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1/144 - Pilatus PC-12 resin kit by Welshmodels - released
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Welshmodels has just released a 1/144th Pilatus PC-12 resin kit - ref. SL607R Sources: http://www.welshmodels.co.uk/SL607.html https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02vdVqLvb49iZ5zhoMDvUGMGQrzmTtEtd2LLUVc6Yo4AKBRn5zT6ojUTQTHvmjQNB8l&id=100045734448348 V.P. -
Hi All, I'll be joining this GB with at least this model: Another Pilatus for me, yeah. First look into box contents: Not much news... Typical Amodel short run plastic (see more pics below), some photoetch and paint masks. Decal is nicely printed by Decograph - should work flawlessly. The box has the only one variant - so yes - it will carry Botswana registration of an airplane used by Okavango Air Rescue company. I think these guys fly two PC-12s and some other air transport as well. Close up of the sprues: Typical, a bit agricultural Amodel/Sova kit. Reasonable amount of flesh. Some harsh surfaces from inside. No cabin interior provided so I need to decide if I go a tough way of making full interior from scratch or ignore the problem and make a simpler and quicker project... I'll pause here until 11th January and make use of the time to gather more materials and decide on the cabin stretchers and seats. Cheers, Dennis
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SOVA-M is to release a 1/72nd Pilatus U-28A (PC-12) - USAF, Finnish AF - kit - ref. SVM-72016 Sources: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SVM-72016 https://www.aviationmegastore.com/pilatus-u28a-pc12--usaf-finnish-af-expected-november-2019-svm-72016-sova-models-svm-72016-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=165385 Box art V.P.
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This is the Sova-M 1/72 Pilatus U-28A (PC-12) Draco. It is the militarized PC-12 used by US Special Forces for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR). This is my second Sova-M build. My first was their T-46 Eaglet trainer that was a truly awful kit with huge amounts of flash, poor fit, and bad right/left symmetry. I have to say that this was a huge improvement over that. There will still huge amounts of flash but the fit and right/left symmetry was much better. The only real fit issue was the wing to fuselage joint and the 3 piece wing. The wing was made up of a single lower wing and 2 upper wings with the lower wing fitting into recesses in the upper wings. Unfortunately the lower wing was much too thick to fit into the recesses and required a lot of sanding to get a flush fit. The wind screen transparency fit very will. The side windows not so much. Also included were decals containing a full set of stencils and one for the control panel, photo-etch for some exterior features and a set of window masks. The masks were of the vinyl type that on the Eaglet neither fit the windows or stuck. In this case they did both. As I was building this I kept thinking how much they had improved the quality of their work since the T-46 came out. But then I checked the dates of release of the 2 and found that the U-28A was released in 2019 and the T-46 in 2022. I guess the war has had a substantial impacted on them. I used AK Real Color RC244 Light Gunship Grey for the upper surfaces and RC249 Medium Grey for the bottom. Total build time was 12 days Next up will be a Martin P5M-1 (P-5A) using the Hasegawa kit and a Rieth Creations 3D printed conversion set. Enjoy
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