Noticias

Martin Oostrom
I spent a couple of hours cleaning up some parts that I cut of the frame

Bozzer
These curbside chassis, really upset me. Just like the Volvo VN. If the manufacturer, went to the trouble, of making an engine, and separate frame parts, with other kits, then why would they cheap out, on kits like these? I love what you're doing with this though. Keep the pictures coming, buddy 👍

Ekki
Following.

Oleg Bogolei
very impressive!

David Funke
watching! very nice detail work!

pato05
Thanks. I hope I won't screw up along the way.

Konrad
Great work - following

pato05
Little progress. I added few more details to the interior. Next step will be surfacer and painting.

ice
Very nice details. You show really nice skills here.

pato05
Thanks ice.
I started with painting of few pieces.

Cuajete
Fantastic scratch work. Superb Instrument panel 👍

Konrad
pato05 - you have decided do not open pilots doors? Why? Your work is amazing 🙂

pato05
Kon_Bar - Thank you very much. I was thinking about cutting the pilots door, but then I decided not to and make my work a bit easier. The problem is, that the doors would be too thick and would look unrealistic (like heavy armoured door from a tank). Hobby Boss makes very clear parts, so I think the interior will be quite visible anyway. The back doors will be of course open 🙂

Zsolt Czegle
Following!

Olivier
I am amazed at your painting skills ! Do you use a microscope ?

pato05
Many thanks. Olly - I don't use microscope - just a really fine and sharp brush. All painted with Vallejo paints on brush and finished with Light Grey and Medium Grey wash from Ammo Of Mig Jimenez.

Spanjaard
amazing job you are doing pato05!

Alec K
Excellent 👍

J35J
Impressive!👍🏻

Łukasz Gliński
Good to see you back with this one 👍

Jim Bob McCabe
That's a lovely build and paint job you have done there, Uwe; inspiring even 👏🏻

Neuling
Looks very nice, so clean and colorful

Uwe Kaeding
Wow, you guys have been digging! Thanks for the kind comments

J35J
Great build👍🏻

bughunter
Now available at some shops, see above.

Treehugger
I hope someone will review this kit in the next few weeks. I heh sort of wonder if maybe the delay was maybe caused by manufacturing mishaps.

Alex K
I'm in - of course...

Michael Kohl
I only and sincerely hope that you quadruple checked your references that the original plane didn't have an "Airfix" molded on the cockpit side walls - lest you have to scratch new ones. 😉

Łukasz Gliński
My heart broke when I had to do it 😁

Nicolas
I'm in. Got the Airfix kit and the Pavla detail set in my stash, but I'm thinking about replacing it with the AVI kit. I think your report will be a big help there.

Cuajete
Great! The Bird Dog Society has begun. I have felt a great disturbance in the Force, but I remembered that Łukasz is a great tamer of hard plastics 😉

It looks like those photo-etches are doing a good job 👌

Alex K
So... if the AVI kit is destined for the representation of Major Buang-Ly's plane... I'm also eager to see what the Airfix kit will be...

Łukasz Gliński
You're absolutely right Alex - AVI's going to be Major's BirdDog and Airfix is destined to be boxart DJ-coded one.
I was thinking of Maltese markings for it, but there are none available.
Cuajete, the PE are quite good, but the Airwaves set has quite unclear hand-drawn instructions, which is challenging sometimes.
Nicolas, wish I could fetch the Pavla tail set, I need to try restoring the raised lines after having to remove the injection marks.

Nicolas
I'd wish there would be a conversion kit to a Siai SM 1019. But I think I have to scratchbuild the different cowling, propeller and tailsection.

S M
I'm in!

Łukasz Gliński
Terve! 😛

J35J
Taking a chair

István Szücs
Interesting project, I'm watching!

Robert Podkoński
Watching too.

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome mates 👍