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#4308217 - 11/01/16 11:53 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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This is why I'm hesitant to build the few model aircraft I want to build. I bought a Revell F-14 Tomcat kit when I was around 12 years old and it ended up around 2.5-3 feet long and had 3 major parts... the cockpit area, the swing-wing bit, and the rear part with the elevators/vertical stabilizers. None of the parts fit properly with the other one and I ended up with around 1-2mm of offsets or gaps in certain areas. A really bad experience for a young model-maker.

While I'm amazed at the skill goon has shown in his work, it only makes me more hesitant to start this part of the hobby.


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#4308249 - 11/02/16 03:11 AM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Oh don't think like that Ice. Just remember that as we get older, comes more patience. It's one of those hobbies that practice really does make perfect and our criticisms are only harder on ourselves.

#4308269 - 11/02/16 09:22 AM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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I think it was partly expectation. I had no clue "extra work" was required; I simply thought "glue the pieces together and done!" so finding out parts did not fit perfectly was a rude surprise.


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#4309491 - 11/06/16 03:08 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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I've got the pre-shading on now, and you can also see the first of the bare metal colours on the control surfaces. All the Pucaras were bare metal, and painted before flying to Falklands. The control surfaces were left unpainted so as not to disturb their static balance. All the aircraft were kept outside on the islands, often operating from rough strips. I'll therefore be looking to make the finish dirty, but not worn.

(The aforementioned painting is one of the details that makes modelling a Pucara from the conflict a nightmare for referencing. They were painted with whatever colours were to hand, and to no standard pattern. On top of that, darker colours were used later in the process, and some aircraft also wore ID stripes. No pictures of my subject, A-511, on the islands exist, but the wreckage has been photographed, and I have a 3 view of the scheme. As only one exists, I have to assume it's accurate. At least no-one can produce evidence to show I've got it wrong!)



Here's a close up of the troublesome windshield. I gave it a good old blast with Mr. Surfacer and some time with the Dremel and sanding sticks. The panel line was going to prove difficult to instate, but I remembered something I read in a magazine about using Mr. Surfacer to simulate raised panels. I placed thick tape in the right position, then layered on Mr. Surfacer 1000, and let it dry. Removing the tape left a very pleasing effect of a raised fairing, that just needed a quick run over from a rivetting tool. It works for me!




Ice, if you're thinking about having a go at building have a look around for a kit with great fit, and jump in. (Bandai's range of Star Wars kits are utterly superb, requiring no glue at all. I built and painted their TIE Fighter in 3.5 days!) Here's another idea, which I've been toying with doing myself - paint only with Tamiya grey primer, the model will look like a render of a digital 3D model.


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UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

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#4312545 - 11/16/16 08:01 AM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Great build. Lots of miniature work on it.

#4313699 - 11/20/16 04:06 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Hi all,
Here are some pictures showing the painting process. I've used Hataka paints, because they have some great colour matches, but they are really difficult to work with. No matter what I thin them with they spit, clog or flood seemingly at random. The only way I could get any consistency out of them was to fit the 0.4mm nozzle and needle and spray neat at high pressure. This means the pre-shade is pretty much wiped out.

Here's the green.



Then some white tack worms and Humbrol Maskol before the brown.




Masking off. The control surfaces are still under tape.


And finally the yellow ID stripes.


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UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4314695 - 11/23/16 09:40 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Like all models things come together quickly towards the end. I've got the masking off, then dirtied it up with some Flory Models wash and Tamiya pigments. I haven't weathered it too much. I've flat coated and removed the canopy masking. I have to say I am super pleased with the transparencies (canopy only dry-fitted here) given how difficult the masking was to apply.



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UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4314766 - 11/24/16 03:21 AM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Just stunning work.


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#4315570 - 11/27/16 07:24 AM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Another really nice build goon. smile


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#4315664 - 11/27/16 06:31 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Nice, Please tell me more about the white tack worm putty. Have not seen that used before.

#4316375 - 11/30/16 12:19 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Hi Falstar,
White-tack worms can be used to mask camo (amongst other things!). Roll it in to worms, draw out your pattern and fill in the remaining space to mask. I like it because you can get a very fine soft edge, sometimes a very subtle effect you can hardly see, but it looks 'right'. You won't get a hard line built up, like you would against tape, which can be a pain to remove.

It's pretty time consuming, and rolling the 'worms' is a real chore! (I've used Maskol to fill in here, as it is much quicker, but makes it very hard to recycle the white tack compared to filling in with tape.)

White tack isn't as easy to use as blue tack but it's important to use it as it won't leave an oily residue or stain on the masked paint.


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UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4316606 - 12/01/16 02:30 AM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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How tacky is it? Can you reroll it again like blue tack or does the paint make it a one use item?

#4316647 - 12/01/16 09:26 AM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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It's not as tacky as Blue tack, and is more inclined to stick to your fingers than the model, which can be infuriating. I think you ca recycle it.


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UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4318196 - 12/07/16 10:06 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Some more progress.

Here's the finished markings. It's not really as contrasty as this, I turned it up a bit on this photo.



It's got legs and wheels. The resin legs cleverly have a steel 'spine' to stop them sagging under the weight of the model. (Ignore the blue around the flap hinges, it needs blending in after hand painting.)



Under the rear fuselage there is a cable antenna, strung between two aerofoil section supports. After failing to find anything in the spares box I found a post online that gave a neat solution. I inserted a little copper wire in some thin aluminium tube and flattened it with small hammer. Not perfectly aerofoil, but as near as needed in 1/48. (Trimming it with scissors even gives a neat little streamlined base - cool!) I'll cut this section in two to make the supports.



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UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4318267 - 12/08/16 04:24 AM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Using the copper wire IS a pretty ingenious fix goon. thumbsup


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#4319874 - 12/14/16 09:11 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Getting close now. Everything in the cockpit is installed. Just waiting for the canopy jacks to dry before fitting the transparency. I'm not sure the sight is in the right place. It's mounted exactly where it should be on the windshield frame, but looks out of place. Not sure I can do anything about it.



The model is a tail sitter, and normally I'd add weight to stop it being so. When I started the build I did not know the resin gear legs were reinforced internally with wire so decided I'd fix it to a base. (Resin gear can sag under too much weight, and this is a real lump!) So I decided to make a small section of Port Stanley airfield (BAM Malvinas to the Argentininans.) Here is the eventual home of the model. I don't make vegetation very often, so I'm pretty pleased with this representation of the Falklands flora.


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Gareth

UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4320987 - 12/18/16 04:30 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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All finished! I'm properly pleased with the result. The build wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, and I now have a 1/48 Pucara in my collection. There aren't many around!

A quick phone pic, I'll put some proper shots on when I get chance to take some - probably after Christmas now I think. Thanks for following along everyone.



cheers
Gareth

UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4321310 - 12/19/16 02:48 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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Looking forward to some more pictures, looks spectacular!

#4321533 - 12/19/16 09:10 PM Re: Aconcagua 1/48 IA-58 Pucara - WIP [Re: goon]  
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That looks really nice! thumbsup


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