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Cuajete
Good start. Following!

Thomas Kolb
Ooh, that cockpit! Following for sure!

Spanjaard
very nice beginning, cockpit looks great!!

Thomas Bischoff
very nice details 👍 - I book a seat

Nicolas
I'm joining the fun.

Michael Kohl
Me too.

Mr D
Nice project 👍👍
Looking good.

Denis Dogadov
I just finished this model.
What you have done inside the model looks very good, it's a pity that no one will see it.
It is necessary to remove the air intake on the keel.
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Skyhiker
I wouldn't think an Academy kit would need extra PE, but they sure do look good.

Michael Kohl
The new in- and exterior PE set from Eduard significantly enhances looks of the rear compartment where the bubble canopies are and the wingtips when the auxilliary floats are lowered. The rest - as Skyhiker said - will hardly be seen.
Very nice progress you present us here. Anxious to see how you will depict the black color, which was ash based, oft low quality and fast and extensivly washed off.

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

Doubtingmango
Watching

Ingmar Stöhr
Nice progress so far! Overall nice paintjob, but maybe try to use a little less paint on the railings. I see a lot of small paint balls forming there.

Guy Rump
Great job so far, following. 👍

Miguel Vaquero
Following!

Chrisswe
Thanks for your interest and comments. I did something wrong with the primer when painting the railings which caused the paint balls. Also I'm not great at working with PE yet and the glue residue is often visible even if try to paint over it. All in all I still think I'm making some improvements compared to my last build. Rigging will be my greatest challenge for this build.

Ingmar Stöhr
Ah, ok! Well yes, your glue is visible here an there, but otherwise I find your application of PE is not bad at all! What works for me with railings is to hold them in place with one hand (and tweezers) and with the other hand apply a tiny amount of very thin super glue from a piece of thin copper wire fixed to a toothpick as handle. This will instantly wick into the gap and also instantly fix the railing in place. After that I paint over the seam with the appropriate colour and mostly end up with very nice glue joints.

Chrisswe
That is probably the correct way to do it Ingmar. I find it difficult to only use the thin super glue as it has zero adhesive effect until it bonds. I use super glue gel to fix one end of the railing and then use your method for the rest.

Chrisswe
I'm testing a grey-brown panel liner instead of the black one I used for all of my last ship. It looks good closeup but might be to subtle when you look at the whole ship. Is it a bad idea to use anything else than black panel liner even on lighter colours when doing 1:350 scale?

Ingmar Stöhr
Actually super glue should set / cure / stick faster the thinner it is. A gel does lengthen the setting time. I start at one side, place the railing, put a tiny bit of thin super glue at the joint and it will typically set withing 2-3 seconds. Then I move a bit further down, align the PE, put glue there and so on. What also increases the setting time is a larger gap. If the gap ist very small and the glue very thin it will usually literally set instantly.

I like my wash with a lot of contrast. On my modern US Navy builds (kind of a medium gray) I will use blue-black panel line wash from AMIG. On a lighter gray, as with the superstructure on DKM units, that might be a bit to much contrast though.

Chrisswe
I will try to master the thin super glue but I think the sticky property of the gel before it cures is very helpful. I can still use gel when gluing where it will not be visible at all.
Another thing I have done differently with this build is to just base paint the details and railings before I attach them to the superstructure and hulI. I will gloss coat, weather, matt coat and oil highlight the superstructure mostly built together but excluding the masts and funnels. I will do the same thing with the hull with everything added except main guns.
I noticed the super glue attacks the paint much more than when everything was already gloss and matt coated before gluing but maybe the end result will be better.

Ingmar Stöhr
Strange. I never have noticed my glue attacking or damaging the painted surfaces. Usually, I build my ships in sections which get painted separately before final assembly. Also, I always airbrush my railing before gluing it to the model. There will be scratches from tweezers, but for me it is much easier to make some touch-ups than to brush paint the whole railing on the ship.

Chrisswe
Could the glue react differently because I use Mr Hobby Lacquer paint this time and Tamiya Acrylic paint for my last build?

Ingmar Stöhr
Hm, I don't know. I basically never use lacquer paint. I only work with acrylic colors - for the normal painting stage. The only 'reaction' I see is that the glue makes a matte surface glossy and therefore changes the shade of the color a bit.

Cristian A
Taking a seat and popcorn 🍿

Skyhiker
Welcome Cristian A.

Dave Flitton
Watching

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat too!

Skyhiker
Welcome gentlemen

Ben M
It is like a duck

Skyhiker
Yeah, it's a bit like the Su-34, just a little less flat.

DerMattes
Watching 👍

Skyhiker
Hi, DerMattes, welcome.

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Skyhiker
Wings are on and surface details beginning.

Mr D
Coming along nicely 👍👍 More building 🤣 going ahead,
Smart and interesting aircraft, lm going to have to research n watch some YouTube videos on this aircraft.
Like the cockpit 👌

Mr D
Watching a YouTube video on the Berkut now, interesting aircraft 🤔 ..

Skyhiker
Yeah, it's kinda cool. Certainly it's different from the other Russian planes in looks.

Skyhiker
Worked on more details today.

Mr D
Better job on the nose shaping now, it was probably quite dependent on front aero due to wing position and design.
Could help with sonic boom too ??

Skyhiker
Infrared search scanner attached and corrected.

Skyhiker
Weapons bay constructed.

Mr D
Was the bay missed off on the kit ??

Skyhiker
Yes, the kit was made before the plane was seen up close.

Mr D
Ahh probably from airshow viewing ect they probably wanted to keep alot secret.
You will do it justice as usual I'm sure.
Thanks 👍👍

Cuajete
Great job so far 👍

Mr D
Nice to get it right 👍
Was it a Zvezda kit originally??

Skyhiker
Yes, Zvezda put it out in the 90's sometime after the plane's first flight on September 1997. It's not a bad kit but a few adjustments are needed.

Skyhiker
Vertical stabilizers corrected.

Alexander Grivonev
What a cool experimental plane, nice improvements👍

Skyhiker
Thanks Alexander, I just hope I can do it justice. Every model is still a new learning experience for me.

Cuajete
Much better with your improvements, Skyhiker 👌.
Do you know if the HobbyBoss tool is more accurate than Zvezda one?

Michael Kohl
Nice progress

Bozzer
A nice change, from glossy cars and trucks. A diorama project, maybe?

Ben M
👀

Qwertzel
Looking great!

yngvenett
Following to learn

Łukasz Gliński
My first encounter with Kelik's 3D decals didn't look very promising at the start.
But the final result (using the PVA glue) turned out better than expected.
Take a closer look at the ejection handle - it's printed on both sides! (I put it back to front of the cockpit)
I can only highly recommend this stuff 👍 And didn't even use the whole set 😄

Maciej Bellos
Watching!!!

Łukasz Gliński
Gia sas my friend 👍

Patrick Hagelstein
Tagging along! 👍🏼

DerMattes
Watching 👍

Vincent
Also watching!

Alec K
Nice! That ejection handle is something esle, I like that a lot.

Cuajete
A very nice decoration, Łukasz!
I also plan to do the same using Syhart decals, better than those included in Revell. And the special set for this decoration of MRP paint cans (MRP-207).
If you can find them I recommend them.

Very nice cockpit 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Thank you and welcome everyone!
@Cuajete: I already have a BilModel paint bought a loooong time ago. If you have Syhart decal (I assume it's the same as Revell's one is printed by them) you need only the brighter orange of the two included in MRP set. The darker one is for those who want to spray the lion themselves.

Raphael Bolle
also following, very nice work

Cuajete
Łukasz, Shyhart decals are not the same as Revell decals. Shyhart decals reproduce the color effect of this decoration better than Revell decals. I was going to use the decals from the Revell kit, but I was able to get the Shyhart one at a good price (I had already gotten the paints from MRP before). If you don't have Shyhart decals, Revell decals are not that bad. I don't know BilModel's paintings. I'm curious to see the result 👍

In any case I'm sure you'll do a great job as always, 😉

Łukasz Gliński
I have to admit I'm surprised a lot, I thought they're the same 😮 Good to know, thx
I have only a single bottle of BilModel paint and yes that's the demo orange - seems to be a lacquer luckily (tested using various thinners), so it should work well, fingers crossed.

Cuajete
Perfect, Łukasz! 👌
No, it's not the same. I was looking for the review where I saw a comparison between both decals, but I can't find it.
I'm looking forward to seeing the result of that demo 🙂

Jan Peters
Somehow I've missed this 👀
Dutch F16 means following for sure!

Cuajete
Primer looking good, Łukasz 👍
What happened to the inlet?

Nicolas
Following, looks good so far.

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome Jan & Nicolas
El está aquí, amigo! (see pic #6)
But the fit was terrible 😄

Cuajete
Thanks, Łukasz. I can see know perfectly 😄

Clement
Nice work. I see that you and I have the same issues with the kit.
The fit on the exhaust isn't great either, you should consider attaching it while you can still fill and sand.

Łukasz Gliński
That is not so great news, but I forgot this one tbh. Thanks a lot for the reminder, will have a look at its fit 👍
PS. Ugh, it doesn't fit at all indeed - the rear fuselage has round cross-section, while Revells exhaust is not round at all. I think I'll order aftermarket one.

Cuajete
I think this is the first time I've seen problems like this in this tool. I hope there are no more serious problems ahead.
Go on! 💪