1/144 Aero L-159A/E Alca by Miniwing/JBr Model (released)

[JBr]

Miniwing has released a new tool 1/144 scale plastic injected kit of the Czech built Aero L-159 Alca advanced light attack aircraft. Currently used by the Czech Air Force, Iraqi Air Force (one of the key weapons during the battle of Mosul) and American red air contractor Draken International.

 

It is available as the following releases, covering all the current users of the aircraft (also see the attached picture for profiles).

 

• Miniwing #323 - "Czech Air Force" special boxed edition. Contains plastic parts for one aircraft, PE with antennas and resin parts - 1x Plamen canon pod and 2x Mk.82, GBU-12 and AGM-65. This kit contains 4 decal options from various eras of L-159 service in the Czech Air Force.

 

The remaining Miniwing releases are so called "budget editions". The the kit comes in a bag with instructions, decals for one aircraft and PE with antennas. Resin parts are not included:

 

• Miniwing #324 - "Iraqi Air Force" - L-159A no. 5605 of the No. 115 Squadron, Balad AFB.
• Miniwing #325 - "Czech Air Force" - L-159A no. 6054 of the 212th Tactical Squadron, Čáslav AFB (choice of two variations of the scheme from two different years).
• Miniwing #326 - "Grey Draken" - L-159E N258EM used by Draken International.
• Miniwing #327 - "Arctic Draken" - L-159E N159EM, the first L-159 delivered to Draken International and painted in "arctic aggressor" paint scheme.

 

As I have cooperated with Miniwing on this release, providing not just the decals, but also the PE and most of the resin set design, I am also releasing two limited edition kits based on the Miniwing plastic, with special decal options and each also including the resin canon pod.

 

• JBr Model LE005 - "Prototype" - allows you to build the prototype used by the Aero Vodochody factory for flight testing and avionics and weapons integration.
• JBr Model LE006 - "Spitfire" - this edition includes decals for the 212th Tactical Squadron bird no. 6053 painted in RAF Spitfire paint scheme, commemorating the patron of the squadron, general František Peřina, the first Czechoslovak ace of the WWII and the fourth highest scoring Czechoslovak pilot of the WWII. This model can be build both in either the static display version (with full RAF insignia) or the in the regular duty marking (with incomplete RAF insignia and Czech lo-viz insignia).

 

 

Edited October 9, 2018 by JBr

[caughtinthemiddle]

Inbox review of the special boxed edition of Alca kit: http://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-144-aero-l-159a-alca-czech-air-force-miniwing/
And as a 'bonus', inbox of another plastic kit from the same company that doesn't have an own topic in this forum, Cessna L-19A: http://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-144-cessna-l-19a-u-s-army-miniwing/

[caughtinthemiddle]

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T-28A Trojan: http://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-144-north-american-t-28b-trojan-miniwing/

Edited July 25, 2019 by caughtinthemiddle

[caughtinthemiddle]

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SAAB J-29F Tunnan:  http://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-144-saab-j-29f-tunnan-miniwing/

[caughtinthemiddle]

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