Alba (122)

Thanks to mate Jerry Barker, I was able to attain this kit.

Build complete.

Kit complete.

Monument erected by the City of Lakeland. This is also listed as a Florida State Historical Marker.

Baked in the sun ?

Kit and decals have arrived.

Parked at Garden Key.

Main colors applied.

Winter white wash over original RLM81 / RLM82 splinter camo.

The ResKit drop tanks are completed along with a Hasegawa ALQ-131.

Eduard AN/AAQ-28 Litening pod with Flying Leathernecks lenses are ready to attach.

Completed

The resin engines had horrible fit and required hours of sanding to get a decent shape.

Added a resin pilot head.

Some wash and color added to the engine.

Black wash applied first.

Adding a bit of wear to the anti-glare panel.

Decals done...

Smer kit out of the box.

A Hasegawa AN/AAQ-13 since this kit didn’t have one.

Nice patch for Janet Airlines.

More detail shots on the real M923.

Showing the addition of these 2 thingies (a technical term). I chose to depict them as a blade antenna and a red strobe....

The drop tanks are finished and ready to install.

The real aircraft I’m trying to depict. Combining the kit decals with 2 Caracal sets should get the desired markings.

Kit wheel wells aren't too bad.

Masked off all the smaller windows.

1:48 EMB-202 - I picked up an unbuilt one from the gentleman that built this kit.

Antares Gotha P.60A-2

The first kit has arrived in the new hobby room.

Turboprop night fighter.

1:72 Academy kit.