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Saab 35 Draken MikroMir-kit![View album, image #80 View album, image #80](/albums/img/7/1/4/1768714-72957-16-720.jpg)
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My original idea was to have the canopy be able to open and close, but the Micro Liquitape wasn't strong enough to keep ...
Project: Saab J35XS Draken "Special edition"
48 26 February, 21:28
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Very cool, I'm getting the Mikro Mir kit, interested to hear how it goes together
27 February, 00:22
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True! Joining in as well to see how this builds up. Enjoy the build! 👍🏼
28 February, 00:28
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Welcome, mates! I'm building also a Hasegawa kit alongside with this for comparison and for testing painting.
29 February, 06:24
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Łukasz, I was thinking the same. That 'old' Hasegawa kit isn't that bad after all. The MikroMir kit is only marginally more refined as it seems.
4 March, 14:38
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Hasegawa has only 60 grey parts and 3 clear parts, but it is pretty smartly made and easy to build. MikroMir has 150 grey parts, 5 clear parts and 67 mandatory PE-parts. Being a short-run kit its parts need more work to fit. Still MikroMir contains more details (and Falcon missiles) than Hasegawa so it's comparatively cheaper.
4 March, 16:18
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OK, so you do think the MikroMir kit is the more detailed one? Good to know when I get to my Austrian Draken project (sometimes this century.... )! Following your build with interest! 👍
4 March, 21:00
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Well my background research is still going on, but atleast the cockpit is more detailed.
4 March, 21:19
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I have to update that MikroMir's IRST is not as good as Hasegawa's. The seeker head is a clear part and there is one PE-part fin, but the two-part frame is bulky and doesn't have panel lines. Luckyly the Draken version I'm goingt to make doesn't have an IRST so I used the clear part and the PE-part to improve my Hasegawa-Draken's IRST.
7 April, 15:44
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Slow progress, but I'm very proud of this simple tool that I made in 15 min to make 0,8mm diameter styrene circles.
5 June, 17:38
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Man. Struggling away with the clear parts on my RF-8 right now. Toughest part of modeling probably. Nice work on your canopy!
28 June, 03:30
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Thanks! @Rando I agree it is one of the most tough and riskiest parts. They took me 3 days because I wanted to make them pretty shiny with Humbrol Clear, but it takes lots of time to dry and it has become too thick. Next day when I check the clear parts they have some ugly residues and unevenness +hair. On the other part I just sanded and polished some minor points, but the other part I cleaned the varnish away with isopropanol and tried to dip it in varnish again. Next day still unevenness so I just sanded and polished them avay and dipped it in my more reliable floor polish that also dries faster.
28 June, 17:31
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Yeah I've always had that with dipping parts in the floor polish, it doesn't dry evenly for me so I just polish with Tamiya and Novus compound. Good to get over the hump and onto painting and decals!
28 June, 23:59
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Bad luck with painting. I have to redo the top surface by removing most of the paint. It was a bad idea to preshade yellow with pink.
4 July, 23:05
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I've had better luck using tamiya XF-3 or any other flat yellow and following with a gloss varnish.
Gunze gloss yellow, orange, white etc are virtually useless to cover anything.
5 July, 06:32
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Yeah my choice of paints haven't been perfect, but I have settled for them and now the decals have been added. The big wisent needs some fixing.
12 July, 22:22
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Looking good! Given how short lived that scheme was, no preshading is probably the right call anyway 🙂
13 July, 10:47
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I hope this gets finished in one day, because only landing gears are missing. I almost ruined this model with bad painting and bad choise of gloss varnish.
15 July, 21:39
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Thanks J35J, Clement, Podkon and Mimoid! The model is now ready, but I will take better photos tomorrow.
16 July, 20:43
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Stop! Finnish border!![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/1/3/4/1768134-142308-16-720.jpg)
Trumpeter 02322: Soviet Aerosan RF-8/GAZ-98.
ICM 35566: Finnish Riflemen and reindeer.
11 15 July, 20:01
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1 17 July, 16:10
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The most famous Bird Dog ever (and its vintage companion)![View album, image #12 View album, image #12](/albums/img/3/7/9/1769379-13641-41-720.jpg)
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AVI fuselage ready for closing
Project: The most famous Bird Dog ever
14 30 June, 13:17
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I only and sincerely hope that you quadruple checked your references that the original plane didn't have an "Airfix" molded on the cockpit side walls - lest you have to scratch new ones. 😉
30 June, 15:00
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I'm in. Got the Airfix kit and the Pavla detail set in my stash, but I'm thinking about replacing it with the AVI kit. I think your report will be a big help there.
30 June, 17:42
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Great! The Bird Dog Society has begun. I have felt a great disturbance in the Force, but I remembered that Łukasz is a great tamer of hard plastics 😉
It looks like those photo-etches are doing a good job 👌
30 June, 18:19
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So... if the AVI kit is destined for the representation of Major Buang-Ly's plane... I'm also eager to see what the Airfix kit will be...
30 June, 18:34
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You're absolutely right Alex - AVI's going to be Major's BirdDog and Airfix is destined to be boxart DJ-coded one.
I was thinking of Maltese markings for it, but there are none available.
Cuajete, the PE are quite good, but the Airwaves set has quite unclear hand-drawn instructions, which is challenging sometimes.
Nicolas, wish I could fetch the Pavla tail set, I need to try restoring the raised lines after having to remove the injection marks.
30 June, 19:22
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I'd wish there would be a conversion kit to a Siai SM 1019. But I think I have to scratchbuild the different cowling, propeller and tailsection.
1 July, 04:46
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31 18 February, 17:02
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The next project will be this old tool Italeri Horsa glider. My first glider, so here's hoping it will be a good experience. 🙂
18 February, 17:05
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Made a start today. First thing to do was decide if a MK.1 or Mk.2 was to be built. I've decided on the Mk.1 so I had to cut out the parts as shown in the photo. 🙂
Welcome along Robert, Nicolas & J35J, nice to have you with me. 👍
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Robert P, Neil, Chris & J35J. 👍
7 March, 16:10
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Seats and flooring now installed inside fuselage. 🙂
Welcome along for the ride Finn. 👍
Many thanks for your interest and like Franck D. 👍
17 March, 16:24
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Today I finally completed the cockpit and fitted the cargo door into the fuselage. 🙂
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Rui, Tim v D, Duster_d & Sukhoi 242. 👍
23 May, 15:58
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Cockpit, fuselage & tailplane now altogether. Tail was difficult to get together, Added 5g of weight to the nose and 15g of weight to the front of the fuselage. 🙂
Many thanks mate for your interest and like Andrew B. 👍
24 May, 15:02
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Wings now together. I intend painting the wings before attaching to the fuselage. Hurricane added to show the size of the glider. 🙂
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Alberto M & airjuneau. 👍
25 May, 15:22
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Did the upperside of the wings with Vallejo Model Air Dark Earth and Dark Green. Invasion stripes to be added next. 🙂
Many thanks mate for your interest and like Pietro DA. 👍
27 May, 15:48
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I built this about 20 years ago Guy as a gift for a WW2 Horsa pilot who was a friend of my wife's family. He'd flown Horsas into Normandy and Arnhem. He loved the model and it sat in his living room for the rest of his days. It's a nice kit as I recall.
28 May, 10:21
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Invasion stripes are now on the wings. Next is to start painting the invasion stripes on the fuselage. 🙂
@ Neil, it is quite a nice kit considering its age. The fact that you gifted a Horsa model to an actual Horsa pilot veteran is something that must have been hugely gratifying. 👍
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Villiers DV, Sebastien C, Neil P & 2 other mates. 👍
16 June, 13:55
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Fuselage painted Dark Earth, BS Dark Green and black including invasion stripes. Gap is for where the wings are added. 🙂
Many thanks mate for your interest and like Chris. 👍
23 June, 15:31
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Wings attached, decals & undercarriage added. 🙂
Many thanks mate for your interest and like Dom S. 👍
30 June, 16:37
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Finally completed, my first glider done. 🙂
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes William J, Mirko R, Cliff K & Finn. 👍
7 July, 15:56
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Many thanks Nicolas & J35J for your kind comments, I really appreciate them! 👍
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Treehugger, Nicolas, Gary V & Cuajete. 👍
14 July, 16:23
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7TP (single turret)![View album, image #4 View album, image #4](/albums/img/3/7/6/1769376-13641-73-720.jpg)
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Main colours added (and one lamp broken off)
Project: 7TP - Part I
6 14 June, 18:09
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