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Thanks, Ivan! Possibly. Or the other Soviet aircraft. Not the Iranian or Iraqi, though.

Thank you Carl! I dunno... Remember this add? Ok comrades.... question time. Are these NMF parts representative of the type? Thanks! Gaz

Thank you, Peter! Everything is pretty much experimental, now. Learning new stuff, or refining stuff... I fear trying to correct the snow. It's the same feeling when I look at a very large fret of very small PE.

Like totally Tubular! Inspiring work, dude.

I must be a crappy modeller. Though I paint outside I never let the wind hinder me if I'm doing interior parts. Tbhougb I do turn off any fans hoping that the dog fur won't make it into my paintwork. Gaz

Thank you! That's two less parts to worry about.

Does anyone know about this blister? It's optional in the kit, but I don't know much about it. IN the kit directions, it shows for the Iranian and Iraqi machines, but not the Soviet. Thanks! Gaz

Looks so much sexier in 1/1 scale photos. In this (1/48) scale is more like dinosaur bones you see in a rebuilt skeleton at the museum. No point in searching for perfection. It's modular construction has thrown a few curve balls necessitating the use of the the iron hand and the plastic clamp. So far I have only had to remove interior plastic to get the parts to fit.

Tres bon, Monsieur! Perhaps both?

Need a French touch... Put one of these on it:

More work... More research required, obviously. Hopefully Ivan will come down from the Kiwi Alps soon. Спасибо за внимание! Gaz

That looks very cool! Can't help with the headlight. phares jaunes? Vraiment? Gaz

What he said!

Anyhow.... Apologies to those who were expecting a speedy and interesting build. Here are some pics of current progress: Not a very good shot of the seat. My wash came out too dark. Nice belt detail on the resin seat. Decals make for a nice IP. Even with great references, there is only so much that can be expected from my hands. Nose gear bay. Not much detail for painting, and I'm not going to add detail in this scale. Intakes and wheel wells for the MLG. Color callouts are "Steel". I don't really like modular construction. I find it easy for sub assemblies to be out of shape due, and then cause trouble later. At any rate, the vanes between the intake and the fuselage proved difficult to make a nice easy fit. So, I trimmed them and have it drying under tape for compression. Thanks for looking! Gaz

Are you shitting me??? I know far too little. Speechless!

Impressive!

A few weeks ago Martin sent me parts. Less than two weeks to get here, I think. My wife was surfing the web the other day and came across a picture of a Chinese mailroom. People were actually walking on a mountain of parcels. That being said, I've never had any problem with mail from anybody but Eduard. They had to send the same parts twice.

That cat is waiting for you to walk away so it can bat one of those pieces across your bench and under a heavy piece of furniture.

Yummmm!

YOu gotta admit, it's a great film.

That looks great!

That looks excellent, Martin!

Excellent paintwork, mate! The eagle motif came out perfectly! GAz

The extra detailing looks great, Martin!