LTD models IAR 80 A in 1/48
- Thread starter yak face
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With this being a limited run kit most of the smaller pieces need a fair bit of cleaning up or if they are round section ,replacing . So the machine guns (4x ) ,aerial , pitot and undercarriage retraction jacks have all been made out if various sizes of brass tube / rod . Theyve had a coat of etch primer ready for the paint. 
Jim R
SMF Supporter
I'll bet this kit has never had so much love and skill lavished on it. You're doing a superb job.
Cheers jim , you could say its needed a little help here and there ! Cheers tony
Up on its own two feet now , just a case of all the last little bits now , guns , aerial, pitot , gunsight etc. Ive unmasked and painted the windscreen and drilled the hole in the top corner . The aerial is a strange thing - going through this hole and onto the coaming inside the windscreen , partially obscuring the pilots view !? Why they had it like this Ive no idea . 
Nice work so far Tony, like you say “ that’s a daft place to put an aerial.
More final little bits done today . The vac form canopy has been unmasked and a rear view mirror added using one of my trusty nail art jewels . These have a mirror like silver finish on the underside that is perfect for mirrors , just needs the red painting. Ive added the aerial wire and gave it a few insulators with blobs of poly cement ( tube ) again these will be painted later. Nav lights have been added to the wingtips with Tamiya clear red and green and the four aileron mass balances stuck on under the wing . A bit of soot staining was applied round the vent pipes under the cowling and round the guns , I applied very little to the two main exhausts as most photos show hardly any staining here .
Last job now is fixing the canopy and then its done , photo time . Cheers tony
Last job now is fixing the canopy and then its done , photo time . Cheers tony
That’s a cracking job Tony. Looking forward to the final reveal.
A_J_Rimmer
SMF Supporter
That's a cracking looking build!
With a final push its now done . I scratched the strange double reflector gunsight and fitted it , made a grab handle for the canopy and fitted slide rails for the same using steel wire (guitar string) . A little bit of chipping was added on the wing and cowling leading edges and on the pilots grab handles - none on the wing though as the cockpit is way behind the trailing edge ! Heres a few pics to finish off the thread , more to come on a ‘completed’ thread .thanks to anyone whos been following , cheers tony 
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scottie3158
SMF Supporter
Tony,
I just had a catch up on this. very nicely done indeed and a great repair to the wing decal.
I just had a catch up on this. very nicely done indeed and a great repair to the wing decal.
john hutton
SMF Supporter
Hi Tony,
Only just found this. What a fantastic job you have made of this apparently troublesome kit. Scratch building in the Cockpit , in fact all the additions you have added is top notch work mate. a great save on the lower wing decal too. Plane in it's finished livery look's fabulous .
Only just found this. What a fantastic job you have made of this apparently troublesome kit. Scratch building in the Cockpit , in fact all the additions you have added is top notch work mate. a great save on the lower wing decal too. Plane in it's finished livery look's fabulous .
