Alex Posted November 4, 2023 Author Share Posted November 4, 2023 On 11/1/2023 at 10:20 PM, scvrobeson said: It looks fantastic Alex! Can't wait to see you complete the last few steps and get this one done Here you go, then - some photos of the completed bird before it goes on the shelf. Now to get back to my languishing GB project... Martinnfb, Isar 30/07, Alain Gadbois and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 4, 2023 Author Share Posted November 4, 2023 20 hours ago, Aigore said: Looks fantastic! I have the very same model planned..... so not looking forwards to masking that digi-cammo! Cool - I look forward to seeing what you do with it. One suggestion, something that I failed to realize needed doing until it was too late - the splitter plates on the intakes are MUCH too thick. I should have sanded them down from the back to thin the leading edges before installing them. Suggest you do this - it will improve the realism of the intakes considerably. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Spectacular stuff, Alex! Kev Martinnfb, Alex and Troy Molitor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Most impressive. Love it. Alex and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Spectacular stuff, Alex! Kev 23 minutes ago, Troy Molitor said: Most impressive. Love it. Thanks guys. It’s been a process, for sure. After the last couple I’m thinking about going and building some nice Tamiya kit OOB, just to do something straightforward for a change. But that’s probably not what I’ll do Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 That split canopy arrangement looks like a nightmare. Nicely done Alex. Martinnfb and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 10 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: That split canopy arrangement looks like a nightmare. Nicely done Alex. It was actually easier than it looks once I realized that the thing to do was to put a small piece of tape on the back of the canopy section and down to the fuselage, so it acted like a hinge. This allowed me to get the canopy half perfectly positioned, then fold it back while I put a tiny drop of CA on each of the little posts that the canopy structure is supposed to touch. Then hinge it back forward, being careful to land it exactly on those drops of glue. Then walk away for a good hour, to be sure the glue was 100% cured before removing the tape. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Excellent build Alex, another one to be really proud of. Looking forward to what you do next Matt Martinnfb and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 5 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Excellent build Alex, another one to be really proud of. Looking forward to what you do next Matt Thanks Matt! I hope I can live up to that expectation. Still mulling what the next significant project is going to be. I could continue the UAF series directly with A Frogfoot or Mi-24, but I'm contemplating doing something else first. Possibly a modern JSDF Apache (I just got the Meng kit) or I could crack open the Tamiya 1:32 Corsair I've had on the shelf for three years now. Who knows. Gotta finish my "Aces High" GB plane first. scvrobeson and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 12:46 AM, Alex said: Cool - I look forward to seeing what you do with it. One suggestion, something that I failed to realize needed doing until it was too late - the splitter plates on the intakes are MUCH too thick. I should have sanded them down from the back to thin the leading edges before installing them. Suggest you do this - it will improve the realism of the intakes considerably. Oh I have resin goodies for that Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 Just tossing in another ~current photo of one of these planes, armed with Storm Shadows. Obviously this was taken a few months ago. Uncarina, Alain Gadbois and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 What a beauty! Great work all around! Alain Alex and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Just finished rereading this thread Alex, your work here is an education and inspiring! Cheers, Tom Martinnfb and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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