Klaus H Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I hope I am still everyones freind!! as long as you did no aircraft carrier, lol. a friend of mine once said: "hey klausi, dont you think that aircraftcarriers are the most unneeded modellkits in the world? you know... there are guys who are sooo happy when they build a carrier with such a niiiiice flightdeck. hey man... for a real modeller such a deck is just the base wher he will put the actual modell onto...." so.... hands off carriers... lol cheers klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Looking real good Jay like the look of this baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I hope I am still everyones freind!! as long as you did no aircraft carrier, lol. No worries mate, very small chance of that... I decided I would liven up the canopy a small bit and add the seals. Here is the method I use for masking canopys inside and out. by cutting samll triangles, it makes life much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Here is the lead foil cut and ready to go in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Sandwiching the lead foil between two strips of mplasticard wasn't as straightforward as I thought and there were several attempts withthe first one before I got it right on the second one. It should be obvious which is which... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallsmodeler Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hi Jay Excellent build. Question for you about the plane - all of the other versions of this plane had the intake doors on top of the fuselage/wing for air intake when the FOD doors are closed. This kit doesn't have them. Were they not used on this version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Hi Guys; the intakes we actually deleted and replaced with smaller vents located slightly further back. for years the russians placed "dummy" vents on the M's to try to fool the west into thinking they were A's or B's. I'll have to go back and have a look for more info as I am sure all of the answers to these questions are in the loft. Here is the interior of the canopy painted the sort of Zinc Chromatish colour I have seen in some colour shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Next up is the burner cans ready to go. alot of Alclad and experimentation as this is the first attemot I have had at doing modern jet exhausts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Here are the completed F.O.D. guards. I did not want to get too carried away with the weathering until they were fit into place on the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 And here are the wheels. Same weathering approach as the F.O.D. guards. I do not want to put them on the undercarriage legs until after the legs are in place as I can envision myself totally destroying the entire undercarriage trying to fit them into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Jay I dont get it!? It looks like you are making a model wheely bin.. right? I mean you have wheels and bins. ...These canopy thingys.. they are the lids right? Will you be adding 'bin men and a Lorry? Is that a diorama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Aw mate, lovely work as usual. those F.O.D guards are neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancherello Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Hi Jay Excellent work once more ! these burner cans look awsome so far ! cheers Fanch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naminami Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Hello Jay Just only one thing, the colour of the canopy interior is Zinc (interior green)? If so , I have to change my colour. Thanks ! Frankie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Hi Frankie; Don't take mine as gospel, as I have only seen a couple of shots showing it in this colour. I wouldn't worry too much about changing it is I were you as I could have painted the protype version or something. Cheers mate, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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