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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #75 on: October 17, 2026, 07:12:10 PM »
I was going to go with the OK-VHC registration as a soft whif, but as OK-GUY is an unused registration that's a definite ... maybe.  ;)
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #76 on: October 17, 2026, 07:17:14 PM »
This build is on a slight pause while I get over having the lower wing pop off.  :-X

I realised that I'd forgotten to fit the small struts between the top of the lower wings & the fuselage. 1st one just clicked into place, 2nd one & the lower wing just clicked off.  :o

Fixed now but I'm a tad irate & the mojo isn't flowing - it's there, just dammed up by the anger.

I'm sure it'll be back to business as usual in a couple of days.
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Offline apophenia

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #77 on: October 18, 2026, 09:28:33 AM »
Ouch!  :o

Sometimes the 3D world just conspires to dick you around. Good strategy to wait until the jaws unclench and the mojo returns of its own accord  :smiley:
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #78 on: October 19, 2026, 09:13:33 PM »
Eased back into it this morning by fixing the paint around the wing joins & the struts, plus a couple of other tiny spots.

Not quite as good as it was, but still pretty good.  :smiley:
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Offline Kerick

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #79 on: October 20, 2026, 03:33:18 AM »
Progress!
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #80 on: October 22, 2026, 08:51:32 PM »
Wings are on!  :D

A bit of filler required, so some touch-up paint will have to follow, which means more masking to prevent over-spray spoiling the rest of the paint job.  ::)

Tail-planes next!  :smiley:
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #81 on: October 22, 2026, 09:35:50 PM »
Tail-planes on ... More filler required.  ::)
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #82 on: October 24, 2026, 08:16:05 PM »
And it's Photo Time!  :smiley:













A little bit of clean-up work required, a gloss coat & some final bits-n-pieces (you know, like the landing gear & engine  ;) ).

Feeling quite optimistic about a near-future finalisation here!  :))

Haven't done the rigging, yet, either, as I'm waiting for payday, when I've got some generic PE rigging in my BNA cart to order in, as the An-2's rigging is flat metal strips, not wire (which I could do now with EZ-Line).

Still have to paint the wing & tail tips, & the markings for the emergency "cut here" panel - & the wipers, too.  ::)




Cheers, guys!

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #83 on: October 24, 2026, 11:50:14 PM »
 :smiley:
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Offline Kerick

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #84 on: October 25, 2026, 12:16:28 AM »
That’s fantastic!!! :-*
That paint scheme really dresses up the Colt. Some decals will really finish it off.
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Offline apophenia

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #85 on: October 25, 2026, 07:05:19 AM »
That is one snappy-looking paint job! And beautifully done, to boot  :smiley:
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #86 on: October 25, 2026, 08:47:45 AM »
Thank you, gentlemen!  :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:
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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #87 on: October 25, 2026, 01:10:45 PM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on October 24, 2026, 08:16:05 PM
And it's Photo Time!  :smiley:



Cheers, guys!
 :icon_beer:

I knew about the Turbo-Ant but the Jet-Ant is waiting to be invented ;) ;D

Won;t be long before those kits in the fuselage are delivered :smiley:
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #88 on: October 25, 2026, 05:44:27 PM »
Thanks, mate!  :smiley:
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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #89 on: October 29, 2026, 10:05:52 PM »
Rigging is on its way.

Next up - gloss coat & decals!  :smiley:
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Offline Robomog

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #90 on: October 31, 2026, 10:11:05 PM »
Beautiful paint job. The small cheat line is masterful

 :-* :-* :-*

Mog
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #91 on: October 31, 2026, 10:55:59 PM »
Thanks, 'Mog!  :icon_alabanza:

It's amazing what you can do with 1mm masking tape.  ;)
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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #92 on: Yesterday at 11:27:13 AM »
So, I've just trialled Microscale™ Micro Gloss & Vallejo™ Premium Color Gloss Varnish on my Paint Bitch & a couple of pieces of clear sprue (with AFV headlights attached).

I'll give them a couple of hours to dry & see how they're going, & probably check a few more times afterwards to see how hard they go.

If one or both perform how I'm hoping, then I'll use one of them to gloss coat the Colt prior to decals.
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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #93 on: Yesterday at 04:26:25 PM »
OK, take-aways from this afternoon's gloss session;

1. the Vallejo surface-dries faster than the Microscale;
2. the Microscale has to be diluted with either de-mineralised water or IPA to flow through the airbrush properly (I ran it at about 2:1 paint:water);
3. the Microscale dries to a hard finish faster; &
4. the Vallejo takes about 2 hours longer but dries to about the same hardness.

Decisions! Decisions!  :-\
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Re: 1/48 An-2 Colt in Czech Markings
« Reply #94 on: Today at 01:28:48 AM »
A third option is Alclad Aqua Gloss (ALC-600), which is an acrylic. It dries relatively quickly. I'm using it more now (instead of Future)
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