BAC Strikemaster

time for a wingy thing, need something simple to do

got given this kit for nothing a while back.......its pretty old and the decals are well knackered, but i have an FCM decal sheet for latin american stuff which includes a Ecudorian Jaguar, and should suit this, since they flew Strikemasters at the same period



will hopefully end up something like this,.....

Cool project, looking forward to witnessing your build.

Looking forward to this one Paul

making slow progress on this since im spending more time on the jeep

canopy is on which was a bit of a pain, primed and ready to get some colour on

How old is that plane Paul?

dublin boy wrote:How old is that plane Paul?

the kit was new tool in 1973!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_Strikemaster

It's a nice looking little thing.

dublin boy wrote:It's  a nice looking  little thing.

between this and the Provost (the trainer version) theres loads still flying in private hands cos they are cheap to buy and run

Al. wrote:GET YOURS HERE

so...same price as a Mini Countryman electric?.....know which id prefer

2.8 injection Capris cost that much these days.

Ah! but then there is the cost of maintainance, garaging, tax, insurance and M.O.T.

My ikkle Jap sportscar costs nothing at all.

Mind you it doesn't fecking start .

Al, I'm not sure about buying a 60 year old ex-RAF jet.  If it broke down it's not as easy as pulling over to the side of the road if you know what i mean.  

Paul, I love these old Airfix kits.  I remember when I was at school a friend brought one of these to show in the classroom.  Might have been the Provost version.

slow progress

just hope theres no paint bleed when i unmask the canopy

It's looking good Paul.

Next time you mask, spray clear first then the colour. That way any bleed will only be the clear.

If you get any bleed under the canopy, I've used a dedicated plastic polish to remove it. I use BMF to mask the actual demarcation area, then tape to fill in the centre.