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Skyhiker
For a relatively new kit I am surprised on how much flash and fitting issues this kit has.

Skyhiker
It's really hard for me to fight off the urge to correct the structural issues with this kit. But I promised myself I would make this one out of the box.

Patrick Hagelstein
I've seen that promise before Skyhiker! 😂 Good luck keeping this one OOB! 😉👍🏼

Skyhiker
I really hate Revell conopys.

Sergio Ordonez
Mate, I think you should put the windshield uspside down. The ángel does not cope with the real one as I see on photographs.

Skyhiker
Unfortunately it looks even worse the other way around. The idiot engineers at Revell should be fired.

Sergio Ordonez
Well, I had some work with French engineers and I know shit happens. Could you take a photo with this one in the other position?

Sergio Ordonez
drive.google.com/fil..J9/view?usp=drivesdk
The windshield is not an isoscelles triangle so the windshield has not a 45 degree ángel over the capot. Please, see these example of a TA-152 (and please, mind It is 35 years old and I was only 13 when I drestroyed It).
I think an easy solution can be made. I do not want any mate to be anoyed by an engineering issue. I had them everyday (it's my job, Factory engineering problem solving, known as 'shit managing") and It can destroy your mojo.

Ben M
What a terrible canopy

Skyhiker
After several hours of sculpting I got the canopy to fit better. I will continue with it tomorrow.

Sergio Ordonez
Your mojo works, mate! Now you have became a great problem solver!
On the other hand, I think another 3D engineering guy needs to stop drinking and 20 years of 2D drafting. The fitting is worse than I could imagine. But I see is no a problem for a seasoned mate like you. Great work, mate!

Nicolas
Following. I build this kit several times in older versions. The fit of the canopy is realy sh*t. My solution was (with about 10 years) to sand the backside of the windshild till it fitted. Of corse so most of the frame is missing.

Thomas Kolb
What a struggle! It reminds me of some Heller and Amodel kits. But it looks that you manage to coax it into shape!

J35J
Great effort and progress! 👍🏻

Skyhiker
Sergio the TA 152 had a very different canopy than the 190. The 152 was designed for high altitude flying, was pressurized and had double panes.

Sergio Ordonez
Thanks you, Skyhiker: I think I can remember now, as I researched about FW190 and TA152 black in the 90's. Also, canopy is bubble-shapped. Sorry, my FW190 Mustang have been gone forever, I expent the night trying to find It, just to find my solution, but I think only the reta of the TA152 has survived.

Mr D
You done a better job of the seat belts than l did 🤣. The cockpit glass on my model was not very clear!
Looking good, ... Thanks for uploading 👍👍👍

Skyhiker
Mr D did you also have so much trouble with the canopy? I read in the kit review at the bottom of the page that it was bad. I really wish the reviews would be moved up because I always forget about them. It took me quite a while to get the canopy to work. It needed a lot of reshaping to look right.

Skyhiker
I decided to make my own blueprint for this plane. So, that's taking up a lot of my time at the moment.

Mr D
Hi, yes l had trouble too, l did a dry fit before paint, and l had to take a combination off the glass n some off fuselage, and had to use a bit of UV clear resin.
I got it to fit in the end, but it's not very clear to see through.
I had a bit missing of my engine fan too, had to make it up with super glue gell.

Alexander Grivonev
Built one too back in the day, the nightfighter version. Speaking of the canopy, I like how the rear part of it is just molded to the fuselage 😄. Used some other canopy I found in my spares because the one from the kit was entirely unusable.

Mr D
Looking good 👍👍
It's a nice model when it's finished once you sort the shortcomings out.
I did get my prop to spin in the end....had to do alot of work to the cooling fan to make it run smoothly.
Good luck on next steps 😃👍

Skyhiker
If I had thought it would have been a problem I would have dry fitted everything first. But I wanted to keep the parts on the sprue for painting. It wasn't worth messing up the paint job just to get the propeller to spin. Especially since the contact points were so fragile. So in the end I glued it together so it will be stable.

Skyhiker
Working out the fuselage patterns today.

Mr D
Looks good 👍👍

Clair Greenwood
Precision approach, Im loving it. Is that putty around the bogies to hull fitment? Just curious 🙂

Eddy Marshall
Cheers Clair... Just for fitting to the hull... The connections between the running gear and hull are extremely loose... Not to mention the rocker arm assemblies have a tendency to be misaligned... Just mocking it up at the moment and see where I need to shore things up... Happy modelling...

Clair Greenwood
Ahhh ok, doing it the smart way, thats something I probably wouldn't think to do.

Rui S
Looking Great 👍. I've really enjoyed doing the T-26. I'm in 😎

Marcin Dudek
👀

Bohrmann
👀 Following.

Ben M
👀

Spanjaard
i have another boxing of the same kit, so this is great info. looking really good, keep a it, please 🙂

Doubtingmango
Watching

Eddy Marshall
Cheers Spanjaard... The kit itself isn't too not bad actually... I bought this kit dirt cheap on sale and liked the unusual subject.... I got it for $35AUD and at that price it's definitely worth having a go... The tracks are the hardest part but with persistence you'll get there...

Michael Kohl
Looks darn good so far.

Eddy Marshall
Cheers Michael... She's getting there mate...

TH SCALE MODELS (Thomas Haberl)
Nice combo mate 👌

Bozo
Nice HLO and original association

Олег О
Великолепная идея и отличное воплощение! Браво!

Cristian A
I love the Mi-28 Havoc, need to build one ASAP!

Guy Rump
Lovely duo! 👍

Petar Žorić
Thank you so much everybody for the nice comments. Glad you like it. Some close ups are coming soon

Łukasz Gliński
Very interesting comparison, well done 👍

Neuling
Top work!

Michael Kohl
Very nice. I particularly like the AH-1. The techniques to modify/weather the paint applied at the AH-1 might improve the looks of the Mil too. Nice complementary bases. Consider covering the sides of them. The top of them is top.

Petar Žorić
Thanks so much guys!

@Michael thank you for your input. References I found for mi28 allowed me to go with this "brand new" look, and i would usually gladly weather it, although, quality of the kit is lower than ah1z and I'm not sure it would benefit it, so I left it more "newish" I won't know if I made a right call, I guess, until I make another and maybe weather it. But I do think it's a better route to go. As for the bases, I do think you are right but these types of bases were something new to me and I was not sure how can I cover the sides and/or make them more appealing. And thank you for compliments! 🙏

Michael Kohl
You can cover the sides with simple sheet. Veneer is an option too. More elegant would be wood profiles cut at 45 degree angles and added as a frame. But I am afraid that whatever technique you choose, the challenge will be a small gap between cover/frame and base. This is easily closed with almost any kind of stuff as long as the base is under construction. Now with the base already painted nicely it may not be that easy.
But maybe it motivates you for a go at the next project. The skills are definitely there. 🙂

Petar Žorić
Haha thanks for the suggestions. As this project is done and no longer with me, I'll have to improve upon the next one. Veneer or something similar, maybe thin sheet of wood or something like that.

Nicolas
Following

Skyhiker
I'm in!

Dave Flitton
Watching!!

Skyhiker
Please let us know when you upload new photos. I don't want to miss anything.

Ogre-Trombone
I found some time to work on these kits, so here are some new photos. Thanks for following!

Nicolas
The instruction isn't mentioning the stand at all. As the torpedo is under the COG I would try to fix it to the torpedo.
Very nice progres so far. 👍

Ogre-Trombone
Leaning that way, Nicolas. I don't like it, but that's probably what I'll need to do.

Mr D
Nice model 👌
Was the Devastator similar to the Dauntless??
Like the subject....will be watching 😃👍

Ogre-Trombone
@Mr D, the Devastator was a pre-War torpedo bomber that was one of the most advanced aircraft of its time. Unfortunately. it was already obsolete at the start of the war. It was slow and underpowered, and early-War tactics left its crews extremely vulnerable.

Skyhiker
The Douglas TBD Devastator, was the U.S. Navy's main torpedo bomber. It was introduced in 1935, but was obsolete by 1939. They were replaced with the Grumman TBF Avenger.

Mr D
Thanks for the info
Ogre & Skyhiker 👍👍
I didn't know much about them, the pre-war yellow wings are smart scheme 👌

Mid Franconian
Great project!

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Casey Beckett
Great idea, the foam/tape /white glue - I'm stealing this!

Mr D
Both coming along really nicely now, the flap lines look a lot better now.
Looking like all the build updates.
Good luck with next steps 👌😁👍👍

Ogre-Trombone
Thanks, Mr D. I'm trying not to let the asymmetry bother me on the black-primed model. I wish I'd made a template or measured them instead of trying to follow the old panel lines. Still, I'm glad I made the effort.

Pure improvisation, Casey! It seems to be holding up so far. I want to do open or partially-opened canopies, so it didn't make sense to glue them in place, which is what I usually would have done.

Ogre-Trombone
It's very hot and dry where I am right now, and the paint isn't responding the way I'd like. I'll have to come back when conditions are better.

Mr D
Your doing a 👍 job, All the hard work will pay off, nice project 👍👍

Ogre-Trombone
Painting is done. Now it's on to clear coat and decals.

Guy Rump
Coming along very nicely! 👍

Skyhiker
Wow looks great

Mr D
Looks good 👌
Nice colours, the wing surface doesn't look to easy to mask.
Coming along nicely 👍👍

Gary Victory
Lovely work Orge.

Mid Franconian
They look sooo cool!

Skyhiker
I'm impressed on how well you work even with those raised elements. They look fantastic.

Neil
This all looks marvellous!

Mr D
^^^^^^Good job on decals^^^^^
Impressive aircraft 👍👍