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Thanks very much for the feedback - I really appreciate it! John

A host of Ukrainian manufacturers are still proudly producing their wares. What's your point? John

Looks great so far - sorry to hear about the seat but it sounds like you've got that handled. Looking forward to more! John

Ok the foward fuselage is closed up...

Let me know what you think of the cockpit components...

Wow - glad I found this thread! Great work so far. John

So let's start small...

Seems like the start of a lawyer's commercial, but I'm wondering how many people are missing entire trees from the 1/48 kit. I had received mine and didn't think to check it until I went to build it a couple weeks later and I'm missing trees G and H. Mentioned it to my buddy and he had the same exact issue. I've sent an email through Squadron's "contact us" page, but I haven't received any response. I highly recommend checking your kit to verify all parts are in the box. I hope Brandon will find a solution for this. John

I bought mine from Squadron and it was missing trees G & H and I had two of tree E. John

Thank you very much! It was actually an enjoyable build. John

Thank you very much! John

Thanks very much!

Thanks very much Gabor! I am going to try and clip those pieces off. I guess I'll find out how durable the CA was... John

I've got the plain jane Zvezda kit arriving today or tomorrow - still plenty of CzAF decals and the IPs from the Eduard box, so there will be another one in the future after I get the gun barrels. I might attempt an in-flight one... Next project on the channel is either a 1/32 MiG-19 or a partially-completed 1/48 AMK F-14D. John

Thanks very much - I just can't bring myself to pay $105 for rivets so the Micro Mark rivets were just what I needed. Honestly I'd like to build another one. John

I tend to have at least two kits in a build rotation. When my interest just starts to wane on one build, I'll pack it up and move to my second (or third) kit and work that one for a while. Keeps my progress going and I feel like I get more done that way without burning out on one project. John

I'll have to revisit the sides of the engine assemblies and check seams. Thanks for the heads up! John

Thank you very much Dutch! I really appreciate it. John

Thanks very much - I just can't bring myself to drop that kind of coin for model rivets. I hope to see yours when you get those rivets on! John

Thanks very much!

Glad to hear things are getting better for y'all. As already mentioned - maybe just weekly updates... John

Here's my effort at building the 1/48 Mi-24. I'll start out showing what Eduard give you and I'll jump in with the cabin/cockpit. Feedback is greatly appreciated!