1/72 Academy FA-50

Gallery Article by Paul Fernandez on May 2 2016

 

      

Hi there, this is my recent build, 1/72 FA-50 from Academy models. Philippine Air Force recently received the first 2 of 12 of these aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industry last November. Since this is a new aircraft, most of the modification that I've done are based on pictures I've seen on the web. 

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The kit is a snap type, easy to build and very minimal sanding needed. Modification I've done was squaring the vertical tail fin and adding a piece of plastic to it to convert it from T-50 to FA-50. I also replaced the wing tip with sidewinder rails, added 4 hardpoints and attached different armaments (sidewinders and harpoons) from Hasegawa weapon set. 

Last February, I managed to take detail photos of the 2 aircraft and made my own my decals from it. The kit doesn't have any landing gear but comes with a stand to pose it in-flight. I did photo editing and superimposed the models to the photos of the sky I took while traveling to the Philippines. Many thanks and hope you enjoy looking at it.

Paul Fernandez

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Photos and text © by Paul Fernandez