Ray S Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Hello all! I have just finished this Airfix Shorts Tucano T1 as a 207 Sqn aircraft. The kit was the Airfix one, and was a pressie from my good lady wife. I decided to build it OOB. I remember building one years ago, and found I could not get it to sit on its tricycle undercarriage back then. Since then, I have heard (on BM) about a magic product used for weighting down plants in aquaria, so I went off to find some. Being a bloke, I did not ask for help, I just looked around getting increasingly annoyed at not finding what I was looking for. Said wifey went up to the counter, asked, and the assistant went to where I first looked and took a pack off the shelf! This is lead-like strip, it was rolled up into a Swiss Roll type shape (very thin mind), and surprisingly heavy. It also worked well in the Tucano, as I was able to cut small bits, roll it up and stuff it into the small space in the nose. I fixed it in place with Perfect Plastic Putty, as I did not know if it would react with CA or PVA like fishing weight can do sometimes. The kit itself went together reasonably well, I needed some PPP along the wing roots, but the major issue I had was that the moulds did not seem to be aligned correctly. There was quite a seam around most parts, far more than normal, and the halves seemed slightly offset. The upper wing trailing edges were irregular too. I have to admit I did not worry about correcting some of these issues, I just built this for fun, and to see just how colourful a black aircraft can be. I ended up spending 4 evenings on just the transfers alone, each evening I listed to both sides of a C-90 cassette (ask your father!), so that shows how long they took. Ah, I remember the days when you got about 10 transfers and that was it! I did get one of the yellow wing flashes in the wrong position - it does not quite reach the trailing edge. The prop seems odd too, it looks like it is warped outwards slightly, but that may just be me! Enough waffle, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thanks for looking, All the best, Ray 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Any colour you want as long as it's black.... Lovely job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg136 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Smashing little model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Smart looking Tucano, very nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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