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The area around the front undercarriage is quite complex, due the asymmetrical placement of the cartridge ejection ports. This detail is completely omitted on the model, so it had to be recreated, more cutting sanding to follow. Naturally the doors have different shape as well.

Thank You Mike, I have some treat for you too....well, in the near future

Some work on the main gun assembly :), the rest of the show will be provided by Master Barrels Mig-17 N-37 Nudelman 37mm gun tip. You might also wonder , what am I going to do with those two 23mm tentacles, well I have a cunning plan,,,, TBC

After I was satisfied with the thickness of the Vertical and horizontal stabilizers I drilled number of lightening holes to the back side of them, and described the detail. Note the circular fabric patches covering the aeration point, another reminisce of german engineering

Flare dispenser was of german origin , so I made one out of some spare brass, well it took several attempts to achieve semi-decent look on the picture below , you can see the opening with the dispenser casing removed, think me-262 or LW-46

there were some thickness issues with the horizontal stabilizers, trailing edge, etc. Not a biggie. Also the anchor point was slightly off set and had to be sanded down. New transition will be recreated with putty.

Moving forward, another part to address were wing roots, missing gun camera at the left side and one piece flange that overlaps the leading edge. Naturally as I was punching away, I was able to find few pesky bubbles, hiding sneakily under the surface

Here is also a rare picture of the Chinese example, again in neutral grey.

The last picture shows technological demonstrator/tool for mechanics to practise on, therefore the dark, most likely green camouflage was applied.

Thank You for stopping by guys. Jeroen, the only finish applied on Mig-9 within the VVS is overall grey. A common misconception of NMF is myth based on the example in Monino museum. Here are some examples.

Another place to altered are the wing tips, originally way too rounded. I sanded down the lower part to recreate this look.

Dry fit was excellent, so I moved to the basic assembly. That went very smoothly . The only hick-ups that I should point at wat slightly bent tail section, inconsistent panel lines and rivets , that were rather square, then circle. So I decided to drown everything in automotive primer and re-punch the whole beast.

Ladies and Genteman. Few days before my birthday a postman delivered parcel from Ukraine. Surprisingly it was this kit that I did not order, for a split of a second I had the urge to call Andrei and let him know that he made mistake. But , what a minute , where did he get the address to my highly classified location? Of course those two cheeky monkeys ! Ernie and John were gang up on me in order to poison me with the help of resin dust...... Thank You ! I will not start with a picture of the box-art because it doesn't represent any progress and I have been working on this project for a month now, well more like 10 hours, whenever I have a minute to spare and empty kitchen counter to sand on. This was in the box

We are here to help you Ernie

I should first finish Mug-9 and that Godforsaken Aircobra too

Oh, I forgot to mention. 50. anniversary of invasion of Czechoslovakia is coming up, so there will be some tanks, stay tuned

Thank You for the warm welcome Guys, yes the primarily sphere of my interest are bad guys, so shortly you should see lots of crosses and red stars. The first in line should be Mig-9 from LEM. It is basically LW 1946 project with red stars on it. I will elaborate in work in progress section soon. There is also list of planned or partial started builds of Czechoslovak He-219, S-199, S-99, S-92, LA-7 and......... the list goes on

For some reason this forum feels very easy going and Martin-friendly, even with you guys onboard, strange..... Eyes are much better,Thank You Maru, still a bit itchy, the redness is almost gone. High price to pay for ignoring the power of the desert sun.

The real reason why Martin wasn't present was the fact that he is scared of rigging and rigging is scared of him. It is a symbiotic relationship and that would be the reason why we don't have satisfactory intell . ok,,, ok ,,, radiation poisoning played it's role as well.

OK, my incoherent post above is basically a way to say: "I am glad to be here" Cheers Martin

Thanks Guys. This place is filled with pure awesomeness