1/48 Academy Hawker Hunter Mk. 71

by Oxiel Carrizo (Necsac)

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Hi friends of ARC. This is my Hawker Hunter built in the colours of my country, Chile.  This particular aircraft belongs to the Grupo Nș 8 of the Chilean Air Force (FACH) based in Cerro Moreno Airport, in Antofagasta city, located in the north of the country (desert territory).

I added some aftermarket items which improve the look of the kit : Cutting Edge cockpit, vacformed canopy from Squadron, self made decals and some stencil in Spanish from FCM decals.

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For painting, I used a combination of Model Master Enamels, Acrilic Vallejos and Alclad II for the metallic zones.  For the weathering I applied pre-shading, then applied the colours of the camouflage, and then I lightened some areas such panels and others and finally a wash with oil paints to highlight the panel lines.

The next picture is a composition done with Photoshop, made by my good friend Alvaro Troncoso.  I think that it looks great.

If you want to see me step by step article, please visit the following link, at the forum of the local IPMS group.

http://ipmschile.multiforos.es/viewtopic.php?t=107  

 

I hope you enjoy it. Happy modelling,

Oxiel (Necsac)

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Photos and text © by Oxiel Carrizo P.