 07:28
Dave FlittonBeautiful! When I bought mine, I did not know it would be such a putty munster
21 August 2017, 12:16
Maciej BellosThank you Ari, Adam, Roland and Dave. Adam I got a layer of semigloss varnish and I am considering to apply a layer of gloss. Will see if I polish the Polish as Roland said 🙂 (whose adoration I humbly accept)
Dave, yes it's a putty monster, but with a little care it can come out good. Now that there is the Arma Hobby TS-11, this one is, well to put it softly, obsolete.
22 August 2017, 07:18
Łukasz GlińskiThat's getting better & better, can't stand waiting for the finish
22 August 2017, 11:59
Erik LeijdensInsanely good Maciej, hard to believe you had troubles with the stripes earlier!
22 August 2017, 18:41
Maciej BellosThank you Calvin, Łukasz, Bernhard, Bas and Erik. Yes Erik, a lot of cleaning up with a new scalpel was required.
I am a bit puzzled, since the aircraft seems to be quite glossy in some photos and semiglossy in others. For example the one that is ready to take off is rather glossy, while the other that is parked is much less glossy.
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And the ones in the video (AFW 2016) seem semigloss.
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I uploaded some new photos under the sun just for you to see how it looks like.
I think I might leave it as is. What do you think?
23 August 2017, 11:15
Peter KlinI think the glossiness is just right, therefore I would keep it as it is. Wonderful job... can't wait to see the cockpit "unmasked"...
23 August 2017, 14:30
Maciej BellosThank you Peter and Gordon! I tend to believe that it is good as it is right now.
23 August 2017, 14:42
Łukasz GlińskiMaciej, I added couple of pics in support of your idea: TS-11 Walkaround | Album by Woody (check the end of the album)
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23 August 2017, 16:32
Bernhard SchrockYour patience and precision with masking is admirable! I'm curios to see your completed Iskra.
23 August 2017, 19:33
Maciej BellosThank you Łukasz for the photos. It seems that those Iskras look more somigloss than gloss.
Thank you Bernhard for your kind words. I am flattered!
23 August 2017, 19:50
Łukasz GlińskiNo problem - I took the pics in 2009 and 2014 and they usually don't look that glossy.
24 August 2017, 06:34
Adam GudynowskiGreat progress on yours Iskra makes me feeling bad about my in 1/48 awaiting so long for masking😉
24 August 2017, 07:20
Maciej BellosAdam, you should try it. It might be easier in 48th. I can email you the schematic if you want.
Big thanks to Mastercraft. Without the schematic they sent me, I wouldn't be able to paint this bird.
25 September 2017, 19:28
Łukasz GlińskiOh man, that's simply gorgeous!!! Hard to believe it's not the new AH kit😉
26 September 2017, 06:02
Michael PhillipsFantastic work Maciej! That is one striking scheme, and you pulled it off perfectly. Impressive indeed!
26 September 2017, 12:34
Peter KlinCongratulations for the excellent work!
Your finished model encourages me to take the same kit from my stash and give it a try...
26 September 2017, 19:43
Maciej BellosThank you Łukasz! You exaggerate a bit. Up close and personal and you can clearly see the shortcomings of the Mastercraft kit.
Thanks Bart!
Thank you Michael! The whole thing was a test of my skills and I think I passed it!
Thank you Stephan!
Thank you Ekki
Thanks Peter! Do try it! All the info for the problems I encoutered is in this album and ofcourse I will be here for any questions that might arise.
27 September 2017, 14:56
Maciej BellosThank you Daniel and Ben and Neuling!
It's nice that this album popped up after such a long time!
11 November 2020, 15:56
Adam GudynowskiNice 👍 Do You know that Arma Hobby has new much better TS-11 model in 1/72 since few years? Much less painfull than MasterCraft 😄
12 November 2020, 09:29
Maciej BellosThank you Adam! Yeah, I know about the Arma Hobby Iskra. This Mastercraft was a gift and I started it about the same time the good TS-11 came out. Didn't know it then and wasn't a member of scalemates to find it out either... Maybe I will get my hands on one later on.
12 November 2020, 20:55
Maciej BellosThank you Joshua! I am kind of proud of this one, since I did a good job on the masking.
20 January 2021, 04:19
Maciej BellosThank you Marek. This one fought the cleaning lady and got away with a missing pitot tube. Phew!
20 January 2021, 18:36
Łukasz GlińskiSorry to read that - I thought (till now) only my mom believed dust-free models are better than the complete ones 😄
20 January 2021, 19:23
Robert PodkońskiYou face challenges fiercely, Maćku - you have impressed me with this work. Chapeau bas!
13 April 2021, 19:29
Maciej BellosThank you Robert, Patryk, Villiers and Peppy!
Robert, the masking was challenging and my first attempt raised the question of how am I going to make this symmetrical! After pondering about a solution I made masks which were placed carefully. I am glad you like it!
The model earned Bronze at the IPMS Nationals here in Greece about one and a half yeas ago.
14 April 2021, 03:29
Robert PodkońskiFrankly, I would be surprised if you did not get a prize for such a gem. Congratulations.
14 April 2021, 04:51
Michael KohlYour build was referred to in another Iskry-build. Indeed challenging but very well done and with an excellent result.
5 November 2022, 09:17
Maciej BellosThank you Michael, much appreciated!
Thank you Paul!
Nice that this build popped up in the feed. I was pretty satisfied with how it turned out.
5 November 2022, 12:48
Maciej BellosThank you Robert for the like and again thank you for the special gift!
5 November 2022, 14:23
Robert PodkońskiAll my pleasure, Maciej! I hope we all will have a chance to follow your build of the Iskra again here one day... 😉
5 November 2022, 15:25
Bernd GrünWow, that little bird looks great! Marvelous work! You made a gem out of this old kit.👍
6 November 2022, 15:17
Michael KohlSeeing your model here I came to like plane and livery so much that I ordered the Delux Kit from Arma and the decals from BS Modelle in Kiev. Your build is the bench mark. I am anxious to see how close I can come. Wish me luck.
25 November 2022, 09:43
Maciej BellosMichael thank you so much for your kind words! I am really happy for being a source of inspiration. Looking forward to your build!
25 November 2022, 10:20
Maciej BellosThank you Andy! Yes it came out good and I am pretty satisfied with the result, considering the kit used.
25 November 2022, 11:10
Phenix OutisVery nice work . Saw them twice, once at RIAT, once at Tanagra ( GR)
16 December 2022, 09:21
Maciej BellosThank you Phenix!
It's great that you managed to see them. Too bad that I couldn't do the same back in 2016, they were scheduled late and I had to take the 3,5 hour trip back home.
16 December 2022, 10:10
Phenix OutisMaciej, I got the same issue, but later... so I missed the AH-64 demo. :-/
16 December 2022, 21:52
Maciej BellosThat's a pitty Phenix, the Apache was really impressive.
Thank you Rui!
17 December 2022, 04:23
Maciej BellosThank you Mirko!
It's great to have this build pop up in the feed.
17 December 2022, 19:21
