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using Gunze MR Super Clear

to prepare for the decals.

The kit decals are superb

being both thin yet strong and

they react well to Micro Set and

Sol and once dry I sealed them

with another layer of Super

Clear and begin the weathering

process. I used Abteilung 502 oil

paints thinned with White Spirit,

pastel pigments (various greys

and browns). For the chipping

and scuing efect I used enamel

aluminium (Testors this time),

light grey and light sand brown.

I kept the weathering subtle to

depict a plane from the early

days of the Winter War. The

panel lines are very consistent,

delicate but deep enough to

keep the wash. I applied some

iller (mostly pigments) and

inally I painted the exhaust

and gun stains with the H&S

airbrush. I then used Alclad

Clear Smoke and Model Master

Metalizer Exhaust. I sealed all

this with selectively applied

MM Dullcote. The inal touch

was to add the etched pitots,

Ventura tube and make the

interesting antenna array which

for I used Caenis monoilament

this time (painted with MM

steel). The antenna attachment

point on the vertical stabilizer

and the tensioners are made

from some thin copper wire

and the ceramic insulators are

white glue drops painted white.

I simply painted the position

lamps irst chrome silver than

clear red and green which look

good enough in this scale.

CONCLUSION

This was a nice and smooth

build that seems have raised the

bar for small scale limited run

production kits. Apart from the

“exotic” material and the need

for super glue it builds up just

as easily as any modern tooled

mainstream kit. It took me just

two weeks to build - actually

• two of them as I also built
  one for SBS as an exhibition
  piece and one for myself. Do I
  like or recommend this kit? I
  now have two more waiting
  there turn on my workbench.
  Maybe the price is higher

than the mass-produced other

G.50s but the quality speaks for

itself and You can be sure that

You won’t need any aftermarket

parts to build a winner.

This kit is currently

available from the SBS website

at w w w.sbs.com in three

diferent boxings depending on

the markings you wish to build.

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