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    A-26 K Counter Invader Airfix 1/72 (conversion)

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    Ural

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    A-26 K Counter Invader Airfix 1/72 (conversion)

    Mensaje  Ural el Sáb Sep 03, 2011 5:53 am

    Hello to all, this is an very old project, made in an era that many of us hardly remember and the young´s can´t imagine, the time with no Internet, not info available, few pictures, less kits, no resins... few paints... and in my country absolutely almost none kits!

    I´m talking about 20 or maybe more years ago!

    In this time, I really wanna have one B-26 K, one of my favourites airplanes of all the eras, in all it´s versions, I buy one to an old man, and Airfix B-26, the ONLY kit in this time, with the half of the decals, and without the clear parts for the Korean version.

    I start dreaming, and decide to make an B-26 K!

    My first "hard" work in a kit, my first conversion, my first, cowl flaps open, propellers modified, collect the decals... etc etc.

    I need to make the auxiliary fuel tanks for the wing tips, the antenae, the pylons, lights etc.

    After all this hard work, I ended with this!


    In this time,one of the few I saw, and in this country... I belive the ONLY one.


    I got to use some parts from other kits.


    Fortunatelly Hasegawa just make one of they still good armament boxes.


    I use needles to make the .50


    Fortunatelly I can work the propellers to the right shape! (or something like)


    Transfers for the codes


    Open cowl flaps and antennae scratch


    Wing tip tank and light scratch


    I cut with an cutter the pilots hatch!



    Walks ways (like the rest of the plane) brush paint with GUNZE!!! (first time I see Gunze! the red line is paint decal from a water decal for a car! (big Wynn´s decal)


    Pylons from scratch, wheels from an spare B-25 Italeri...






    One of theMOST beautifull plane of all times!




    It have many mistakes, and loose some antenaes, probably is NOT accurate... but still looks like an B-26 K! and I really love it! as soon as I put the Italeri together, I decide wich one I like most!


    And another B 26 waiting it´s time, I like to make it in Korea, but unfortunatelly comes without one half of the glasss nose!

    Hope all of you like this post!

    Best regards

    Henry

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    Re: A-26 K Counter Invader Airfix 1/72 (conversion)

    Mensaje  Jukumary el Sáb Sep 03, 2011 11:30 pm

    HOLA A TODOSSSS!!!!!


    EXELENTE TRABAJO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing

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    Mensaje  naval968 el Sáb Sep 03, 2011 11:36 pm

    Muy pero muy bueno Henry, de esos que no se ven seguido, ademas con todo lo que implico reactivar y modificar el viejo B-26 para participar en un conflicto nada mas que casi 25 años despues de ser dado de baja.

    Sinceras felicitaciones por este trabajo!

    saludos

    Fernando

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    Re: A-26 K Counter Invader Airfix 1/72 (conversion)

    Mensaje  Ural el Dom Sep 04, 2011 4:15 am

    Un avión realmante hermoso, y efectivo si tenemos en cuenta además todos los años y en todos los conflictos que intervino, Segunda guerra, Korea, Vietnam, Indochina, etc. etc

    Precioso al igual que el Skyraider y longevo casi como si fuera un IOWA!

    Abrazoooooo

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