Grumman X-29
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42 7 January 2022, 20:17
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Made this in 2018 - so I will follow 😉 modellversium.de/gal..ototyp-hasegawa.html
8 January 2022, 07:54
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Welcome aboard, Oliver! Your X-29 looks very well done. Did you have any problems with the decals? Especially those long stripes?
8 January 2022, 12:37
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Watching of course! I assembled one a long time ago...but purchased the next one 😄. I love this plane (and the kit too 😉 )
8 January 2022, 14:19
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Yes, unfortunately the decals on the underside of the plane caused some problems with the bulges
8 January 2022, 20:51
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Not much new here. I have just smoothed some seams, but painting white has been revealed to be more labored. I wanted to add a better ejection seat so I aqquired an F-5's ejection seat (F-5/T-38 (Pavla Models S72017, 1:72)), because this is a Frankenplane. But then I found out that X-29 actually uses a Martin Baker ejektion seat (M.B. GQ 7A Ejection Seat (Aires 7146, 1:72)), so I got more delays.
13 February 2022, 20:57
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Following. attempted to complete it some time ago, but the decals turned out to be quite vulnerable to the decal softeners, namely Micro Sol. You have been warned and I still plan to build another one in the future.
13 February 2022, 21:17
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Thanks, Woody! I just removed my decals from my window. Not much yellowness anymore. I will be careful with them.
13 February 2022, 21:54
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This kit seems to be quite some work. 👍
Ah man, seeing your X-29 makes me want to retry my Su-47. 😄
14 February 2022, 19:36
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Finally I'm again continuing this after Raccoon. My greatest obstacle was the white color, that I got solved with Tamiya fine surface primer spray. It smelled awful, but worked much better than my acrylics. One great invention was to spray the paint to a cup, pour the paint to my airbrush and so fix some tiny points on the model.
5 August 2022, 18:39
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Lucky you mate! My decals dissolved when treated with MicroSol. I still promise myself to build it once again 🙂
5 August 2022, 19:35
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Gentlemen, I declare the X-29 is ready! And it is not perfect... The decals were really tricky especially on the leading edge of the wings. My clear varnish had filled many of the panel lines. After removing the mask from the canopy I noticed that I didn't paint the front of the cockpit enough so there is a visible white area...
6 August 2022, 19:09
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Indeed... You valiantly overcame the build obstacles... What a great final reveal mate! 👍 🙂
6 August 2022, 21:15