dennismcc Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Looking good, I have one of these kits so will follow with interest, with a Yak 3 and two Yak 1b's in the display cabinet there is a space for this one as well. Cheers Dennis Martinnfb, Learstang and Furie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Do you have a 1/32 Yak 1b? Dennis, can you give me the references please ? Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 That is a wonderful interior. You did a fantastic paint job! Andreas Furie and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 9 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Nice work so far, and the cockpit is looking very convincing. The present crop of ICM kits are very good, so have no fears about doing another if you should want to. Cheers, Michael To go a bit off-topic for a moment, is that Falco in your avatar the ICM one? That's one I'm seriously considering buying, as I already have the Gladiator, I-153, I-16, and Yak-9T. All lovely kits. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 3 hours ago, dennismcc said: Looking good, I have one of these kits so will follow with interest, with a Yak 3 and two Yak 1b's in the display cabinet there is a space for this one as well. Cheers Dennis As I recall, those Yak-1B are resin, aren't they, Dennis? Is the Yak-3 the Special Hobby kit? As you know, I can't get enough GPW Soviet kits. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 4 hours ago, Furie said: Do you have a 1/32 Yak 1b? Dennis, can you give me the references please ? Hi, Yes I built two 1/32 scale Yak 1b's, a Montex and an Alley Cat one both resin kits, I beleive that the kits originally were Montex then Alley Cat took them over. The kit is still available. https://www.alleycatmodels.co.uk/yakovlev-yak-1b-complete-kit-6100-p.asp Here is my build with more information on the kits. and the RFI Also more info at the end of this http://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/board/index.php?topic=2007.0 Cheers Dennis Edited January 14 by dennismcc Added Soviet Warplanes Link Furie and R Palimaka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 13 hours ago, Learstang said: To go a bit off-topic for a moment, is that Falco in your avatar the ICM one? That's one I'm seriously considering buying, as I already have the Gladiator, I-153, I-16, and Yak-9T. All lovely kits. Regards, Jason Yes, it is. There are a few WIP threads for this kit, including mine. I was sufficiently impressed with it to buy a second in night fighter form. I'd recommend having a look around for one now, as ICM seem to be pruning the range. Cheers, Michael Learstang and MikeMaben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: ... ICM seem to be pruning the range. NO !!! Dpgsbody55 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Superb work on that interior! I love the subtle shading, it makes all the detail pop! I have one of these to be built as a Polish "M", so will be interested to watch your progress. Richard Furie and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEYSSON Gilles Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Hi Denis The inside of your cockpit looks great! Great job .... Gilles Out2gtcha and Furie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 (edited) Well, back to work. After a "dream" week at my in-laws' (but what possessed me to go there with my wife???) I'm back at work. I'm making slow progress because my weak point is assembling and gluing the plastic parts. I always use too much glue and I'm still having a bit of trouble getting to grips with Tamiya extra-thin glue. You can sense her willingness to go to places where she's not welcome. In the company of a very famous Belgian, I assembled the fuselage, which isn't as easy as all that: ICM's fuselage cut-out makes it not very rigid. At the front there's only a small contact point in front of the cockpit, and at the rear it's a bit better from the top of the fuselage to the rudder. Underneath there's nothing. The following photos show an upper panel glued in front of the cockpit, and underneath a more or less triangular panel simulating the canvas. The good thing is that there's virtually no conventional glue line, so less sanding and trimming. I also worked on the wings, in particular the U/C housings, with the installation of lots of useless Eduard kit stuff. I added hoses for the U/C hydraulic fluid. I also made the rivets on the U/C doors. The plastic is really nice to work with, but the most remarkable thing is the overall finesse of the engraving of the structural lines of this aircraft. It's great art, and the overall effect is truly superb. One small negative point: I'd have liked the engraving of these structural lines to have been deeper, as they're too easily erased at the slightest sanding. Denis, who gained 2kg in a week. Thanks to the Riesling and choucroute... C'est la vie ! Edited February 2 by Furie scvrobeson, patricksparks, Dpgsbody55 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Doh, I thought the famous Belgian was going to be Quang! Landrotten Highlander, Furie, Biggles87 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Good stuff Denis. My wife is a big Poirot fan - she'd love the fact you're watching him whilst you model. Out2gtcha, Furie and Learstang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Looks wonderful so far! I wasn't sure (but had an idea via a friend) what Choucroute was but was confirmed............ Now I'm hungry for Sauerkraut! Furie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil88 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 That's it, Denis, are you back from Alsace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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