1/72 Italeri MB 339 A

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SigEp Ziggy
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1/72 Italeri MB 339 A

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I have been trying to complete ONE model recently and this might be it

I will build this aircraft as Fuerza Aerea Argentina during the Falklands War 1982

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Good looking airplane. Looking forward to the build.
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Great subject choice! And timely with the 40th anniversary of that war having just ended.
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A great subject!
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Very nice plane! I've also wanted to find and build that plane as well. I'm going to enjoy watching this one.
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Cool I'll watch this one
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Interesting subject, I'm always a bit cagey about Falklands war builds, having read so much about it as a kid I could never bring myself to build anything Argentinian. Especially as my uncle was in the Royal Navy at the time.

The 339 is a sweet looking aircraft.
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I'm temped to buy a second one so I can build a 339 C and use the A wing tip tanks to build a 'Soccer War' Mustang

Anyhow, I have some update photos, putting some sub-assemblies together, fixed the intakes and sharpened the trailing edges of the wings and sacrificed the cap of a scribing tool for a exhaust nozzle
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Very interesting! Can't wait to see the build.
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Here are some update photos

I finished the MK10 seats

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and deepened the holes in these guns

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