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#4406304 - 02/20/18 02:11 PM Airfix / RotorCraft 1/48 Lynx Mk.23 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina  
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Hi All,
Here are some pics of my 1/48 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina Lynx Mk.23 completed a couple of months ago. This is Airfix's HMA.8 with RotorCraft's HAS.2/3 conversion applied. The conversion includes a new nose, rotor tips, decking over the rear of the engines and tailplane / gear box housing and tail rotor. With a few minor changes to the antennae this is about as close as I can get to one of the two Lynxes Argentina operated over the Falkland Islands during the 1982 conflict. References and information are few and far between, so there are a few assumptions in the cabin, which is fitted with the Eduard interior set.

I had to make some, admittedly quite poor, intake covers as the Airifix representation of the mesh covers is very poor. (To be fair, it's hard to see how else they could have designed them.)

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Thanks for looking in,
Gareth


cheers
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#4406345 - 02/20/18 04:00 PM Re: Airfix / RotorCraft 1/48 Lynx Mk.23 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina [Re: goon]  
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#4406366 - 02/20/18 05:11 PM Re: Airfix / RotorCraft 1/48 Lynx Mk.23 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina [Re: goon]  
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#4406504 - 02/21/18 09:07 AM Re: Airfix / RotorCraft 1/48 Lynx Mk.23 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina [Re: goon]  
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Love the weathering on this one.

#4406535 - 02/21/18 03:09 PM Re: Airfix / RotorCraft 1/48 Lynx Mk.23 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina [Re: goon]  
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#4406564 - 02/21/18 04:23 PM Re: Airfix / RotorCraft 1/48 Lynx Mk.23 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina [Re: RSColonel_131st]  
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Originally Posted by RSColonel_131st
Love the weathering on this one.


It's really spot on.

This looks like an operational aircraft being used, well, operationally. The maintenance guys will have plenty of time to wash and clean it when the mission is over, but right now a little dirt and muss is the least of their worries.


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#4407506 - 02/26/18 01:31 PM Re: Airfix / RotorCraft 1/48 Lynx Mk.23 Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina [Re: goon]  
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Thanks for the comments 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

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