Dive away, and I shall be strapped in @eb801!

Hi Eric. Glad to see you decided to add your Pucara. It will be very welcome. BTW, did you know that the Argentinians experimented with mounting a torpedo on the Pucara towards the end of the War (according to Wikipedia)? The didn't use it but they did test it, I believe. Some modeling possibilities there. 🙂

Well I'll be darned, I came home today and there was the Kinetic Pucara kit on the kitchen table. Talk about quick! I ordered this from LM on the 16th, it shipped on the 17th and arrived early today, the 22nd. Very impressive. However, I did pop for the airmail service to California.

I didn't expect this so quickly as I am still doing my homework, but...the box is now opened and yes, it looks to be a superb kit. Pucara here I go! Off to the wash tub.

That was quick, my friend @eb801!
Looking forward to it!

THE BUILD BEGINS
With the arrival of Spring, I've been spending most of my time prepping our large vegetable garden and fruit trees plus helping my wife get her zillions of dahlias planted. Not much time for modeling. However...

Just finished most of the Pucara cockpit. Since there is no PE instrument panel or decals included with the kit, I took the easy road and just highlighted the empty molded dials with a white pencil. The seats are not glued in place.

I am beyond impressed with the quality of Kinetic's molding on this kit. It's really impeccable and a wonder to gaze at. The fit appears to be excellent. I don't anticipate any headaches down the road. Now I just have to figure out which Falklands/Malvinas Pucara livery to do. Stay tuned!

Looking great, my friend @eb801! Such a beautiful cockpit!

Looks great, Erik (@eb801). I got mine last week and it is already packed up for my upcoming move. I can enjoy this kit vicariously through your build.