Warbird Posted April 18, 2020 Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Hi All, Starting this tiny Soviet fighter as I needed an easy and no brainer build after my Monogram F-102 (that the theory - never lasts long). In practice, the fit is excellent but the kit really needs some improvements as many pieces are on the thick side and the cockpit lacks details for the scale. I decided to close the cowling flaps in order to hide an oversimplified engine that is placed too much aft and much too thick cowling openings and flaps. I sanded down the cowling to scale thickness. Anyway, this is the configuration that is the most common on a parked aircraft. A few levers and cables in the cockpit... Rivets were added and thickness of the access panels and reinforcement plates was reduced. Edited April 18, 2020 by Warbird scvrobeson, Dany Boy, Whitey and 13 others 16
scvrobeson Posted April 19, 2020 Posted April 19, 2020 Excellent start on the little Rata! Matt Martinnfb 1
Warbird Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 Some paint on the engine - minimal effort here as close to nothing will seen through the exhaust openings - and cockpit. Instruments have been punched out individually of the decal sheet. Cheers Doctorgaz, TorbenD, Alex and 9 others 12
Alex Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 This is looking great. There's one of these in my stash, so really thankful for the inspiration you are providing. Martinnfb 1
Warbird Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 Thank you! Added seatbelts using lead foil and spare buckles. I bought the Eduard seatbelts but I found them way oversized. You can judge by yourself. shadowmare, Landrotten Highlander, Kagemusha and 2 others 5
Warbird Posted June 5, 2020 Author Posted June 5, 2020 Hi there, Unfortunately not much time to post WIP pics. I have completed the basic camo painting - now lets add a bit of grime to this donkey :-) Cheers Whitey, LSP_Kevin, shadowmare and 6 others 9
scvrobeson Posted June 5, 2020 Posted June 5, 2020 It looks very good! Really like the depth you've achieved on the green topcoat. Matt
Dart_Schatten Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 Great work, colleague! But this areas (highlighted in red) are made from the wood. Whitey 1
Warbird Posted June 6, 2020 Author Posted June 6, 2020 thank you! I know regarding the wood surfaces but my references say that this wood was covered by a yellowish and/or aluminium paint primer. My guess is that is what we can see on this picture. John1, Martinnfb and Whitey 3
Warbird Posted June 6, 2020 Author Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) Weathering begins with a dark wash on the underside. We can see the added value of having riveted the area. Next step will be the addition of the exhaust staining, using the below pic as reference. Further work on the walking areas, scrubing the surface and adding color variations with watercolor pencils. This will be toned down a bit, in particualr the rivet exposure. I took some inspiration from this pic for the forward wing upper surface. Edited June 6, 2020 by Warbird Landrotten Highlander, Martinnfb, Whitey and 5 others 8
Warbird Posted June 13, 2020 Author Posted June 13, 2020 Coming to an end... Alain Gadbois, Landrotten Highlander, Whitey and 6 others 9
Warbird Posted June 13, 2020 Author Posted June 13, 2020 On her legs. Lights, gunsight and a few paint adjustments to come Dutch Man, JefH, TorbenD and 11 others 14
silver Posted June 13, 2020 Posted June 13, 2020 I have a grandfather that flew those during the Spanish civil war.Great work.I built that kit a while back.Civil war markings of my grand dad.
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