smoffo Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Just got the new tarangus kit of the Safir. The first look is that it is a short run kit but the part look really good. Going to make this one as Finnish Air Force version and straight out of the box. The part count is low, no PE or resin in the box. The picture shows all the parts except the clear parts and the decals. The construction started with cockpit and as a part of that assembly was the nose wheel whell. As you can see there is a big protruding mark in the bottom (stood up around 2-3mm). As the well was deep and narrow I had to get my chisel out and it turned out really nice. Just put some extra thin cement on it after the picture to remove any chisel marks. Some of the steps in the instructions really needs an experienced modeller as there are no location marks for most of the parts. One thing I had to redo was the placement of the nose wheel well as I first glued it too high up, realized it when doing trial fitting with the fuselage. Really good the cement was still a little bit soft. After a cleanup the seats fitted really well onto the cockpit floor. The location of the sprue gates makes cleanup a little bit harder. Then a trial fitting with the fuselage and all seems to fit in Next thing is to get some grey paint in the cockpit Michael 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Great to see one of these get built. I have several in the stash but I'll wait to start until some photo etch comes available. /Johan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 looking really nice! thanks for showing your build! Regards, Werner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Got to agree……Thanks for sharing this with us…..I have just invested in one of these kits, which I plan to finish in RNoAF markings…hoping Vingtor comes up with some in the near future ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Befring Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 There are already RNoAF markings, Contact Maestro Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 …hoping Vingtor comes up with some in the near future ! Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoffo Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Those Norwegian versions look really nice, maybe I'll do another another one when maestros PE will become available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 There are already RNoAF markings, Contact Maestro Models Wasn't aware that he has done Norwegian markings, there's nothing I can find in his store. Those Vingtor Decals sure do look nice though, I may have to get a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Nice to see this one being built. I just ordered one. I remember them often flying over our house when they were still in active service, making a wonderful sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoffo Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 A few months of almost no modeling, but now some small progress. The interior is almost done, The instrument panel had no decals or any molded detail. Also some areas where very soft and other had a very sharp edge. The half engine, not much will be seen of it on the completed model. Again at the front some of the molded detail had vanished, even with a wash it did not bring out all of the detail. To prevent a tail sitter some liquid gravity was glued with gator glue on the bottom of the engine and on the fuselage sides. The wing has been glued together and some alclad grey primer sprayed on the leading edge. There has already been one pass with filler and sanding. The leading edge really need a lot of filler. Next is getting the fuselages halves together and the wing glued to the fuselages. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 very small, but nice and welcome update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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