1/72 Airfix Short Skyvan

by Gabriel Stern

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This little, boxy beauty, exhibiting the traditional Airfix rivet treat was a relaxing project. Fit wasn't great, flash was abundant, pieces exhibited stubborn warps, but, for some reason, it was a delight to build (why, I wonder, we insist with these aging models...is that a case of inexplicable longing, blooming childhood memories, toy-ish moving pieces, sheer masochism?). Acrylics were used for general finish, enamels for metal details, future for the transparencies. Decals behaved  schizophrenically, but justice triumphed again. Construction was OOB, since the more I looked at references, the more far away from reality the model was. It was a case of learn and...let's quickly forget. In spite of adding a healthy chunk of lead, we ended with a err.. a tail sitter. Who cares.

Gabriel

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Photos and text © by Gabriel Stern