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This
project is dedicated to my friend and brother Mr. Nour N. Beyhum and his family.
Academy's 1/48
FGA9 was used as the basic kit.
To convert it to
LAF T66 model, I had to do the following:
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1-Used Aeroclub's
conversion kit
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2-Correcting the
kit in accordance with Aeroclub's instructions.
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3-Using Aires
detail set for the Hunter.
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4-Used Neomega's
MB4 ejection seats.(the twin seat Hunter used the MK4).
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5-Added another
cannon to the lower side.
First of all, I
cut the fuselage halves as instructed and removed part of the spine.
Second, I had to
re-work all the metal parts in the cockpit found in the Aeroclub
set. The
detail on these parts are not well defined, so I simply filed off all the
detail and added mine from plastic card, strip and etched spares.
Next came the
instrument panel.Regrets as my kit did not have any! So I had to
scratch build using 2 sets of the Eduard Hunter F6 set.
I also added
detail to the bulkhead at the back of the seats with fine wire and
plastic. The seats were
cleaned up and painted.
The canopy was a
one piece affair. I simply had to cut it in two and add framing to the
insides of the windshield and canopy made from plastic strip. Four hooks were also
added to the canopy.
Since the LAF's
T66 had 2 cannons,I had to duplicate the "Sabrina" fairing and
scratch built the muzzle. The landing gear
bays came from the Aires set. The kit's landing
gear struts were modified and corrected using the one's provided by Aeroclub
and the tires were added from this set as the model's parts are
incorrect.
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The flaps are the
ones found in Aires set. The tail cone
came from Aeroclub's set.
The bullet
fairing at the tail was corrected in length and I added a clear sprue and
sanded it to shape to represent the tail light.I airbrushed a semi gloss black
band around it.The beacon on the lower part of the fuselage came from Cutting
Edge colored plastic set.
Paint used was
from Xtra Color and Tamiya. Decals and
markings came from my set which I printed to my personal order.
(Still
have many for sale, contact me if interested). The sheet represents an FGA9
model, so the serial number for the T66 came from the spares.
I had to cut the
yellow "dashes" and applied it individually on the
canopy. Also, the 2 white stripes came from the spares box.
It was a
demanding job, but with enough references and PATIENCE, I was able to do it.
Any questions?
Please feel free
to write.
Thank you.
Emad
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