Hello
all. Back with something pretty original. I did a review of the AZ Model kit
here: http://www.arcair.com/Rev3/2001-2100/rev2070-AZ-Model-Beauvais/00.shtm.
I must admit as it is finished now that I was a little bit optimist regarding
this manual kit, but if you want to test yourself on this kind of plastic model
kit, it’s a quite easy one.
Regarding
documentation, it is quite rare, and my main documentation will be a video that
you will find on this excellent web site: http://gyrowiki.com/Video%20Library/Forms/Video%20View.aspx.
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1: The engine is simple, but regarding the air intake it’s enough. Just paint
it in black and drybrush it. But now when mounting the nose, bad surprise, it
does not fit at all. Nothing complex to correct. Note that there is nothing in
the notice regarding the engine, it has been forgotten.
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2: Cockpit parts looks rather nice, but there is strictly nothing to position
the parts. Note also the huge handle.
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3: Instrument panel looks nice, but is is not possible to position it correctly
inside the cockpit.
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4: Consequently I decided to scratch the fuselage structure according to a
unique photo I’ve got.
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5: Here is the result for the cockpit.
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6: Some few enhancements. The vertical stabilizer has been cut, on the photos we
can clearly see a gap between it and the fuselage. A oblong hole has been made
in the mast and it’s leading edge has been cut vertically at its beginning
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7: Additional air intake added
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8: The worst now. The landing gear is completely false, the shape of the parts
have to be flat (wing shape) and not round, and most important, the landing gear
width is too small. It has to be completely redesigned.
PAINTING:
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9: First I started with a mixture of Humbrol 310 and 166
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10: Then I used Tamiya Japanese navy green and grey. Camouflage limits are
slightly soft, but as I don’t have any photo of this paint scheme, do as you
feel.
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11: Then I used white pastel powder
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12: Then black pastel powder
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13: to obtain this result (compare to picture 10)
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14: Then clear varnish (Klir, named Future in the states) plus a oil paint
juice.
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15: Here are sumurized the different stages of the weathering up to the mat
“pebeo” varnish
So
at the end, a small kit (15 cms long) which is not common.
Laurent
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