Beaufighter Mk.21 RAAF A8-124 (NOVO\FROG)
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Here we have a complete kit assembled from several different kits (plastic in 4 colors) and an old decal from Travers.
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I thought it would be a simple quick build. But when I got a closer look at the details of the hoods... I tried to "depict" air-cooled blinds - it didn't work out very well, let it be as it will be.
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I got distracted and put the partition in the cabin in the wrong place. 🙂
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After applying the black primer, something like an airplane appears. 🙂
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So, the first attempt at weathering was not entirely successful. I didn't quite get the color right either.
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With weapons, it already looks more serious.
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Decals are applied. She's officially Marge now.
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"Marge" is almost ready. There are some small things left to do.
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"Marge" is finished.
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Commentaires
22 24 May, 15:48
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I want to say that the kit itself is not bad. I liked assembling it, but the quality of the product, which was manufactured in the USSR, is just terrible! I feel sorry for Soviet modelers. Perhaps, I should have looked for an original FROG kit.
26 May, 12:35
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Those parts of the kit that were made of green plastic are VERY FRAGILE and do not glue well. Apparently, this is the famous Soviet polystyrene with a yield coefficient of about 4 units (FROG used plastic at least 30).
27 May, 11:24
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Here, I have moved slightly away from the "canons" of Soviet modelers and am making this "Beaufighter" with bombs, without a torpedo. This is a big "sin", by the standards of Soviet modelers from the 80s. 🙂
2 June, 13:53
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There were great doubts about the successful application of the decals. They were quite old (about 30 years old), and previously, I had had a bad experience with Travers decals, but everything went well. I'm glad about that.
3 June, 18:45
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Despite the not very good start, I liked the result itself and did not regret the time spent on this kit.
5 June, 17:10
Album info
Beaufighter Mk.21 RAAF A8-124 "Marge" Labuan August 1945 (before it crash).