ADVANCED BUILD
CANBERRA T.17A
ADVANCED BUILD
CANBERRA T.17Ahttp://www.airfi xmodelworld.com 95On inspection, the wheel
wells also lack detail; this
was fashioned from various
diameters of jewellery wire in the
form of hydraulic and electrical
lines. These were painted matt
white and then sealed in gloss
varnish, followed by a 76.517
Dark Grey wash – any excess was
removed with a damp cotton bud.
Vallejo’s metallic paint system
was employed on the inner faces
of the engine nacelles, engine
fan blades, with a combination of
73.660 Gloss Black primer and
77.702 Duraluminium.Major surgery
Next, the forward nose section
and upper cockpit area were all
removed, in
readiness
for AlleyCat’s
conversion (see
panel), with the firm’s
instructions supplying
most of the necessary
cutting guidance. Notably
though, the suggested aperture
for the cockpit/upper fuselage
insert didn’t match the part (the
resulting gap was rectified with
filler), so a test-fit of the relevant
part is recommended beforeOn inspection, the wheel
wells also lack detail; this
was fashioned from various
diameters of jewellery wire in the
form of hydraulic and electrical
lines. These were painted matt
white and then sealed in gloss
varnish, followed by a 76.517
Dark Grey wash – any excess was
removed with a damp cotton bud.
Vallejo’s metallic paint system
was employed on the inner faces
of the engine nacelles, engine
fan blades, with a combination of
73.660 Gloss Black primer and
77.702 Duraluminium.Major surgery
Next, the forward nose section
and upper cockpit area were all
removed, in
readiness
for AlleyCat’s
conversion (see
panel), with the firm’s
instructions supplying
most of the necessary
cutting guidance. Notably
though, the suggested aperture
for the cockpit/upper fuselage
insert didn’t match the part (the
resulting gap was rectified with
filler), so a test-fit of the relevant
part is recommended before Test-fitting the conversion parts was crucial to achieve a good seam between the
resin and styrene parts, and minimised the amount of filling and sanding required later
in the build.The interior of the canopy
was masked in preparation for
painting, which was required
due to its large size. Various thicknesses of plastic card and wire were employed to add scratch-built
enhancements to the cockpit interior, including a false bulkhead for the new nose cone.After an undercoat of
black, the enhancements
were hand-painted,
before everything
received highlights,
courtesy of dry-brushed
Duraluminium. The kit’s basic instrument panels were improved greatly by the addition of Airscale’s
Early Allied Jets dial decals.