SteveMc Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Good afternoon to all. This is my recently finished 1/48 Kinetic Pucara. It was built generally OOB except for Eduard seats belts and cockpit set plus Aztec decals. The decals were by Cartograph and went down very well. The Aztec decals gave plenty of options and I had bought them with the intention of building the captured British version. However, the Argentinian test aircraft with the colourful tail caught my eye and that is what I went with. Apparently it was used as a weapons test aircraft early in the Falklands War, although I couldn't find any photos or references for this scheme. I just used the limited reference shown on the decal sheet and photos of similar camo schemes. The instructions called for weight to be added with no clue as to how much. There was little room in the nose so I added liquid gravity mixed with PVA under the tub, 10 grams at a time. I stopped at 40 grams before I was confident that I had avoided a tail sitter. In the end it was just enough. I used a mixture of paints to get as close as I could to the reference colours. It was primed with XF-20 grey and pre-shaded with XF-1 black. The underside was painted with Vallejo Model Air Dark Ghost Grey. The upper surface camo was Italeri Flat Middle Stone and Tamiya XF-26 Green and was air brushed free hand. I had used Italeri acrylics once before. They are not good to work with. I initially used Italeri thinners with poor results and eventually used X20A and very high pressure then spent ages stripping and cleaning my airbrush. The tail was Tamiya X-1 Red, X-2 White and X-3 Blue. The kit itself is very good. The surface detail is excellent as is the fit. Even the instructions were OK. There were a few incorrect part numbers but the instructions actually referred to the kit I was building. Very un-Kinetic 😂. Weathering was done with Flory washes and Abteilung oils. Some of the options available with the Aztec decals The finished article Cheers Steve 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Very nice and to me previously unknown scheme! Great work on this interesting aircraft somwhere between Bronco and A-10... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Lovely model in an unusual scheme Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Well done on producing such an eye-catching model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 That's superb, a very striking scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Very nice! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Very nice work Steve. Pleasure to view. Wow there is certainly a lot of paint work to this & very nicely executed. Think you are putting me off building mine. Very nice masterclass stuff. Laurie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Very eye catching scheme, and a lovely build. Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Lovely build and great scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh G Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Awesome job. I'm doing this kit at the moment and have got the same decals you have (I'm going to do A-532). I used the same Eduard cockpit set, which I am impressed with. I packed the space under the co-pilot's seat and the engine nacelles with split shot fishing sinkers - hope that's enough.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 6 hours ago, Josh G said: Awesome job. I'm doing this kit at the moment and have got the same decals you have (I'm going to do A-532). I used the same Eduard cockpit set, which I am impressed with. I packed the space under the co-pilot's seat and the engine nacelles with split shot fishing sinkers - hope that's enough.... Thanks Josh. It’s a nice kit and good luck with your build. I use liquid gravity which I mix with PVA glue to add weight to my models. For the Pucara I added 10 grams at a time under the tub until I reached 40 grams. As it turned out it was just enough. Cheers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 35 minutes ago, SteveMc said: T I use liquid gravity which I mix with PVA glue to add weight to my models. For the Pucara I added 10 grams at a time under the tub until I reached 40 grams. As it turned out it was just enough. Cheers Steve Thanks Steve for that info never heard of it. Ordered they transporting this stuff it in the nose of the aircraft I understand. Better than ball bearings & bits of cut up lead. Laurie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Great looking Pucara Steve. Beautifully made and painted, all the more interesting because of your choice of markings. I wish there was a good kit in 1/72, there are so many good schemes on that decal sheet I fancy doing. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalemodeller54 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Superb Build , I love the colour scheme and the Photo,s are brilliant as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 A really nice model you've got there, love the paintwork especially. What did you use for the static dischargers out of interest? Always loved the Pucara for some reason but I can't quite get over how small and odd the engines are especially with those rather elongated prop hubs. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 21 hours ago, LaurieS said: Thanks Steve for that info never heard of it. Ordered they transporting this stuff it in the nose of the aircraft I understand. Better than ball bearings & bits of cut up lead. Laurie Thanks Laurie, I’ve been using if for a couple of years. Really good stuff which gets into small spaces you won’t fill with BB’s or fishing weights. Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 18 hours ago, MBM said: A really nice model you've got there, love the paintwork especially. What did you use for the static dischargers out of interest? Always loved the Pucara for some reason but I can't quite get over how small and odd the engines are especially with those rather elongated prop hubs. Cheers, Mark Hi Mark. Many thanks for your kind comments. The static dischargers were PE supplied with the kit. Cheers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Striking paint job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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