Model Airplane International - June 2018

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

KIT BUILD

were the C.2 variant. The FAC

Kfi rs have been widely used in

ground attack missions against

the Colombian FARC rebels. In

2008, Colombia purchased 24

additional ex-IAF aircraft, which

were upgraded to C. 10 standard.

In Miniature

Wingman Models’ kit offers a choice of two variants:

a Colombian TC.2 a TC.10 and 2 Ecuadorian TC.2s.

The kit is based on the Kinetic Kfi r, with additional

resin pieces for the entire front end of the aircraft, all

cockpit components and ejector seats, dorsal spine,

wheels, refuelling probe, exhaust and rear avionics

housing. Photo-etch is included for the cockpit

mirrors and ejector seat canopy breakers. The nose

Resin pieces all removed from

their casting blocks.

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Removing the unused

fuselage pieces using my

RB Productions saw.

Mock-up of

the resin nose

section and spine

with the Kinetic

fuselage.

After gluing the nose

piece together the seams

were fi lled with Deluxe

Perfect Putty.

Mock-up of

the resin nose

section and spine

with the Kinetic with the Kinetic

fuselage.

The nose section fi nished up.

were the C.2 variant. The FAC

Kfi rs have been widely used in

ground attack missions against

the Colombian FARC rebels. In

2008, Colombia purchased 24

additional ex-IAF aircraft, which

were upgraded to C. 10 standard.

Side view of the

nose section.

The remaining

fuselage all joined up.

Front and rear sections

mated up and all seams fi lled

with Milliput.

The front section of the

intake is dark grey and

needed masked for

paint. I used the

Maketar Nose cone

set for this.

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