blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) my record in the last two GBs ist not stellar, the huey ist still not progressing at least the superbugs gets things done, but i just have to join the Korean war GB i had to choose from a skyraider, an F-86 and a Mig 15 and picked the latter trumpy kit - that was given to me from my good friend Heinz (Vulkan 32) greymatter tail squadron canopy G-factor struts eduard PE Aeromaster "Korean war Mig Aces" (we will see what i use, i will have to do the bort number myself) Edited November 6, 2015 by blackbetty LSP_Paul, Girlscanplay2 and Zero77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) i have the squadron Walkaround and some Ospreys, the colur plate is from "Soviet Mig-15 Aces". this is what i am going for, i like the black undersides Edited November 6, 2015 by blackbetty Girlscanplay2, Dany Boy and Zero77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) i am aware of the AMS pit and i would love to have one, but funds are just not permitting at the moment. i also read there are some resin wheels, but i couldnt find them yet reading some build articles the fit of the kit is always metioned as beenig pretty bad, so i will combat this first. i started with cutting off the vertical stabilizer to fit the resin tail if you put the kit tail on the resin part you see the difference Edited March 27, 2015 by blackbetty Zero77, Girlscanplay2, Fooesboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) the removable tailsection is the prime reason for the bad fuselage fit. since i dont like removable parts i decided to glue front and back fuseparts together to get two comlete halves. some sanding at the joint beforehand made this task easier and gave a decent fit. i used double sided tape to keep both parts in the right position and glued them together i will leave these to dry for a week or so and maybe ad some reinforcingstrips on the inside later, as well as the kit bulkhead then i will adress the wingroot and wing fit to not have any suprises later. in the meantime i will read "red devils over the Yalu" by Igor Seidov Edited March 27, 2015 by blackbetty Girlscanplay2, alaninaustria, Zero77 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) Profimodeller of Czech is making the wheels. Plus a lot of other Mig--15 stuff. Decals too (just search both "mig-15" and "mig15" at the homepage) There are some sets of replacement guns available, both in brass and resin. Worth a look given the prominent size and location of the Mig guns. Some brass sets also come with pitot tubes and antenna sockets, which are always nice to have. Regards - dutik Edited March 27, 2015 by dutik LSP_K2 and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Welcome to the Group Build Carl! Very glad you decided to come join us again Looking forward to your progress and I like what I see already! All the best, Paul tomv87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girlscanplay2 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 So glad to see you here Carl ! Making good progress, and I will be watching with interest! Teresa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Carl Terrific choice and a great start. Will be following with great interest Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Carl, Watch out for the wing root to wing fit.......it doesn't . This kit can be a nice finish with a LITTLE TLC Have fun watch'in you jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) dutik, Paul, Teresa, Maru, Peter, Jack, thanx for dropping in and encourageing me... will take special care at the wingroot. some reinforcements added an the inside will be a while till further progress, i want to finish the superhornet first happy easter everybody Karl Edited March 30, 2015 by blackbetty Harold, Zero77, LSP_K2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Hey Karl, you're also a brave soul ;-) Good luck tovarich! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Nice to see you in this GB Karl. Trumpeters kit is not an easy kit to build, but it can be a decent starting point for decent replica of Mig-15. Let me know if you need anything. Cheers Martin here is an example from E-day 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 thanx all i am dead set on improving the wingroot BEFORE assembly first i increased the wings chord with plastic strips: Zero77, tomv87 and Dany Boy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) then, carefull sanding on all kinds of places improoves the fit. some plastic strips to fill will be still necessary, especially at the leading edge Edited April 10, 2015 by blackbetty tomv87, Girlscanplay2, Zero77 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) if the top fits the bottom shows a huge gap in front of the wheelwell, going to have to investigate the dihedral. the slot in the fuselage to mount the wing has been widened to be able to tilt the wing a few degrees to get better fit. stay tuned Edited April 10, 2015 by blackbetty dutik, tomv87, Zero77 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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