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Ali Yulianto
Since Meng's instruction is much better than Takom's. I started my Meng Apache first and use the build experience for the Takom one later.

Eric Thornton
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Ali Yulianto
Welcome Eric!

JollyRogers64
Great progress. Compared to TAKOM, MENG has included the right component. In your original picture you can't see any grille, just the radiator and the glass cover in front of it.

Ali Yulianto
Thanks @JollyRogers64. Looks like it, although I'm not too sure if it's a glass or a very fine mesh.

Ali Yulianto
Posted last update after a long hiatus with my wife's health condition. Finished the M230 chain gun and painted the Longbow radar and main body.

John
Beautiful Apache. I hope your wife is better.

Ali Yulianto
Thanks John, much appreciated. Wife is better now but still recovering.

Cristian A
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Michael Papay
Great!! I like the first parts of you cockpit entrance section. I want to build something similar on mine, when I start it in sometime....

DuperScale
I build this kit myself. It was a nice build without big problems. I follow. Are you gonna replace the nose and back/apu or you gonna leave it?

Moaske
I do have a resin nose in my stash, but I don't think I'm gonna use it: there's too much butchering of a fine kit involved for too little gain....: as I can't really tell the shape difference anyway?

Alexander Grivonev
Nice, will follow this one. Built the KH Su-34, also detailed the avionics bay a little. Are you going with the egg plant grey scheme?

Moaske
I'm going with the eggplant grey scheme indeed 🙂
And I think I'll do some more cable booms in the main gear wells

Vincent
Very impressive work. I will be following this one!

Sergej I
Watching! Top riveting there, looks very exact and well cleaned after 👍

Tony Tonov
Great start, taking a seat 👍

Harald Besold
Impressive start! I'm really looking forward to the following photos.

Neil Patrick
Following. for sure. This looks like it will be epic!

DerMattes
Following 👍

Dave Flitton
Watching!!!!

Romain Sablou
Thank you ! Welcome aboard the Milk Run Special 😉

gorby
Remarkable work so far! Very impressive riveting.

Alec K
Taking a seat in the classroom 👍. What is happening in picture 8?

Живко Джаков
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Romain Sablou
Picture 8 : I screw up riveting on the second wing. 😅 I was thinking that doubling the number of rivet lines was a good idea on this part of the wing, turned out it wasn't...
I used Tamiya Surfacer to cover everything and start again

Alberto
Very promising start, I'm in!

Fabien
Wow impressionnant. super beau boulot

Alec K
Thanks for the explanation. I thought maybe you were implementing some hight end stressed skin technique 🙂. Amazing work all around 👍

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Romain Sablou
Thanks mates !

Et merci Fabien 🙂

Eric Thornton
+1 following

Guy Rump
Watching. 👍

Thomas Bischoff
watching too 👍

Christoph Kunz
Awesome! 👍
Taking also a seat.

Nicolas
Great work so far, following

Gary Victory
A real pain doing the riveting but so satisfying once it's done. Lovely work Romain.

Romain Sablou
Thank you all for your interest ! This is my first attempt on riveting an all airplane, I wouldn't say it was painful, but rather a looong and sometime tiring job. Overall I really enjoyed the experience and the satisfation when highlighting the rivets with a black wash 👌

Jakub Fiala
Very nice work, so far. Riveting looks perfect 👍 I´ve just ordered a new release of Edugawa F/G Marauder, so i will look for some inspiration here.

Romain Sablou
Thanks ! Yes, this new release of the F/G version is great news for all Marauder fan 👌

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastic riveting job and also the wash 👍

Alec K
Outstanding progress 👍

Romain Sablou
Thanks guys, glad to finally paint something after all this preliminary work !

Pietro De Angelis
Impressive work, congrats!

Bernhard Schrock
Great work especially you very exactly riveting job. Chapeau.

Jakub Fiala
Great progress, beautiful details!

Alec K
Superb work all around 👍

Mike Siemers
I'm in, can't wait to see the finished kit. Great job on the interior.

Romain Sablou
Thank you all for following this project 🙂

CaptGPF
Same with others - looking great!

Finn
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Tzonglin Wu
It is so incredible. Following.

Spanjaard
my respect for somebody who can do a complete riveting of a plane... and you said it was your first? how, that looks truly amazing! beautiful cockpit too!

Romain Sablou
Thank you all ! Yes first time, pretty happy with the result. I received good advices from my French "Sensei" Julien Haccoun 🙏

Vincent
Great build! very interesting subject.

David Goodchild
Thank you Vincent, it was fun and as usual I learned something!

Camouflage
Beautiful Vietnam diorama! I like the presentation with the POW-MIA Logo.👍👍

István Szücs
Interesting project!

J35J
I'm in for the flash flesta 😅👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
Make yourself comfortable, István and J35J. This will be surely a long party... 😉

István Szücs
Robert, almost you'd build an A-Model kit

Robert Podkoński
Believe me, István, A-model kits are much more modeller-friendly than Mach 2... Take a look here, for example: modelingmadness.com/..korean/us/hammx2.htm

Ben M
Another member of the non-aligned movement.

Marko
That's something to be excited about. Mach2 kits don't have the reputation of being shaking kits. 👍

Martin
As I said on the project, I wish you luck with this, it is something you seldom see, but it looks cool in the end. It is quite a long time ago when I did mine - al the best!

and, so far it does not look that bad for a mach2

S M
Gotta see this! 😄

John Hughes
This looks very Gerry Anderson, so I'm in!

Robert Podkoński
What an audience I have... I feel a bit under pressure now 😉 @Martin - you're right, at least the polistyrene seems to be of a good quality.

Guy Rump
I'm watching as well Robert 🙂 👍

Ekki
And me.

Robert Podkoński
Feel warmly welcomed, Mates!

Mid Franconian
Extra like for the striking project title 😂! I expected an old KP kit first…

Bruce Huxtable
Soo many seams.... Watching this tutorial for sure 😉. OMG, Robert, that's quite a critique of MACH, kits.... Good Luck!

Ben M
It's such a cool subject, I remember seeing it in my dads airplane books when I was young.

Ludvík Kružík
Robert, once again you have chosen a great topic. The French experimental jet powered Leduc aircraft looked really futuristic at the time of its creation.
I wish you strong nerves and a lot of fun building your model!

Robert Podkoński
Now I feel even more pressure 😉 ... @Bruce - I know what I am talking about, I have completed a few models from both producers already 😉 @Ludvik - I was lucky enough to see both Leduc 010 and 022 in Le Bourget museum and they still look futuristic imho 🙂

Palo M
Grabbing a sear

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Palo!

Ludvík Kružík
He certainly wouldn't be a disgrace as a space fighter in Star Wars. 😄

The photos of the kit parts show that you really have a lot of work ahead of you.

John Hughes
Not Star Wars, more Flash Gordon by the looks of those sprues!

Neil
Hi Robert, Haha! 'da Putty Party'... Love it!... Following with great interest 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Feel welcomed to the party, Neil - every party needs a DJ 😄

Neil
Thanks Robert. I'm there mate! 🎧🤘🎶

Ben M
Those parts look gloriously terrible

Robert Podkoński
Still, the plastic is workable, Ben. As far as I have checked: it can be filed, filled, and glued... So, there is hope... 😄

Ben M
I looked in the stash and I have a mach2 kit I bought when I was young and foolish.

Robert Podkoński
I have five, not counting this one... Hmm...the testimony of what kind of mental disease it is? Nothwithstanding, only Mach 2 offered models of some exotic planes, like X-24.

gorby
I wish you luck Robert. Your going to need it (and probably a stiff drink or four). 😉
Was the kit mould made from soap? 😄

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your encouraging words, Gorby! ... It seems probable, taking into account that in some Mach 2 kits the material itself is "soapy"... 😄

Alex K
A French prototype and a Mach 2 kit? Can't miss that... I see I'm late but a seat way back in the gallery must be still available...

Jennifer Franklin
I am taking a seat in the gallery myself.

John Hughes
Jennifer? We thought you were missing in action!

M0rce
Looks interesting 🤔

Robert Podkoński
Feel warmly welcomed, Alex, Jennifer and M0rce! I am glad to have you all aboard. @Alex - I have started this album yesterday, so you're not late 🙂

Greg Baker
I'm in!

Nicolas
I'll take a seat.

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, My Friends!... I was not prepared for such an audience 🙂

Greg Baker
Don't worry, Robert. We brought our own snacks!

Robert Podkoński
Good for you 😄

Gary Victory
That's nasty....! Good luck with your build. Robert. Take your time and enjoy it.

Roland Sachsenhofer
You are a brave man! I will definitely be watching this with great interest - great!

Robert Podkoński
It is great to have you both aboard, Gary and Roland!

Łukasz Gliński
What a party I've been missing, till now. Wishing you lots of perseverance, mate 👍
PS. Are you going to add the Broplan's Languedoc later on? 😄
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Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Łukasz. I've been waiting for you 🙂 I don't think so - not enough space, time, skills, and I am not sure if the kit is still available
Sud-Est S.E. 161 Languedoc (Broplan MS-146, 1:72)
BTW. On the photo you posted, there is the earlier of Monsieur Leduc's creations - model 010.

Łukasz Gliński
Got one of them from a shop in the Netherlands in unpronounceably named village near Schiphol, not sure they still offer them
Fingers crossed for your Mach2 endeavour 👍

Robert Podkoński
Lucky you! So, perhaps you will assembly the Languedoc...and then we will join your forces, Łukasz? 😉

Michael Kohl
That's gonna be fun to watch. Only bad modellers need good kits. 😉

Łukasz Gliński
Not sure, mine has to be Polish marked 😛 If I ever come to assemble it 😄

Robert Podkoński
I've been waiting for you too, Michael 😉

Finn
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Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Finn!

Mirko Römer
Holy...good luck! 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Thanks, Mirko!

Juergen Klinglhuber
HA-- I had done this once (Leduc 021 | Album by jott (1:72)) and....OMG. Therefore I like the head-line of your album and... I done know how to put it: good that you take it with humor 😉

Hanno Kleinecke
Robert - You are a brave man for sure……

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for encouraging me, my friends 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
Robert, you're handling this brilliantly. I wish you continued success with the construction...
... and that your supply of putty and sandpaper lasts. 😄

Robert Podkoński
Thank you, Ludviku... perhaps some substantial amount of thick CA glue as well...

Bruce Huxtable
Liking the internal modifications, very neat fine work. Each part is a kit in itself, with which to aim for perfection.... 🙂 👍

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your kind words, Bruce...