Scale aviation modeller international

came to the rescue and released

the same kit, but with all the parts

to build a Portugese aircraft.

As usual, the build starts with

the cockpit, and here Wingman

provide a neat resin replacement.

This is a huge improvement over

the kit parts, and is beautifully cast

with plenty of detail. I painted this

using various AK Interactive shades

and weathered it accordingly.

This was then fitted into the

fuselage without any issues.

The fuselage halves were joined,

with just a little filler needed.

Next, I worked on the inside

of the air intakes, which needed

a little correction using Milliput.

There were also a few sink marks

here and there that needed to be

put right, but nothing major. The

windshield fit was OK on both

sides, but at the front join a little

filler was needed. Here I carefully

used superglue (allowing the

fumes to evaporate so as to not

damage the clear part). Once dry a

little light sanding blended it in.

After I rescribed any missing

panel lines, I applied pre-shading

using AK Interactive AK3007 Black.

I then checked for any blemishes on

the model before moving on with

a second pre-shade layer. For the

main camouflage colours, I used

the AK Interactive USAF TAC Paint

Set AK2190, and applied the three

main colours of AK2101 Dark Green,

Using Superglue to carefully fill the gap on the windshield

Masking the canopy ready for painting

Rescribing some lost panel lines

“I MUST SAY THAT THIS WAS NOT

AN EASY KIT, AS IT DEMANDS SOME

EXTRA WORK, BUT ONCE FINISHED

REALLY LOOKS THE PART”

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