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Revell 1/144 Lockheed C-130A: A 2011 IPMS Nationals Entry |
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There were several of these in the 1/144 multi-engine class. Mine was a baseline configuration transport painted in metal and light grey with red arctic visibility panels. This is the old Revell kit which I was too thrifty to throw away when the Minicraft kit came out. The kit is not that bad except for the engine nacelles which are oversized and mis-shaped. I had a set of Braz resin castings which took care of the nacelles forward of the wing, but did nothing for the parts under the wing. I cut the whole mess off the wing and used scrap plastic to build up the aft part of the nacelles. Brass tubing made the exhaust pipes and the resin castings took care of the really hard part. The Minicraft kit contributed its extra parts in the form of 3 bladed propellors and early model drop tanks. I also used the Minicraft decals for the early series markings. Unoriginal, I admit, but colorful. The model is painted with Delta Ceramcoat craft acrylics cut 50-50 with Future. Its not the usual modeling choice, but easier to buy locally than the usual paints and much cheaper. Where color match is not an issue, I'll use it any time, but without the Future addition, its film strength and adhesion are not too good.
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