Aero l-39C, Cuban Air Force, the aircraft

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March 28, 2020
The Kit has closed whell well covers and no wheel well. The CMK wheel well is to short and needs to be extended.
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March 28, 2020
The extended wheel well
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March 28, 2020
The covers are cut out and the extended wheel well is implemented.
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March 28, 2020
The CMK cockpit and seats painted with Humbrol 128 and black
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March 28, 2020
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March 28, 2020
The main landing gear is very simple and needs some extra detailing
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March 28, 2020
first improvements
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March 28, 2020
The extra detailed and ready to paint main landing gear struts
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March 28, 2020
The foreward landing gear strut with some additional details and corrections from the right...
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March 28, 2020
... front view ...
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March 28, 2020
... the left.
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March 28, 2020
The cockpit is installed and the fuselage is closed
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March 28, 2020
some progres at the fuselage
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April 17, 2020
Dashbords and cockpitframe assembled, first overall primer layer applied
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April 17, 2020
Some extra details for the foreward fuselage compartment
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April 17, 2020
foreward fuselage compartment painted and weathered
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April 17, 2020
ready to install the windshield
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April 26, 2020
Primed with Mr. Surfacer 1200 and ready for painting
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April 26, 2020
The whell wells are finished, lower side is pre shaded with Gunze H335 mixed with some drops Tamiya XF-54
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April 26, 2020
Underside painted with Humbrol Hu127; Red areas painted with Tamiya XF-7
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April 26, 2020
top view of the partly painted aircraft. Red areas have been highlightened with a mixture of XF-7 red with XF-15 Flesh
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June 1, 2020
Upper side painted with Humbrol 83 and Life Color UA303 (FS34094), decals to be applied
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June 4, 2020
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June 6, 2020
Used some PP Aeroparts PE that I found in my stash to build some wheel chocks
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June 6, 2020
Some extra detailing at the entrance steps
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June 21, 2020
The finished model at its base
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June 21, 2020
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June 21, 2020
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June 21, 2020
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June 21, 2020