I am looking for info any on kits of the Casa C-295. I found 2 possible places/sources. One is Liberty out of Brazil and another called Scratchaeronoautics which I think is out of Spain. Anyone have any good info on any these 2 companies or kits? Both kits from what I can dig up are pure resin kits (thus comes with a nice price tag). This plane has somehow totally got my interest. To me it looks like they took a C-130 and pimped it out (European style)

If anyone has tidbits of info would be greatly appreciated. Be nice if one of the big plastic kit pumping companies maybe release a kit on this subject aircraft -hint-hint

Cheers

Wow, nothing, bummer... Thought for sure I get some info

No Cheers

It's very much a lesser-known subject, to be sure. I had heard rumblings that Liberty Kits shut down, but by the look of their website, it doesn't appear to be so.

The kits will be short-run, with all the pitfalls inherent to the media, but they're the only game in town.

Ya, I seem to always fall for the obscure subjects. I was hoping out there in the vast Kitmaker world someone might of actually built one of these kits and posted any insight, warnings etc etc. I am leaning towards getting the Scratchaeronoautics C-295M in Polish Air Force markings instead of the Liberty kit. I found one (actually there are several with different nationalities) on ebay. Here is the link but I am sure it will go stale soon.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251666111420?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

If I get this it will be my first attempt at an all resin kit. Take the plunge they tell me take the plunge

Cheers

Salutations all,
I found this kit and I thought I would share some pics of it. This kit is from Scratchaeronautics out of Spain. Here is the links from their homepage(s).
http://scratchaeronautics.es.tl/CASA-C_295-1_72.htm
http://scratchaviation.webs.com/casa-c-295

I picked it up off ebay - http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=jbegines11&LH_PrefLoc=2&_arm=1&_armm=63&_ruu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fm.html%3F_nkw%3D%26_armrs%3D1%26_ipg%3D%26_from%3D%26_ssn%3Djbegines11%26_arr%3D1 for about 55 euros + 20 euros shipping.

I did notice some bubbles around the cockpit. Not sure if this is common for the brand or not. This is only my 2nd full resin kit so tag me as a resin noob. On with the pics.













Unfortunately I don't have much more info on this kits accuracy nor did I count the rivets but it does look like it will build into a nice looking model. The instructions are in Spanish (google translate and living in Arizona helped).

Cheers

Bubbles like that are fairly common in some resin kits. The way to deal with them is to treat them as if you're a dentist: Drill them open and fill them with a combination of super glue and talcum powder. Be careful sanding nearby; you may open up other bubbles which are hiding under the resin. If that happens, the solution is more superglue and talcum powder

Mixing Superglue and talcum powder, I swear where do they come up with this stuff. Almost need to be a Chemist in this hobby. So now it begs the question(s), what is the ratio of superglue to talcum powder ? Do you mix it up first then apply or do you add the talcum power after the superglue is applied (like sprinkling baking soda to superglue after it is applied to speed up the drying.

Cheers

I'd suggest that you mix it up with a pin right in the hole, especially if the super glue is fast-setting. Put in the drop of superglue and then put the powder in and mix. You may not have much stirring time

I don't think that there are any fixed ratios. Play around and see what works for you.

Good luck with your build. I think it is a very pleasant-looking airplane. But being myself Spanish, this is a biased opinion, isn´t it?
Merry Christmas!