Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 12, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted March 12, 2022 Well, onward with the Fulcrum. The Quinta set is for a later version. So, panel by individual decal it is…. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Just a few shots of K-36D Zvezda 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 So that's what those two cylinders on the sides of the headrest are for. Thanks for posting that Martin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 13, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2022 Was sticking a few bits together today. I need to modify the color choices on my K-36. That seT is a pain to build. About 20 pieces, where a simple resin seat would be so much more easily dealt with. But, it has all the detail 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Yeah , this is probably (hopefully) the most painful part. I had quite a bit of fun with the seat as well, at the end completely omitting the metal parts and played with tape and putty. Resin would be nice for sure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 15, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 12:51 AM, Martinnfb said: Yeah , this is probably (hopefully) the most painful part. I had quite a bit of fun with the seat as well, at the end completely omitted the metal parts and played with tape and putty. Resin would be nice for sure. I just got a Brassin K36 in the mail. I’m gonna take a look at it as well. Man I’m not used to 1/48. I need an elektron microscope to see anything. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BlrwestSiR Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Nice progress Ernie. Have you guys seen the Minibase Su-33? The seat in that kit is two pages of instructions. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I actually looked at it today, absolute top of what plastic model could be, for me : "unbuildable" . GWH Mug is nicely balanced, between the level of detail and build-ability. Mind you, I am just an assembler. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 15, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted March 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: I actually looked at it today, absolute top of what plastic model could be, for me : "unbuildable" . GWH Mug is nicely balanced, between the level of detail and build-ability. Mind you, I am just an assembler. You? An ASSEMBLER? Hahahahahahahaha. That is the biggest “untruth” I’ve heard since Jim Jones said “it’s just Koolaid”. You’re probably the best kitbasher I’ve ever met, and I’ve met a bunch. But I gotta say I’m loving this build. It’s simple and it fits great. The web reviews would say otherwise, but this kit is a little gem. Plus, according to the Fulcrum experts here, the shape is dead on accurate. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 15, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted March 15, 2022 A bit of progress today. I gave up on the kit seatbelts. They’re devilishly confusing, but Eduard again comes to the rescue. The seat is really starting to look like one of Zvezda’s finest. A drop fit of the intakes finds superb fit here. That was the one single area the build reviews tagged as bad, but I, for one, foresee no problems 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Ernie and Martin, you are complaining about the seats and you build only single seaters . When I built the AMK Mig-31, I had twice the fun. Never understood the PE sequence for the belts and used resin seats, as the kit ones were way too large also. Cheers Rob 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 16, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted March 16, 2022 16 hours ago, DocRob said: Ernie and Martin, you are complaining about the seats and you build only single seaters . When I built the AMK Mig-31, I had twice the fun. Never understood the PE sequence for the belts and used resin seats, as the kit ones were way too large also. Cheers Rob 1/48 is an exercise in learning to mumble to myself. I’ve never understood why model manufacturers seem to have so much trouble getting a K36 right. It’s in almost half of all the modern military aircraft out there, so it’s not like there’s none around. But kitmakers just seem to fight with it. That is the kit seat there, but I broke down and used Eduard belts and harnesses. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 18 hours ago, DocRob said: Ernie and Martin, you are complaining about the seats and you build only single seaters . When I built the AMK Mig-31, I had twice the fun. Never understood the PE sequence for the belts and used resin seats, as the kit ones were way too large also. Cheers Rob Next build will be 31 converted to 3 seater you cheeky you 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 7 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: 1/48 is an exercise in learning to mumble to myself. I’ve never understood why model manufacturers seem to have so much trouble getting a K36 right. It’s in almost half of all the modern military aircraft out there, so it’s not like there’s none around. But kitmakers just seem to fight with it. That is the kit seat there, but I broke down and used Eduard belts and harnesses. This was the seat comparison, I made at the time. Left: AMK Mig-31 kit, Right: Eduard Brassin from SU-27-UB - both 48 scale This was my solution, Aires bang seats with pilots, as it also solved the prob of the seat belts. You sometimes have to wonder about the tolerances in measurement in 48 scale. Cheers Rob 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 That's a significant size discrepancy in seats there Rob. Almost like there's a Momma Bear size and a Poppa Bear size. Carl 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 17, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted March 17, 2022 The kit seats almost look 1/32. Odd, considering how superb the kit is overall. But it still begs the question; why all the issues with K36 bangseats? There’s hundreds of thousands of them in service, they’re extremely well documented, and yet, it’s always the weakest point in a kit of a Russian aircraft 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 It's just a silly breakdown of the head rest. Here, something to adore 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 and more 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 18, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted March 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Martinnfb said: and more The old and the new 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Nobody noticed a pinup girl on the tail of that white 19? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 24 minutes ago, Martinnfb said: Nobody noticed a pinup girl on the tail of that white 19? I did now that you mentioned it. Any closer shots? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 There is also a little shark on the intake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 23, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted March 23, 2022 A bit of cockpit work. Looks decent enough, although I’ll squirt it with those flattening agent. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 That looks sick, did you use the Quinta studio 3D decals? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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