1/72 Esci CF-5A
"Bruce the Moose" |
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Gallery Article by
Geoff McDonell on July 1 2002 |
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Canada Day
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Bruce
the Moose CF-5A:
Another
eye-catching commemorative paint job from the hangers of 419 “Moose”
Squadron of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The model was built almost straight from the box using the Esci 1/72
scale kit of the CF-5A.
The decals were provided by Arrow Graphics and they did require some care
and attention to get right.
The Arrow Graphics decal instructions provide some masking templates for
the white and red separations, and I found that Testor’s Model Master Chrysler
Engine Red was a very close match for the red colour of the decals.
The one area where I had a problem was in applying the large maple leaf
decal to the belly of the model.
There are no cut-outs for the landing gear wells and there are a variety
of curves and edges to deal with.
If I were to do this model over again, I’d mask and paint the maple
leaf to get a better result.
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The
departures from the “straight out of the box” model were the addition of
seat belts and a map stuffed into the windshield coaming, along with the small
parachute hooks at the tail fairing.
Panel lines were enhanced with a sharpened drafting pencil using HB lead,
with some “oily” wash at the landing gear areas.
I also added some small sensors and antennas from scrap plastic and foil
bits, and made up the nose guns from hypodermic tubing.