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>> C-23A 84-0458 - Chris St Clair

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SHORTS C-23A 84-0458, 10TH MAS, 1988

 




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1/72nd

Aeroclub

Custom decals added from spares box

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Chris St Clair

This is the Aeroclub model.  I'd been pestering John Adams for this for years whilst I was a member of IPMS Nottingham; when he eventually released it, I missed it as I was working out of the country!

The kit is a mixture of vacform and short-run injection, with some white metal parts. The fuselage halves are vacformed, with the wings and tail surfaces being injection moulded.

The fuselage halves go together really well - the only problem I had was that they dipped a little where they joined.  This was soon fixed with some P38 car filler.

The rest of the parts fit well, the only problem being the undercarriage. I ended up fitting the wheels directly into the bays without any undercarriage gear - you can't see it so I think I got away with it!

I painted using Appliance White, with Xtracolor providing the International Orange. Markings were either from my spares box or custom printed on ink jet paper.

 

 


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