1:32 and 1:35 scale
aviation modelling
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Gallery - Saso Knez

 

My name is Saso Knez and I come from a country named Slovenia. That is somewhat east of New York and a bit west of Moscow. Here you can drive from the foot of a 8000ft tall

 Alpine mountain to the sea in an hour. We have strong wine, we are good at every sport out there and the women here are ugly. We might also lie somewhat when deemed tactically sound.

Okay, as far as my modeling is concerned I am very picky. I model only in the 32nd scale and only a very particular subject. My main theme are jet from the sixties. I like everything from a Sabre to a Phantom. Here are a few examples of what I've built and what is currently underway.

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Here is my Hasegawa F-104A. I started with an old F-104C kit and modified it into to what now represents the Pakistani Air Force F-104A used extensively in the 1965 and 1971 conflicts with India. The Pakistani F-104A models were a strange mix of A model airframes and more or less C version equipment. Therefore the conversion work is minimum, limited only to fabricating new main wheel hubs from Milliput, brass and plastic. You can now avoid this step by simply buying the resin wheel hubs from Cam decals who now offers such a set.

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As far as detailing is concerned I used the Verlinden set. Unfortunately the quality of the latest Verlinden sets is somewhat lacking and the set for the F-104 is no exception. A lot of additional work was needed. Especially on the Vulcan bay. I also scratchbuilt the complete wheelbay strut.

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The model was finished with Bare Metal foil and a lot of effort. I used Aeropoxy precut masks and Daco decals stencils.

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Right now I am  hacking away at the Revell Hawker Hunter with the Flightpath PE mosaic. First I built the cockpit. The PE Flightpath PE set really came into it's own here

 

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But the bang seat was more or less scratchbuilt.

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Then they came the wheelbays. The nose one was completely scratchbuilt while the two main ones were done with the help of Flightpath parts.

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The main thing about the Flightpath set are the flaps and the speed brake. A lot of work, but just ponder the results!

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I also used the Aeroclub struts with a lot of detailing.

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All that is left now is to put the thing together and paint it. Stay tuned!!

Okay, here are a few more shots of another of my projects that is unfortunately halted due to a lack of reference. More about it later. Again a theme from the Indo-Pakistan air wars of 1965 and 1971 _ the Folland Gnat F.Mk.1. You know, the plane that the Red Arrows flew only single seat. Could dance circles around the opposing Sabres.

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The projects is halted because I lack references on the front wheel bay of the fighter versions. So an unscrupulous plea goes out to the viewers. If anyone plans to visit either Cosford or the example at Southhampton please drop me a line. A few more images will get this project rolling again. My mail is here.