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Here’s mine in 1/48. All scratchbuilt. There’s a WIP over on Zone Five somewhere.

Please hit me up at swimmer25k@hotmail.com if you have one taking up space. Thank you, Chris

Attached are pictures of my 1/144 Soyuz R7 LUT from LVM and others. All of the PE parts are soldered, which I highly recommend if you have this or any other large brass sets you're assembling. I hope you like it. Chris

I was able to view the whole page on a full-size computer once I got home from work travel today. Evidently the website isn’t very compatible with an iPhone. Chris

I’m on an iPhone and for some reason the page is different. I looked for the British flag before I made my post. Chris

I’d like to do my Revell A-225 with an Anigrand Buran camped out on the roof. There’s a Russian company that appears to make the decals I need, but the website is in Russian. Can anyone lend a hand on how to navigate this page? http://www.ruscale.ru/product/124574/ Thanks, Chris

I’m nearly done with the LVM Studios Soyuz R7 LUT. It’s been a fun project. I wish I had more experience soldering brass before I started it. I’m pleased with how it’s turned out. I was able to buy their LUT for the 1/110 Mercury Atlas “Everything is Go” Kit before they closed shop. I wished I had gotten their Space Shuttle complex kits, but wasn’t ready to sell one of my kids kidneys (at the time). I’m not a fan of the Revell Mercury Altas rocket that comes in the kit. How close is it to 1/110? I’d rather drop in a 1/144 New Ware rocket if it didn’t look too fa

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I’m looking for the Three Stooges 1/72 LLRV. Anyone out there have this kit that they’re looking to sell?? Thanks, Chris

I’m looking for the Three Stooges 1/72 LLRV. Anyone out there have this kit that they’re looking to sell?? Thanks, Chris

Is this still available?

Kind of a huge long-shot in finding this little OOP kit of the “flying bedstead”. I have lots of OOP stuff for trade or $$. Thanks, Chris

What would a complete Su-35 loadout be if it was armed with 2 Kh-59 missiles on the inboard pylons? Better question: does the Su-35 carry Kh-59s? Thanks, Chris

What would a typical weapons load for Russian Su-35s in the Syrian theater? We’re there seperate AA and/or AG loads or a combination of the two? Thank you. Chris

I recently bought the big Trumpeter 1/35 HEMTT PAC-3 Patriot battery with the sweet Voyager PE set. I can only find two books on the HEMTT and nothing for the Patriot on Amazon. Do you have any suggestions for books or other references on the subject? Thanks, Chris

Thanks Paul. Thats a bummer to hear, but thanks for the information. Chris

I’m interested in bashing the 1/72 Testors B-66 to a Hasegawa A-3. I’m aware that the big differences were the shape of the forward fuselage, canopy, ejection seats in the 66, and the engines. Anyone tried this bash before? How different are the engine pods from one jet to another? A weak point of the Testors kit are the engine pods. Any other big differences out there to be concerned with? Thanks, Chris

Any suggestions on painting the LEM? I covered the descent stage with gold foil, but didn’t look good. Considering airbrushing Alclad pale gold and then hitting with their clear orange, but I’m not convinced that it’ll look right. I live outside of DC and took a few pictures of the NASM LEM last Monday (ignore my kid in the shot). Any ideas on how to make this look right would be greatly appreciated. Chris

I’m a fan of the G4 and have built one of the RVHP Guardrails. Is the RVHP G4 a nice build experience or a $150 pile of regret? Thanks Chris

I’m pretty much done with the Soyuz LUT and seem to have lost one of the etched parts off of fret C (the tulips). The lost part is the support that goes underneath the main part of the tulip. I’ll have to scratch one out of brass wire. If possible, can I get a full-sized scan of that fret? Thanks, Chris swimmer25k@hotmail.com

Pete, Thanks for the comments. The model isn’t finished yet. I still have to add the yellow counterbalances and stairs to the outer areas of the LUT. I also have the artwork done for the warning ring, but I haven’t been able to find someone to make it into a decal for me. I also have some cabling to add to many of the umbilicals. Chris

The picture immediately below is a composite of the LVM kit (gray square), Good Smile carrier rail section (black), and scratchbuilt Styrene added by me. One of my reference shots has a pad with the anti-fouling red, so I went with it. There’s a lot more going on “real world”, but I went with the 22”x8” display out of convenience. I haven’t seen too many pictures of the real thing, so artistic license has been taken on my part. Chris [/URL]

Here are a few pictures of my LVM Soyuz LUT. A few more kit parts to add and then some final detailing. I have a few Armory and Eastern Express vehicles to put on the base along with some little Prieser figures. Do you have any suggestions on other items I can stick on the base? The only reference shots I have are from the LVM reference CD, which shows several configurations. My model is pretty much an amalgamation of several of those pictures. Any suggestions are appreciated. Chris

That kit ain’t gonna scribe itself.

Is there any recourse to those who invested in the kits development? It’s sad that LVM has become a fraud.