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  1. Have you considered putting on wing fences? The MiG-15 and (Kurt Tank's own)Pulqui II had 'em. I figure that the Huckebein wouldve had them put on at some point in development Fences or not, this certainly builds my attempt at the same kit to shame :D
  2. Beautiful plane ya got there. With a shiny finish like that, I'd have trouble bringing myself to paint the exhaust as well! :D
  3. Wasnt the RedOctober supposed to be a wee bit bigger than a "stock" Typhoon as well?
  4. I dunno about the Sixth Column. Theyd probably replace the Pan Asian Fu-manchu warlords with alien invaders or (more likely)Nazis.
  5. There is a hobbycraft that seems to be a total ripoff of the hasegawa one(but with good decals). This one looks too good to be that one tho.
  6. Are those the kit missiles? Heh, looks like we have another source of R-77s :D Seriously though, good job on that! I wouldve chopped the thing up for airframe parts. It looks better than many builds I do of "better" kits
  7. What do the victory stars on the gray one mean? Current record for the flanker overall?
  8. Holy Thread Revival, Batman! Having just chopped up the Hobbycraft Foxbat, I say that the ONLY thing it has over the hasegawa is that it has very good decals. Aside from that, what everyone else says... very crude hasegawa copy, expect to use internal bracing and lots of CA to assemble fuselage. On top of all that(here's where it sucks for a kitbasher like me) the plastic sucks! its all fibrous.
  9. That's not as bad as what I've been doing. I've been putting Aphids on my models thinking they were Archers! Not exactly a glaring mistake but suddenly my mighty air force just got downgraded But anyways, those are definitely the best pictures of the R-73 Ive ever seen. Quite interesting and Very helpful GL (who now knows what an AA-11 actually looks like ;) )
  10. Actually Just did an Academy Eagle this past weekend. The academy D is a pretty easy kit. The nosewheel is flimsy, some of the instructions are vague(but nothing some internet references can't cure), and the cockpit is either screwy, or I totally messed up on it(rear seat, stick, and instrument panel sit far forward). There arent any conformal fuel tanks included, but I'm under the impression that the C/D doesn't use them often. The decals are adequate but nothing special. But overall, its a pretty quick build that isn't over-engineered at all. I didn't have any real problems with gaps or se
  11. Which is why I'm considering saving the trouble and kitbashing the detail bits off the Italeri kit onto a Revell "THUNDER SQUADRON" F-22 Nuts? Probably :(
  12. Good to see that thing finished! I don't think I ever got around to seeing much of it before what-if went down.
  13. Most recent finished product, this thing. hobbycraft hornet and fulcum kitbashed into a "MiG-30" attack bomber. However, there's about a dozen other projects sitting out there just waiting decals that may never come
  14. Heh whoops, I meant that it can be seen in reference photos, but i couldnt find any photos that'd show it(from above or below instead of just side views)
  15. http://stormbirds.net/images_markings/profile_top.jpg http://stormbirds.net/images_markings/profile_bot.jpg Here's a couple images. As you can see, theres a seam along most of the fuselage, a rather prominent one too. It shows in photos too(cant find any online though) Funny thing is, 90% of models shown online have had the line removed. 262 kits ought to come with a disclaimer!
  16. There's also the superlative Hobbycraft "PERSIAN GULF FIGHTERS!" Fulcrum It sort of looks like a MiG-29 Really though, Airfix and Italeri are the best ones I've seen so far. The Italeri one probably being the easiest and quickest to build.
  17. How about when it comes to sheer simpleness and ease of building(to look presentable and gap-free)? I've got a young nephew who wants to build one, so i'd rather steer clear of over-engineered kits.
  18. okay, so in the trailer there's a shot of a flanker flying without a canopy. was that shot for real?
  19. I got passable results from puttying on bulges and sanding. I wouldnt recommend it though, since ya lose detail and its a bit more tedious than melting/softening the plastic in the aforementioned methods.
  20. 3M blue tape comes in a smoother thinner variety similar in texture to tamiya tape. Works great and is cheaper!
  21. I've found out that testors' "Flanker Blue/Gray" is nearly the same color as their FS Intermediate blue. Naturally i discovered this after mixing up a batch for airbrushing, ...and turned out I already had a rattlecan full of the stuff. :(
  22. I've got the italeri raptor.. and im really dreading fuselage assembly. I imagine that I'll lose most of the panel lines forward... not that theyre necissarily accurate(or even exist). Anyways, here's an idea for an easy build raptor... Kitbash the italeri 1/72 with the revell "thunder squadron!" YF-22. :( Mabye I'll steal one from my nephew.
  23. Thanks ken! I figured if anyone got the answer, it'd be you!
  24. :D So I've noticed that seemingly every new prototype russian plane in the last 15 years has had their designer's logo painted on it. Would they have done that during the cold way, say... late 70s, or early 80s, at least for a paris air show visitor? Thanks in advance
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