1/48 HobbyBoss EMB-314 (A-29) Super Tucano

Gallery Article by Gerd Wilcken on Oct 3 2014

 

      

Brazilian EMB-314 (A-29) Super Tucano

Sometimes I drift away from my 1/144 Air Force. Especially when I found a beauty like this.  HobbyBoss has brought out the EMB Super Tucano in 1/48 which was - apart from a very rare resin kit – a long cherished wish from many modelers.

 

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The present kit, the Brazilian EMB – 314 Super Tucano, in South America better known as the A-29 or ALX, is a turboprop aircraft for light attack, counter insurgency (COIN), close air support and recon- or surveillance missions. It comes in three different South American ( Brasilia, Columbia and Chile) camouflages. I chose the very aggressive looking sharkmouth version for the Colombian Air Force, Rio Negro Airbase.

The all new tooling kit comes with a wide selection of armaments including Mk.82 Snakeyes, AIM-9L and AIM-9P Sidewinders and GBU-12 LGB`s.

It was a easy build, good fit and only a little filling job. Some nice decals and photo etched parts made the build a real pleasure. The black wingwalk strips are not included and had been made by yourself.

Waiting for some after market decals (Africa, US…?) and resin parts for another aircraft.

Gerd Wilcken

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Photos and text © by Gerd Wilcken