1/72 Aircast SOKO NJ-21 Jastreb

Gallery Article by Dragan Cvetic on Jan 27 2012

 

 

Hello.  I managed to finish this kit in a matter of weeks.  It is a nice little kit with several issues.  First of all I would like to point out that the panel lines are too deep and I did my best to change the depth of the panel lines and still they are way too deep.  

 

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I would like to point out that the vacformed canopy was too thin and I had to make another one thanks to the master supplied in the kit, a great plus for this manufacturer.  I managed to scratchbuild most of the cockpit including the cockpit floor and rear bulkhead.  The instrument panels were scratchbuilt too as are the throttle handles.  I also scratchbuilt a new light in the nose from some leftover sprue (the kit lacks the nose light).  The painting was done with Revell and Humbrol enamels.  The kit decals are a little bad so I used only the 5 stencils given and the serial numbers.  The roundels and flags are Balkan models roundels and flags which performed great.  

In the end this is a nice little kit and I must recommend it to anyone that wants a soko NJ-21 jastreb in their collection.

Dragan Cvetic     Balkan Models

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