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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Avro 643 Cadet MkII - 72Topia resin

 




Here is the handsome figure of 72Topia's Avro 643 Cadet II. What a delightful little thing.

This is one boxing -there are other boxings with different variants- released by this Argentinean manufacturer, and the kit is incredibly detailed being a pleasure to build thanks to its good fit and very clever engineering.

You get a fully detailed engine and interior, and a jig to align the wings while you add the multiple struts. The casting is very clean and the depiction of the many details is peerless.

I can't stop wondering how this one-person enterprise, with all the many regional limitations and hinders, and with near 0 budget, can still painstakingly produce these jewels of exceptional detail and absolutely masterful crafting. A link to 72Topia is the first one on the side bar where the other links are.

For further elaboration on the kit and build, please visit the step-by-step construction post here:

https://wingsofintent.blogspot.com/2021/01/72topia-avro-631643-cadetcadet-mkii.html

I wanted a reg not provided in the kit's decal sheet, so a set was commissioned from Arctic Decals in Finland.

Of classic figure and elegant lines, the Cadet was (and is) well loved and can still be seen in the skies, a testament to its endurance and circumspect charm.


















































4 comments:

  1. As those English flying types would have said,"wizard little kite old chap and the fact you get them to fly is pure magic!😃" An interesting airframe putting me in mind of a hybrid Tiger Moth/Stampe Boeing Kaydet. Very impressed with the rigging and what method do you use? Again, thanks very much for this beautiful little kit.

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    1. Kind words.
      I use ceramic "wire", a thin rigid ceramic fiber that to me is easier to handle than the materials I used before, like monofilament and real wire.
      Cheers

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