Cobalt Co50 Valkyrie - Amodel 1:72

[NorbertBu]

Hello fellow modellers,

 

here I would like to show you my model of the Valkyrie. It is a small commuter plane for 5 passengers, no, four plus pilot. It's maiden flight was in Januar 2015, the second prototype crashed or made a forced landing in 2017. Since then no further information is available. There are some pictures in the net, showing a black aircraft, maybe the first prototype, on several occasions with different registrations.

 

Amodel is producing several unique and exotic aircraft. although the quality has improved significantly, there are still some flaws apparent in this kit, especially in the instructions.

 

They want to ignore the rear windows and paint the whole area black, the undercarriage doors are toolarge and had to be shortened, the holes for the undercarriage legs are positioned underneath the lower wing part and so on. I wonder wheather they never make a test build with their test shots.

 

I wanted to close the canopy, but it was too big, so I built it open. The windows are clear in the kit, so I had to airbrush them with Tamiya smoke, which took me three attempts. I wonder how all the F-16 builders manage to do it so effortless and successfully...

The opening mechanism is way too high and has to be shortened. So are the seats, or the whole inside will not fit into the fuselage. But this is what modelling is all about, isn't it?

 

And still I will continue building these kits, because I like the aircraft types away from Spitfires and 109s. (F-4s are an exception!)

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Norbert

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 8, 2021 by NorbertBu

[ForestFan]

That’s different! Well done for persevering, you’ve got a unique model there. Nicely done

[Red Dot]

Hi Norbert,

 

Well done for finishing this one. You've made a great job of it, and its nice to see something different

 

Andy

[Vultures1]

Not seen one of those before! You've done a really great job there - well done

[CarLos]

Beautiful aircraft, great model! Congratulations!

[MickE]

Well done it looks great! I love the paint finish 👌