Antonov An-72P

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June 3, 2020
Showing the (GSh-23L)23mm cannon and underwing rocket launcher.
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June 6, 2020
This 1:144 kit had instructions from the 1:72 boxing. I guess their copy machine died.
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June 3, 2020
I used a Dremel to grind out the insides of the nacelles. Now the engine fan fits and the nacelles can be closed up.
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June 3, 2020
The bottom part of the fuselage is a separate part. It needs a bit of filler, but ends up looking good.
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June 6, 2020
Major components complete & dry fitted ONE more time.
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June 13, 2020
Comparison of the kit supplied rocket pod with the replacement.
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June 23, 2020
The completed engine pods. These required much sanding both inside and out. Because of this, rescribing of the exterior was needed as well. The camouflage to be applied should hide my rescribing well.
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June 23, 2020
The wing has been attached and everything primed. Trying to decide if the engines should be attached before painting or painted separately.
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May 30, 2021
Painted on all the Aluminum to the leading edges.
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May 31, 2021
Underside color applied.
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June 6, 2021
The upper camo scheme begins!
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June 7, 2021
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June 10, 2021
Each color laid down required a coat of Pledge Clear Acrylic afterwards. This keeps the Mr. Masking Sol Neo from eating into the layers.
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June 23, 2021
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June 23, 2021
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June 23, 2021
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June 23, 2021

Коментарі

31 3 June 2020, 21:30

Nathan Dempsey
Updating some of my previous ghost builds. This one is just about ready for primer now. The kit is quite nicely engraved, however the fit is VERY challenging.

3 June 2020, 21:45

Łukasz Gliński
Watching, hope my 1/72 is going to be a bit less challenging😉

4 June 2020, 09:23

Nathan Dempsey
Łukasz, I hope your 1:72 kit is the Eastern Express one. I built the Toko one years ago and it would have been easier to just sand the shape of the An-72 from a solid block of plastic. 😄

4 June 2020, 13:09

Łukasz Gliński
Damn... it's the Toko actually 😄

4 June 2020, 13:18

Nathan Dempsey
Doh! It wasn't really THAT bad. It did require some putty and sandpaper though. 😄

4 June 2020, 14:55

Nathan Dempsey
Added a shot for the replacement of the wing mounted rocket pods. The kit one is just a basic shape. Instead of spending hours with a micro drill I just replaced the pods with a pair off my Academy Su-25 kit.

13 June 2020, 18:23

Treehugger
lol @ that amodel pod 😄 Rounded off some details there.

13 June 2020, 19:35

Dutch
Nathan, A Russian version of our USMC Harvest Hawk! I love it! K/r, Dutch

6 May 2021, 18:37

Robert Podkoński
What a camo! Following 😉

6 May 2021, 19:20

Nathan Dempsey
Welcome Dutch & Robert! I'm hoping to get back to this one soon. I do need to make more time for my 1:144 builds...

7 May 2021, 16:22

Nathan Dempsey
Ok, this one is back on. Today I painted all the leading edges with AK Xtreme Aluminum.

30 May 2021, 17:14

Nathan Dempsey
Hey Dutch, they are using these as border patrol. I guess they mean business! ?

Today I applied light blue to the underside.

31 May 2021, 19:25

Nathan Dempsey
Today I had time to paint the light tan, apply the masking & paint the orange-brown. I only remembered to take a pic at the end ?.

6 June 2021, 18:51

Dutch
Nathan, Coming along nicely! I haven't used my airbrush in years. I really need to dig it out and inspect it first. No telling what condition it is in and the compressor, for that matter! But I suere like to wtch you work! Keep it up, brother! K/r, Dutch

6 June 2021, 21:05

Nathan Dempsey
Thank you very much Jorge & Dutch!

I have now applied the green and there's only one more color to go. It's looking a bit crude right now, but let's see if I can pull a rabbit out of my hat.

7 June 2021, 22:25

Nathan Dempsey
The final color has been applied and I have removed almost all of the mask. There's still a little clean up, and a couple of areas that will need touch up. After that I'll add another clear coat and appply the decals.

10 June 2021, 14:17

Łukasz Gliński
Looks good 👍

10 June 2021, 14:23

Dutch
Nathan, That is one cool camouflage scheme! Kind of like our Asia Minor scheme, but with brighter colors! K/r, Dutch

10 June 2021, 16:02

Robert Podkoński
Love it!

10 June 2021, 20:18

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks for the kind comments Łukasz, Roland, Dutch & Robert!

11 June 2021, 02:07

Łukasz Gliński
Dutch, on the other hand it reminds me of the early Lakotas 🙂
UH-72 A Lakota (Revell 04927, 1:32)

11 June 2021, 06:57

James C
Unusual looking, but very cool subject. Very nice job on the camouflage scheme 👍

11 June 2021, 20:15

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks James!

12 June 2021, 12:11

Nathan Dempsey
Although there are a couple of extremely tiny photo-etch antennas to attach, I'm calling this one complete. A challenging but fun little kit.

23 June 2021, 03:12

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic!

23 June 2021, 07:21