Paul J Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 This has been on my shelf of doom for over a year or so. So I decided to try and get on with the scheme I had planned for it as a way of shedding the lack of Mojo. The end result is here after a weeks of evenings doing paint touch ups and decals with some final assembly. All decals from the Airfix new tool JPT.3/4 that includes all the dayglo, with some modified, wing roundels and unit emblems etc from one of the options in the kit, a couple roundels and underwing serial from Modeldecal generic sets, fuselage serial ZF406 (from the overall dark blue option) and all stencilling from the Tucano kit, whose decals were very brittle and held together with Klear coated over wanted items a couple times before using. The crew figures had to have some surgery by way of hacking off parts of their bottoms and upper legs as they would not sit down properly enabling the canopy to close. Undercart legs and nose gar from an Aeroclub set as too is the prop. I do have the Aeroclub seats for the Tucano and have assembled one and found they do not fit!!! IT seems the cockpit floor is too shallow.....maybe? Kit ones used. A vacform Aeroclub canopy is in the box of remnants but probably won't use it. HATAKA acrylic paint used for the grey from the RAF Trainer paint set. Sprayed on beautifully! To the pics: The chap in front seat had his head turned to make it look lifelike and the guy in back a different bone dome. I don't often use figures but in this case It enabled me to avoid making a lash up of in home made seat belts. Metal main undercart legs used as I found them in the box with the other Aeroclub bits in when I bought the kit 2nd hand but used the kit wheels as they had better hub detail although they may a bit too thin. As it happened the kit legs were missing!!! The prop is white metal as too is the spinner. I used these at the last minute as they added the last bit of weight to help it from being a tailsitter. As a personal touch, I opted for a polished spinner. I did paint the plastic part correctly in black and white halves and its prop as a spare' The JP donor kit for the decals( more on this one in next post)built at almost the same time as the Tucano was progressing recently The box it came out of. Why I chose this 'off beat ' scheme you ask? Well I often wondered how some late 20th century RAF types would look if they had a policy of not updating colour schemes for any amount of reasons. And a Light Aircraft grey with dayglo scheme following on from the JP was the way I went. You could also look at it as a possible special anniversary retro scheme for No.1 FTS. After all they did paint other specials in gaudy or drab camo special one of s didn't they! It looks a bit Chipmunkesque I think..... Anyway, I hope you like it. Any comments most welcome. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Very nice work and great result with this old mold. I like the this grey-orange presentation Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Great whif, looks excellent, hope the RAF copy your idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I love the idea for this scheme, jet scheme on a turboproperplane 😁 Cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 That's brilliant, so much nicer looking than the silly all over black the MoD boffins insisted on! Proper training colours. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 That looks great, the scheme really suits the airframe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Great work on the little gal! I have this kit in my stash, along with all that CMK aftermarket resin - how does the basic kit go together? Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twentecable Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Nice looking plane and interesting subject. Very clean build. I would like to see the recessed panel lines in a wash, but thats my taste :). gr TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 A great scheme. Nicely thought out. The black was chosen as it seemed to be easier to see when in the circuit and at a distance. We did have a dark blue one for displays back when I worked on them. Back then they were red/white & grey though. Brand new from the factory in Ireland, so you didn't see the panel lines! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks for all your comments. Keep them coming. Re panel lines I sometimes do them but only to control surfaces like ailerons rudder elevators. The kit goes together fairly well no real dramas. The one thing that I will mention is if aftermarket seats are proposed to be used the floor of the cockpit need to be a lot lower and wider between side consoles as otherwise they will not fit. So basically a refabrication of the cockpit would be needed. The kit seats are basic which is part of the reason I fitted the crew.. even they don't fit!!! (see my comment at post 1) I have toyed with the idea of doing others in retro schemes. Such as the Hawk in light grey and solid dayglo area or even with yellow T bands. Like the two seater Hunters were in RAF and FAA. Other ideas and thoughts are the Hercules done in white /grey/ blue flash transport command colours like the Belfast and the Belfast in sand brown camo, Nimrod in Shackleton style white top dark grey elsewhere, Tornadoes with full colour D type roundels and light grey undersides, like the early Harrier GR.1 and Phantoms. All sorts of back stories could be written to explain them.....Tucan in FAC camo like the Brawdy/ Chivenor JPs. Loads one could come up with. To get back to this build, I just thought it would be interesting and a way of using up surplus/spare decals effectively. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 That’s fantastic. Getting the prop to look that good is an achievement in itself. May I suggest a silver with yellow bands scheme as your next challenge? Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Buzby061 said: May I suggest a silver with yellow bands scheme as your next challenge? Pete I was thinking of a Hawk maybe...?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Very nice. I loved the little Tucano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinK Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Paul J said: Other ideas and thoughts are the Hercules done in white /grey/ blue flash transport command colours like the Belfast That's not necessarily a 'what-if'. Apart from the Met Flight's W.2, I seem to remember a photo of XV176 at Lockheed-Georgia in something like that scheme in 1966: it wasn't delivered that way, but it wore the scheme for a brief time. If anyone has Air Pictorials from that time, I think it was a cover shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 4 hours ago, KevinK said: That's not necessarily a 'what-if'. Apart from the Met Flight's W.2, I seem to remember a photo of XV176 at Lockheed-Georgia in something like that scheme in 1966: it wasn't delivered that way, but it wore the scheme for a brief time. If anyone has Air Pictorials from that time, I think it was a cover shot. I had forgotten about the W.2. But never saw any pics of any other RAF Hercules with the white/ grey blue flash scheme so thats news to me. I used to have Air Pic but not that far back. Anyway I regard my Tucano and any others I might do more as 'Counter Factual' as opposed to what if. Or 'What might/could have been'. Or even a possible special anniversary scheme like the RAF have done with Hawk, Tucanos Typhoon etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Smashing idea,lovely production. Food for thought..... Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I like the idea and the execution. I have a liking for the old Light Aircraft Grey and Fluorescent Orange schemes- still have some of the stick on tape used at the time. Where do you get those paints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 3 hours ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: I like the idea and the execution. I have a liking for the old Light Aircraft Grey and Fluorescent Orange schemes- still have some of the stick on tape used at the time. Where do you get those paints? Thanks for your comments. The Light grey is by Hataka and comes in a set of 6 colours designated for RAF trainers. I don't recall who from but of the traders at one of the shows I went to. Maybe Hannants stock them?? The dayglo is from the decals in the new tool Airfix Jet Provost kit with some slight mods doctored to fit. . They stuck down OK but helped with Klear where they 'lifted' a little, to bed them down more firmly. The HATAKA paints my be available singly, not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcNewitt Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Awesome, love that! Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 22 hours ago, Paul J said: I was thinking of a Hawk maybe...?? Now there’s an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 That is a really well built and finished Tucano Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick231 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Beautifully finished mate and wow I like the Tucano in this scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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