1/48 Heller Dassault Super Etendard

Gallery Article by Darius Aibara

 

This model was made straight out of the box using the 1:48 Heller Super Etendard kit.  The kit is well detailed including some very nice parts for the lowered flaps.  The only addition I made was an Airwaves resin ejection seat to replace the kit-supplied item.   I assembled the parts as per the instructions and primed the model with grey acrylic auto primer from a spray can, followed by a couple of coats of white primer for the underside colour.  Humbrol extra dark sea grey was brush applied to the upper fuselage and the whole coated with Johnson's Kleer acrylic varnish.

 

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The Heller kit provides decals for an Aeronavale aircraft in two tone grey camouflage and an Argentine Navy "Falklands War" Exocet carrier.  The decals are well printed and include extensive stencils for both aircraft.  I added extra details using photo references from an article about the Super Etendard in one of the "Wings of Fame" publications.

Enjoy the photos.

Darius Aibara

      

Photos and text © by Darius Aibara