Well...the Sukhoi 30 is my
favourite aircraft, so I was excited to make one. This aircraft is a
1/72 model made out of Balsa Wood which had to be handcrafted by me after
getting the required wood cut out from an local modelling shop.
Smoothing out the
wood was the most difficult part, since the balsa wood is very delicate. I had
to use a file (nail file) to smooth the surface. The final product was real
good.
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The worst part was the paint job
which ruined the sharpness of the kit. Well normal paints (arcyllic, enamel)
don't work on the wood because wood absorbs the paint.
So first I applied white enamel
paint to the kit which caused the disaster look by giving it a stretched
look. After drying the enamel paint, I completely hand painted the kit
with Fabric Colors.
Even the IAF roundels were simply
hand painted.
To give it a shiny smooth look, I
had to give it 2-3 coats of varnish and finally the paint job was done and the kit
didn't look that bad.
Well its really a tedious kit
after considering the time u spend in shaping that wood.
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Balsa wood kits are really hard
to find on the net. If you have any information on the wood kits please email
me.
You can contact me at aamodpotdar@yahoo.co.in
Aamod
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