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Desert Marlin
This is looking like it will be a blast to complete!

Desert Marlin
Any suggestions on which squadron would be most appealing?

Mr D
Nice model here... Enjoy 😁👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks!

Desert Marlin
The IsraDecal publication is absolutely pricesless for this project!

Guy Rump
Interesting, following.👍

Landlubber Mike
Cool project, following along as well. Not sure I can help you on the squadron selection - lots of good options.

Desert Marlin
Perhaps knowing which squadrons participated in "Swords of Iron" would help?

Cristian A
Following

Mike Goodman
I love the IAF, and Israel. Your model looks great so far. I'll be watching!

Mr D
This will be a nice little gem to the collection.... nice tidy work so far 👌👍👍

John
Just starting the F-16AM (ROCAF) version of this so I'll be following along. What color are you doing the cockpit tub? I've got a mix for dark gull grey that "looks close" but curious what you settled on.

Oh, also the kit comes with a bunch of 500lb resin Mk. 82s I don't plan to use, along with resin MERs for them. Let me know if you want them.

Desert Marlin
I have six aircraft in the collection:
S-199
P-51
F-16C
F-16I
F-4E
F-15E

When it's all done, I'll put together a single collection!

Desert Marlin
Okay... back to the Mirage 2000N...

Gary Victory
Nice work. Following.

Alberto
Great cockpit.! In some photos the paint job is really weather beaten, are you planning to replicate it?

Desert Marlin
Definitely needs more weathering!

Desert Marlin
Alberto, could you provide a link to the photos you are seeing?

Jennifer Franklin
Following, the cockpit looks amazing!

Desert Marlin
Thank you!

Alberto
Yes, I mean the photos in this same album. Mainly photo number 24

Desert Marlin
Okay. Well, the "Swords of Iron" operations have been very hard on all these aircraft in Gaza. Should be pretty torn up when I get done.

Neil
Following too! Looking great 👍

Desert Marlin
Starting again after a couple of distractions got in the way…

Desert Marlin
And now… Back to the Sufa!!!

Desert Marlin
Sadly, the update parts for the F-16I from IsraDecals is not all that great. The antenna fairings for the sides of the intake are okay, but the ones for the sides of the nose are kinda poo...

Desert Marlin
I think I can add the detail from the kit part to the resin part...

Живко Джаков
I follow. And I see one big mistake I made when designing my workshop. A Big drawback is the Big desk. Arranging it takes a lot of time!

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Desert Marlin
Looks like the resin parts will work. Just takes quite a bit of time. Panel scribing will take some time too. It seems to be worth it!

Desert Marlin
BTW, I tend not to arrange too much on the table unless I am doing a Tamiya kit...

CaptGPF
Taking a seat on this flight!

Mark Sherwood
Re: If R2D2 etc. He'd be a bog eyed minion then😅

Desert Marlin
Levity... we need more!!!

bughunter
That big scale seems to need a big amount of plastic - so I join the big show! The Minion looks cool 🙂
Was only a bit confused about the order of the pics in the album (yeah I know, can be afford to move a bigger amount of pics in "Manage" ...)

Desert Marlin
I'm a fan of Merlin... living life in reverse...
The pics are newest first and tell the history of the build.

Desert Marlin
I sanded the wing roots quite a bit. Looks like they went on okay. Should be minimal sanding with a little Surfacer to close any gaps.

Mr D
Hi Desert 👋 looking good....see your getting good use of the scotch tape, Do you use super glue for wings on larger models? Or stick to stand cement?
Nice subject by the way 😁👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks. I'm using standard Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. The quick Setting cement is not good for those joints. The regular cement, when given plenty of time to cure is pretty good. The fuselage joints have come out really strong. The wings are good when plenty of milling is done to make the joint very clean. Then the cement has a large surface area to cling to. So far, its all gone very well.

Mr D
Thanks Desert👍 l get concerned sometimes on larger parts if the extra than is enough. Sounds like if you have good surface it will be ok.
Good luck with the build 😃👍

John
I'm with DM. I love the quick-setting but it's just not as strong. I also reinforced mine with some sprue "spars" but they had to be thinned down a little because the wings are quite skinny and would bulge otherwise.

Mr D
Good point John... Easy to forget that spars can be added if needed 👍

Jennifer Franklin
It is starting to look like a plane 😃

Desert Marlin
Finished the tailpipe...

Desert Marlin
There are a ton of antennas on this bird. Sadly, the flaps fit very poorly so much cleanup is needed. All the other mods are roughed in and will clean up with primer and dressing...

Mr D
Tail pipe is very crisp... will look great 👍👍

veenee
Always liked this one, enjoy!

Desert Marlin
With the nose antenna mounted too low, I have had to see if I can remove them and reposition them higher to match the real aircraft...

Desert Marlin
Both antenna are 1.5mm from the radome aligned on the panel line to the rear of the antenna and spaced down from the piano hinge line.

Desert Marlin
Getting close to primer phase. Need to paint the canopy interior and blend the navigation light pods on the sides of the inlet…

KyMustang
Never get tired of seeing the Viper. Looking good!

KyMustang
Definitely following this. I have this kit and based on your work on the Bulldog, we're in for a treat.

KyMustang
Nice and tidy cockpits. Great detail work.

Robert Podkoński
I will keep my fingers crossed, Thomas!

Alec K
Keen to follow round 2 👍

Denis Dogadov
You need to pay attention that the IL-28 produced in China had differences.
It's not right to just make it with red stars.

J35J
You can do it!😊👍🏻

Thomas Kolb
Thank you gentlemen! 🙂 Denis, yes, I know, the kit contains all the parts for the Soviet built Il-28, they need to replace the kit original parts for the H-5. But the truth is that this kit has so many incorrect features, that it really doesn't matter that much. I simply intend to have fun!

Cuajete
Good start, Thomas! 👍

Michael Kohl
Following too. Like the look of the Il-28.

Nicolas
Joining.

Bozo
Wow What a job already!! I take a seat.

Thomas Kolb
Dear fellow modelers, you are all welcome to enjoy watching me struggle.

Живко Джаков
Following.

Ben M
👀

Mike Volkov
I got tired of all the filling and sanding and put my own piece aside. But I'll be following your build and keeping my fingers crossed 😊

Łukasz Gliński
I have a feeling of deja vu that I followed it last year. Is it just me?
Following anyway 🙂

Ben M
The tamiya 1:100 il-28 is also a tragedy.

Thomas Kolb
Łukasz, you are absolutely right. The first project ended up with the half-finished model flying gracefully into the bin after one mistake too many. I am now giving it a second attempt, knowing the pitfalls in advance and also possibly being slightly more experienced. I am already past the line where I gave up the last time. To be quite honest, this kit is not that bad, it just needs a bit of persuasion and elbow grease.

Łukasz Gliński
Hope it's going better this time, looking for reference before I start mine.

Cuajete
Great progress, Thomas! Those engine mods look cool 👍
In pic 42, is it necessary to glue the bending part of the landing gear piece or is bending it enough? Thanks!

Thomas Kolb
Cuajete, thank you! No, you need to cement the part. Unfortunately the fit is rather poor, so you will need to be careful with the correct alignment or the model will not sit straight on its wheels.

Denis Dogadov
Interestingly, the IL-28 was flown by Aeroflot.
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Живко Джаков
That's interesting. What role did a civilian play?

Denis Dogadov
In the article linked above, it says that he carried urgent mail and the matrices of the central newspapers.

Alberto
You got me interested in this build, I'm in!

Thomas Kolb
I am now getting to a tedious level where I am just trying to eliminate the rough patches before priming. Lots of filling, sanding and polishing. Since the Hungarian Beagles had extremely smooth metal surfaces (coated with a clear coat), every blemish needs to be fixed or they will just stick out like a sore thumb.

Alec K
I feel your pain Thomas. I am dealing with same on my build. Overall, your Beagle rebooted build is coming along nicely I think 👍

Skyhiker
I usually use super glue for filler to speed up the process since it doesn't shrink and dries quickly. A modified electric toothbrush can help with sanding and polishing. I've had some pretty good results using mine. I just glued a Velcro disk onto it and attached the soft side of the Velcro to any sandpaper that didn't have it already.

Thomas Kolb
Skyhiker, thank you for the tip! 🙂 I have in the past tried to use superglue, but I find it that it dries really hard, much harder than the plastic and so it is very difficult to get an even surface. I also tried liquid styrene (pieces of sprue molten i solvent), but it takes ages to solidify and is super messy. Nowadays I just take my time with regular putty and sanding sticks and finish off with Mr Hobby polishing cloths. I then use a regular manual toothbrush to brush over the surfaces and clean up the panel lines.

Cuajete
Well done so far, Thomas 👍
I think it's better to mix cyano with talcum powder for smoother sanding. I've heard something about that, but haven't tried it yet.

Robert Podkoński
CA poured on baking soda works very well - at least with resin. I tried it on my "Texaco bug", filled an indent with it and no one could tell where it was done 😉

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Thomas Kolb
Cuajete & Robert, I will need to try the CA + baking soda recipe! Thanks for the suggestion!

Mr D
Nice project 👍

Łukasz Gliński
You're dashing like hell and I still have deja vu watching these pics 😛

Mr D
Hi Thomas 👋
I use super glue gell , the locktite version, it is really fence think super glue, but it doesn't dry as hard sands bit easier.
I've used super glue and soda it did generated alot of heat and fumes. Experiment with it first l would advise.
Super glue gell is slower to dry, l tend to leave it for an overnight dry.

Живко Джаков
Many of us are probably at the same stage. My second one is waiting for me in the storage. The first one literally flew away. My oldest son is mounting it for a drone. I'll post a link to the video on Instagram tonight.

Живко Джаков
This is my first Il-28 piloted by my son. instagram.com/reel/D..gsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Thomas Kolb
Haha, that was a cool flight of the Il-28! 🙂 I was almost expecting it to hit the walls at a few times.

Naram
taking a sit !

Cuajete
That Beagle already has its shape 👍

Michael Kohl
Recessed frames at a clear part are really a weird feature. I like how this one progresses.
I share your thoughts on the KV masks. Often I wished that they would have done them on paper, but on the other hand they are often the only game in town.

Mr D
I may be wrong but that masking material sounds like the wrap they use to protect surfaces and sometimes stuck on new appliances ect.
Your doing a great job of it so far very crisp work 👍😀

Thomas Kolb
Mr D, it's exactly like that material. I was almost ready to fire up the primer when I noticed that almost all the masks had began to lift off at the corners. It would have been a nightmare to have paint blowing in on every glass pane. I am now spending the evening cutting my own masks from Tamiya masking tape, based on the KV Models masks - even if it takes more time, it is definitely worth it.

Mr D
It's best to do that, some times it's good to breakdown tedious jobs into 2 or 3 sessions bit more comfortable than way, always best to double check maskings just prior to airbrushing, sometimes even Tamiya lifts on awkward edges, l usually put a bit of colored thick clear on bits like that as a masking fluid 8/10 times it holds down better... I go almost to the edge.
I use a thick gloopy clear as it doesn't run under joints in masking.
I don't use latex fluid as it is sticky n pulls of at slightest touch.
Good luck with it 🤞👍

Живко Джаков
The material is Oramask 810. I don't like it at all. This foil gets big cars and things, but it's hardly applicable for our purposes. If I make masks, I prefer 3M 50-series. Much more flexible, stretchable and thin. Yes, the glue is much more aggressive, but for a period of two weeks it doesn't cause any problems. I tried to buy paper in large sheets. At least A3 or at least A4, but I couldn't find such anywhere.

Łukasz Gliński
Couple of companies provide bigger masking paper sheets, e.g.Techmod:
mojehobby.pl/product..abuki-5-pcs.-A4.html

Thomas Kolb
Shiny black primer coat added and I am now waiting for the primer to fully dry before I can start metalizing. As the Ilyushin is standing on my work bench, I cannot help but thinking that it looks kind of like a dominatrix dressed in black vinyl for the night at some goth or S/M club - but hey, what do I know of such things.

Mike Volkov
🤣🤣🤣
"A friend of mine told me that he had seen one and it supposedly looked similar." 😇

Naram
soo nice, what type of Black Gloss primer did you use ? look really smooth.

Ben M
Hi Pierre, photo 63 has the details.

Łukasz Gliński
I'd have rather thought of the Knight Rider, but mkay 😉

Thomas Kolb
Pierre, it's a primer called Badger Stynylrez (or UMP Ultimate Primer) and comes in different colors and sheens. It really levels out beautifully if you spray wet on wet, but it requires a lot of air from your airbrush (almost 3 PSI) and cannot be thinned with anything I have tried. Also, you need to use a very wide nozzle (0.4 mm works for me).

Michael Kohl
Hi Thomas,
I think a small error sneeked in concerning the pressure. 3psi is way too little. 30psi would equal about 2 bar and 3 bar are roughly 45 psi. As I never managed to achieve satisfactory results with this primer with pressures up to 2 bar, I guess 45psi/3bar might be the intended recommendation.

Naram
Thank you Thomas, if I read correctly accordinng to Michael you are around 2 bar (30 psi), how do you manage not to flood the model and keep the detail such as you did ?

Thomas Kolb
Michael, you are absolutely right. 3 bars is what I meant. Thank you for correcting!

Thomas Kolb
Pierre, the Badger primer is so thick that a lot of air is needed to simply drive the airbrush. It sprays great with about 2.8 bars of pressure and levels out beautifully. I first mist the surfaces so a good adhesion layer is created, wait a few seconds, and then paint wet-on-wet until the surface is fully covered. If the coat dries inbetween the spray coats, it will lose some if its shine, so you need to work really fast!

Marco Gallmann
Joining

Cuajete
Great dominatrix result 👍

Thomas Kolb
Finally metalized! Now let's give the metal a day to cure before applying the protecting varnish coat and then proceed with the detail paintjob on gear bays and stuff. Also, boy, it took quite some time to fully spray this model, sometimes I am glad that I don't do 48's.

Alec K
That metallic finish looks great Thomas. What prompted the brush application of the gloss coat?

Clair Greenwood
Lookin really good and I paint in steps too. Im too ham handed to paint everything once it's all assembled.

Mina Ro
These aber t-70/80/90 barrels with the photoetch fins are not the easiest build. The instructions recommend soldering the fins in place but I used IC-2000 black CA glue. Still, its a process and you really have to take care not to knock them off as you are manipulating the turret while building it out. The thermal sleeve clamps were a lot easier to assemble and tack into place around the barrrel with the same glue. Almost ready to put on the first coat of AK reflective green. I am using the AK Interactive Russian modern AFV colors for this build for the 3-color camo. I used Mr color transparent red for the Shtora-1 dazzler lights.

Jennifer Franklin
Looking good, I can't wait for the final photos.

Rui S
Looking forward to see this great build and paintjob 👍 finished and in a base 😉

Mina Ro
I have had some problems locating decent diorama bases at reasonable prices. Any leads? My next purchase is probably going to be a decent tall display case with glass so damn dust stops ruining my builds.

Rui S
Well, I've a collection of photo frames so that I don't need to worry about that.
In Europe we can also buy some cheap chesse or bread wooden cuting bases, on i.e. Ikea or cheap stores...🤔
I have also been saving wooden wine bottle crates for the same purpose.

David Taylor
Nice.

Ben M
As a budget shopper, I buy china cabinets at estate sales to use for model cases, and I'll buy any cheap picture frames I find at garage sales. I have some other hobbies that they are useful for, but as Rui says they're great for making bases as well.

Desert Marlin
Very nice work!

Mina Ro
Thanks guys for tips on display cases. I remember back in the day wood glass cabinents were so cheap but now they can cost as high as $1200-$3000. I recently saw a nice 7 foot tall case on Amazon which looks perfect for about $270 so Im going to try one, I am always looking in the used section of news papers too for old pawn shop or jewelry store display case counters.

Rui S
I was just replying and trying to help about diorama bases at reasonable prices 😉 the display cases are all other issue. I've made two my self and bought one on IKEA, 80€ plus euros.

Mina Ro
Ty Rui. I just found some hobby lobby wood bases that are 8x8 or 9x9 that are round and nicely routed. They fit on several of the round resin terrain bases too. They only cost like $3-$5 each. I will look on Ikea for those too.

Dave Flitton
Hmmm, it may look better if you add a gray wash, it may tone down the yellow. Maybe you got a mis-marked marker.

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome Dave. These markers are not perfect I know, but my camera seems to add some yellow, maybe from my lighting I have here.
Tried today in the daylight and on the grey background, in reality it's bit more close to RLM02 than I see it in the pics, but maybe I just need to meet some optician 😄

Moreno Baruffini
Following with interest!

Nicolas
I'm in. The Tony is my favorite 109 version.

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome, mine too, only second to this: My first 109 simply has to be Polish :) | Project by Woody (1:72) 🙂

Thomas Kolb
I'd say that's quote a speedy process here! Watching ere it's all finished!

Cuajete
Quick build 👍

Łukasz Gliński
So it would seem 🙂
And that was the intention actually

Alec K
Watching as well 👍

Ben M
Wormy

Troy Campbell
Thanks alex

Troy Campbell
Thanks jean-louis

Troy Campbell
Thanks villers de vos

Troy Campbell
Thanks mr E

Troy Campbell
Thanks walaroo

Troy Campbell
Almost done with deck fixtures

Troy Campbell
Thanks LucLuke B

Troy Campbell
Thanks ben

Lochsa River
sittin in

Troy Campbell
Thank you lochsa river
Best take your shoes off and get comfortable...
It will take a bit...lol

Troy Campbell
Thanks alexander

Ben M
👁️👁️

Troy Campbell
Lol
Its a lot of 1sts for me on this one

LC
this sounds like quite a fun and unique idea

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks LC76. Welcome to the build!

Torsten
LOL, follow ^^

Robert Podkoński
Watching for sure!

Nathan Dempsey
Welcome Torsten & Robert!
I've started the fuselage assembly and clamps were needed.

Dutch
Nathan, I am following along as well. I have friends in eastern Ukraine, so very interested in this one. Kind regards, Dutch

Nathan Dempsey
Welcome Dutch! This build is turning into a slog. Clamps and super-glue "force-holds" galore. Luckily it is a tiny plane so I'm nearly done already, just completing all the seam sanding.

Nathan Dempsey
Working on the cowl. I had to use 2-part epoxy clay to fill a large gap on the bottom of the cowl that was created by making the cowl fit straight & level.

Nathan Dempsey
Working on masking the camo pattern today.

Dutch
Looking good. Keep up the progress. The splinter pattern will be stupendous when done.

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Dutch! Man I just realized looking at pictures that the wing camo is a mirror image for the other wing. It won't be perfect… 😁

Ben M
Ah, amodel 🙂

Dutch
Ben, I feel you!

Nathan Dempsey
Welcome to the show Ben! I've applied the first color today. Now off to cut masks for the next color. I've been spoiled by those pre-cut masks…

Dutch
Nathan, quick question. Why not just spray the first color overall, then mask only the subsequent colors? Saves at least one step, I should think. Carry on. I am enjoying the show.

Nathan Dempsey
In this case I just got a little too happy masking. I even decided against my usual preshade since this plane's paint looks really new in all the pictures.

Dutch
Yeah, I can understand the excitement factor!

Dutch
Nathan, are you going to put kill markings on it?
google.com/url?sa=t&..e2eYFcXbT_ewibuKmesM

Nathan Dempsey
Well my printer is dead, but my dad has a similar one so I'm going to try… Wish me luck.

Nathan Dempsey
The second color has been applied. Slow going here as my workbench time has been lacking.

Dutch
Okay! Coming along nicely!

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Dutch! Today I masked off the areas for the gloss black. The tan colored areas are quite small, but they're everywhere. Tamiya tape stock is going up!!

Nathan Dempsey
Well my gloss black was solidified, so flat black will have to do. Hopefully it will all even out when the clear is applied

Jennifer Franklin
Impressive detail work!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work so far on the camouflage scheme.

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Jennifer and Villiers!

Work continues on masking these tiny sections.

Nathan Dempsey
Well that was a whole bunch of masking for some very tiny pixels… I also added a coat of Future to help with the panel lining effort to come.

Nathan Dempsey
Today has seen the underside color selected and applied (Tamiya X-14 Sky Blue) along with masking/painting the cowl colors using Steel & Red.

Ben M
What are you using to do the panel lines?

Nathan Dempsey
I'm using both AK & Mig panel wash. For the bottom I used Grey-Blue and for the top I haven't decided whether I'll use a dark brown or black wash. Of course for the black areas I'll use the Stone Grey wash which I think is Mig.

LC
It's looking very good, keep it up!

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks LC & Guy!
More masking for the Ukrainian flag on the tail today.

Robert Podkoński
Looks great already, Nathan. Keep it up!

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Robert!
Chrome Yellow has been applied for the first half of the Ukrainian flag on the tail.

Nathan Dempsey
The Ukrainian flag on the tail has been completed and the landing gear legs have been painted and attached.

Dutch
Slow and steady wins the race! Nice work, thus far.

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Dutch! Today I completed painting the canopy framing and the wheels. Also my clear gloss arrived in the mail today, so I'll be able to apply that to the entire aircraft. After that I only need to paint the anti-glare panel on the upper cowl. Nearing the finish line.

Nathan Dempsey
Calling this one complete. Thanks for the interest and likes!

Dutch
Ooh-la-la! Well done Nathan. Definitely a special addition to the display case.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work on your little hunter.

Oleg Smilyk
It`s great!

bughunter
Nice 👍

Robert Podkoński
Great job! I love the camo and propeller most.

Nathan Dempsey
Thank you very much for your kind comments mates!

Jennifer Franklin
That camo is sharp. Very nice job!

Guy Rump
Great result! 👍

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Jennifer & Guy! 🙂

James C
Nicely done Nathan 👍

bughunter
It looks like the Ukraine needs more of them!

David Taylor
Nice one Nathan.

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks James, Bughunter & David!

Torsten
😎 idea, well done 👍

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Torsten 🙂

Naram
nice one !

Nathan Dempsey
The next project has been selected, along with a shelf of doom F-16 that will be built alongside this one.

Nathan Dempsey
This build also went down the rabbit hole of launch rails. I did have several LAU-129 type that I was able to use for my Makos build but not for this one (which will require them). Likely it will be after the new year before any of my orders will arrive but I should be able to continue with the sub-assemblies since these items are nearly the last things to be attached.

Nathan Dempsey
Took time today to remove the forward fuselage in preparation for the KASL resin update.

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here, of course 🙂

Guy Rump
Following! 👍

CaptGPF
Watching with interest!

Nathan Dempsey
Welcome aboard Robert, Guy, & CaptGPF!

Work had halted since the last update as I was on vacation. I did have some progress today and will add photos in the morning.

Nathan Dempsey
Added shots of the built Reskit drop tanks as well as the resin KASL MLU nose.

Alexander
Taking a seat as well, interesting project. Looking forward to the camo scheme!

Cristian A
Booking my seat 😊

Naram
following

Greg Baker
Hmmm... this seems likely something I'm interested in... is it all done? Need more pics!

Ben M
It is all done, a very simple kit, and very high quality. All my other pics came out blurry!

Greg Baker
Is the kit in the database? If so, can you add it to your project? I'm curious how big this thing is... because you're right, it looks a lot like the Tintin rocket of the same name. I'd be very impressed if you scratchbuilt this, because that's what I did on my Tintin rocket project, and t'weren't easy...😉

Ben M
No it is not scratchbuilt. I can't get the mobile app to attach kits so it will have to wait til I am at a desktop. There are two sizes of the kit available, this is the smaller 1:350 version.

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Like it Ben !!!!

Ben M
Well 7 years later I build a base for it.

Naram
thak you for sharing Ben, agree with greg it servce more pics we can appreciate your work

Greg Baker
Seven years isn't that long... 🙂 Nice to see this one coming along... 😛

Ludvík Kružík
I built the model as a relaxing OOB build in 4 days.
The kit is from PROFI series and contains PE parts. The build went smoothly, the kit parts fit together perfectly. There was hardly any need to putty. The only place I used putty was in the gap between the wings and the fuselage on the underside of the fuselage. The gap wasn't too big and a minimal amount of putty was enough to fill it. The only thing I modified were the engine exhausts, where I replaced the plastic part with metal pipes.

So far some quick photos taken under the lamp just after the model was finished. As soon as I have time, I will take a picture of the model in daylight.

Ben M
Gorgeous color scheme!

Nicolas
Following

Ekki
And me.

NLAWScametovisit
Sorry about the slow rate of updates everyone. I hurt my back at the gym so I'm having to avoid being hunched over at the modeling bench this week.

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

NLAWScametovisit
OK! Back at it with the interior. This kit is definitely a jump in difficulty from the last one. PE is definitely difficult, and if you're doing this kit, make sure you frequently fit check the flight seats and how they'll mount to the bulkheads!

NLAWScametovisit
AAAAAND I hurt my back again pushing too hard at physical therapy. :/ more delays

NLAWScametovisit
the detailing on this kit is really lovely, but the fitting of the parts is really bad. And advice on fixing the massive panel gaps in pic 43 to 47 is appreciated.

Moritz
Is the top portion already glued on? If not, try adding some bracing with some cut sprues to force the sides apart. Right about where the kink/end of the doghouse is.

Is the aft bulkhead of the crew cabin causing the problem? If that is glued to both sides, forcing the sides apart may not work.

NLAWScametovisit
Very good advice. Had to pry it apart but addint braces definitely helped!

Finn
Following

Anatolii Smyshliaiev
If still relevant.
Pic 43-45. Before gluing the fuselage roof to the lower part, I glued 2 spacers from sprue scraps between the walls.
Pic 46 and 47.
I simply cut off the inner side of the hood wall, leaving the outer side untouched, achieving a tight fit along the outer surface. And I puttyed a little bit on the front of the hood.

NLAWScametovisit
Good advice!

Cuajete
Following.

Ekki
Watching.

Nicolas
Me 3.

Skyhiker
Me 4

Robert Podkoński
Watching as well.

J35J
Joining!

Chris
Welcome dear audience! I started with the cockpit. Most parts will be almost invisible after the plane is finished. So this is best for testing the decals from IPMS-Austria. They are very very thin and on the other hand I am used to 30 year old decals. But it worked and with Micro-Set they look great. The most I like the seatbelts, because they look better than all the photo-etched parts I have ever seen. I get headache thinking about two other seatbelt-decals still to apply.
Meanwhile go to the toilet and get another drink 'till the show goes on.
😉

Cuajete
Good start 👍

Chris
Interior is finished. In sparetime I will work on the kit. But still think about my job, that starts again now. I am a teacher - loving my kids and am engaged 24/7 for them. If nothing happens here - I do my fulltime job 😉

Ben M
👀

Chris
In Picture 18 you see the two flow fence items on the wings. The port one is white, the starboard one is as the moulding plastic. Guess why? Although I have laminate flooring with no gaps I lost the original part and had to rebuild it. Took me a while.

Neuling
Top result in spite of the problems you had with the kit. I like the finish very much.

Robert Podkoński
I admire your skills and perseverance. Good job!

Rui S
Very nice work 👍

Ben M
The weathering on the nmf looks great.

Grant Dalzell
Thanks guys 👍

gorby
WOW!

Nathan Dempsey
That's a lovely finish.

Thomas Kolb
I have built several of these cool Radar Frescos, but this old model is a very tricky one to build correctly. Have fun and I am sure you will do a great job!

Robert Podkoński
Watching with interest!

Bozo
Tricky model?
Correct dimensions, fine and many details, discreet engraving, colorful and usable decals, I really don't know what you mean, Thomas.
Good luck, Chris.

Dave Flitton
I am rooting for you! I know this will be a difficult build.

Ben M
mmm, KP

Chris
Please don't scare me. 😉 But I'm used to making old kits. Not possible - is not possible!
Just lay back, grab beer and chips and watch me struggling. 🙂

Alec K
Taking a seat 👍

Ben M
I've built the old KP MiG-15UTI and Su-7. In both cases for some reason the cockpit doesn't go together like the instructions, so fit stuff before gluing. The parts count is low. The surface detailing is nice. The fit is indifferent.

Łukasz Gliński
Ah, what a trip down the memory lane 👍

Chris
Strange. I built the cockpit as in the instruction. Fits well. When dried, the instruments panel will be next.

Nicolas
Following.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Ben M
Post-surrender markings! Not often seen. Beautiful build.

Naram
water is also very impressive

Casey Beckett
You nailed that water. Lovely work!

Jan Janssen
Unusual subject wonder how it builds up, #following

Mr D
Thanks Jan 👍will update through build.
It's from the 1990's

Mr D
Thanks for the likes 😁👍 it's interesting to see how a 33 year old kit builds up ??

David R. Meizoso
Beautiful subject, I'm also in!

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Mr D
Thanks Grumpy Guy 👍👍 bit of a different one..

Skyhiker
Very nice

Ben M
👀

Mr D
Ben👋😀👍

Neil
Really nice work Mr D 💯 Following 👍

Mr D
Great Neil, 👋😀.... Thanks

J35J
Great progress! Following👍🏻

Edouard Carr
Great idea about the watch pins! ⌚ Definitely gonna try this out on my builds. Looking forward to the finished result.

Mr D
Hi Edouard👋😀👍.
Yes l just get cheap ones of eBay, the do different sizes, you can pull ends n spring out for barrel look, or file ends last to have a recoil cannon look.
The gun turret nearly there now....lots of sanding n filling low spot.
Thanks for looking in on build.👍👍

Michael Kohl
Following

Mr D
Thanks Michael 👋😀👍
Good to have you along ✈️

Zbynek Honzik
I'm very curious to see the result. I built this model as a young boy too.

Mr D
Hi Zbynek 👋🙂👍.
Thanks for your interest. Nice to know you had it too, l built X3 the Tu airliner and the bomber. But this was my favourite as l liked the shape and that it had floats n guns.
Got part of tail on this evening.
Keep looking in for updates 😃👍👍

Mr D
Airliner Was the Tu-134

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Mr D
Good to have you along Guy 👋😃.
Bit of fine sanding n tidying to do next then look at getting an engine effect in cowling area.
I replaced side vent for smaller one now, checked photos... and l made it way to big.
Catch you on the next steps.

Mr D
Thanks to Everyone who has liked n taken an interest 👋😃👍.. Appreciate it 👍

Edouard Carr
Hey Mr D whats the Gorilla Glue like? Is it a clear PVA or a resin Super Glue Type? Do you use it just for clear bits or as n all purpose? Thanks in advance E.

Mr D
Hi, it dries 100% clear but is slow.. to air dry ..so leave overnight.
But it's worth it as very strong. And is very neutral on paint and clear parts.
It's almost like an air drying epoxy, not harsh like super glue or poli ...very safe.
I only use it on clear stuff as it's stronger than PVA but not good for general building.. l do use it to fill gaps sometimes.
👍

Mike Montgomery
Don't think I'd trust those decals. The red stars are easy enough to replace or paint on, the bort numbers might be more of a challenge.

Edouard Carr
GG. Now added to my shopping list along with watch pins 😉

gorby
Looks like an interesting build.

Mr D
Hi Edouard 👋..yes 🤣 lm on 12 model with it and never had anything come loose.
Mike👋.... No mention neither! I've purchased some more Soviet stars now, may have some numbers leftover from others project's.
Gorby, Thanks buddy 👍

Christian W
This is a quite interessting plane you're building! I like the shape of the wings. Pretty good build and pictures.

Mr D
@ Christian W.
Thanks buddy 🙂👍
Yes it a bit different, yes has nice gull-wings.
It's a trip down memory lane for me... I slapped one together back in 1991 as a kid.
Thanks for the interest.... I like seeing people's build processes n history....so doing the same.👍👍

Dave Flitton
Looking good so far

Mr D
Thanks Dave.
Will be prepping for paint very soon... Stay tuned.
😁👍

Zbynek Honzik
I'm anxiously waiting at the monitor for the paint job! Fingers crossed!

Christian W
Mr D ... 🙂 I like too to see, how much progress my skills during the last 10 years did. Good for me is, that I own most of my model kits since I was a kid. My first plane, car and truck are still in my shelf or boxes.
Because I stumbled somehow over your wip, I checked the history of the kit. It is rally unbelievble, that those engine openings are on the bottom of the motors. Amazing. I wouldn't notice that without your hint.

Lorraine Lin
Cannot wait to see the result. Your work reminds me of my first kit, it was a Victor bomber by Matchbox (They had a JV factory in Shanghai at that time). But hard find it in the market now.

Mr D
Hi Lorraine 👋.
Glad your interested 👍 there are X2 colour schemes for the be-6 the Soviet green or the Chinese blue, l liked the blue version but could only find suitable replacement decals for Soviet.
My first kit was the Matchbox Electric lightning,.... Built it with my dad....was nice as was 3 colour plastic out the box.
The first models l built on my own were the Veb/Playfix be-6, & Tu- bomber, so nice to revisit.
Got X2 models at min I'm preparing for paint.
Yours is coming along well...."carefully work" 👍👍

Kesa Tiho
Ah yes, my favourite scale 1:no. Following with interest

Mr D
Thanks Cortex.
👍👍

Mr D
Hi Robert 👋
Thanks 👍

Skyhiker
That's coming together well.

Mr D
Thanks Skyhiker 👍
I usually use Velejo or AK acrylic, but I'm going to use Tamiya on this one as it won't fit in cabinet.....and l find Tamiya acrylic is a tough paint better for wear n tear, as I'm sure it's going to need dusting now n then 🙄🤣.
The Tamiya paint turns out to be darker than advertised on the lid n chart, I've ordered a white n thinner to Tone down.
Like you I've had 2x build going on.
The Fw-190 really pop's once decals are on..... Remember the trim tabs are red....l just had paint.
😁👍

Marko
As a child, I once built the kit with my father.
Very simple kit of its time. But the shapes and proportions are convincing and you really did a fantastic job with it. I'm looking forward to the finished model.👍

Mr D
Hi Marko👋
Nice to hear you have good memories too, first kit l built with my Dad was the Matchbox Electric lightning, it was good as had 3 colours... think my dad painted few bits silver too.
the Veb Playfix kits l would buy on Saturday morning with pocket money it came with strange pot glue.
I built 3 or 4 definitely built the Bear soviet bomber...l can remember.
Funny you commented on this tonight......as l was just checking it over ready for paint in next few days. I've just been wrapping up my IAR-80 project.
😁👍 Stay tuned

Weizenbrot
Wow, it would be very excited to see the finished model.Very detailed research and nice details. I visited an aviation museum in Beijing few months ago and saw this aircraft. A beautiful flying boat indeed.

Mr D
Hi Weizenbrot 👋
Yes it looks nice with it's gull shape wing, ione of its rolls was to search n destroy trespassing submarines with it's depth charges .
Think the Chinese one is Blue colour??
Thanks for interest 👍

Trez
Did you finish it? I just necro-surfed the whole build only to be unceremoniously dumped back at phot number 1 lol

Mr D
Hi Trez, l have recently painted the bottom colour, l will be painting the rest this week, lve had few other projects on the go... Won't be long.
😀👍

Weizenbrot
Hi Mr D. Yes they are light-blue for belly like the Soviet ones and dark blue for the rest part. Some of them have even been modified with turbo-porp engines.

David Taylor
Coming along nicely.

Mr D
Hi Dave 👋 thanks 👍
Been working on this long time now between other projects... try n push to get her done now.

Bernhard Pethe
Es freut mich sehr, wenn da jemand ist, der noch so alte Plasticart Modelle zusammenbaut und sich dabei richtig Mühe gibt.
Ein Teil, was ich in meiner Jugend mehrmals gebaut habe, nur leider habe ich keins mehr davon.
Ich schaue hier weiter gerne zu. 🙂

Mr D
Hallo,
Es freut mich wirklich, dass es dir gefällt und ich habe auch schöne Erinnerungen daran.
Ich habe auch den sowjetischen Bomber Bear gebaut, also werde ich mir diesen eines Tages zulegen müssen.
Danke für den netten Kommentar Bernhard 😃👍

Mr D
Hi.Trez 👋
Thanks 👍

gorby
Nice painting! Looks like a lot of masking tape died in the process. 😉

Ben M
Let p equal the number of tubes of perfect plastic putty used.
And let t equal the number of rolls of tamiya tape used.
Then let f represent fun: f = p * t

Mr D
Hi Gorby 👋 Ben 🤣🤣
Not kidding 😲 l need to re stock soon, un-masking was a marathon 😄.
I painted a thin coat of pink primer on the trim tabs tonight.... hopefully not need so many red coats to bring colour up.??
I have enjoyed the process on this one... nice now I'm getting towards the end a bit now.
Thanks for your interest 👍👍

Denis Dogadov
Be-12 is not a modification of Be-6, do not mislead those who are not familiar with the topic. These are completely different planes.
The evil irony of the Russian army and navy in 96 is also unnecessary.
I can also make fun of Britain's modern army and navy.
The color from the bottom is not the same.

Photos of the Be-12 cabin can be found without problems.
myskillsconnect.com/..-vnutri-24-foto.html

Skyhiker
Progress.... I like it

Jennifer Franklin
I can't wait to see it with the decals.

Mr D
Hi Jennifer 👋, hopefully get a bit of time get round to it soon, thanks for interest 👍

Finn
Looking so good, looking forward to see more!

Mr D
Many thanks Finn 👍
Just waiting on my number decals to come .

Jennifer Franklin
The numbers arrived, and they look great!

Mr D
Thanks Jennifer, looking forward to BB decal reveal 👍👍

Mr D
Thanks for the likes Mate's 👍
Appreciated 😃

Cuajete
Very nice color 👍

Zbynek Honzik
From the prehistoric era kit and it's hatching into a nice airplane. Fingers crossed with the completion!

Mr D
Thanks Zbynek 👍

Skyhiker
Oh yeah that's coming along nicely. From the photo of the original it looks like the plane is gloss or semigloss. I think I would go with a semigloss since it's not an airliner or racing plane.

Mr D
Hi Skyhiker 👋 l think your right 👍 just a bit of shine ...not to much!
I didn't think Matt/ flat would be right for water .
Thanks for 😀

Marko
Really nice to look at, color dress and all the color details.
Great model.👍

Mr D
Hi Marko 👋
Many thanks 👍👍 glad you liked it 😃

Cuajete
Those decals suit him very well 👍

Mr D
Hi Cuajete👋
Thanks 👍 .... sorting a bit of weathering now.

Mr D
Thanks for the likes guys 😀👍👍

Jennifer Franklin
That came out perfectly, love the decals.

Mr D
👋Hi Jennifer... thanks, I've taken the masking of the windows now... Antenna and prop work next.
Good luck on your Dio😀👍

gorby
It's looking very impressive so far Mr D.

Mr D
Thanks Gorby 👋....in the final stretch now 👍

CaptGPF
Wow! Following this interesting build! Looking great so far!

David Taylor
Looks really good.

Mr D
Thanks Captain, David.... glad you like it, just stringing the antenna,s. this evening.
😃👍

Neil
Coming along well 👍

Skyhiker
I'm taking a seat for this one. Looks fun.

Ben M
The dry transfers (not decals) from 1976, what are the odds they work?

Ben M
Thanks, that's cool. I build lots of old Hawk, pyro etc stuff too

Robert Podkoński
Watching with interest!

Kesa Tiho
Makes my space loving brain tingle, following!

Mr D
You could get some decal paper and get a local print shop to do a high quality photo copy of your decals on to it.
Nice interesting model build.... looks forward to seeing it take shape 👍👍

Nicolas
Interesting. I'll follow.

Troy Campbell
Cool looking kit

Ben M
I'm not pleased by the little square feet on this one. I need to come up with some nice round dish-shaped pads like the Apollo lunar module has.

Thomas Espe
👀

Ben M
I printed some lunar lander feet and a bit of moon surface for a diorama. It'd been a year since I used my resin printer so it took some work to get it dialed in

Spanjaard
are you sure those are not normal water slide decals? I say so because they seem to have a carrier film, and when I check the produc page of the kit, it say that it contains water slide decals.... they certainly look quite yellowed (no wonder with their age) but that sometimes can be resolved placing then in a window to get the sun to white them a bit.

Ben M
Hi Spanjaard, I'll upload pics of the instructions on the back later.

gorby
Looks an interesting subject. 🙂

Ben M
Thanks... I've been 3d printing some stuff for it, will have more pics soon. I've gotten sidetracked as I tend to do. I think you call it "faffing"

Troy Campbell
Looking good ben
Unique subject

Mr D
The decal instructions remind me of those fake tattoos you got as a kid in the candy/sweets packs n some bubble gums.
very rarely did the paper pull away without taking a bit of the picture with it.
Could be similar stuff...???

Ben M
Not sure. i scanned them, and I learned how to make decals the other day for my Orion spaceplane which unaccountably HAD NO PAN AM DECALS WTF. 🙂 so I can make waterslides if I want

On this kit I decided the lander needed proper feet, so I had to get my old resin printer which I hadn't used in a year working again and then I printed feet, but then I figured it needed a moon surface so I found one and printed it but it was too small so then I decided to use it with an old build spaceship build I did a few years ago of a smaller spaceship, so now I'm going down that rabbit hole but as long as I had the printer working I decided to make tracks for another build of mine where a tank was missing the rubber band tracks so I worked on that, but hey, there was some empty space on the build plate so I decided to also print some parts for a KNIL armored car from the Netherlands East Indies... and parts for a Schnieder WWI French tank.

I have been spending a fair amount of modeling, but not very much time finishing things.

Oh and I printed a larger moon base yesterday and it's out in the sun hardening.

Spanjaard
definitively dry transfers, no doubt 🙂 no idea if putting them in the window will clear the yellow or finish ruining them.... and since they are quite simple (some would be better to just use masking), making new ones seems a really good idea.

Ben M
Yeah or I might just use spares from my decal box, or I could use my cricut to cut masks for things and paint them on or... who knows what trouble I will get into. This is why I never finish anything.

Spanjaard
i have a silhouette (quite similar to cricut) and i can tell you that you can make veeeery nice maks, with no trouble at all. the checkered decal may be a bit of a pain in any way you do it, but the rest should be a piece of cake. i can recommend inkscape, works like a charm 🙂

Spanjaard
for the US flags, the spares box will probably be an easier option, of course.

Spanjaard
by the way, is it possible to scan the original decals, conver the design to vectors, clean it up and make your own decals/mask with inkscape. the same design can be basically used for both

Ben M
What I've done is scan at a high resolution, clean it up in the gimp, and send it as PNG to the cricut software on my iphone. A PNG with transparent/non-transparent parts imports nicely. At a high enough resolution it doesn't matter that it's not vectors. But I can try inkscape, it sounds fun.

Spanjaard
in inkscape you can use the option to trace a bimap. it may take a couple of tries until you get it right, but then it is a vector ready to use for both decal or mask

Ben M
I updated the kit description. An ambitious person would upload pics of the decal sheet and the instructions as well. Too late for box contents. Perhaps I will be that ambitious person this evening, but perhaps not.

Ben M
Amazon women on the moon? A little green man greeting the space-suited travelers? Red stars and a Soviet flag, some kind of alternative history? Giant 1950's radioactive insects? Any ideas welcome.

I did scan/upload the decals and kit instructions. Someday I'll get a second star.

Lorraine Lin
The moon surface looks great!
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Ben M
My daughter made a giant alien moon slug out of milliput

I think I will do the moon ship in Guinea Bissau markings

🇬🇼

Nicolas
You could make it a Mars Ship. The red sand might be more interesting than the moon surface. 😉
I like the slug. ❤️️

Ben M
I've done a red planet diorama before (lost in trek wars) but decided this time it's the moon. Had a little bit of splatter on the lightest grey because it's a bad airbrush day but overall I'm happy with it.

Naram
in bad airbrush day you have to accpet what it has been given. Honestly I do not see the splatters. looks v. good

Nathan Dempsey
Excellent work on that Lindberg kit and oh that landing surface!

Naram
hi everyone, starting a new kit simple build I hope for the begining of the year.
first step opening windows and hole in the hull.

Naram
1ststep working on the openings windows, gouvernail, and decks to give a less toyish look. uploaded photos. Let me know if you have further suggestion of modifiction on deck and hull. thanks !

Naram
additional pics to show progress. Santa Maria Carack did have the main bridge open and not closed. The kit propose you to have solid walls and paint them in black. I decided to open them. but I has also to create the prolongation of the main deck now visible.
Filled also the masts crippled with ejection pins..

Ben M
👀

Naram
additinal pics I did research and it seem the bow of the boart is incorrect as it is in the recent replica of the santa maria or in the plands. I cut the upper breadge at the bow and will replace it by a triangular platform as seen in the pics. work in progress.

Naram
Finshed painting of the main desk using 1mm band with 3 different wood collor to give some detail to the deck. May be not really accurate but give some interest on it. Next step masking and painting the hull. let me know what you think.

Villiers de Vos
Beautiful wood effects.

Naram
now I getting stuck trying to paint the the hull. I tried to start by a clear tone ochre yellow and a wash with Citadel constrat seraphim. but I am far to obtain what I want in the ref pic I found on the wen. any thought shal I mask aslo the hull to make planck and fill it with more redish brown tone ?

Ben M
I'm building a similar small ship and decided to just use a wash to add realism. Masking individual boards on such a small model seemed not worth it to me.

Naram
indeed will take a lot of time and there is a lot of reinforcment in the way. thanks for the advise.

Ben M
Also the hulls are very curved. Maybe next time I will try it but not this time.

Naram
second layers with vallejo colors (I do not have oil paint with me). still too light for a boat that crossed the ocean. need more work on the hull.

Ben M
I think you got it right.

Villiers de Vos
Nice progress.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Awesome 👍

Sam S
Following

Chris Vandegrift
I'll make sure i keep the updates coming gang!

Jennifer Franklin
following

Jörg Schäfer
I'm there.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Gary Victory
Following

Christian Lehmann
👍

Jennifer Franklin
love the stilts

Jörg Schäfer
A very excellent job.

Jennifer Franklin
Going very nicely. That mast is amazing looking.

Villiers de Vos
Very intricate work.

CaptGPF
Agree with Jennifer - following!

Neuling
Interesting collection of top models. I like the different degrees of weathering you applied!👍

Peppy
I'm liking them.
Any others?

James C
Awesome looking collection 👍

Spanjaard
Beautiful collection

Kyle DeHart
Very nice collection!

Naram
agree very nice collection and pics are v. good too

Desert Marlin
Gotta watch this one!!!

Desert Marlin
Looks great so far!

Petr Kreps
Thanks Desert😉

gorby
I agree. Very nice work so far.

Guy Rump
Following too! 👍

Petr Kreps
Thank you gorby and Guy Rump😉

Desert Marlin
Oh... There it is! Taking shape nicely!!!

Michael Schubert
How did I miss the start of this one? Looks sweet so far! Pulling up a chair 💺

Desert Marlin
Large airplane. Nicknamed "The Whale" because it was one of the largest aircraft to ever trap on an aircraft carrier! This is a great one to watch!

Thomas Bischoff
looks good 👍

Desert Marlin
Lots of good shading work!

gorby
Nice. I like the Bergepanther.

De Lange
Thanks. I'm also really happy with how it turned out

★ Starfish ★
I've been working on this project for months but never found the time to share it—until now. This is the largest aircraft I've built so far. When someone from Qatar asked me to take on this project, I was immediately on board. I knew the Hercules' sheer size compared to my other kits would make this a challenging and exciting project!

Rui S
Nice pair 👍. I'm in 😎

★ Starfish ★
Thanks Rui! More about the Eagles can be found here: F-15C Dual Build 1/72 | Album by Mike_AUT (1:72)

DerMattes
Following 👍

Nicolas
👀

Cristian A
This is an amazing project, taking a seat and popcorn 🙂 The size of the Hercules model is s satisfying to see !

★ Starfish ★
Thanks Cristian! For me this is almost too large so I'm looking forward to build something "normal" soon 😅

★ Starfish ★
Another update on the Herc. The cockpit isn't very detailed, so I spent more time painting the crew. Beforehand, I tested which of my paints best matched the uniforms of the Qatari Air Force.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Rui S
Great figure painting Too 👍

Cristian A
Cockpit interior and Qatari pilots look awesome, keep going. Cannot wait to see this big boy wearing its Qatari Air Force roundel.

Finn
Following

Nicolas
Am I the only one who is reminded of the Terminator by the co-pilot figure? I'm not sure why.
Nice start with the cockpit. 👍

★ Starfish ★
Thank you all! Now that you mention it, yes 😅

Mr D
The cockpit is 💯% looking great.
Nice project 👍👍

CaptGPF
Damn! That is some slick work! Following!

Jennifer Franklin
Nice detail on the pilots and the interior.

Ekki
Watching.

Skyhiker
Ok you caught my attention.

★ Starfish ★
@Skyhiker, klingt gut 🙂

Mr D
Looking great, the cockpit is next level 👌👍

★ Starfish ★
Thanks Mr D. I wasted too much time on the cockpit, considering that you can't see anything once the model is finished 🤦‍♂️

Jennifer Franklin
But you'll know it is there 😛

Mr D
@ starfish.
I know the situation 🤣 modern fighter jets are good for cockpit displays, Desert Marlin has built some great examples.
I quite enjoy the cockpit work and always have the Snaps 📸 , l have to confess..l sometimes takes to the cabinet with my 🔎 have a look through the cockpit window 😆

Ben M
Interesting build! I just traveled to Qatar.

sc114
Hi! The answer to the question of what the wire in the photo with the model is for will be at the end of the project! Stay tuned for updates.......

sc114
Look at my seiran!
drive.google.com/fil../view?usp=drive_link

sc114
I'll finish it soon!

sc114
Now the model is ready! The propeller is rotated by an electric motor

Ricardo Reis
Interesting, following! 🙂

István Szücs
I'm watching, one of my favourite car!

Mark W
Thanks! Kei cars are an amazing thing. These over fenders were a universal free file, first for shows that it'll be a bit of a struggle to get fit. But a challenge isn't a bad thing.

Mark W
Well... First attempt at glueing the over fenders on was a failure.
BSI Super Gold+ was used, felt like it was good, then I set the body down and half of them just popped off. Sanding super glue off a kit body is for the birds. And if this fails 2 or 3 more times I won't have fenders to glue over fenders on to :/

Wondering if I should try a different super glue, a 5 minute epoxy, gorilla glue contact adhesive, or a NOT free file for over fenders? I am currently testing the BSI and contact adhesive on an old kit. I plan on filling the gaps with Tamiya putty tomorrow. But I'll be browsing other STLs until then.

Mark W
Would anybody share what grit sand paper they get up to on prep work before laying primer down?
I took this up to 1000# wet sanding but I'm not happy with it. I'm wondering if I need to go finer, or if I need to use hobby paper vs this wet paper from the auto parts store?

Mike Thomas
"Wondering if I should try a different super glue..."

I wonder if resin type has anything to do with the glue/adhesion? I used Elegoo Water Washable Resin and dollar store superglue on a few projects. Never had an issue with parts falling off. Also, I pretty well use God Hand sanding sponges exclusively.

Mark W
Thanks Mike. I am also using Elegoo Water Washable and I used is the BSI super glue gentle enough for painted and clear parts. I'll try a cheap bottle on a test kit next.
The auto part store sand paper does goes from paper to sponge at 2000 grit, so I'll try to take it a step finer before laying more primer. If that doesn't work I guess I'll buy something specialty.

Yngve Netteland
I'm joining in on this

Mark W
I made the rookie mistake of thinking a Champaign Pearl color would spray like any other color...
My sad excuse for a desk lamp and my hubris proved that to be false. Worst job I've ever done at painting.
I tried some simple green to strip (to no avail) and ended up solving all of my problems with bigger problems. So now I'm sitting back in black primer with a few spots that I can't sand out without altering the shape of the body noticably.

Now I'm deciding if I'll pivot to a different color and live with some budget franchise body work finish, or if it's going to get the heavy weathering treatment.

Ben M
Perfect plastic putty can fix anything.

Dave
That a beautiful Color for that body style.

István Szücs
Very good color for the body, so happy!

Daniel H
Fellow fan of Purple Power for stripping plastics. Works a treat on gaming minis and models as well.

Mark W
Funny enough this is Mr Hobby Gundam Color MS Green (the Zaku II color) over Mr Hobby grey primer.
I am quite happy with how it looks on this kit.
Also... I really need to buy more Purple Power.

Ben M
I use dot 3 brake fluid.

Bozzer
I'm also a brake fluid man. Just make sure that you get every single bit of paint off. In details and hard areas, I use an old toothbrush. Once it's all off, I rinse well with cold water, then when dry, wash the whole thing with soap and water, and let air dry. It's probably too much cleaning, but I like to be sure.

Mark W
I appreciate the input. I'm honestly surprised that brake fluid doesn't attack plastic... But it makes sense when you stop and think about the fluid reservoir being plastic under the hood/bonnet. I've got a bottle that's been open long enough to not trust using for brakes, I'll have to try it out on a kit.

Martin Oostrom
RE: sanding.
I sand my bodies with a Tamiya 600 grit sponge. Then it is primer time 2k or Mr Surfacer Grey 1200, mixed 50/50 with Mr Self Levelling Thinner.
After curing, sand the primer with a Tamiya 3000 grit sponge. Then base colour. 3 thin layers, depending on the paint and colour. If necessary sand with 8000 grit Alclad cloth. Then 2k clear.
Sand if necessary and polish with Tamiya compounds.
Rinse and air dry after each sanding, remove the last traces of dust with a static brush or air from your airbrush (if you own one).

Mark W
I did pick up some Tamiya sponges and they are MUCH easier to use on a body with a lot of exaggerated curves like this kit. I'll still have to pick up one or two other grit packs because there was a weird, non sequential, stock when I stopped into the store the other day.

But I hear you, I should be going to a finer grit after priming for a mirror finish.
Do you use the 8000# on a metallic/pearl base as well?

Bozzer
Just a heads up...
Only use Dot3 and Dot4 brake fluid. Apparently, there are others that are NOT kind to plastic?
And also, thick bleach is my preferred method of removing chrome. However, some chromes are treated to a clear coat? This needs to be removed by the brake fluid first.
A 30 minute bath, is usually enough to get the ball rolling.

Marcel
Very nice, great weathering!

Brandon H
Thanks Marcel!

István Szücs
I didn't know, Tomytec made this wagon. I didn"t know, you build in 1:35. But I knew, you build perfect models, like this one! I love it (especially the wooden insert on the roof panel- sick Japanese)

Marco Gallmann
Looking great 👍

Michael Kohl
Why is it so dusty? Do you have to hide something? 😉
Kidding aside. Nice worn look with the perfect used and grimed engine compartment.

Noël Bossaert
very very good job!
This is the most beautiful patina on a civilian vehicle that I have ever seen.

Brandon H
Thanks guys!
Michael, that's exactly why it's so dusty 🙂 my on-again-off-again relationship with clear coat haha

Dave
I love the as found condition. After a run to the lake. Nice work .

Neuling
Very appealing work!

Brandon H
Thanks Dave and Neuling!

Rui S
Very nice weathering 👍