Redboost Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Hi fellow modellers, this is one of my long term projects I recently got finished. Whilst the original kit is pretty spot on as far as the main airframe specifics are concerned, the mouldings suffered from poor moulding quality. That means I completely reworked the surface, rescribed the panel lines and added the rivets. Most of details as cockpit, engine, canopy, undercarriage etc. were scratch built or heavily modified. The decals come from fabulous Radu B. decal sheet and since I was building one of the earlier machines with 4-guns wing, I opted for "42" which wore the unit score. Flown in August 1941 on Eastern Front by Escadrila 42/52, Grupul 5 Vanatoare. Cheers Libor 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Wow, that is a stunner! Beautiful rendition of a beautiful aircraft. Well done Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Excellent model and the riveting makes it come alive ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Great result from a less than perfect kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Very nice, best 1/72 IAR-80, I've seen, Great colour scheme as well,😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Nice to see aircraft from other countries,besides the usual suspects.Well tidy indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicofigueira Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Excellent work and photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Great model 👍 Great plane 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 That's a good one!!! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 A wonder job on that Libor. I've long promised myself one of these, best I get on to it before your beautiful model leads to a sell out. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 lovely 1/72 work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Excellent job @Libor. Can I ask what 'yellow' you used and what base colour did you put it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Beautiful model of an interesting and unfamiliar subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 A stunning build especially given the scale,first class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romel Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Great result . I like it very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redboost Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 Thanks for comments lads, much appreciated! Steve: don't worry, such a struggler won't sell out quickly:-) Hope Trumpy may scale it down one day... Courageous: it's Gunze H24 Orange Yellow applied on light grey Surfacer. In reality it has a slight orange tint in it, but the photo-lights suppressed this effect a bit. Cheers Libor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Stunning model mate. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 fan Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Beautiful, Libor; simply beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Wonderful job on that vanatoare! Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Gorgeous Libor. Really superb Gotta love an aircraft with a "skid" instead of a back wheel. Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I am impressed. Very impressed. The most beautiful IAR80 I ever have seen in this scale. Now, I must get that kit, too! Thanks for showing, Libor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redboost Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 Thanks again, gents! Roman: good luck then! :-) Don't forget to arm yourself with good references, I can recommend either of Radu Brinzan books. See you in BA soon! :-) Cheers Libor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 What a superb result! I'm going to have a go at one of these, but I doubt mine will hold a candle to yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael louey Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 (edited) Another great build Libor. I've got Radu's book and it's great. Stangely I haven't got around to getting a kit since I sold my old Formaplane vacform Cheers Michael Edited November 2, 2017 by Michael louey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 That reminds me I've got a Radu Brinzan book on these, maybe there is still hope for me with one of these. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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