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Non scale of mine but gonna follow with much interest. Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander

Well, more updates. Now on the ailerons and flaps. As the hinges I used some brass stuff leftover from my wooden ship kit.

Hello Karl, The yellow stuff was this:

BTW. Thank you guys for the interest and nice comments (Greg, you da man.) Back to the progress. One more pic on the wings. The grooves where the pylons are to be placed are in wrong position so I had to fill the grooves and drill holes to place the pylons where they are to be.

Hello Karl, Nice to hear from you. Light curing putty? I actually use Mr. Hobby's Mr. White Putty. Can't say it works good. After having dried it sometimes tends to peal off. I used to use Tamiya gray putty (very nice stuff with very good adhesion) when it was available in the local Hobby Shop but now it scarcely can be bought even via internet. Cheers! Alexander

OK. I'm not gonna rush on it that no way to disappoint you. LOL.

Hi Greg, Don't worry, I've got that furniture piece all right. 🙂 The only thing to worrying about is that the build is a big time eater. LOL. Cheers! Alexander

It is more than a year past by since I started working on the wings and only now I'm to show what I did so far. Before gluing top and bottom parts together I added stiffening ribs of plastic 1 mm thick. After the parts were cemented together I added some lengths of plastic to the fore edge of the wings to make the edge to be more rounded as closer to the prototype. Then I removed the long protruding element (have no idea what it is) from where the wing forms a V shape right closer to the main gear sponson and replace it with a scratchbuild part. BYW, the in-kit sponsons ar

Hi there, Some more images as progressing on the main gear nacelles.

Some more updates on the main gear wells.

Some more updates. Now on the chaff/flare dispensing system. I removed the in-kit part and scratch built the one using a part leftover from another kit.

Hi guys, After a long delay on the posting I managed to post some images concerning my progressing on the build. Now into the main gear wells. I soldered one element (have no idea what its name is) and pinfiled some details to fix on the area within the wells. And some images how they look after some more details have been added. Cheers! Alexander p.s. Please, give me a clue how to move the cursor below the images field to type below them.

Hi Oliver, This is what I'm working on: After some delay I'm back to it. But I'm progressing slowly as my modeling mojo is getting down year by year. 🙂

Have been lurking around. 🙂 Like your work? Like... Damn, I 'm just stunned with all you do. I always follow each your thread with much interest and admiration. Sure this one's gonna be a real bomb shell effect when it's finally done. And , of course, a real show stopper wherever you expose it. Alexander

Man, but it's at least six times smaller than the pics shows! Your skill rocks! Top notch build! Cheers!

Nice headless staff. LOL!

Truly masterpiece as a result of scrupulous and neat work. Camo and weathering look great! Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander

Absolutely amazing build! Paintjob is fantastic. Very realistic. And wery nice photography. Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander

Hey Oliver, could you share with us mere mortals your magic secret to shrink real things down to 1/32 or 1/35 scale?

Hi Oliver, Been lurking about, keeping my keen eye on you. All you do with your current build (as well as other ones) just driving me crazy. LOL Cheers and very happy modeling in 2023! p.s. And I hope you to present at least one of your everlasting builds before 2023 gives turn to 2024. 😉

Охренеть! Just охренеть! LOL

Hi Chris! Glad you are back in business. Looking forward to your soon and complete recovery to make a deep plunge into the resin deal. Take care. Alexander.

You are welcome, Youngtiger1. I'm always open and up to sharing my methods and "secrets" with other fellow modelers. Cheers! Alexander

1/35 or nothing! 🙂

Bombshell Phantom! Absolutely amazing! You are not only a Master Modeler but also a Great Artist that you show a top notch skill of panting and weathering. As for the cockpit, it looks like a downscaled real thing. Bravo! Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander