1/48 Revell A-37 Dragonfly

by Mr B-Brian Param

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I always liked the A-37 Dragonflys.  So I decided to get two done in a span of 2 weeks between getting them done. The kits are reboxed versions of the Classic Monogram mould. I decided to get this project done as a break from my usual Royal Malaysian Air Force subjects. I built both kits mainly OOB only the decals from Aztec Latin Eagles series and I also made seatbelts from foil. Judging from the sub assemblies on the sheet I thought it would be a nightmare...but I had no problems and everything went well with minimum filler needed on both examples.

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The only point to watch on building these kits are they are heavy tail sitters. So please ensure that loads of weight is in place. I tackled this with solder melted into small nuggets and this worked well. I airbrushed the colours freehand on both examples but had loads of problems with the Dominican version as there was not good reference - Thanks Habu who helped out here......The paints used were gunze acrylics.....Decals were good from Aztec.......but I managed to loose a few in the process of decalling to gloss coating.......on the Dominican version...I had to reprint my own replacements namely the national insignias.....and sharkmouth.....all in all.......it worked out ok I guess.

I wanted to show these aircrafts as used as most reference I saw did not show them in pristine condition. So I attacked both of them with weathering ......to show some sun beating and paint chipping with a silver pen........and various stains airbrushed on. Overall I enjoyed building both these Dragonfly's. Hope you enjoyed my "Latin Eagles".  I would also like to thank all the ARC regulars who helped me to make these birds.......much obliged......

Brian

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