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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: draken35 on January 18, 2015, 07:34:28 PM

Title: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on January 18, 2015, 07:34:28 PM: Kovozavody Prostejov is back, and nicely!

The Avia S-199 is from the same concept than the declinaison of the Messerschmitt Bf109G from AZ Models. The S-199 is also declined in two boxes: one for Czech aircrafts, the second one for Israeli aircrafts. It's the last I will build.

Parts are very fine; plastic is just a little bit ruguous but a sanding phase will fix that...
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on January 18, 2015, 08:08:45 PM: Parts are removed from sprue, and the deco for my kit is choosen: that will be the aircraft piloted by Bill Pommerantz.
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on January 18, 2015, 08:10:15 PM: RLM02 is airbrushed
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on January 18, 2015, 08:11:28 PM: Eduard masks are used for the canopy
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on January 18, 2015, 08:12:51 PM: ...And little details and tyres are painted
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Akinator98 on January 18, 2015, 10:49:47 PM: Nice new project mate! :-ok :-ok
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: modellius on January 19, 2015, 08:45:08 PM: so far, so good !
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on January 20, 2015, 11:37:57 AM: This kit look very good, new technology advance is obvious. Wish you pleasure build :-ok
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Jicehem on January 20, 2015, 11:47:21 AM: Hi,

Very good project.

Jicehem :-wave
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on January 31, 2015, 05:08:40 PM: OK, back on the Avia.

First a French mate said me that the cockpit interior was not RLM02 but RLM66 (end of war aircrafts). So I've airbrushed RLM66 on the RLM02; re-painted details and applied the decals for the instrument panel (very good) and the seatbelts (excellent!)

Then I've airbrushed Pébéo gloss varnish.

Propeller was painted with a mix of black and dark gray and the propeller bosse in red.
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on January 31, 2015, 05:12:53 PM: Good details, it i very descent kit :-ok
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on January 31, 2015, 05:14:56 PM: Quote from: No.1 on January 31, 2015, 05:12:53 PM
Good details, it i very descent kit :-ok

Yes, the kit is really good!
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 01, 2015, 05:28:40 PM: After having made an oil wash this morning, I've airbrushed Pébéo matt varnish, used pastels then assembled the cockpit interior.
The fitting seemed good but assembly of the half fuselages was not so easy... I had to use cyano glue to fix the problem of space between the half fuselages.
There was also fitting problems with the wings, but fuselage and wings problems are not irrecuperables.
More annoying is poor fitting of the tail and of the canopy. I have to think how I can resolve that... :-think
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on February 01, 2015, 05:38:19 PM: Few coats of liquid filler, one of regular filler and sand, sand, sand... engrave...
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 01, 2015, 05:44:27 PM: Exactly... ;)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Second Air Force on February 01, 2015, 05:55:07 PM: This is very nice!

I also tend to agree with 66 for the cockpit.
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 01, 2015, 08:00:17 PM: Thank you Scott!
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 04, 2015, 07:34:30 PM: Correction done.

I have removed the tail; sanded the prominence and glued the tail in place again. Good result but of course I will have to use putty :-green
I've used the part of a needle to reinforce the fixation of the tail, as you can see on the second photo...
Exhausts are painted in rust.
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 05, 2015, 09:00:10 PM: Begin of the work with miliput
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on February 05, 2015, 09:02:22 PM: That hard...
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 05, 2015, 09:13:41 PM: Oh no, not so terrible you know... ;)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on February 05, 2015, 09:16:38 PM: Not terrible, I did not mean that. Hard action to make it perfect... my Serbian English :(
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 05, 2015, 09:53:02 PM: No problem my friend. My Belgian English is sometimes full of surprises too... ;)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Second Air Force on February 06, 2015, 03:40:50 PM: So is my "English" English!! Where I live, the locals speak with a variety of Southern accents and have certain words that don't really exist. Ellen and I have the "neutral" Midwest U.S. way of speaking and it's easy to see we didn't grow up where we live!

This machine is coming along nicely, a far cry from the very basic 1/72 S-199 that was offered in the 1970s.
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 10, 2015, 08:30:33 PM: OK, back to the Avia: sanding, again putty and some parts are glued in place
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on February 10, 2015, 08:33:39 PM: I guess you win :))
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 10, 2015, 09:05:45 PM: :)
well, hope so... ;)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 12, 2015, 05:22:44 PM: Little progress.

Kit is ready for primer
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Second Air Force on February 12, 2015, 05:42:42 PM: Good progress!!!!

I have found an article in a very old Scale Modeler magazine that I will post photos of here later......
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on February 12, 2015, 05:42:57 PM: Look good but primer will tell all ;)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 12, 2015, 06:01:00 PM: One thing is boring me, it's the circled antenna... Too thick. I will probably try to correct that...
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Second Air Force on February 12, 2015, 06:48:47 PM: Here is an article from the February 1978 Scale Modeler magazine I have had all these years, describing the "new" KP 1/72 Avia. So much has changed from 1978 to the present day!!!!!
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/KPAvia1978003_zps0d89c0b2.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/KPAvia1978003_zps0d89c0b2.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/KPAvia1978004_zps9ae33196.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/KPAvia1978004_zps9ae33196.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/KPAvia1978005_zpsf1895d8e.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/KPAvia1978005_zpsf1895d8e.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 14, 2015, 03:51:55 PM: Interresting article Scott, really: "120.T" is the aircraft I'm building!

I have airbrushed primer and than a mix of 4 parts of RLM02 + 1 part of white. Unfortunately artificial light gives not justice to the paint...
And as you can see, I've replaced the rounded antenna by copper wire: looks from far better!
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on February 14, 2015, 03:56:55 PM: Good work on kit, it look very good!!!
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 14, 2015, 04:01:46 PM: Thank you my friend!

See here the comparrison, for the antenna, between the plastic part and the copper one I made...
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Second Air Force on February 14, 2015, 04:09:31 PM: Good looking loop antenna, mate!
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 14, 2015, 06:09:42 PM: Yhank you Scott!

Well, micro-painting session. Looking at the photos, I realise I've forgotten to paint the machineguns... :-red Will be fixed quickly :))
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 15, 2015, 02:56:10 PM: Decals setting was made in two phases: first the wings, then MicroSol and let dry; then the fuselage, MicroSol and let dry again
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Akinator98 on February 15, 2015, 04:18:36 PM: Excellent job mate! :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on February 15, 2015, 04:23:06 PM: This one look wonderful!!
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Second Air Force on February 15, 2015, 04:59:59 PM: Great!
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 15, 2015, 06:49:02 PM: Thank you! :)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: modellius on February 20, 2015, 08:40:26 PM: great !
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 20, 2015, 10:07:02 PM: Thank you! ;)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 23, 2015, 02:51:31 PM: FINISHED!!!

I've used Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil" in place to make an oil wash. I'm fully satisfied with the shade :-love
Easy to use; you just take a fine paintbrush (I used a 3/0 one) and you fill the interpanels lines; using a humid Q-tip to erase when you make mistake (Q-tip to use immediately, shade is drying fast)
Then I used Tamiya "Green" pastel
Finally I glued the little parts and removed the Eduard masks

...And that's it!

Kovozavody Prostejov produced an excellent kit that ask just for a little of work to become a jewel...
For the photos, I placed the kit on a base from Frédéric Mertès.
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: Second Air Force on February 23, 2015, 04:03:35 PM: Beautiful!!
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on February 23, 2015, 04:23:04 PM: I know you will make it perfect!!!
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on February 23, 2015, 04:47:35 PM: Thank you friends! ;)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: zetman on July 20, 2015, 12:30:20 PM: Love it draken,I really love it...I have the mezek in 1/48 by hobbycraft plus aires' detail kit and I am planning to leave engine pannels opened,following your painting scheme.Well done my friend.
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on July 20, 2015, 03:28:50 PM: Thank you! :)
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: modellius on July 23, 2015, 03:46:03 PM: very nice
Title: Re: Avia S-199 (Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on July 23, 2015, 06:46:07 PM: Thank you!