Clunkmeister

Martin, I’ll say this again. If you could make Masters of these parts you’ve made, you’d sell hundreds of what would be a very involved, very nice conversion for the Trumpeter Mi-17. This type of scratchbuilding is beyond the abilities of 98% of builders, but your kit would open the door and nicely fill this wide open gap in modern helicopter modeling. I wish I had just half of the raw talent I’m seeing on display here.

Man,... Harv, trust the resin. It’s a great medium to work with if you treat it right. Just remember it’s NOT styrene. It behaves differently. But if you take your time, you’ll get stellar results. It’s looking great, my friend!

Martin, this is something I’ve wanted to do for eons, but never had the time and the will both at once. I’m loving this build. It’s amazing how a loading ramp and a Huey style western looking nose completely change the look and character of this reliable old workhorse. Like the breathed new life into an old design.

Yep, it definitely has a “western” look to it now

Tony, I have a feeling the battery was moved. If you want to change it, I have an unstarted kit that’s gonna put on its wartime uniform, so I’ll swap you that one for a new one if you wish.

Thanks for the tips, Carl. It’s not my favorite aircraft in the world so I haven’t messed with it. But thanks for that. It looks like a simple build so I might give it a go if I’m bored with nothing to do. Ernie

Tony, did the racer retain the heavy wartime radios and battery?

Carl I have this kit. Was it a decent build, or a dog?

Yep, but you still need to build the basics. I’m thinking mine will be posed with the landing flaps down and the upper dive brakes closed. I’m just not going to totally hide that extraordinary level of detail. But like we said in the Army. “All plans are valid right up to the moment the first bullet flies”.

Waiting....

Veeeeery nice. I’m tuned into this one. Making the capitalist style nose cone wasn’t as bad as I thought.

So, as expected, it’s looking like HK probably does have a Mk. X planned soon enough. We have a turret hole plug so we’ll have a US built Martin electric turret, and,.. this little goody, part M21, not noticed by me until now. Matter of face, Mike Swinburne 3D printed four of them for me for this and future planned Mk. X builds. The kit part is very basic, and to me it seems too flat. Now, I’ve seen at least two different styles of these midship vents, one somewhat slender like this, and another which is bulkier like Mike’s creation. Mike’s is a much, much nicer part, IMHO, capturing the look I need 100%, AND having a perfectly hollow intake, unlike the kit part upon which there is no intake at all, just a flat face. Check this scoop out. This is a good pic of what we were aiming for. On the opposite side, but still a midships scoop And the second style... And the Martin turret support doublers are strong on this one,...

Thanks Peter, of course your goodies are figuring prominently in this, and most all other Lanc builds.

My favorite Spad of all.

That’s for a squirrel, Martin. Not a threat until the Lanc’s done. That pod’s way too big for the Lanc.

Mark, that is a SWEET kit that falls together effortlessly, until you get to the flaps. They’ll drive you to drink copious amounts of the byproduct of corn squeezin’s. Just be aware, the seat is way too wide, like almost like some areas of the cockpit were done in 1/28 scale.

Update today. Was at a concert this afternoon, then had music practice until 1900, so no building today. But, quickly assembled a couple engine mounts and hopefully tomorrow after Church I’ll close up the fuselage. Decals will be here next week and I’m not even close to being ready....

Martin, I have the P.11c. The cowl has been giving me fits. I need to build a jig. Those exhaust stubs into the collector ring are driving me insane. Typical British radial, exhausts to the wrong side of the engine....grrrrr

I’ve seen one or two ancient builds on the HPH Avia, and all seemed to fizzle and die. You gotta stick with resin, or don’t completely shelve it after you power out. I’m a sucker for Czech and Polish designs, so it’s pretty much resin for me.

I like the memorable and the unique. I have the IL-62M and Tu-154M in 1/72 scale, which is what I consider a great scale for big jetliners. 62M will be in CSA scheme, and 154M will be in their last Aeroflot colors. I’d love a 727-200 in 1/72 as well. Air Canada or American Airlines polished aluminum. Yum

Most postwar Civilian DC-3s are actually C-47s, so having the kit available is areal boon. Same with wartime Ju52s. Countless civilian schemes, but most were ex military birds.

Well, the decals being made are going to be offered commercially. Mike Belcher’s the man, and Belcher Bits should have these out in a day or two. What was originally was going to be a set of masks scaled up to 32 from his 48 decal set has now turned into a full commercial product. So you can have some too. Mike Swinburne developed the 3D files for the 3D parts and offered out of the blue to do these. I’m psyched, guys!

David, I ran a panel lines through where I needed to, but there was very little riveting to be done. My biggest concern is he exterior on this model. The interior where the windows are I left alone. Nobody’ll see it anywhere. This is such a great forum. Everyone just chillin’ out and building models.

Yup, those are certainly wasted. ugh! After seeing that, I have a few very lonely 109s on my shelf needing building...

I’ve heard the differences between Telford and the US Nationals summed up by Radu. Telford is a Gigantic Vendors Show with a competition area. US Nationals is a Massive competition with a vendors area.