Dannie Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Recently completed Academy's Supertweet. Bult as the 8th SOS at Bien Hoa 1970. Built mainly OOB, with belts and some sprucing up in the cockpit, and addition of the various antennae not provided in the kit. Great little kit, overall. Painted with Italeri acrylics and weathered with Vallejo washes and some mild post shading. Kit decals were slightly out of register, so replacement markings from the spares box used. Thanks for watching and Happy New 2017 to all, 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Nicely done, I've always liked the Dragonfly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Builder Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Well done mate, great finish overall, and nice work on the weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Hi Dannie: Congratulñations for the Wonderful rendition of the Super Tweet you have done here!!! I remember its distinctive sound and sterling service this wonderful aircraft gave to in my country, and remembering watching them overflying to and from the missions against Guerrillas in many parts of the country. I liked the way you have build this kit, but the most interesting thing for me is the wonderful paint job you have done, looks resplendent, and also the nice weathering technique giving a nice enhancement to the overall build. Thank you very much for sharing and Very Happy New Year to you too!!! Cheers from Guatemala. Luis Alfonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jean Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Hi Dannie, a smashing rendition of this fantastic bird! Superb! How did the Academy decals behave? I keep asking this silly question to Bmers who tackle this kit, as I am really scared to build mine to be let down by the decals... Once bitten.,.. Brilliant job! and a Great New Year! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannie Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 2 hours ago, jean said: How did the Academy decals behave? I keep asking this silly question to Bmers who tackle this kit, as I am really scared to build mine to be let down by the decals... Once bitten Thank you all for the comments. Silly question it is not Jean. I was also somewhat reluctant to use the kit decals, so I ran a small test with the Korean "star and bar" and numbers provided in the kit to check and prepare myself. The decals behaved ok, using warm water and Mr. setter/softer combo, but the Star and bars were all out of register with white background (discovered only on the kit). Other than that, even the walkways went down nicely with no silvering. Did have some areas with silvering, but puncturing and running a bead of MR.Setter solved the issue. HTH. Dannie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Good stuff - nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Very nice build. That's the one thing I don't like about Academy - decals that are incorrect, don't stick or poorly done... or all three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Love this little bird! Great paintwork and nice attention to details! The major issue with Academy decals in my experience is that in several years they tend to come off the model. So they are non-grata persons in my collection any more. I have this kit in stash too and I got Printscale decals to be done as VNAF aircraft. Your example moved my A-37 up in the stash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 10 minutes ago, Dennis_C said: The major issue with Academy decals in my experience is that in several years they tend to come off the model. That's what a final coat of varnish is for. Nice Supertweet! Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Hook said: That's what a final coat of varnish is for. Nice Supertweet! Cheers, Andre Sure thing Unfortunately with Academy that did not help. I actually had to reapply tons of MicroSol to re-stick decals and respray varnish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 That's a little beauty! Great work, especially on the camouflage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I've done Academy decals with Klear as a fixing medium, when I did my part right they went on fine & didn't silver. The Klear should ensure they stay on. That is a VERY nice tweet. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Very nice indeed! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 - nice to see a Cessna being done so well. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I love these little kits, such a lot going on. This one is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannie Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Thank you all, Yup, Academy decals usally tend to be less than useful. In this case decided to give them a try, hopefully this won't come back to bite me later. Dennis, the VNAF examples do tend to be little bit more colourfull, and a word of advice, paint the inlet areas black prior to assemblying the wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Outstanding! Hope mine will turn out half as good as yours. Without a doubt, one of the noisiest jets for its size! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Such a small subject - looks a lot bigger than it is..! Excellent work. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Really nice Dragonfly there, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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