1/72 KP L-29 Delfin and LH-4 Piper Cub

Gallery Article by Majd Abbar on Apr 17 2010

  Syria Independence Day 2010 

 

Early trainers of the Syrian Air Force

As part of my “Syrian Air Force” build, please enjoy these two early trainers. The L-29 is modeled after the specific model still sitting in the Military Museum in Damascus, Syria.

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The L-29 kit used was the KP (Kovozavody Prostejov) kit in a plastic bag that I managed to get for $2.00 :o) You get what you pay for and the fit was absolutely horrible with major gaps and parts not aligning. In the end, I gave up on expecting a decent model and just wanted to get done. For painting, I used Model Master Lacquer Aluminum Non-Buffing metalizer, followed by Model Master Sealer for Metalizer, Model Master Enamel Flat Black 1749 and Tamiya Acrylic Flat Red XF-7. This was followed by a coat of Future then used homemade decals coated with MicroSol. Another coat of future was followed by Pro Modeller black weathering wash and then sealed with Model Master Acrylic Flat Clear coat.

The LH-4 Piper was also the KP (Kovozavody Prostejov) kit and was also built straight out of the box. The kit came together quite well but was hard due to the small size. Getting the windows to line up properly was a challenge though. with minimal need for any filling, the joints lined up pretty well. After sanding and priming, I used Model Master Lacquer Aluminum Non-Buffing metalizer followed by Model Master Sealer for Metalizer. This was then coated with Future and homemade decals applied and coated with MicroSol. Another coat of future was followed by Pro Modeller black weathering wash and then sealed with Model Master Acrylic Flat Clear coat.

Hope you enjoyed this and stay tuned for more to come!!

Majd Abbar

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Photos and text © by Majd Abbar