Avia C.2B1

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August 26, 2017
The inspiration.
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August 26, 2017
The rear control panel installation is problematic, as it sits too high and too far forward.
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August 26, 2017
I decided to reposition it down a bit and further back, to clear the resin piece (PUR 6) that spans the cockpit at this location.
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August 26, 2017
Piece of styrene did the trick.
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August 26, 2017
The control pedals in the rear cockpit sit way too high also. I did not fix this, but it's a consideration when building an open cockpit.
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August 26, 2017
Interior was primed with Mr. Surfacer and then airbrushed with Testors Acryl RLM66. Enamel wash was followed by drybrushing with lighter grays.
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August 26, 2017
Completed cockpit. The kit comes with a nice PE set that adds needed detail to the cockpit.
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August 26, 2017
I did not use all PE parts supplied: I left the pedals as is, and did not add any detail to the cockpit walls (closed canopy will prevent seeing most of this anyway).
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August 26, 2017
The part A18 representing the engine is not tall enough. I added a shaped styrene block to the bottom to ensure that the propeller shaft lines up correctly with the front fuselage section, part A17.
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August 26, 2017
Undercarriage assembly was straightforward and per instructions.
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August 26, 2017
Mr. Surface primer was followed with Testors Acryl RLM02, washed with dark enamel and drybrushed with whitened RLM02,
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August 26, 2017
Assembling the fuselage and the wings. No issues here.
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September 13, 2017
There is a gap between the fuselage and the horizontal stabilizer (nothing a bit of putty can't fix).
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September 13, 2017
A propeller jig is needed to assemble the propeller. The propeller hub is resin (2 versions are supplied with the kit, as are 2 propeller blade styles).
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September 13, 2017
The resin engine scoops supplied with the kit are too stiff to conform to the fuselage. I replaced them with shaped styrene.
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September 13, 2017
There are a number of fiddly PE parts that are butt-joined to the wings. Small pins left on the PE parts, together with mating holes in the plastic, would have made for a much stronger joint.
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September 13, 2017
..more fiddlies…
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September 13, 2017
Cockpit is ready for the canopy. Conopy fit was very good. I dipped it in Future and glued it on using Krystal-Kleer.
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September 13, 2017
Canopy masked using the Montex mask and Vallejo masking fluid. The Montex mask material is stiffer that the competition, and the rear section needed a bit of the masking fluid to close up.
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September 13, 2017
Once I was happy with the prime coat (several cycles of PSR were needed), I airbrushed the panel lines with dilluted Testors Acryl Black.
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September 13, 2017
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September 28, 2017
All Clad 2 ALC 106 White Aluminum was airbrushed in thin coats to allow pre-shading to show through.
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September 28, 2017
Gunze gloss coat from the can was applied the next day as base for the Mark I decals. They went on nicely and needed very short soak to come off the paper. I used the Micro Sol decal solution.
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September 28, 2017
Testors Acryl black was airbrushed on the engine panels following required masking.
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September 28, 2017
I used dilluted oil paint thinned with lighter fluid to highlight the panel lines and give some depth to the silver.
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September 28, 2017
Here, the Raw Umber oil wash after application to the port wing.
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September 28, 2017
Landing gear legs fit in a very shallow tubes, so gluing these is tricky, especially since proper positioning is required. I strongly recommned adding metal pins to strengthen the joint.
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September 28, 2017
The space between the landing gear leg and the wheel well is too narrow for the wheel well cover: I sanded each cover until it slid into this space.
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September 28, 2017
And here are the completed pics.
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Splatter on the wheel covers and undercarriage is Testors Acryl Raw Umber, Red Earth, and Sand.
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September 28, 2017

Kommentarer

26 August 2017, 21:32

Łukasz Gliński
How come I missed this one? 🙂

27 August 2017, 06:37

Alec K
Thanks for looking Lukasz. Lots of great projects on Scalemates lately😉 Looks like you have a bunch on the bench yourself 👍

27 August 2017, 12:26

Christian Bruer
A nice start, I will take a seat to follow.

27 August 2017, 13:11

Łukasz Gliński
Indeed Alec, indeed... 🙂 Trying to get rid of SR.53 currently 🙂 But somehow I'm unable to have less than 5 open projects😉

27 August 2017, 17:21

Lost_Erik
Wonderful interior build and presentation. That engine piece, A18, was a surprise to see.

28 August 2017, 01:54

Alec K
Welcome aboard Christian 👍

@Lukasz: don't know how you manage it 🙂

@Lost_Erik: I think there will be some more surprises with this build 😄

28 August 2017, 03:03

Łukasz Gliński
Nothing difficult Alec, kind of addiction, you know😉 It happens when you can't decide😉

28 August 2017, 12:16

Alec K
I know what you mean 👍😉

28 August 2017, 12:31

Bart Goesaert
looks good so far. what is the bulge at the exterior of the cockpit?

28 August 2017, 15:54

Alec K
Thanks Bart. I believe the bulge under the cockpit on the starboard side is an optional gun camera for the gun-equipped variants.

29 August 2017, 00:13

David Andrs
I have this in my stash, but in 1:48. Have not decided if I am going to do the Czech or Hungarian version. Nice to see something different 👍

9 September 2017, 14:09

Alec K
Thanks Dave. The Hungarian version has an interesting open rear cockpit, so that would for sure be something different. I added few more pics, getting this project wrapped up.

13 September 2017, 19:00

David Andrs
Why did you preshade? I thought for NMF one starts with gloss black first then the metalics.

14 September 2017, 12:17

Łukasz Gliński
Nice progress Alec

14 September 2017, 15:29

Alec K
@Dave: Agreed, that is the accepted practice. My issue with black undercoat is that it darkens the silver, which IMHO is opposite to what I am trying to do, i.e. keep the silver light on account of the scale effect (that said, white primer may be a better choice to achieve that end). In addition, I wanted to highlight the panel lines, not possible with black base.

15 September 2017, 11:19

Alec K
Thanks Lukasz 🙂

15 September 2017, 11:20

Christian Bruer
Nice and convincing progress Alec 👍

15 September 2017, 17:55

David Andrs
Alec K: Got ya, I am curious about the end result.

16 September 2017, 06:05

Alec K
Thanks Christian.

Dave: It's almost done. The landing gear attachment needs some TLC but otherwise it's getting there.

16 September 2017, 12:09

Alec K
Finally completed - hope you enjoy.

28 September 2017, 02:23

Bart Goesaert
That's a nice one, thrown up mud is a nice detail. Did the black preshade work as planned?

28 September 2017, 04:10

Lost_Erik
Gorgeous. That silver and weathering is a fine finish, Alec.

28 September 2017, 04:32

Łukasz Gliński
Great finish, last pic is a killer! I like the weathering, not too strong. Yeah, and that emblem (my favourite in CSAF)! 👍
It's from Pardubice, isn't it? 🙂

28 September 2017, 06:03

Wim van der Luijt
Very convincing finish...

28 September 2017, 07:09

Stephan Ryll
Looking very nice 👍

28 September 2017, 16:31

Christian Bruer
Excellent work Alec 👍

28 September 2017, 19:17

Alec K
Thanks very much mates, I appreciate the kind words. I am happy with the result 👍

Hi Bart - the preshading worked well IMHO. It's a subtle effect, but it adds dept to the finish, and some "aging", which was my goal.

Lukasz - I am glad you like my digital imaging dabble (I have fun doing those). The emblem is actually that of Ostrava, where the unit flying these C-2s was based (I think it still is). Pardubice has a half-horse in its coat of arms (I guess Czechs had some horse fetish way back... 😄)

29 September 2017, 01:40

Łukasz Gliński
Interesting. I always thought (since I saw the KP MiG-15 & UTI for the 1st time) that this was Pardubice unit emblem (btw. such a restored MiG-15 stands now at Hradec Kralowe airfield). Anyway thanks a lot for the explanation.
PS. I guess all the east-Yuropean nations got this fetish at some point in time😉

29 September 2017, 06:08

Alexander Grivonev
The way you managed to put a photo of your model (pic39) over the original picture (1) is simply brilliant, almost 1:1!

30 September 2017, 10:54

Alec K
You are welcome Lukasz 👍

@Alexander: glad you like it mate 🙂

30 September 2017, 15:19

Tom
Its a beautiful model, Alec!!

30 September 2017, 15:25

Ekki
Excellent work!

30 September 2017, 16:38

David Andrs
Looks like your plan worked 👍

30 September 2017, 20:21

Danumurthi Mahendra
your work is always great pleasure to the eyes. beautiful photography too

30 September 2017, 20:58

Alec K
Thanks very much mates, your kind comments are much appreciated 👍

30 September 2017, 21:04

Hister Farjas
looks very good

16 December 2017, 19:22

Bernhard Schrock
Very seldom type and clean build! Thx for sharing.

16 December 2017, 19:37

Jens
Excellent 👍 👍 👍

16 December 2017, 20:01

bughunter
Alec, I like it 👍

16 December 2017, 22:36

Gordon Sørensen
Great looking build, Alec! The finish is fantastic!

17 December 2017, 12:17

Alec K
Thank mates for kind words and encouragement.

17 December 2017, 13:08

Album info

I decided to tackle this project mainly to try out all-metal finish using All Clad lacquers. Special Hobby released the Arado Ar-96, of which C.2 is its Czech post-WWII reincarnation, in several versions. I am planning this as an OOB build: closed canopy, no additions, just a decal option from Mark I. decal set that comes with their Arado Ar-96 title.

This turned out to be a pleasurable build. Few surprises, keeping in mind that this is a short-run kit, and some experience is handy during construction. I discuss any specifics in the accompanying pictures.

051: Avia C.2 B1

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Avslutad

1:72 Arado Ar-96 Colours and markings with decals (Mark I MKD72002)

Avia C-2B-1

Československé vojenské letectvo (Czechoslovak Air Force 1940-1993)
1 Sqn., Air Reg. 30 Black LX-8
1949 - Trencianske Biskupice Airfield

Light aluminum finish overall

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