Warbird 1,045 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (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 by Warbird Whitey, scvrobeson, florin13 and 13 others 16 Link to post Share on other sites
scvrobeson 3,230 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Excellent start on the little Rata! Matt Martinnfb 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Warbird 1,045 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 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 JefH, shadowmare, Whitey and 9 others 12 Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 1,429 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 This is looking great. There's one of these in my stash, so really thankful for the inspiration you are providing. Martinnfb 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Martinnfb 690 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Absolutely gorgeous detail. Link to post Share on other sites
Warbird 1,045 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 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, Kagemusha, scvrobeson and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Warbird 1,045 Posted June 5 Author Share Posted June 5 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 Alain Gadbois, LSP_Kevin, Fanes and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
scvrobeson 3,230 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 It looks very good! Really like the depth you've achieved on the green topcoat. Matt Link to post Share on other sites
Dart_Schatten 470 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Great work, colleague! But this areas (highlighted in red) are made from the wood. Whitey 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Warbird 1,045 Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 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 and Whitey 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Warbird 1,045 Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 (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 by Warbird Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Warbird 1,045 Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 Coming to an end... JefH, Landrotten Highlander, Alain Gadbois and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 34,414 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Very cool! Love the paint and weathering Link to post Share on other sites
Warbird 1,045 Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 On her legs. Lights, gunsight and a few paint adjustments to come LSP_Kevin, Alex, TaffyMan and 10 others 13 Link to post Share on other sites
silver 33 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 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. Link to post Share on other sites
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