The most famous Bird Dog ever (and its vintage companion)

A bit of comaprison between vintage Airfix ('73) and new mold AVI kit (the dark grey one) 

 

Lovely injection marks 😮 

 

Wings don't differ that much, according to my Eyeball Mk.I scan 

 

 

Started the injection marks removal 

The two interpretations of Bird Dogs interior by AVI (top) and Airfix+Airwaves (bottom) 

Fuselage - AVI (middle) and Airfix+Airwaves (top&bottom) 

Airfix+Airwaves (top) and AVI (bottom)  

AVI fuselage ready for closing 

As for the Airfix stabilisers - this has to do the job 

Started the AVI greenhouse 

Greenhouse completed + wings + tail (there some putty was needed) 

The AVI landing gear is simply hideous, so I decided to copy the AirWaves struts 

The AirWaves dashboard is definitely too wide to fit inside, the decal will have to do the job 

Worked lately on the Airfix set - the side windows are made of transparent parts of some packaging and UV resin 

Gave a try to the Airwaves PE engine panels, but I couldn;t get a  

So I made a styrene copies, in order to soften them with Mr.Cement 

Did some spraying lately, still working on the top of the greenhouse on the Airfix one. 

 

On their own wheels, varnished, decals next 

Decals on and sealed, starting the washing 

Added the brake hose made of Aber's 3mm steel rods, that should stiffen the Airwaves' legs as they are to wobbly by default 

The vintage counterpart is almost ready - adding the antennae went surprisingly quickly today and it's only waiting for the kristal klear to dry