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1/72 academy Cuban F-47D


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hiya

 

 

had a break from kitbashing seafires (pending re release by Sword), and been working on a kit from the boneyard: an Academy F-47D in cuban AF markings :-)  just got the main painting done, canopy, wheel-wells etc will need. some work. i had a spare engine and cowl from a hasegawa kit that I used:

 

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Hollowing out the gun barrels was well worth it!

 

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the montex masks worked well though i will probably repaint with bush to get nice sharp edges

 

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from the aztec latin jugs sheet:

 

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hiya!

 

been awhile since I updated this! - 

 

after the base coat I thought id have a go at weathering with oils, first to break up the base colour a bit:

 

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then after further blending, i worked on weathering the exhausts and gun barrels - still not entirely happy with the exhaust weathering, so after it dries i might try another layer on the underside. I wanted a well worn look for a post-bay of pigs aircraft that had seen a lot of action:

 

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Hello, as an afficionado of Cuban aircraft, I was very interested in finding this build.  However, the aircraft flown by FAR during the ‘Bay of Pigs’ incident were, principally, the Sea Fury and T-33 aircraft (what few were serviceable).  The Batista Government purchased the Sea Furies to replace the ageing and increasingly unserviceable F-47’s (Batista was not being supported by USA in the last few years prior to the revolution) and, although F-47’s were available to the FAR initially, they had been retired by the time of BoP, and even the Sea Furies had been ‘cobbled together’.  Of course, I am happy to stand corrected if you have found information contrary to my understanding of events.

  If you search ‘Cuban F-47’ on the Group Build of the P-47 in 2016, you will find my build.

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