keithjs Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) Well, I enjoyed that! I've been waiting to build one of these ever since Kinetic announced it for what seems like ages ago now. Built straight from the box except for decals which came from Aztecs Falklands sheet 48-048. Parts are exquisitely detailed throughout particularly the underside of the fuselage and the undercarriage bays. The only real complaint I have, (and its been mentioned on the previews), is the lack of instrument panel detail such as dials etc. I'm sure we'll be seeing some aftermarket parts from Yahu and Eduard no doubt so in the meantime I just used some generic ones from Airscale. Truthfully tho' you can't actually see much as they're in black underneath shrouds. It may be feasible to retrofit some when the time time comes but I'm happy with them for now. Just seems a little strange that's all, considering the quality of the rest of the model. I just about managed to get the nose wheel to balance OK but I could have done with a few more grams. It's not as tho' there's no room. Markings wise, as I said I opted for one of the aircraft on the Aztec Falklands sheet. It would appear that Pucaras arrived in the Falklands unpainted and according to a quote in the MMP book The Pucara story, (which was a great reference for the build anyway)''We painted them as we thought they ought to be painted. We did not have blueprints or paint references. We just did the camo patterns in the spur of the moment and we mixed the enamels with the colours we had available.'' Working on that theory I've tried to give the paint a somewhat tatty look and very slightly overpainted the edges of markings and stencils to represent for the want of a better phrase, 'hastily applied masking tape' There are some approximate colours given on the decal sheet so I just went along with those and I think they're acceptable. I'm just not sure if this particular aircraft has the yellow theatre stripes on the wings as well as the tail. Some do, some don't. I haven't yet found a photo of this actual aircraft. I worked on the theory that its easier to add them later if they do rather than take them off it it doesn't. Oh, and another nice tough are the addition of the photoetch static wicks for the wing tips tail and rudder. How long they last on there before I knock them off is anyones guess... Anyway, thanks for looking and as I said it comes highly recommended by me. Nice one Kinetic. 20210207_150530 20210207_150550 20210207_150636 20210207_150654 20210207_150755 20210207_150831 20210207_151010 Edited February 7, 2021 by keithjs 40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox1_BE Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Lovely build Keith, neat finish 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 This really looks wonderful! If the panels are really flat you might be able to add Quinta's 3D panel decals after the fact when/if they release them. I was thinking of doing the same thing with Zeveda's Su-57. Love the paint job you have done here, looks very realistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Love it and very quick of the mark👋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, speedy said: Love it and very quick of the mark Yep, just what Speedy said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Very nice build Keith.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Very nice Keith,..... lovely build. I made a 1/48th resin one years ago and it is a big model isn`t it? All you need now are some SAS lads to finish it off,..... literally! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 That's a real beauty Keith very well done thanks for sharing Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 That’s a very nice build Keith and indeed a speedy one, well done 👍👍👍 Like the color scheme .. cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Smart build. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Great looking build and excellent paint work. I appreciate, too, the comments regarding the kit quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 hello Keith, Job well done. This aircraft type will be remembered for a long time. Very successful design and skillfully flown by Argentine aviators. Regards, Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Nice work Keith! That's a great looking model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Well done Keith! You beat me, but them I'm not exactly the fastest modeller under the sun What colours did you use BTW? I'm picking shades at the moment in my build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjs Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 41 minutes ago, Mike said: Well done Keith! You beat me, but them I'm not exactly the fastest modeller under the sun What colours did you use BTW? I'm picking shades at the moment in my build Hi Mike, ah, well, thats a good question. The easy one was the blue underside and that I decided would be AK Real Color RC239 AirSupiriority Blue with some white added just to tone it down. The brown was based on Humbrol 9 (Tan) and mixed with Humbrol 121 (Pale Stone) If you didn't want to mix I think you'll find that US Vietnam Tan (FS30219) is fairly close but I felt it could be a little more 'orange'. The green was based on Humbrol 131, again with some white added till I thought it matched the approximate FS number Aztec quote. Sorry, can't give you the ratios as I just matched them to the relevant (approximate) FS numbers given on the Aztec sheet. But as I said in the write up there were no hard and fast rules as they were painted on arrival so I would assume even aircraft painted with the same colours would be slightly different.(if that makes sense?) In fact, one of the captured aircraft used for trials by Boscombe Down (ZD485) was repainted in this scheme. Of course the kit scheme is different anyway and much, much lighter so I can't help on that I'm afraid. And so are the other two on the Aztec sheet) Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 That looks great, I feel a purchase coming on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Great Pucara Keith. The colours look just right. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Superb build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Very nice model Keith, you certainly don't hang about when making models, puts me to shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjs Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Thanks Kevin. But then there's my quantity to your quality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czaralko Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Looking nice! Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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