BlrwestSiR Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) As we're into the first weekend of March Break here in Canada, I've got a bit of time on my hands. So rather than do the logical thing and work on something already on my bench, I started something new. I've been in correspondence with Mitko from DN Models about some custom masks for another project so that sort of planted the idea for this build. I decided to do the kit pretty much OOB and closed up. I won't try to fix the twist that the engine box has in real life. It'll be more about the tiger stripes. One thing that stalled this hitting the bench was the ResKit rocket pods I ordered. They're really nicely done but due to their lacquer of protection in the package came with many of the tubes broken. So I'm going to skip them and the Part PE set and just use the wheels and Master gun barrel. Edited July 1, 2019 by BlrwestSiR Title correction 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Carl, you’ll running out of room on that bench soon........... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, Bomber_County said: Carl, you’ll running out of room on that bench soon........... I think I did a little while ago. I've got the Kingfisher in a tub at the moment. It looks like an order of fries from McDonald's with the wings and fuselage sticking out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 So, onto construction! I started with the engines. I'm only building what's needed to support the intakes and exhausts and prevent a see through effect. Then I assembled the cabin. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 WOW!!.......harv 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 Next up was the exhausts and MLG legs. Because I'm so good at building in order. With a coat of paint on. At this point, what I thought what was a mould seam is actually a crack in the fuselage. It's bent in quite a bit as well. I'm hoping that once the interior and gear bays are installed, it'll straighten out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, harv said: WOW!!.......harv I know. Call me cra.....look! Squirrel!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 I glued the cabin doors on the closed position. The fit wasn't bad as a lot of times these bits are meant to fit only in the open position. Then time for a bit of paint. That's as far as I got last night. I'm hoping to get the cockpit started later today. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Great going, really like the look of the camo. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 few purely motivational pics. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 You are a machine, man, on one of these pictures I can spot the Uhu guns, I wonder how the Mil will end with some 'Schräge Musik' hopefully synchronized with the main rotor . Both the 219 and the 24 look mean, bash them together, …, taken away. I'm in on this one two, albeit I have only a 1/72 Eduard / Zvezda 24 in my stash. Bring it on. Cheers Rob 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Carl Right with Rob ... No way can mortal men keep up with you and John. Will be following all the way. Keep 'em comin Peter 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 3:05 PM, coolboxx said: Great going, really like the look of the camo. Thanks! I've always liked the different tiger stripe paint schemes, especially the low vis ones. I've got a CF-18 to do soon and possibly a Mig-29UB as well. On 3/10/2019 at 3:40 PM, Martinnfb said: few purely motivational pics. Thanks Martin! Your dog? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 3:57 PM, DocRob said: You are a machine, man, on one of these pictures I can spot the Uhu guns, I wonder how the Mil will end with some 'Schräge Musik' hopefully synchronized with the main rotor . Both the 219 and the 24 look mean, bash them together, …, taken away. I'm in on this one two, albeit I have only a 1/72 Eduard / Zvezda 24 in my stash. Bring it on. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob! The Uhu fuselage is somewhere in there too. The Eduard set looks nice too. Probably more manageable size wise. On 3/10/2019 at 6:54 PM, Peterpools said: Carl Right with Rob ... No way can mortal men keep up with you and John. Will be following all the way. Keep 'em comin Peter Peter, John is on another level. The only person I know faster was Russ from LSP. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Well, March break ended up with more adult supervision that I had hoped for. I guess you just can't leave your boys outside all day and hope for the best. In my typical non linear style, I started work on the rocket pods. To improve the kit ones a bit, I drilled out the tubes with progressively larger bits until the walls were more suitably thin. Then, in probably a bad idea moment, I'd decided to use the Part PE set for the cockpit. So much for OOB...and of course Fur the cat came down for her visit. One nice thing about the Part stuff is they're not prepainted so no worries about matching colours. The bad thing is the number of parts. Rather than try to sand off and smooth out the kit cockpit panel, I just made a new one from sheet styrene. With a cat less in the way... Here's where I am at the moment. Each panel is made up of two to three layers to get the multicoloured end result. So that's probably around 20 very tiny bits of PE. Like I said, maybe a bad idea for a quick build. Carl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I have this kit too, I want to say there was some drilling required on the seat back to allow the belts to pass through. I think Trump would have you just either drap them over the back rest or butt joint glue them to the seat. Ryan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 18, 2019 Administrators Share Posted March 18, 2019 Ahem, ummmmm.. Everybody here does realize that we have a maniac on our hands, right? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Shouldn't talk about your self like that Ern !!.....harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 this is how I remember this machine . long time ago 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 18, 2019 Administrators Share Posted March 18, 2019 Martin, do the Czechs and Slovaks still use them, or have they changed completely yet? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Slovakia is in the process of transitioning to Blackhawks and Czechs will possibly go with Venoms. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: Ahem, ummmmm.. Everybody here does realize that we have a maniac on our hands, right? Well, I am learning from the best here 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 11 hours ago, Ryan said: I have this kit too, I want to say there was some drilling required on the seat back to allow the belts to pass through. I think Trump would have you just either drap them over the back rest or butt joint glue them to the seat. Ryan I was wondering about that. The instructions just show one buckle just right against the seat so thanks for the heads up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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