SA-6 Gainful
Decals on...
All decaled and ready for some weathering.
Weathered...
Finished tank minus missiles.
two ramjet rocket intakes that need to be removed from the missile half.
The two ramjet rocket intakes have been cut off and the missile half is waiting for next step.
The ram jet rocket cut free from its missile.
The top ram jet intake still needs to be cleaned up before it will be attatched back onto a 9.8mm piece of plastic tube.
A closer look at the ram jet intake still attached to the kit missile.
The missile has been put back together and I've placed 1mm Sq Evergreen strip around the nose and rear every quarter.
The missile with the putty applied and smoothed to shape waiting for a primer coat
First missile finished ready for painting.
Grey parts are from the kit missile, the rest is scratch built.
The start of the base.
The basic configuration.
Base under construction.
Comments
27 June 2016, 22:27
Michael HickeyThanks James, I'll be moving onto the cradle now and I need to wait till the end of the week before I get some Ak and MIG thinners so I can start to paint her. Plus I will be rebuilding the missiles as they are to long and to thin.
27 June 2016, 23:47
Kerry COXThe brass etched bits look intricate and effective from what I can see Mike. I'll be back. 🙂
28 June 2016, 08:55
Michael HickeyProgress will slow down after Friday as it's school holiday time again and I will have the pleasure of having my 2 girls visit for 2 weeks.😄
@Kerry, the PE comes in the kit, I paid $12US from LuckyModels for this kit and I reckon it was a steal.
28 June 2016, 10:47
Holger KranichOh you have your girls at home? Thats way cool as my lil lad is with me, too!🙂
28 June 2016, 11:29
Kerry COXI bought the PE bits for my F-35, from Lucky, $15.00 !! A great site, and I will be keeping my eye on what else they have on offer.👍
Great to know your family is strong mate. 🙂
And Holgers too. 🙂 👍
28 June 2016, 12:24
Michael Hickey@Holly, fun times, does your boy build with you?
@Kerry, thanks mate, and the thing I like most about Lucky is if you order their small items they post for free.👍
28 June 2016, 23:18
Holger KranichHi Mike. No he actually does not. He just eats Sweets and farts where he goes and he laugh all the time!😄
29 June 2016, 06:54
Michael HickeyThanks James, trying to get back into some kind of routine now that my 2 girls have gone home and Tammy my partner is home from hospital. I'm just going to slap together another paint rack for all my paints that are not Gunze or Tamiya first, then I'll really get stuck into this beast.😢
31 July 2016, 05:49
Kerry COXThat is some mighty fine delicate work there Michael.👍
How did you get it cut away without any damage.?. :-o
eagerly awaiting the next lot of progress. 🙂
31 July 2016, 11:06
uncle chop chopI haven't seen my boy in 3 weeks miss him so much he's 6 months old dre'arloh
31 July 2016, 11:16
Michael Hickey@Kerry, thanks Mate, I cut the thin strip of by using a brand new exacto blade and carefully going over it. Patience and not rushing is the key.
@Uncle, I'm glad you approve, and I know how you feel. I only get to see my girls in the school holidays.
1 August 2016, 11:11
Kerry COXOur kids miss us just as much as we miss them, and, some times more so. 👍
As you say Mike, without them in our lives, crazy is next. 🙁
Mine are grown and independent, but they will always be my 'kids'. missed every day.
👍.
1 August 2016, 20:40
Michael HickeyWell she's finally ready for the trip across the floor to the paint shop, can't wait to see her with a bit of colour on her and the weathering should bring her to life.🙂
9 August 2016, 01:05
Michael HickeyThanks James for your nice words, and no she's all glued in position now. This is the first piece of armour that I'm going to try the modulation technique.
9 August 2016, 01:18
Kerry COXLooks a treat Michael. 🙂
Your efforts are paying dividends mate, and looks a lot bigger than I imagined. 👍
Is the big copper spring on the pivot arm one that helps ease the load on the lifting mechanism.?
AND 🙂, what was with all the shaving of the raised detail on the clamps. ?
9 August 2016, 05:41
Michael HickeyThanks Kerry, The spring is a part that I made because the kit part had an ugly mold line running down the middle of it, and not sure of how I was going to display the lifting mechanism I decided it was easier to make rather than clean the kit part. With the clamps again there were mold seams running right down the middle so I thought that I better clean those up, one thing I dropped the ball on was the hand rails. I was talking to my daughter on Skype when I was building that area and forgot to clean off the seam mold line on them.🙁
9 August 2016, 06:43
Kerry COXThe spring looks impressive mate and I just had to ask. 🙂 Yup, seam lines have cost me dearly at times, especially with the judging and the rivet counter type judges. 🙁
Is there a way you can gently remove the hand rail lines without too much drama. ?
But looking so good Michael. 🙂 👍
9 August 2016, 10:21
Holger KranichThis is really looking good, Mike!Do you give it a camo or will you modulate the typical russian green? I love those modulatiion sets, and i´m a lazy modeller who dont like mixing paints!😢
9 August 2016, 11:24
Michael HickeyThanks for your encouraging words gentlemen...
@Kerry, now that it has a primer coat of AK's Russian Green on her I'm going to gently sand the rails.
@Holly, I'll be using the modulation set for Russian 4BO by Mig, just need to learn how to use the paints properly.
As from this morning my computer is going to get a new brain so I'll be away for a few days.
9 August 2016, 19:01
Michael HickeyYep, the hard drive has deciding it has had enough and is chucking a wobbly and it's time for a new one.
9 August 2016, 20:55
Michael HickeyNot the best primer coat I've ever applied, but I'm still adjusting to these AK paints. This was sprayed through my Aztec A7778 metal body gun with no thinning using the white nozzle. I'll let this harden and have another crack this arvo, then I have to work out the mixing ratio for the Mig modulation paint.
9 August 2016, 21:00
Ingo FThe build looks very good. 👍 How are the rockets of this kit? I have read that they are not so good and should be replaced by resin kit. Are they really that bad?
9 August 2016, 21:15
Michael HickeyThank You Ingo, yes the rockets have nice details but suffer from being to long and to skinny. That's why I chose to rebuild the kit missiles, I think they will look much better.
11 August 2016, 04:54
Michael HickeyYes... I've got my laptop back and I didn't need to have a new brain installed after all, and now she's all cleaned up and super fast again. My Lamborghini is back better than ever.🙂🙂🙂
11 August 2016, 12:40
Michael HickeyI only put a few decals on this beast, I didn't find any real reference of how it should be so I just went with what I saw on other models and made the best of it. Doesn't matter if it's wrong or not I'm having a ball with this cheap kit, and at the end of the day as long as I'm happy that's all that matters. 😄
18 August 2016, 03:14
Kerry COXSalute Michael. 👍 🙂
I am always impressed with your work. 🙂
No wonder your work is in such high demand mate. 🙂
Most impressed. 👍 🙂
18 August 2016, 05:37
Holger KranichYour Gainful slowly Comes to life! Looks as you already have applyed a washing... Have you?
18 August 2016, 06:26
Michael HickeyGeeezzzz, thanks guys for your encouraging words. Holly all I've done to her at the time the pics were done was add 4 decals, and a colour modulation. I not long ago finished doing the Dot Technique on her and am now in the middle of doing a pin wash. It makes me very happy that you fellas like her so far, what I'm really itching to do though is the base so I might start on that tonight.😢 My second Russian soldier should turn up tomorrow along with some more AK Interactive weathering products.
18 August 2016, 07:15
Kerry COXYOU, !!! Surprised. ??? LOL
Mr Hickey, your one of the greats and you know it . 👍
AK interactive is great stuff, and I only discovered it at the last venture to the QMHE comp last year. 👍
I will take heaps of pics at the meet this weekend and maybe some video.🙂
Cheers Mike. 😉
18 August 2016, 08:14
Michael Hickeyhahahaha, Kerry are you going to enter any of your fine builds into the comp? I'm defiantly looking forward to seeing the pics.👍
18 August 2016, 08:45
Kerry COXYes Mike. I am entering the Do-335 see through mounted on a Tamiya turntable and the 'fresh from the RAEME workshops' Centurion.
👍 The 'cent' is just squeaky clean, no weathering or ware and tare, just like it's had a bit of a referb at the RAEME workshops at Bandianna and headed back to Pukka. 🙂
18 August 2016, 10:44
Michael HickeyThanks James, nah as far as the tracks go I'll just use the kit ones. Is there a problem with the kit tracks that I haven't heard about. I usually don't go overboard with after market stuff when building armour kits, it's really just a diversion from aircraft for me.😢
18 August 2016, 23:40
Michael HickeyAll weathering just about finished now, next will start work on the wheels and tracks, then all the tiny details.
19 August 2016, 14:01
Michael HickeyThanks Fellas... Good to know James, I've never used aftermarket tracks maybe one day for one of my Tigers.😢
20 August 2016, 01:56
Michael HickeyWith 90% of work finished on the tank it's time to move towards the base. The layered cork is to get some slope into the base.
20 August 2016, 13:33
Michael HickeyThe 1st missile's construction is over, the next 2 should go quicker. Also the tank is now finished just waiting for her payload.
29 August 2016, 01:52
Michael Hickey2nd missile is done, tonight should come the 3rd and should be all painted tomorrow with a little luck.🙂
29 August 2016, 07:18
Kerry COXOhhhhhh!!! I can hardly wait. 🙂 🙂 🙂
The base is looking promising too mate. 👍 🙂
29 August 2016, 08:13
Michael HickeyThanks Choppa, 3rd missile is complete, tomorrow where of to the paint shop.
29 August 2016, 11:30
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I'll build this kit straight from the box and place it on a small dio base with a couple of figures. I think I'll be doing her in Russian markings.
