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Piero last won the day on November 6 2018

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  1. This is my Typhoon F-2000A in AMI (Italian Air Force) 4 Stormo colors, based in Grosseto-Italy. The model is built using the “old” Revell 1/32nd kit: this has details that are a mix between the pre-series Typhoons and the two-seater ones, not the best start to build an up-to-date single-seater Typhoon. Most of the panel lines has been rescribed and details added from scratch and using aftermarket sets too. Here is a list of the set: · Aires resin cockpit set · Aires resin exhaust nozzles · Aires resin wheel bay · Cold War Studios PE splitter plate · Cold War Studios PE canopy details · Two Mikes resin FOD intake covers · Wolf 3D Resin Parts external fuel tanks · Wolf 3D Resin Parts ESM-ECM pods · Wolf 3D Resin Parts antennas and exterior details · Wolf 3D Resin Parts APU & precooler outlet · Wolf 3D Resin Parts gun air vent · Wolf 3D Resin Parts flaperons & rudder · Wolf 3D Resin Parts wheel set · Wolf 3D Resin Parts MEL missile eject launchers It's a lot of resin sets and a bit of money... but they're worth it because they definitely help in quickly modifying the kit. The painting was done using airbrushed acrylics from Gunze and Tamiya. The metallic colors are Vallejo acrylics. For the brush details I used Vallejo colors. The decals are mostly from the Two Bobs sheet for the "Italian Typhoons": however, the Italian roundels and the 4 Stormo badge are incorrect in size and details. In this case I preferred to use the Tauro Models decals. In the end I'm satisfied with this model and I hope you like it! CIAO! Piero
  2. Hello, I received my 2 AJ37 kits last Tuesday. Better package, amazing kit as per the previous JA37. Two separate shipments... double customs duties . CIAO! Piero
  3. Hello, Jetmads emailed me just now. They are going to shipping batch including my order shortly to my packaging station. Let see. CIAO! Piero
  4. Hello, anyone has already received the new AJ37 Viggen? I'm still waiting mine and I don't have any news from Jetmads. CIAO! Piero
  5. Hello Ray, Yes, please post it on the website. CIAO! Piero
  6. Hello, this is my latest Harrier in 1/32. The starting kit is always the same old Trumpeter... unfortunately, Tamiya doesn't want to give us this gift… The model represents an RAF Harrier GR.7 based at Laarbruch in Germany in 1994. It has a beautiful tail adorned with the colors of the IV(AC) Squadron: this choice was adopted as a safety measure in terms of "visibility" during very low altitude flights and I believe also because this Harrier was used to participate in the summer airshows of that year. Speaking of the model, as I have already said with the previous Harriers that I have made, there are many things that need to be modified and added to this kit: A new resin nose made by me replaces che same plastic part of the kit that is really poorly made with completely incorrect details such as the FLIR and the ECM Zeus antennas. Furthermore, the panels are wrong and a slight square bulge is missed in the lower part, Also the RCV is completely redone because wrong. The glass covering the ARBS targeting system sensor must also be replaced with one of a more suitable shape. For the cockpit I’ve chose to use the Aires resin tub with a MK.12 seat made by me based on an MK.10 resin seat. For the HUD I’ve used the beautiful resin piece made by Flying Leathernecks Decals. The nose gear well also comes from an Aires resin set, the detail of which is unmatched The legs of the undercarriages are completely redone by me, while the wheels come from the Reskit resin set, beautiful. I didn't spend much time to work inside the large air intakes, because I had already decided from the start to apply a couple of anti-FOD which give also a bit of color once finished. This GR.7 had 100% LERX since it left the factory: these pieces were made by me using plasticard and detailed to match the fuselage panels and wing edges. The entire wing has been completely revised in its profile because the pieces of the kit are really poorly made: therefore the only solution is to study the profiles carefully with the photos and go down hard on the plastic parts with putty and sand paper. All the panel lines needs to be redone. All the panels lines must be redone also because those in the kit are completely wrong. The 4 exhaust nozzles of the Pegasus engine have also received care and details to make them a little more similar to the real ones, as for the protection metal plates. All 9 pylons have been replaced with the Flying Leathernecks Decals resin set: great 3D resin pieces with beautiful details. However, adaptation work to the wing plastic parts is also necessary here if a correct alignment of each pylon is desired. The empty gun pods are the plastic parts of the kit that need to be shortened and heavily detailed... I feel like I'm being a bit repetitive... One piece completely missing from the kit that is characteristic of all second generation RAF Harriers is the chaff&flare launcher box which is placed behind the ventral airbrake. This is a resin piece of my own making. All the bulges and antennas of the ECM/RWR system on the ventral fin and on the tail cone have been redone and detailed. As I said before, all the panels and rivets have been redone, as the various antennas and sensors. I’ve opened the access steps, added a retractable ladder and extended the In Flight Refueling Probe. The model is painted using Gunze (H) and Tamiya (XF) acrylic paints: The topside is in NATO Green, obtained with a mix of H-64 and H-309. The underside is in Lichen Green, obtained with a mix of XF-65 and XF-73. The decals come from various sheets (Model Alliance, Xtradecals, Zotz…). CIAO! Piero
  7. Hello, does anyone know when these stiffener plates were applied to the rear fuselage section of the RAF Harrier GR.7? Especially if they had already been applied in 1994, and I can't find any reference about it. (picture is used for plastic modelling discussion only) CIAO! Piero
  8. Hello, Was it good enough my Kfir C.2?... "Shits happens" R.I.P. Kfir C.2... CIAO! Piero
  9. Hello, my Ecuadorian Kfir C.2 is finished. More pics in the RFI forum section soon. CIAO! Piero
  10. Here a picture just to try to explaine what I mean... CIAO! Piero
  11. Hi Alain, yes, the camo colors are Light Green and Dark Green... the problem with my pictures is due my smartphone camera setting in auto mode and with the green cutting mat. CIAO! Piero
  12. Hello, here the Ecuadorian Kfir with the camouflage applied. The colours are: Dark Green: Tamiya XF-61 as base plus Tamiya XF-13 to highlight the centre of the spot. Light Green: mix of Gunze H-511 with Tamiya XF-71 and few drops of Tamiya XF-88 Light Grey: Gunze H-311 Anti-glare panel: Tamiya XF-69 The camouflage pattern was done using Patafix rolls. The white stencils and the air intake cones has been painted on with an Off-White mix. Now it's time to paint the undercarriage bays and after that a gloss cote will be applied on the whole model. CIAO! Piero
  13. Hello, this is a focus on the "step" where the radome match the fuselage, as on the real Kfir. The whole model received a good layer of grey primer to check for any errors... After that, some preshading was sprayed with an almost black paint along the panel lines. CIAO! Piero
  14. Hi Alain, yes, at the end of the bottom of the radome there is like a "step": it is an hot air exit. I'll take a pic of this part on my model and I'll post. Decals for the Ecuadorian C2?... Good question... we'll see the new decal sheet from AZTEC... or I'll go with my own way CIAO! Piero
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