Reini78 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 #4/2019 Well, my dad did the best he could but sadly the model didn´t turn out as wished. He used the new Roden kit, which is a typical one, mediocre fit, engineering and molding quality, the clear parts could be clearer too. The selfmade style decals from Brent-Air-Decals weren´t convincing too, couldn´t prevent them from silvering. Used a selfmixed paint for RAL7013 brown-grey. The kit inclides metal wire/rods for the antennas but my dad used plastic rods. Masking tape used for the seatbelts. Shapeways 3D printed spine antenna. The Austrian airforce bought 7 L-19E in 1958 and a further batch with 22 L-19A in 1959. The last Bird Dogs were decommissioned in 1997. Build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235047254-bundesheer148-cessna-l-19a-bird-dog-austrian-airforce/ DSC_0001 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0010 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0012 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0013 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0015 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0016 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0018 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0019 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0020 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0021 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) Looks quite amazing from this perspective despite any shortcomings! Edited February 10, 2019 by John D.C. Masters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I would say you won that battle. Looks very good 👍. Pity about the glass not being clear as it is a big part of the kit and something the builder can't fix. Still you have done the usual fantastic job of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Still turned out a great looking build Rieni,superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Nice looking Bird Dog, Reini, despite the decals and transparencies. Cheers, Wlad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Great work on your Cessna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Reinhard! Cessna looks mighty good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 2/10/2019 at 6:19 PM, John D.C. Masters said: Looks quite amazing from this perspective despite any shortcomings! On 2/10/2019 at 6:33 PM, Greg Law said: I would say you won that battle. Looks very good 👍. Pity about the glass not being clear as it is a big part of the kit and something the builder can't fix. Still you have done the usual fantastic job of it. On 2/11/2019 at 12:02 AM, stevej60 said: Still turned out a great looking build Rieni,superb! On 2/11/2019 at 4:13 AM, Wlad said: Nice looking Bird Dog, Reini, despite the decals and transparencies. Cheers, Wlad On 2/11/2019 at 6:34 AM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Great work on your Cessna On 2/11/2019 at 7:45 AM, zigster said: Reinhard! Cessna looks mighty good! Thank you for your kind words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Very nice job on this kit. (As an aside, I know some Bird dog pilots who credit the plane for its toughness, fuel capacity and great flying characteristics. One pilot informs me that he landed safely after a significant section of his wing was shot off over Korea). CUrious—How would you compare it to the Model USA kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 On 2/12/2019 at 2:25 PM, 28ZComeback said: Very nice job on this kit. (As an aside, I know some Bird dog pilots who credit the plane for its toughness, fuel capacity and great flying characteristics. One pilot informs me that he landed safely after a significant section of his wing was shot off over Korea). CUrious—How would you compare it to the Model USA kit? thanks! Can´t really say much. Besides the Roden kit my dad started the Model USA kit too but quit after a short time. All I can say is the Model USA kit parts need more clean up work. Overall I´d say the Roden kit is slightly better. Maybe there are already some comparisons to find online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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