Taylorcraft Auster MkIII, converted Airfix 1/72 MkVI. RHAF 1948.
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26 25 August 2020, 23:59
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Great build Elias. I have an AZ Auster III For my Zumbach collection and this excellent build will be a great Source of inspiration.
26 August 2020, 13:41
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Can I ask what the block is doing in photo8. Is it holding the vacuform so you can mask and paint before cutting?
26 August 2020, 13:42
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Thanks everybody!
@ Gary Kitchen: no, it is the next step right after photo 5, the transparency is heated and pressed against the home made mold made from miliput and plasticard. Old fashioned "press forming". Had to do it because the MkVI canopy is different to the MkIII, and the thin part was necessary so the frame structure could fit inside.
The doors are made from the same material, .005in transparent evergreen sheet. Canopy framing is aluminum color decal cut to strips.
26 August 2020, 16:16
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Brilliant, who would think this old set of sprues can look that good after all? 👍
26 August 2020, 19:30
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The model had a mistake I decided to fix. More about that at the photo captions.
Thanks for looking 🙂
27 November 2022, 22:34
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The Airfix Auster MkVI mold, back from 1957 is a very basic kit by today's standards. I always wanted to built a Greek MkIII, and I had the -wrong- idea that converting a MkVI to a MkIII was a simple task 🙂