#051 TS-11
Building the beautiful Arma Hobby 1:72 PZL TS-11 Iskra.
Notes
The PZL TS-11 Iskra was the first jet aircraft developed in Poland. It was used as a trainer by the Polish Air Force for over 50 years.
The Kit
The TS-11 was added to Arma Hobby’s lineup of Polish subjects in 2015. The 70010 TS-11 Iskra bis DF Expert Set boxing I have here was produced in 2021 and included new decals.
The cockpit detail is particularly impressive for this scale, as I saw in Big Modeller’s build video:
Paint Scheme
There are 4 schemes in the kit, I chose to go with the unusual and lovely camo colours of 3H-2013
- TS-11 Iskra bis DF - 3H-2013, 7th Special Aviation Regiment, 2nd section of 1st Aviation Squadron, Polish Navy, Siemirowice AB, August 1993.
- TS-11 Iskra bis DF, nr 3H-2013, 7 Pułk Lotnictwa Specjalnego Marynarki Wojennej 2 Klucz 1 Eskadra Lotnicza, Siemierowice, sierpień 1993.
Found an actual photo in the hyperscale review:
| Feature | Color | Recommended | Paint Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| A: seat, dashboard | Matt Black FS37038 | HTK-A041/C041 | 70.950 Black |
| B: seat; cockpit floor and walls; wheel wells | Dark Ghost Grey FS36320 | HTK-A035/C035 | 70.990 Light Grey FS36375 |
| C: cockpit floor | Green FS34128 | HTK-A221/C221 | 70.893 US Dark Green |
| D: pedals | Aluminium FS17178 | HTK-A078/C078 | 70.997 Silver |
| E: seat | Insignia Red FS11136 | HTK-A219/C219 | 70.909 Vermillion |
| F: camo3 | Dark Grey FS36176 | HTK-A158/C158 | 70.992 Neutral Grey |
| G: camo3 | Light Ghost Grey FS36375 | HTK-A037/C037 | 70.990 Light Grey |
| H: n/a | Field Green FS34095 | HTK-A002/C002 | |
| I: lower fuselage | Sky Blue FS25466 | HTK-A005/C005 | 70.839 ultramarine + 70.993 white grey |
| J: camo3 | Desert Tan FS33446 | HTK-A126/C126 | 70.917 Beige |
| K: camo3 | Blue Green FS35275 | HTK-A129/C129 | 70.963 Medium Blue + 70.891 Intermediate Green |
| L: n/a | Air Superiority Blue FS35450 | HTK-A155/C155 | |
| Ł: n/a | Insignia Yellow FS13538 | HTK-A066/C066 |
Construction
TFW after a few hours of fiddling with PE I realize I’ve only got to “Step #2”.
The cockpit detail in impressive, especially for this scale.
Test fitting.. Blown away by the detail - this is “out of the box”, Arma-style.
Primed and ready for painting.
There’s just enough room in the nose for 5g of ballast. Turned out to be more than enough - this is definitely no longer a tail-sitter.
Barely any seams needing attention.
Ready for the spray booth.
I decided to try masking using silicon therapy putty (Spencer Pollard’s influence). Worked great, though starts to flow after a while in our weather.
Finally back to lay down a most interesting camo scheme on the Arma Hobby 1:72 PZL TS-11 Iskra. Lovely little jet trainer.
Credits and References
- this project on scalemates
- TS-11 Iskra bis DF Expert Set Arma Hobby No. 70010 1:72
Research References
- PZL TS-11 Iskra - wikipedia
- PZL TS-11 Iskra Trainer Aircraft