1/72 Airfix BAC Strikemaster

by Drakendk

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This is my model of a Bac Strikemaster mk.82 from the Omani air force. I used the old Airfix kit and did a bit of modification to the old mold. For the cockpit I found a resin kit from Obscureco, that is made for the Jet Provost mk.4. the cockpit is almost the same, so with a little sanding and filing I got it right. The canopy is a vac form from Aeroclub. The kit have fine raised panel lines on the fuselage, but the wings have some really heavy raised panel lines, I sanded them off and rescribed the wings. Then I added all the antennas and was ready for the paint job. References on aircraft from the Omani air force is hard to find, so I did not have the right color codes for this one. I used pictures to try to get the color right, even though I know this is not very accurate. The decals from the kit had yellowed, so I cut them very close so the yellowing did not show. A wash of black and brown went over the kit and some drybrushing on the raised panel lines, before it had a coat of satin varnish. This is the first model I have made in ten years, so I am quite satisfied with the result.

If you have any material on Omani planes such as the Bac Strikemaster, Shorts Skyvan, Percival Provost, Britten-Norman Defender and De Havilland Beaver, please write me.

Drakendk

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