The Duke's 1/72 scale Aurora Jet Commando.

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The Duke's 1/72 scale Aurora Jet Commando.

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After fighting this model for more than a year; I have come to the finish line. I present to all of you a very rare model of the Ancient Aurora Jet Commando in 1/72 scale. With this model I have completed the last of the Aurora 1/72 scale civilian aircraft offerings and now have a full set of civilian aircraft in 1/72 scale.

I had to scrounge around and cobble together a fictitious marking scheme in order to finish this as the kit decals were beyond useless. After several days of finishing this up, here is the Aurora Jet Commando in 1/72 scale built strictly OOB:

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That's all I have for now. Thanks for looking in, comments are welcome.
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Great stuff Duke - that's a great looking bird - you did well with the decals.
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Thanks Stuart! It was tough as those long red lines kept wanting to break. I'm just so glad to have this finally finished!
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That is too cool. A very interesting looking jet. Good job on the decals, too.
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Thanks Lyle! I was hoping to make it a bit more colorful, but my stash of decals didn't allow for that. I am pleased with how this finally turned out. Thanks again for the great reply.
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For biz jets of that period, you nailed it.
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Thanks again Lyle. I am becoming more pleased with this scheme. It's growing on me.

Now I have to get a full on shot of all my civilian aircraft all together in one pic.
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Oh that is interesting. Is that the predecessor of the IAI Westwind?
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BorgR3mc0 wrote:Oh that is interesting. Is that the predecessor of the IAI Westwind?

Thanks! I'm not real sure to be honest. I just built this bird up; I didn't really bother to research it. Now you have me curious.
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Looks pretty damned good Mark. I like your fictitious scheme. Just the right amount of striping and colors. :hmm:
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