gengriz Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 This month's project has been the futuristic looking Piaggio Avanti of the Italian Navy (as seen at this year's Yeovilton Airshow), using the AModel kit. As with all AModel kits, it needs a little care to complete, but captures the "Gerry Anderson" looks of the real thing well. Indeed, I briefly thought about painting it white and using a set of spare Spectrum decals instead of the kit ones! The kit includes a comprehensive interior layout, but this is a little wasted due to the small and not entirely clear windows. ... and the real thing at Yeovilton: FredT 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightpainter Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Beautiful model of a truly unique aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Great work on a very sleek & futuristic looking aircraft. I've seen an Air Force Avanti display at Fairford a few times, always a cracking display. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Great work on an interesting subject, bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Saw one today actually. A private one not military. A high pitched almost motorcycle sound overhead and a white dot in the sky. Checked Flight Radar 24 and it was an Avanti. Rare to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo Aero Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I love the Piaggio. You really did it justice. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Wonderful work! For sure it's a unique and very attractively looking aircraft! Fred, any hints on the kit construction? I have one in stash but sure there some hidden pitfalls in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gengriz Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 13 hours ago, Dennis_C said: Wonderful work! For sure it's a unique and very attractively looking aircraft! Fred, any hints on the kit construction? I have one in stash but sure there some hidden pitfalls in the way. Dennis, Much as you would expect from short run, so: The interior is very comprehensive, but the parts very small, difficult to de-sprue without damage and extremely fiddly to assemble all the seats consistently. And you can't see them when its finished (aaaaaaaargh!) The sidewall/floor assembly sequence is suspect (I had several attempts before I was happy). Instrument panel needed a lot of fettling to get it to fit Cabin windows are not a good fit and not very clear (fill the gaps and re-polish). Cockpit windows slightly wider than the fuselage, so needed a lot of fairing in (then lots of polishing to make them clear again). Undercarriage is very flimsy and without my reference pictures, I'm not sure I would have understood the instructions. Some parts are very thin and difficult to remove from the sprue without damaging Engine nacelle fit to the wing was very poor with big gaps Very small exhaust parts were damaged on removal from the sprue and difficult to assemble satisfactory Some parts rough and needed a lot of cleaning up Wings, canards & tailplanes were butt jointed, so alignment is tricky Decals looked nice, but several split when they met water! They forgot the tail antenna. Painting instructions - based on my references, I'm not sure they chose the right grey. Neither did I ! But that said, the fit of major parts was generally pretty good, despite the lack of locating pins. Not a kit for a beginner, but definitely buildable!!! FredT 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 4 hours ago, gengriz said: Dennis, Much as you would expect from short run, so: The interior is very comprehensive, but the parts very small, difficult to de-sprue without damage and extremely fiddly to assemble all the seats consistently. And you can't see them when its finished (aaaaaaaargh!) The sidewall/floor assembly sequence is suspect (I had several attempts before I was happy). Instrument panel needed a lot of fettling to get it to fit Cabin windows are not a good fit and not very clear (fill the gaps and re-polish). Cockpit windows slightly wider than the fuselage, so needed a lot of fairing in (then lots of polishing to make them clear again). Undercarriage is very flimsy and without my reference pictures, I'm not sure I would have understood the instructions. Some parts are very thin and difficult to remove from the sprue without damaging Engine nacelle fit to the wing was very poor with big gaps Very small exhaust parts were damaged on removal from the sprue and difficult to assemble satisfactory Some parts rough and needed a lot of cleaning up Wings, canards & tailplanes were butt jointed, so alignment is tricky Decals looked nice, but several split when they met water! They forgot the tail antenna. Painting instructions - based on my references, I'm not sure they chose the right grey. Neither did I ! But that said, the fit of major parts was generally pretty good, despite the lack of locating pins. Not a kit for a beginner, but definitely buildable!!! FredT Sounds like an Amodel kit then! very nice work Fred. Did you use the Caracal decals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, gengriz said: But that said, the fit of major parts was generally pretty good, despite the lack of locating pins. Not a kit for a beginner, but definitely buildable!!! FredT Hi Fred, Sounds like nothing more challenging than standard short-run And good to know about cockpit window. For every Sword or AZ kit I assemble checking canopy against fuselage is step number one Amodel seems the same gang here. For decals I already got Caracal set as original decals are off the register unfortunately. Edited October 1, 2019 by Dennis_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) I know the struggle of the Amodel P180. Here is mine with Caracal decals. Well done, my man! Edited October 1, 2019 by Ad-4N pictures 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Superb job on that Amodel kit FredT - great build and excellent finish..... I did mine two years ago........ any hints on the kit construction? I would echo Fred's comments - typical Amodel kit that needs a little work - but as you can see, it makes into a nice model of an unusual type.. FWIW, by build WIP is here:- http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/model_avanti.html Ken 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 A great thread. Pushes me to move mine on top of the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I love this strange aircraft. Very nice model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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