ALBATROS: TIPS AND TRICKS

Karel Pádár is one of the founders and executive directors of Eduard. He is also an accomplished modeler whose love is 1/72 scale kits of Japanese aircraft of all eras. He is a multiple national champion in plastic modelling and his most famous projects include scratch-built models of Kawasaki C-1 transport aircraft.

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Aero L-39C/CM/ZA/ZO

In the 12/2023 issue of INFO Eduard magazine

we published a photo gallery of the Hungarian

Air Force L-39ZO model in 1/72 scale. This L-39

for INFO magazine was built by Karel Pádár from

the ALBATROS kit, cat. no. 2109 in Limited edition.

We asked Karel to photograph the construction

process and share his knowledge about the

preparation and completion of the model.

This is an older kit, which has already been

through a lot. It was tooled in 2002 with

a technology that we no longer use today. In 2011,

newly designed engine intakes were added to

the kit, but the mold was later damaged. After

repairing it, we produced a new frame of clear

parts in 2023. Despite these modifications, it‘s

still a more than twenty year old model rather

intended for experienced modelers.

This is how Karel Pádár prepares to

build the model:

- He collects the maximum amount of photographic

and other technical data.

- He studies the kit and evaluates which version

of the aircraft the kit allows him to build well

and accordingly chooses the camouflage of the

aircraft whose model he will build.

- he studies the documentation for a specific

aircraft and compares it with the kit.

- From this, the notes in the instructions are

gradually created according to the chosen

camouflage. He keeps a careful written plan

of the building process and, if necessary, draws

sketches of the parts that need to be significantly

modified or re-created.

Cat. No. 2109, Marking J

Karel Pádár is one of the founders

and executive directors of Eduard.

He is also an accomplished modeler

whose love is 1/72 scale kits of

Japanese aircraft of all eras. He is

a multiple national champion in

plastic modelling and his most

famous projects include scratch-

built models of Kawasaki C-1

transport aircraft.

Built by Karel Pádár

Karel Pádár does not peel off the surface film when applying decals. He uses them as classic thin decals.

TIPS AND TRICKS

One of the last additions to Karel Pádár's collection,

a model of C-46D Commando transport aircraft, built

from Williams Brothers kit in 1/72 scale. He recreated

panel lines on the entire model surface and used many

new parts, including Plus Model accessories.

INFO Eduard24

February 2024