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1 /48 Aeroclub Jet Provost T5A |
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Aeroclub make some
great 1:48 kits of RAF aircraft that no-one else will consider. Their
limited run injection moulded kits of the Hunting/BAC Jet Provost and
Strikemaster are no exception. The Jet Provost T5 kit comprises relatively
thickly moulded fuselage and wing parts with white metal undercarriage and
cockpit details. Two single piece vac-form canopies are provided along
with decals for an RAF 1FTW aircraft. When assembly was
completed I masked the cockpit tub and sprayed on several coats of Halfords
white auto primer, This served as the upper fuselage colour and made the
red lower colour stand out better than with a darker undercoat. I masked
the demarcation lines and brush applied a Humbrol satin red colour to the wings
and fuselage. The black anti glare nose is Humbrol matt black brush
applied. Several coats of Johnson's' Clear varnish sealed in the paint and
got rid of the matt primer finish (warning - the matt white primer finish
is excellent for picking up dirt and smears, but a coat of Clear will enable any
marks to be wiped away!). Darius
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Photos and text © by Darius Aibara
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