ianwau Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Finally managed to get this one done (or my version of done). It's a resin kit from Unicraft where 'some modelling skills are an advantage'. Decals are from Oldmodeldecals.com in NZ (who have plenty of other schemes for this A/C). 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Beautiful work Ian, that’s brought a much-needed smile to my face. Bravo! I’m so glad to see one of these completed. One day I’ll be in a position to get the kit. I didn’t expect to see a cover on the hopper opening. Did you find a photo of one? Edited April 10, 2020 by k5054nz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 That's rather different, and very nicely done too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Learn something new every day. Very cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianwau Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 hours ago, k5054nz said: didn’t expect to see a cover on the hopper opening Shhhhh. Artistic license - forgot to cut the hole and didn't relish dust all through the cockpit. 😛 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Lovely work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbus320 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I learned to fly in New Zealand and no matter how low I flew when cross-country there was always one of these underneath me!!! Very skilled pilots and an interesting machine. Your model captures the look of the real thing perfectly! Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 There should be a medal for everyone completing a Unicraft kit. This one has come out particularly well! Excellent job, I imagine there was a fair amount of muffled cursing along the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Great modelling on a very different subject. Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianwau Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 13 hours ago, Work In Progress said: muffled cursing along the way Yes - stern words were required from time to time. I sort of knew what I was in for upon box opening - I took out at least a third of the fuselage resin (I weighed it before/after) from the inside with an angle grinder - ie a full on tradies power tool. Needed to make room for cockpit interior, lead in the nose and to get rid of excess weight behind CofG. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Lovely job, and you've got the runway length about right as well There's one of these kits for sale locally and I've been thinking of getting it. I've seen the the planes may times over the years; Wanganui isn't too far up the road. It's something a bit out of the ordinary. Well done Cheers Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianwau Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 37 minutes ago, kiwitrogg said: There's one of these kits for sale locally and I've been thinking of getting it Gaz - are you on the "Fletcher FU24 & PAC Cresco Fans" Facebook group? Lot's of Kiwis there and you'll get a bit more of an idea of the kit K5054NZ up above has a production line going of the 1:72 version. Below is what comes in the 1:48 kit and this is after I have cleaned it up a bit (click on the photo and you'll go to a Flickr album of the build) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Hi Ian, Thanks for the links, I don't do Facebook but I can get some access to that group. Looks like there are some local aviation legends on there, and a couple of good videos to finish watching as well. I'll be visiting again in the future. The kit looks typical resin, a painful but necessary evil if you want the finished article. At least it's smaller than the VC10 I did a couple of years ago, and the Belfast I've got on the SofD at the mo.......1/48 should be manageable (hopefully). I'll have to mull this one over for a bit. I'm on a rum of armour subjects at the mo Cheers Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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