Scale Aviation Modeller International – September 2019

DECALS

The Eduard decals were on two
sheets. The irst was a stencil
sheet and the other was the
markings for the particular
aircraft. They were obviously
printed by diferent people
but either way they worked
very well. The stencils were
lawless and came of the
backing easily. The other decals
took a little longer to release
but also performed lawlessly.
Then I sealed everything in
with another coat of with Agua
Gloss. I wanted to weather
the metallic look a little bit,
so I decided on Ammo by Mig
Cold Grey Wash. I laid this in
the panel lines and let it dry
slightly, then wiped it in the
direction of airlow on the
wings and vertically on the
fuselage. I was quite impressed
with the look of the model now.
The exhaust section needed
some additional shading, and
here I used Tamiya Weathering
Powder Set D and added the red
and blue to the very end part
of the exhaust to replicate the
burned section. On the bottom
some artist oils were used to
represent luid leaks. With that
I started to add other parts to
the model. The Brassin AA-
8s were added to the pylons
then added to the wings.

EJECTOR SEAT

I still needed to build the
ejection seat before I could

close up this project. The

Brassin ejection seat was a little

gem. It was relatively simple

to build, and I painted the seat

Neutral Grey as the instructions

indicate, along with the other

colours needed. If I had a word

of advice here it would be to

remember to add the decals

before you add the straps and

stuf. Eduard doesn’t show

you the decals until the end

of the instructions, so don’t

forget to add them earlier than

at the end. Then the entire

seat was given a coat of lat to

bring it all together. The seat

then itted perfectly inside

the cockpit. I modiied the

pitot tube to accept the Master

Barrel replacement. The pitot

tube sticks out in front of the

model just begging to be broken

of or bent, s thank goodness

for Master barrel! Also, note

that angle is slightly down.

FINISHING TOUCHES

The canopy slipped into place

with no problems whatsoever.

That just left the static wicks

on the control surfaces. Eduard

provides you with etched parts

here, but I could see myself

bending them and losing them,

so I needed an alternative. I

opted EZ Line, which is lat,

just like the etch, but were

very lexible. I simply put a

drop of CA on the appropriate

spot and added the EZ Line.

Inside the Brassin set was an

etched boarding ladder, so

why not add it! The ladder was

fragile but looked the part.

I primed it with Alclad Grey

Primer and painted it with

Tamiya Flat Red and added a

few chips here and there. Well

heck there, was a helmet in

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