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Hi All,
I am currently building the Academy 1/72 Super Etendard Kit.
Build Summary
This kits original molds are quite old - if my information is correct - it dates back to 1983. It is based on a kit from a company Sunny-Tri. For its age I must admit the detail is very good.
Although this kit is almost complete at the time I am writing this, the goal was to complete the kit OOB with spare seat belts PE. I have nearly done this. I did scratch build the detail in the front wheel well, as there was none there and a seam I could not remove, so I covered it in detailing. The kit has no cockpit detail, and I did not add any either, it does have a HUD display.
The kit was painted with Humbrol enamels. I did pre-shade with Tamiya Enamel XF-1. And some post shading was done as well by just lightening one of the dark colours with thinner.
Panel lines were done using a Copic Multi-liner Pen with a 0.05mm tip in Sepia Colour and Cool Grey- I wanted to keep the panel lines a bit lighter. Rivets were given a wash with Tamiya Panel Line Accent. Wheel wells were washed with Vallejo Weathering wash brown.
Kit Details (from
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Released:2012 (Based on Sunny Tri kit from 1983)
Type:
Full kit
Includes: Plastic sprues, Waterslide decals, Clear parts
Decal options
Box Contents
I am currently building the Academy 1/72 Super Etendard Kit.
Build Summary
This kits original molds are quite old - if my information is correct - it dates back to 1983. It is based on a kit from a company Sunny-Tri. For its age I must admit the detail is very good.
Although this kit is almost complete at the time I am writing this, the goal was to complete the kit OOB with spare seat belts PE. I have nearly done this. I did scratch build the detail in the front wheel well, as there was none there and a seam I could not remove, so I covered it in detailing. The kit has no cockpit detail, and I did not add any either, it does have a HUD display.
The kit was painted with Humbrol enamels. I did pre-shade with Tamiya Enamel XF-1. And some post shading was done as well by just lightening one of the dark colours with thinner.
Panel lines were done using a Copic Multi-liner Pen with a 0.05mm tip in Sepia Colour and Cool Grey- I wanted to keep the panel lines a bit lighter. Rivets were given a wash with Tamiya Panel Line Accent. Wheel wells were washed with Vallejo Weathering wash brown.
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Title:Super-Étendard "Libiya 2011" [Special Edition]Number:12431Scale:1:72Released:2012 (Based on Sunny Tri kit from 1983)
Type:
Full kit
Includes: Plastic sprues, Waterslide decals, Clear parts
Decal options
- Dassault Super Etendard Modernisé
Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-Now)
Flottille 11F 55
2008 - Dassault Super Etendard Modernisé
Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-Now)
Flottille 17F 10
Opération Harmattan - Charles-de-Gaulle| 2011
Box Contents
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