russ c Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Hi All, Managed to finish this in the week and get some shots outside before the clouds came back, Model USA 1/48 Cessna Bird Dog Finished to represent an aircraft from the Ravens secret detachment of Air Commandos, FACs from the War in Laos Built OOB except for lack of decals Almost given up hope of getting another of these kits as I wanted to do this subject for a few years now Also a shot of it with its companion Raven, Rodens T-28 and here with my first attempt at the kit from some time back, with kit decals Hope you enjoy looking at, Thanks for looking, Russ 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean1968 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 WOW, thats a great piece of work, me likes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 very nice,looks great , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raguk Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Both look great! RG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Another top notch build Russ, absoloutely gorgeous. I rather like the lack of markings and work-a-day look, it's got bags of character. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paganpete Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Lovely machine - oddly enough I saw one of these at Sherburn Aero club in Yorkshire yesterday - done up in marine camo - great condition! Love the way you did this one as well! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 That really does look great. The weathering is very nicely done setting off the plain scheme to perfection, and it doesn't need anything more that just the stencils and tail number . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Oh very nice! Liking the look of your air force Russ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid de Koning Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 That Vietnam collection is growing miraculously fast! Well done! Is the canopy a good fit? Sid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Nice looking build. Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Excellent Russ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Superb looking Bird dog. All of them look very well made. I take it the kit is hard to come by? Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 That Vietnam collection is growing miraculously fast! Well done! Is the canopy a good fit? Sid Hi Sid, No the canopy is not a very good fit, in fact there`s a leaflet in the box seperate to the main instructions that warn you so ( which I thought was a nice touch ). Actually none of the kit is a very good fit, but with a lot of trimming and filing it goes together with little filler. Cheers, thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Superb looking Bird dog. All of them look very well made. I take it the kit is hard to come by? Steve. Hi Steve, I don`t know if it ever comes in to production now and again over the pond, but I couldn`t find one very easy. As far as I know it`s been out of production for years. Thanks for looking. And Thanks to everyone for all your nice comments and interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Very nice, Russ. Wish I'd never sold my kit now.... Ahhh well. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning88 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Great builds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Nice piece of art Russ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach82 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 A cracking bit of work there Russ. Nice build and loads of character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Excellent finish, Sir, and on a great subject, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Cor - thats nice. Lovely finish too - just the right amount of "knackered" I remember being in a model shop in Brighton about 13 years ago - and there was a huge pile of these kits by the till - all on "special" offer. Perhaps i should have bought a few it seems. cheers Jonners 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Really nice work, I like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Cracking job Russ. I love all your stuff. I'm going to use this as reference for my Raven FAC. What's the saying, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 4 hours ago, Don said: Cracking job Russ. I love all your stuff. I'm going to use this as reference for my Raven FAC. What's the saying, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"? Cheers Don, Glad you found it. Look forward to seeing yours when it`s done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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