Subject: Re: AT-63 Pampa II post on July 9 update
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Jeremias Luchina" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:25:52 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeremias Luchina 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:55 AM
  Subject: AT-63 Pampa II post on July 9 update

  '1/48 Aconcagua AT-63 Pampa II' 

  by 'Jeremias Nicolas Luchina'
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  Hi there modeleres! this is my latest build, a Pampa II

  The real thing is two seat trainer designed in Argentina by the F.M.A. in the ´80 as the IA-63 Pampa.

  Nowdays an improved version with new avionics and weapons sistems is produced by Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina whit the AT-63 Pampa II denomination.

  Some Characteristics are:

  Length: 10,93 Mts

  Wing span: 9,68 Mts

  Engine: Turbofan Garrett TFE731-2-2N

  Max speed: 819 Km/h

  Range: 730 Miles

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  The model is manufactured in resin with P.E vacuformed and with metals parts.

  The quality is up to Aconcagua´s high standard with great detail, almost no bubbles and a reasonable good fit, but some details in the landing gear bays will be great.

  Construction was straitforward, with only a few gaps to fill, but as with any limited run kit, careful test fiting is a must.

  I had few problems with the vacuformed canopy but nothing to serious.

  The only addition I made was some 'pippes' lines here and there, mostly in the gear bays to show something in there.

  I finished the plane as the unit E-809 in service with the Argentinian Air Force

  using some Humbrol´s and custom mixed paints to match the colours on the real bird.

  After all the ainting was dry I sprayed a coat of clear gloss and the model was ready to the decals:

  The decals was a bitter/sweet surprise, all were in perfect register and you can read all the tiny stincils included, but silvered badly and the refuse to stick in place.

  A coat of clear flat sealed all and the last task involved glue all the antennas and some 'Static dischargers' (I don´t know the real name) made of nylon monofilament.

          
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  The model was fun to build and it looks great on the shelf next to his little 1/72 brother

  Photos and text © by 'Jeremias Nicolas Luchina'

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