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Michael Kohl
Spot on. You had to convert the figures?

Mike Grant
Nice work 👍

Igor Kondrashenkov
Thanks Mike )

Mark de Boer
All out on the details, very beautifull.

Igor Kondrashenkov
Thanks Mark!

Doubtingmango
Love the interior work!

Igor Kondrashenkov
Thanks! Interior work was a real fun ...

Doubtingmango
That engine is stunning! I've had my eye on this kit for a long time. Love to hear your thoughts on it when you're done

Igor Kondrashenkov
Kit is absolutely fantastic. parts so nicely fits together ... minimum sanding work no issues with clear parts fitting (although clear plastic is a bit soft in my opinion, so requires extra care).. detailing is amazing, (almost 450 parts plus I've used several photoetched sets mostly for interior, which added more realism), very thin and crisp panel lines and rivets - ... model is almost finished, so I can surely recommend it ... several words about the engine - it is very detailed and can be done with a great level of realism., so it could easily be treated as a separate model kit 🙂

Doubtingmango
Thanks Igor! Can't wait to see the finish👍🏻

Stephan Fässler
Stunning engine work

Vincent
This is already a impressive build. Great work on the interior detail and camo scheme. Looking forward to the end result!!

Igor Kondrashenkov
Thank you mates for the warm words, build is coming to its end ...

Gary Victory
Nice work Igor.

Igor Kondrashenkov
Thanks Gary )

Doubtingmango
She really is a beauty! Nice finish!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice texturing and weld marks on this Soviet beast. The photo etch details is a nice touch.

Alex
Thank you, Mate! This photo etch is selfmade from 0.2mm brass plate ))) I need to buy the photo etch bender, to make it better. ))

Doubtingmango
Nice practice!

Martyn Fox
This looks interesting.Very detailed cockpit.

Bernhard Schrock
Kent: it is a great pleasure to see yours skills and attention to detail!

Spanjaard
that cockpit is a true work of art.... i would love to see the final model 🙂

Mike Thomas
I consider myself lucky to get the headlights on a 1/16 car looking good. This is incredible stuff, Kent.

Bryn Crandell
WOW! Great detail that provides inspiration for those of us that haven't stepped into the deep end yet. Looking forward to what's next.

Bart Goesaert
I don't know how you do that every time, but it always seems like you are able to shrink the real model... outstanding work so far...

Holger Kranich
Fantastic Kent, this is really fantastic! Your detailing is jaw dropping!

gorby
Simply stunning!

Edwin 010
Awesome! 👍

Stefan Fraundorfer
Wow the cockpit is fantastic.

Gary Brantley
Amazing cockpit Kent! Two thumbs up for sure. 🙂

Stephan Ryll
Great detailed work 👍

Kent Karlsen
Thank you, not much of it will be visible after I've closed it up...

Ed Froix
My hero..... LOL

Alexander Grivonev
wow, this is serious business

Christian Ristits
You are a master Kent!

Stefan Schacht
Hallo Kent, great start. Count me in. Cheers Stefan

Dale Marston
Beautiful model.

gorby
Utterly stunning work Kent! I could easily believe that photo 40 is the real beast.

Gary Brantley
Too right! That photo is tremendously realistic! Well done Kent! 👍

Bart Goesaert
superbly done...

Alexander Grivonev
Unreal

Spanjaard
a realy work of art and inspiration for all of use. well done!

Rui S
All round impressive work, Kent.
Respect 👍

Spanjaard
and now with the figures it is even better... fantastic!!

Jeff H
Beautiful build.

Neuling
Amazing detail work and scenery. A joy to watch this dio!

Kent Karlsen
Thank you!

Rob
Very nice indeed!

Erik Leijdens
Extremely nice dio! Looks real

Michael Hickey
What a fantastic looking dio, top job.👍👍👍

Timmie
great looking dio.

David Andrs
👍

coporado
Wow great dio! A bit of a pitty all those nice crafted details are hidden behind the walls, thanks for sharing that pics!

Michael Kohl
Massive

Łukasz Gliński
Impressive job 👍

Zbynek Honzik
Very nice result. 👍 Are the engines and flaps & slots from LACI or from scratch?

Michael Kohl
Very nice. I like it with all the flaps exzended

Villiers de Vos
Interesting subject. Nice work on the interior.

Nicolas
Oh, a kit from my favorite area of interest. I'm in. Great start with the instrument panel.

Michael Kohl
Like the plane and the livery you are going for.
My two cents on one or two aspects: I found the brass undercarrige and the cockpit section you listed as aftermarket pretty useless. The undercarriage doesn´t solve the problem to ease the alignment of the landing gear and the cockpit section doesn´t provide any better detail than the kit parts. I set both aside and rescribed the soft outlines of the cockpit doors. Pouring transparent resin into the cabin windows gave a nice flush appearance. You may consider that.
Good luck with your build. I will follow with keen interest.

Stephan Fässler
Thanks Michael and Nicolas. As my second kit to build, I thought I spice it up a bit with some aftermarket stuff, indeed, the new cabin with the new windows gave me some head scratching as to how install it, then figured it eventually out. My alignment looks a bit messy and I hope u can make it look aligned with putty etc… so far my opinion as an inexperienced builder is that you could safely leave it stock, as is….
I did not come yet to the brass parts and hope it will be better with these parts. Let's see 🙂

Thomas Kolb
I am happy to take a seat! I personally find red liveries extremely difficult to pull off, so I am watching with great interest!

Łukasz Gliński
Following this challenge.
The Aerocraft cockpit will require a lot of sanding, but the original windshield is definitely too narrow - been there, done that 🙂

Zbynek Honzik
Taking a seat. And fingers crossed that the strength and motivation will last until successful completion!