illithid00

Is it possible to change a username? I'm just coming back into the hobby after a long absence and looking to keep all the stuff I've posted here over the years, but the old name doesn't really fit for me anymore.

Holy crap. Those exhausts and the rear landing gear look incredible!

Thanks! That's exactly what I needed. I can put that build on hold for a couple weeks without any fuss. I've got three other models I can work on in the meantime.

While I was getting the fuselage assembled for my MiG-29, I realized that my kit has no radome anywhere. I've double checked every sprue, made sure I'm not missing any sprues, rechecked every sprue again. It's just gone. I also noticed one of the AA-10 Alamo missiles is gone, too. That one is missing from the sprue entirely, like the kit got opened up and the missile was taken off. Does anyone know how I can get a hold of Zvezda customer service to try and get a new part? Or, failing that, is the Quickboost resin radome worth buying instead? Thanks.

The MiG-29K would be a decent stepping stone to kitbashing a MiG-35. A MiG-29UB would be super cool, too.

There's that, too. My airbrush is a bit finicky at times, but that might be doable. I'm honestly a little concerned the primer itself might cover up some of those lines. I've never seen a kit with such fine panel details. I decided to get back into modeling in a fairly heavy way, so instead of buying just the one kit, I now have four. And my plan is to finish at least two of them before buying any more. All are in 1/72, naturally. Zvezda Su-27SM Zvezda MiG-29 (Swifts boxing, which Google tells me is the 9.13 version. Definitely want aftermarket decals unless I go

I just picked up a Zvezda MiG-29 and Su-27SM. I haven't even taken any parts off the sprues yet, but holy crap, these details are delicate. So delicate, I think I might have to deepen all the panel lines just to stop them from disappearing under a couple coats of paint.

For the Aggressor, at least for the first one, I'm planning on one of the F-16Cs based in Alaska. The blizzard/arctic schemes are my favorite look for the F-16.

I've been out of the hobby for a few years for a variety of reasons, but finally I'm getting back into scale models. I've got an Italeri 1/72 Su-34 kit on the way from Amazon. I realize it's not an incredibly accurate kit, but it was only $20 so I figure it'll be a good refresher build, mostly out-of-box. After that, though, I'll be wanting a few more detailed, likely more accurate kits. I'm mostly interested in Russian and US modern jets. Primarily, I'm going to want a Su-27UB, F-16C in aggressor paint, late model MiG-29, F/A-22, F-35, stuff like that. But honestly, any modern jet is going to

The Monogram 1/48 P-61 Black Widow. The fuselage was warped, nothing fit, the raised panel lines disappeared from sanding seams, and the clear parts made me reconsider the whole kit. I trashed it, turned it into spare parts, and started building sci-fi models out of it.

Here's a WIP of a guy building a paper Scorpion. http://myhobbycraft.blogspot.com/2010/01/a...avatar-172.html Shouldn't be TOO hard to convert to styrene.

So, who's up for a trip down to the deep sea bed to snag some lunch? I'll bring the butter.

None of these really work for me. I haven't touched a model in damn near 5 months.

No updates yet. I actually haven't been working on any models for a couple months. I've got a bunch of projects started and half-finished, and I just got a bit burned out. I'm heading to Air Force basic training in November, so it will probably be a while before I get any modeling done. Thanks for asking though!

It's not that 90% of movie goers are "too stupid" to want a believable combat aircraft, it's that 90% of movie goes don't care if it's believable. That's the whole reason unbelievable action movies exist. Sometimes people just want to sit and enjoy watching a movie without worrying about if it's realistic or not. Besides, if you're going to get this ****** off over a movie, what was the point of seeing it in the first place? It's supposed to be fun, not hyper realistic.