Juanjo D. Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Hi friends! It was too long since my last post, but I'm afraid I'm an slow builder.. :D This is Special Hobby 1/72 Pucará. A good model but limited run stile however, so if you're planning to build it, be sure to have enough filler and sand paper :lol: ;) The special slicing of the model an the lack of aligment devices, decided me to finish the airframe prior to start the cockpit and well take a look at the pics and don't be to hard with me... :D This are all the sidewals consoles, etc for the 'pit... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 The office... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) I scratch built a central pylon, the kit does not include it, and you can see it in almost every photo of the real thing... Edited March 15, 2005 by Juanjo D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) For the wing pylons, I decided to substitute the molded in landing lights with clear sprue, then sand them smooth... Edited March 15, 2005 by Juanjo D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 As you can see, the fit is almost perfect :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 But you can fix it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 Some blades were distorted at the tips, so I needed to do some more fixing with styrene sheet... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) And finally, this this the look of the bird at this moment... Hope you've enjoyed the pics! :lol: Edited March 15, 2005 by Juanjo D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidy Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 great work! wanted one of these, but it was priced out of my range. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jan Wagner Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Migrant Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Nice work, Juanjo, it's coming together nicely. I'm surprised that the canopy is injection moulded, though. Do Special Hobby also provide a vac canopy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) Thanks guys! About the canopy... Nope, you've only the injected one. Along with this, I forgot to mention the original canopy is only one piece, I used a razor saw to open it... Cheers! Edited March 15, 2005 by Juanjo D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_baphomet_00 Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 (edited) Hi Juanjo..!! very nice work so far.. I got a pair of Pucarás in 72nd, but they are vac-form (Rareplanes).. I plan to paint one of them as a machine used by the Uruguayan AF and the other as the obvious and natural Argentine AF machine from the Falklands/Malvinas conflict.... what about you? AFAIK this nice a/c was/is only used by Argentine, Colombia, Mauritania, Sri Lanka & Uruguay... saludos... Edited March 16, 2005 by the_baphomet_00 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 (edited) Hi Juanjo..!!very nice work so far.. I got a pair of Pucarás in 72nd, but they are vac-form (Rareplanes).. I plan to paint one of them as a machine used by the Uruguayan AF and the other as the obvious and natural Argentine AF machine from the Falklands/Malvinas conflict.... what about you? AFAIK this nice a/c was/is only used by Argentine, Colombia, Mauritania, Sri Lanka & Uruguay... saludos... Well after lots of changes, I think it will be A-549.... I thought to make A-537, the Pucará which shot down an Scout (in fact the only air to air kill by FAA within the war), but this will be for the next one... Thanks for your coments. Un saludo! Edited March 16, 2005 by Juanjo D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hey Juanjo, Nice job so far ! That is a very cool airplane! I might just have to add that one to my list... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mandrake Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 AFAIK this nice a/c was/is only used by Argentine, Colombia, Mauritania, Sri Lanka & Uruguay... Incorrect, Mauritania never actually recieved any Pucaras. Aditionally you can add the RAF/MoD to your list as a captured example was flown briefly for evaluation purposes after the conflict. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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