Pucara

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January 9, 2022
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January 9, 2022
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January 9, 2022
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January 9, 2022
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January 9, 2022
Thought I’d add some belts and means to escape in a hurry
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January 10, 2022
Remembered to include some weight in nose
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January 10, 2022
Simple paint job don’t expect to see much anyways
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January 10, 2022
Painted and hopefully will give the idea under the glass
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January 11, 2022
Added pins to tail planes to help fitting
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January 12, 2022
Again the props are butt jointed so I’ve drilled the hubs to match the sprue gate of the props
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January 13, 2022
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January 13, 2022
Last look before it disappears below canopy
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January 13, 2022
A shim was also need at wing root to help gap filling
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January 13, 2022
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January 13, 2022
Ready for some colour
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January 14, 2022
Bit of air brush practice, which I need
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January 14, 2022
Colour not as bright as it appears here
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January 17, 2022
Hard to see the cut masks, hope I don’t use the wrong ones yet again
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January 17, 2022
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January 17, 2022
Well my airbrush skill are wonting. Tried to free hand camo but no it’s was a mess. So to plan B
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January 18, 2022
Looking a little like custard and mint ice-cream
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January 18, 2022
Will try a filter on the light stone! As looks a little too custard to me
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January 19, 2022
Added filter then had to touch up some of the mint then more filter as although I hadn’t thought it had the filter had changed the colours quite a bit as wanted
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January 20, 2022
Not a lot of decals on underside
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January 20, 2022
Bringing out the panel lines
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January 20, 2022
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January 20, 2022
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January 21, 2022
All done and barely enough nose weight
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January 21, 2022
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January 21, 2022

Comments

21 9 January 2022, 09:30

Sy Bar
First kit of 2022, see if I can finish before April

9 January 2022, 09:36

Cuajete
Following.

9 January 2022, 19:43

Sy Bar
Adding nose weight cussed more than a bit of trouble 🤞it's enough after the grief it's caused

10 January 2022, 21:44

Sy Bar
Can't say I'd recommend this kit or the ones it's taken from to beginners as it's completely butt fit not a helping locator any where to be seen

11 January 2022, 13:43

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

11 January 2022, 19:08

Sy Bar
Cheers Cuajete,
Again the props are butt jointed so I've drilled the hubs to match the sprue gate of the props. Just hope I put the props in the right way, while I won't tell and those I know won't no either I, sure some here will be able 😆

12 January 2022, 00:11

Łukasz Gliński
Joining too, looks v.promising 👍

12 January 2022, 09:10

Sy Bar
Not sure if it my lack of skill or the kits but I've needed more filler for gaps on this build than many before. The lack of any help in the form of kit keys does set a challenge

13 January 2022, 21:48

Mark Broughton
Nice job so far, looking forward to seeing the completed kit.

13 January 2022, 21:51

Cuajete
On the way 👍

14 January 2022, 18:20

Sy Bar
At this scale my free hand airbrush skills are poor. Having attempted to freehand the camo I gave up and tried to creat some masks. Again I'm found wanting in the skills, I've created masks cut them out (destroying the other sections) to discover I've saved the wrong masks - the brown not the green, this I proceed to doing again two more times, thought by hand would be quicker than using my scanNcut, how wrong was I.
So I've made and cut the masks now to use them, fingers crossed

17 January 2022, 14:04

Sy Bar
I'm please with the green though. Made using the iModelkit app and the paint mixer section and paint I have to hand. No idea if anything like the real thing but looks good enough for me compared to photos I've seen

17 January 2022, 14:07

Richard Cheals
Perseverance, that's the prime requisite for camo scheme techniques! Mine usually end up a mix of freehand airbrush, masks and then that reliable old fallback, brushing to tidy up the glitches!. Finding the "correct" colour is always a challenge for me, too. In the end, I can usually find something from my selection which looks rather close (keeping in mind the real aircraft can vary a bit, depending on paint batch shades, fading over time, etc). As you said, in the end as long as it "looks good enough for me". 👍

17 January 2022, 14:29

Sy Bar
Thanks for the comments guys

17 January 2022, 17:59

Cuajete
Looking good so far, Sy. You can do it! 😉

17 January 2022, 20:01

Bas Tonn
Keep up the good work Sy !!

18 January 2022, 20:10

Sy Bar
Cheers @Cuajete & @Bas Tonn
I've adde a gloss coat in prep for decals, I like to ensure this has time to dry before it's attacked by decal solutions.

19 January 2022, 12:42