TimW Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Excellent work! What do you have in mind for bomb racks/bombs? I had some old 1/48th racks and some 250 lb (maybe smaller) type bombs I was thinking of adding to mine, when I get around to it. Cheers, Tim W. EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Nice work Kai.....................you really dont see these built up that often at all. Nice to see this one coming to life! EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) you forgot the fart every 18th putt.......Harv Edited April 1, 2015 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Just noticed that Kai hasn't been on since the 9th- Is anybody in contact with him? I hope he's OK- EmperorKai, Girlscanplay2 and LSP_Paul 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Just noticed that Kai hasn't been on since the 9th- Is anybody in contact with him? I hope he's OK- Howdy folks- Sorry I've been away for a bit, but when I saw this, I knew I needed to check in. Lee- thanks so much and hope I didn't worry anyone. You know you've got friends when your absence is noticed and I appreciate it much. I've been tied up with some things lately and haven't had anytime to work on Bedcheck Charlie but hope to get back into it soon as it's sitting on the work bench looking forlorn and lonely Kai Lee White, Girlscanplay2, LSP_Paul and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Excellent work! What do you have in mind for bomb racks/bombs? I had some old 1/48th racks and some 250 lb (maybe smaller) type bombs I was thinking of adding to mine, when I get around to it. Cheers, Tim W. Tim- great question. I sketched out the approximate profile of the bomb racks based on the few pics I could find. Unfortunately, the racks are all in the shadows, so it's hard to get any detail. They appear to be fairly unique, so I am planning on scratchbuilding them. I also did some research on Soviet bombs for the time period that might be appropriate, and will probably need to scratch those as well. Looking at FAB or AO series in the 25-50 kilogram range. Kai Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Thanks much for the kind words and encouragement. I have started on the ribbing on the underside of fuselage, but after my first pass, it still needs some work and clean up. Hope to have some pics soon. Washing Machine Charlie is coming alive. I'll get in my tent or sit in my airplane. Because that's the SAFEST place to be when he pays his nightly visits. putt putt putt putt putt putt putt putt, BANG, putt putt putt putt putt you forgot the fart every 18th putt.......Harv You guys crack me up! Kai Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Glad to hear you're alive and well Kai, We checked all the jails in Tijuana, no sign of you there, we checked all the cat houses in Northern Nevada, no sign of you there( but we did have a hell of time getting Harv to leave when we did) We were about to start calling hospitals. All the best. Paul Out2gtcha, Girlscanplay2, EmperorKai and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Glad to hear you're alive and well Kai, We checked all the jails in Tijuana, no sign of you there, we checked all the cat houses in Northern Nevada, no sign of you there( but we did have a hell of time getting Harv to leave when we did) We were about to start calling hospitals. All the best. Paul Bomb racks? Seriously? I thought he just rolled grenades off the wing. Ha! I thought about putting a bag of grenades next to the rear seat but spaced it I was able to get a session or two in over the last few days, so here's a quick post to catch up. Here's the underside of the rear fuselage with the ribbing now done. An access panel was also added. Looks much better and was definitely worth the effort. The dialectric panel in place on the spine and smoothed in. A layer of Tamiya yellow clear and then Model Master Armor Sand was painted on the back side to recreate the effect. The cowl needed some work- The openings for the exhausts are too thick, so these were carefully thinned down using a Dremel and a small bit. Here, the mold seam line out of the box. There are 3 of these that desperately need clean up. Also, note the edges of the openings of the exhausts. Before thinning them, it was easy to see that they were too thick. Unfortunately, the seams track through panel and rivet detail, which got wiped out while cleaning up the seams. Here, the panel and rivet detail has been replaced. The aft edges of the cowling also need to be thinned as well. I will follow up with pics to show why later, but there should be a small gap along the sides of the cowling. Finally, the openings in the cowling faceplate were also thinned and opened up a bit. The opening at the 4:00 position is the original size, while the opening at the 7:00 position has been thinned and enlarged. The faceplate itself is actually too small in diameter and should be deeper, but I left it as is otherwise. That's it so far- Thanks for looking! Kai Out2gtcha, Girlscanplay2 and Lee White 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Great work as usual Kai ! Looks promising......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girlscanplay2 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Howdy folks- Sorry I've been away for a bit, but when I saw this, I knew I needed to check in. Lee- thanks so much and hope I didn't worry anyone. You know you've got friends when your absence is noticed and I appreciate it much. I've been tied up with some things lately and haven't had anytime to work on Bedcheck Charlie but hope to get back into it soon as it's sitting on the work bench looking forlorn and lonely Kai Wow Kai ! I thought you might have passed out from the fumes and was having such a good dream that you went into hibernation!! Glad to see you back! Fantastic job!! Teresa EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Well, I think I'm back. A little bit at a time, but I'm here. With my new job, bench time has been really hard to come by, but I have been picking away at it slowly. I noticed this weekend that I had actually gotten quite a bit done since my last posting, so here's some catch up. Close up of the dialectric panel on the spine The engine posed on the firewall. Since not too much of it will be seen, I didn't put alot of work into painting it. Close up of the front- it's definitely nicely done right out of the box. From the rear quarter. Just enough detail that might be seen through the openings in the cowl. The cowl dry fitted in place after an initial base coat around the openings With the firewall in place, the cowl was glued in place. Here, a close up of the small slit opening that should be present, and the reason for the thinning of the plastic that was done earlier. Here, the gap between the cowl and the fuselage is easily seen on this Chinese example. For comparison, the same side. Even with the thinning of the cowl and the slight rounding of the fuselage edge, the gap is still somewhat understated. The gap as seen from the interior of the cowl. Thanks for looking! Kai Menelaos, tucohoward, Girlscanplay2 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Nice work, Kai! Kev EmperorKai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) Thanks guys! Have some adventures in clear parts to share next Built up the wings, which was easy enough. Maybe a little too easy- I forgot to glue the clear cover over the landing light in place before closing up the wings. In going back to add the clear part, it turns out that it is really a crappy fit. Basically too small. Dug through my bin of clear parts and found this piece. I think its from a Monogram 1/48 Devastator I built when I was about 10. Anyhoo, I re-purposed it for Yak-18 landing light cover duty. It was cut down and gradually worked into shape. It was then buffed out with Novus plastic polish system. Here, the new landing cover with the original kit piece on the left. Next face palm. The kit windshield has a 2 seams that run right through the upper pane. Really poor choice for placement. Hard to tell, here, but it took quite a bit to scrape it smooth. Right after taking this pic, I started buffing it... and of course cracked it. Nice one right down the center of the main windscreen too. bah. I did get it all cleaned up though and it's not TOO noticeable. More pics soon Thanks for looking! Kai Edited May 30, 2015 by EmperorKai Menelaos, Out2gtcha and Girlscanplay2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Kai, This build is looking positively amazing! I can almost hear the poppety pop pop wheeze from that coffee grinder radial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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