Fixer Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 CMC Leopard by AModel with some scratch built detail for undercarriage and cockpit. The quality is typical for this producer, biggest issue being the oversized canopy. Finished model is around 10cm/4in both in length and width. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Neat work. Not a subject that I would expect to be made by a mainstream model company. Was that colour scheme and associated decals in the kit? How did you deal with the oversized canopy? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixer Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 H @John R This marking comes with AModel 72341 kit. There is also 72337 presenting second(?) prototype. Decals are nice and thin but very delicate. As for the canopy, it was wider than the hull, so I glued it on, sanded down to align with the hull, then retraced the joint line. Only issue is that some of the residue got inside and fogged the windows, which I learned only after removing the masking tape from almost finished model ☹️ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Very nice model! I am also just building it and I have encountered the same problem, the canopy is too wide. How did you solve that problem? I really like the finish of your model! greetings from Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Super job - I've never seen this built before - God Bless Amodel for releasing these bonkers subjects! TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 That's a strange looking aircraft. Nice looking model though. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 What an amazing looking plane. Looks like it came from a Captain Scarlett episode! You've certainly done an excellent job of it. Very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Looks very nice in that scheme, it's not an easy kit to build and far smaller than it looks! On 11/08/2021 at 12:04, John R said: Neat work. Not a subject that I would expect to be made by a mainstream model company. Was that colour scheme and associated decals in the kit? How did you deal with the oversized canopy? John This scheme was only applied after the aircraft had been grounded and was used to publicise the Bournemouth airshow in 2010, being positioned near to the airport entrance. I built both the first and second prototypes and both canopies had serious flaws in them as well as being too big so I vacformed replacements. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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