Guest Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Kai, she coming along swimingly !......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girlscanplay2 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) Looking great Kai!! Looking forward to seeing more. Teresa :-) Edited June 7, 2015 by Girlscanplay2 EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Wow, i love that build ! It's funny your concept of "quick build", lol, as it widely and accurately detailed. Anyway, it looks outstanding ! Any clue about this strange rust color? Some panels really looks rusty, but arent aircraft supposed to be made of aluminium? Is it possible that this one would be made of steel? Menelaos and EmperorKai 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Is it rust or red primer? EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Is it rust or red primer? You must be right, it must be some red primer. On the previous picture, it really looks like rust, but on this one, it looks more like primer : Edited June 8, 2015 by Zero77 EmperorKai, Girlscanplay2 and Menelaos 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Howdy folks! Thanks so much for the encouragement! In regards to the pics above, there is a whole series of these, and I came to the conclusion that it is either a red primer or what is left of red paint job. I finally got some decent bench time this weekend and resolved to finally finish this one. I'll probably need 2 posts to show all the "action"... The kit is missing the reinforcement on the upper side of the horizontal tail plane. This was added with very thin brass wire. The kit pitot tube is also too thick for my taste, so the hole in the leading edge of the wing was cleaned up with aluminum tubing and a simple pitot tube made from thin walled brass tube. In what is probably the worst part of the kit (which is not bad at all actually), the landing gear is raked backwards too much, which gives it a pronounced, stilted look. Here, an actual landing gear for comparison. The hole for the landing gear was simply worked with a pin vise and the fairing carved back for the correct angle. The blurred landing gear in the background gives some indication how much the forward rake was added. Masking finally done... I decided to pre-shade on this project (which I don't usually do). So I cleaned up the cowling first. Gunze thinner made quick work of the Tamiya paint. Pre-shading on the upper surfaces. Pre-shading on the under surfaces. Tamiya Japanese Army Green was used for the upper surfaces. Silly putty was used for the soft edge on the black under side, with some minor masking around the tail plane. More pics in next post... Edited June 10, 2015 by EmperorKai Girlscanplay2, Zero77, jgrease and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Now for some of the issues I ran into- The rims for the wheels are devoid of any real detail. Disks were cut from styrene to start adding some of the missing detail. The next issue was a defect in the tires that my copy came with. Just another reason why I am not a fan of the vinyl tires. In this case, for lack of a better solution short of casting my own resin set, I just filled the deformity with CA. The tires were then cut for weight and the seam sanded out. The completed landing gear with brake lines added. Here, an actual wheel for comparison Next problem... As Dutik pointed out early in this build, the underwing stars, which are visible in the pics, are placed well forward on the underside of the wing. Unfortunately, the kit doesn't include these. Only 2 NKAF roundels are included. Boo. I went through every possible kit that might have extras (Trumpeter Mig-15, 17, 19, 21, Su-27, Mi-24, Mi-4, etc) and NADA. Went through every decal sheet in the bin- nope. All the decals scraps. nuttin. So the underwing roundels are out and I decided to keep moving. To at least replicate the worn roundel in the pic of aircraft 15, I roughed up the roundels with sandpaper. The kit decals were strangely really easy to chip. After gloss coating with Tamiya Clear, the markings were applied. Post-shading and fading of the markings was done with JA Green with a dab of Olive Drab and Neutral Gray.The decals for the work number 59 was provided by leftover markings from a Trumpeter Nanchang CJ-6 Trainer build I did about 2 years ago. Unfortunately, I didn't zap the vertical fin well enough with the clear. As a result, the decals silvered quite badly. Wow- what a mess. Solva-set was used to soften the decals and finally remove them which also scarred the underlying paint. Note that the brass line was also a casualty. Cleaned up and repaired with a good solid gloss coat. Waiting for new numbers... and that's where it sits at the moment. I have smaller numbers from the same leftover decal sheet that I'll use for aircraft 59. Hoping to finish next weekend! Thanks for looking! Kai Edited June 10, 2015 by EmperorKai Menelaos, Zero77, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Like it ! Hubert EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Nice efforts! This one is turning out great. I really like the pre-shading in between the ribs too. EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Great build Kai. Thanks for sharing. EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Very nice!!! Looking at the pictures of the bottom of this plane, the T-6 lookalike shapes really strike me! Too bad they put such an ugly nose on this plane. However I cannot refute the fact this gives to the plane a very distinct look. Thierry EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks a ton my friends. The battle goes on and i'll need all the encouragement I can get. I don't have pics at the moment, but will have some soon. Kai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 GO KAI,GO !...... Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 That's a great build Kai ! Cant wait to see it finished ! EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Hi I never really cared about the Yak 18, I even didn't know what does it look like .....So , not very convinced , I finally took a look to your thread and ,I am not disappointed ,all along, it's a very good build , well detailed , and nicely done , and rarely seen subject ... bravo !!!!!!!!!! Alain EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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