[YASIG]

Its time to build one Orao kit for my collection, so, i took the kit and camera and start modeling and shooting, here is the Orao 1/72 scale resin kit build photo story.
My Romanian language is not so good, and i hope , English, with lot of photos, will tell you the story.

I chose this Orao scheme, serialed 25207, with heavily weared paint scheme, "Pepsi" style Yugoslav markings, prior the plane is overhauled and repainted in new, black&white display "Penguin" scheme.
Standard, Medium Gray/Green/Light blue scheme is patched with darker green and dark Gray on topsides and brown patches on undersides, giving the unusual look of this ORAO jet.

Four views of chosen scheme,









(photo credits, various internet sources)

Kit is resin, Soko J-22 Orao 1/72 scale by AEROPOXY, made in SERBIA.

Box Art,



Box contents, what you get , resin kit parts, decals, vacform canopy (2x)canopy frame masks, 4 page A4 build instructions,multimedia CD rom with 1000+ Soko Orao pics, drawings, schemes and relevant documentation.



Fuselage sides sanded, just to gain proper alignment,



I do some accuracy checks, using drawings made by VTI (Aviation Technical Institute-Belgrade , Orao project construction burreau) .





Few hours of cleaning and sanding and all the parts are ready for assembly,











Lead weight superglued, just to be safe not building an tailseater,



There is also decal sheet printed by LiftHere Serbia, ( http://lifthere.atspace.com/743-LH.htm ) with
1. IAR-93 Vultur, no.220, Romanian AF
2. Soko J-22 Orao, no.25173/173, Republic of Srpska AF
3. Soko J-22 Orao, no.25207, Serbian AF


These decals are packed in latest ( edition 3) issue of Aeropoxy kit .

Aceasta postare a fost editata de YASIG: 29 November 2009 - 02:05 AM

[Romi]

welcome YASIG
Great review of AEROPOXY kit.
To me it`s very good in shape except the nose and the fuselage size in the back. Even so is the best kit that you can find in 1/72.
It will be interesting to see a picture from the top ( after you glue the two fuselage parts) over the draw.
Me personal I like more last printed decal profile 3. Soko J-22 Orao, no.25207, Serbian AF . But you can put armament on it, so
In September I was in Serbia for Batajnica 2009 International Air Show for few hours . But I did not have time to go Beograd .
I am interested in buying this kit and also if you don`t need the Romanian decals from sheet printed by LiftHere Serbia I would like to buy it or may be an exchange .
May be you want something from here or a specific kit in exchange for Soko, if you can find it any more.
A lot of Romanian I am sure that would like to have Serbian kits but we did not find a way to get it here in Romania .
Go on with good work.

[YASIG]

Thanx for the comments, Romi, i'm the kit producer also, and this Orao is last produced kit from 2nd batch, now the work on new tools goes and kit is not available at this moment, will be available early 2010, with new decals, including Romanian IAR 93, Republic of Srpska and B/W display Orao, same serial 25207 , like this one, built by my friend Mr. Zoran Rados from UK.

Stay tuned and i will announce new kit release, here at forum. BTW, i sent few kits to Romania allready, without problems.




Back to the work,

Another 3 hours of work, total 6 hrs, rescribing lost panel lines, some gaps filled and polished, superglue used as filler, temporary assembly for photographing and checking over the scale drawings,

[Longinus]

First of all,your welcome on this site.I'm glad we have a new friend here.
I think is a good job over there(I mean the kit and your assembly work),even if I do not know too much about jet planes.

Aceasta postare a fost editata de Longinus: 29 November 2009 - 11:45 PM

[YASIG]

Main Orao airframe assembled, and sprayed with coat of gray paint, to show all the mistakes and errors, which could be solved later,















Decal sets overview, first, white 101, from discontinued first batch of some 30 Orao kits.
Second, Pepsi style Yugoslav AF markings for 4+ Orao planes, packed with current Orao kit.
Third, Lift Here extra set for IAR 93 Vultur & two J-22 Orao kits, will be available with new, retooled Orao kit, in limited edition.

Aceasta postare a fost editata de YASIG: 30 November 2009 - 10:02 PM

[jester]

wow..as vrea si eu un kit de asta..cum as putea face rost?

[rares]

inca un avion romanesc facut de altii

[YASIG]

Todays small update, kit is polished, rescribed some panel lines and primed with car bumpers plastic primer, great paint, strong, good adhesion to resin, easy to polishing and even fine scribing.
Its now ready for paintwork and detailing.







Kenda Kar spray, plastic primer for car bumpers, recomended.

[Romi]

jester, la 30 Nov 2009, 23:45, a spus:

wow..as vrea si eu un kit de asta..cum as putea face rost?

Yasig spune ca va fi disponibil la inceputul anului 2010
la aprox 25 euro + transport din Serbia.
Hai sa vedem cati vor lua kitul.
Eu il vreau.

[Maverick]

Servus,
in lista respectiva poti sa ma incluzi si pe mine Romi, singurulele minusuri ale kitului sunt varianta de inarmare 1 singura si era bine daca varianta de decal era toate cifrele. Dar acceste aspecte nu le vad o piedica de netrecut in implinirea dezideratului de a avea in colectie un Iar-93 1:72













"Every day it's anather Life"

[YASIG]

This weekend update, again polished whole airframe, glued ventral fins, underwing pylons, pitot tube( steel wire 0,5mm), wing aerodynamic fences,
and painted cockpit , ejection seat and wheels.





Some work in cockpit, instro panel ( decal ), seat belts and details added, acetate foil head up display glued, thin wire canopy defrosting tube glued.









Acetate cockpit canopy, two included, and die cut self adhesive canopy frames (two), cut and trim canopy franme with ease.



Canopy frame cutting guiding lines are not visible on photo, and i do some drawings in Corel, to show where i cut the canopy.



Canopy was positioned and secured with few masking film stripes, and glued with two component epoxy glue.





To be continued,

[Romi]

It`s looking very good.

[YASIG]

Today's progres report,

Cool Frame, self adhesive canopy frame applied.









And sealed with gloss clear varnish.



Canopy is masked and ORAO goes to paintshop...



I chose nearest shade of paint, according to my paint chip documentation, photos and real Orao plane paint samples.

Note, due the flash and still wet coat of gloss varnish, model photos does not represent real colours.











I use next paints for this, faded Orao plane,

Original Faded Gray, FS 36118, Revell 57 RAL 7000 with a drop of black.

Original Faded Green FS 34079, Revell 363 RAL 6020

Original Light Blue Gray undersides, , mix Hu-124 i HU 157 with a bit of white.

Dark Green, fresh paint patches, Revell 48 RAL 6028

Dark Gray ,fresh paint patches , Revell 79 RAL 7031

[YASIG]

Todays update, just one hour of work, red exhaust cowling airbrushed, black dielectric panels on vertical tail and under the nose painted, canopy frames painted, white ADF antena painted, pitot tube painted and whole airframe oversprayed with highly diluted white paint, to give faded paint effect and later, sprayed with Pronto (Future) coat, to prepare surface for decaling, later tonoght.

[YASIG]

Finito!

Just single photo, fresh airbrushed with mat cote, till dries will set up photo equipment for better photos.

[flo]

Congratulation!
You have done a great work.

[YASIG]

Finished...

[1-0-9]

Niiiiice!!!

[YASIG]

After two months of work on new tools, new, improved Soko J-22 Orao /IAR 93 Vultur resin kit , 1/72 scale is ready for market, in four different boxes,









More data in separate topic, tomorrow,
RGDS

Nenad
YASIG-AEROPOXY

[anstro]

I just wait to see a price

Later edit:

Daca se intocmeste o lista cu cei care comanda, as vrea si eu un kit, in varianta IAR 93 Vultur.
Pe site-ul Aeropoxy, pretul afisat era de 35 euro, acum la taxele de expediere nu ma pricep, nu am luat nimic de afara pana acum dar asta l-as lua.

Aceasta postare a fost editata de anstro: 26 January 2010 - 12:15 AM