ChernayaAkula Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 (edited) <...> Chernaya Akula means "Black Shark" - right? <...> AFAIK, it does. And the name was indeed taken from the Ka-50. And the Akula-class SSGNs, which, as submarines, are also black. Edited July 26, 2008 by ChernayaAkula Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Holy crap steve! That is an amazing MiG! Only 8 models. You have to be lying! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Wow! Love the model, really love the display! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcin_S Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 WOW !!! AWESOME models and PHOTOS !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kap64 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Very nice build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Very well done model and wonderfully executed display! And a moderately insane picture with the shark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Steve, i can only repeat the other guys and say, that is a beautiful build and a fantastic display! Superbly done. Oh, and welcome to ARC. Cheers, Jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Hi, Sharksteve! Welcome aboard! Very impressive build. Very nice finish and weathering. Very realistic finish on the exhaust pipes. Flawless and shark...oh, sharp! Awesome! BTW, what build are you considering to be next? Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Bravo!!! Very nice model and display! I'm looking forward to your future builds! A nice Su-27 would look great next to that...or perhaps a MiG-29A... Welcome aboard! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 An Awesome build!!!! A master piece I have to say!! And welcome to ARC, gonna be fun to see what else you can come up with!! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Like the other have said "welcome to ARC". It is nice to have you with us. Since you only started building models for last couple of years.......I would say you're a natural. Very nice looking start indeed. I would love to see your other models as well. BTW, God Bless You......your a brave soul to be in the middle of all those sharks. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brewer Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I've always been a fan of the Fulcrum and you definitely did that M justice! Very nice turnout Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sharksteve Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thank you very much for your comments. I am considering to build a 1/32 F-16 arctic blue bandit (Red Flag Alaska, the blue scheme). I ordered the twobobs decals for that and for practice ordnance. As for a SU-27 as "partner" for the MIG, that is allready there. The SU-27 was one of my first models (and for that it turned out rather well. It is an out of the box build - I did not know about the zactoman corrections then) So the SU-27 sits right beside the MiG-29 on my shelf. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phartycr0c Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 So the SU-27 sits right beside the MiG-29 on my shelf. Lets have a look at her then! you can NEVER have enough Flankers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Welcome Steve. Like that avatar of yours. Great work on your Fulcrum! Especially like the weapons displayed with it. Big Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IronRaven Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 hey ! welcome to the forum :D yr mig looks so "flyable" , so real , awesome job man :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 (edited) Very nice intro...and that Fulcrum is par excellence...and if I may say so; You got more guts than Kansas City slaughter house to be filming those beasties that close!!!. You have my admiration in both your modeling skills and your occupation. Edited July 29, 2008 by Angels49 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NZ_Grant Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Hi Steve I've just started building this kit myself! I hope mine turns out as nice as yours :-) Quick question, did you need any nose weight on yours? Instructions don't say if it's needed and it looks like there's already a lot of weight forward of the main gear. Cheers Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sharksteve Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 I needed noseweights. I used a staple of old foreign currency coins, approximately 10 coins (something like quarter dollars or similar size). This coins I bundled together with tamiya tape and fixed them with twoside-adhesive tape into the nosecone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sharksteve Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 Lets have a look at her then! you can NEVER have enough Flankers There you go: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....howtopic=160342 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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