jimz66 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Looking Great Janman. Looking great. Keep it going. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nr1forme Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Like Jimz said....keep it going man! Excellent work! Cheers! Emil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 The 'pit and the canvas covers look great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 I added a couple of wires for the front cockpit. The loose ends will be covered by the seat. The dirty gray canvas cover on the left side of the front pit was made from aluminium tape. The Aires resin seats still lack the belts and the ejection handles but are otherwise quite ready. The instrument panel canvas covers tend to differ in colour since the left one usually isn't an original factory part but a replacement one added later due to wear that the left-side cover has to bear more than the right one. Also visible are the cooling vents on the sides of the glare shield that were scratched from fine metallic mesh I salvaged from an old ear phone. I still haven't decided whether I'll close up the ladder or use it in extended position. Nevertheless, I drilled some lightening holes for it and thinned the part a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
POMPEO Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 nice job on the cockpit friend, i looking your forward cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alrite Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Great job! BTW, I don't think its too late yet to do what this chap mentioned in his post; Be aware that the cockpit tub in that kit is mounted about a quarter of an inch too far forward, which is very visible if you look at it in side view with the seats in place. On my ones I simply remove the areas behind the rear bulkhead and locate the tub back against the rear fuselage deck part. Also means removing the plinth the RIO's panel locates on and moving it similarly. Five minute job and huge improvement.Still a better model than Hasegawa's kit! I tried it last night on mine and it improves the cockpit look alot. As otherwise the front pilots panel just is not visable when installed. cheers EDIT; sorry, just saw you have added sidewall detail which kinda de-rails the plan a little lol Edited January 27, 2009 by alrite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sv51macross Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Great work so far! The instrument panel canvas covers tend to differ in colour since the left one usually isn't an original factory part but a replacement one added later due to wear that the left-side cover has to bear more than the right one. Also visible are the cooling vents on the sides of the glare shield that were scratched from fine metallic mesh I salvaged from an old ear phone. Is that because the crew enter/exit on the left or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Great work so far! Is that because the crew enter/exit on the left or something? That's the reason or at least so I've understood. BTW, I don't think its too late yet to do what this chap mentioned in his post; Too late! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon50EX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi Janman, Great progress so far. i know you didn't ask for this but, one thing i need to mention- if i haven 't already- is that the undercarriage requires some re-enforcement to bear the weight properly. i suggest adding a vertical post on the top of the retraction/drag strut on the nosewheel strut. i also recommend a tiny locator pin on the top of the main landing gear drag strut, and a lateral re-enforcement post coming out of the side of the strut and plugging into the side of the intake trunk. These will do WONDERS for the rigidity of the gear and it will travel to the shows much more reliably. Hope these comments help. Lemme know if ye need to see pictures of how i did it. FLY NAVY!! Cheers, D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 well Janman the seats and cockpit look perfect.i cant belive my eyes :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HWR MKII Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) thats great stuff man. Doesnt look 1/72 at all. This will look great next to your Mig-29. Edited January 27, 2009 by HWR MKII Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 thats great stuff man. Doesnt look 1/72 at all. This will look great next to your Mig-29. Thanks, fellas! If it looks bigger than 1/72, I guess I've succeeded at least partly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nr1forme Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) Also visible are the cooling vents on the sides of the glare shield that were scratched from fine metallic mesh I salvaged from an old ear phone. What tool do you use to cut small pieces like these? I always struggle with them. Needless to say, the kitty looks great. Have you decided what scheme you´ll do yet......... wolfpack.........wolfpack ..... ;) Emil Edited January 29, 2009 by nr1forme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 What tool do you use to cut small pieces like these? I always struggle with them.Needless to say, the kitty looks great. Have you decided what scheme you´ll do yet......... wolfpack.........wolfpack ..... ;) :lol: Emil I used PE scissors. The mesh, although pretty fine, was quite hard to cut. Now that I think of it, I Probably should have used fine plastic mesh from Lipton's triangular tea bags. Scheme? Hmm, still can't say! :) I've got three sets of markings (all from Fujimi kits) and I might receive a fourth one (aftermarket set) soon. Hopefully! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nr1forme Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) I used PE scissors I´ve been thinking of getting a pair of those too. They seem useful. :) and I might receive a fourth one (aftermarket set) soon. Hopefully! Not making it easier to choose. :lol: I´m sure It will turn out nice whatever you choose. Cheers! Emil Edited January 30, 2009 by nr1forme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 The beaver tail aligned well with the rest of the fuselage only after some Mr.Surfacer and sanding. I added (and will be adding even more) some panel lines and access hatches that were missing from the kit. The cockpit part had a rather lousy fit but that was mainly due to my own mistake of squeezing the halves too close to each other especially at the bottom. It can happen quite easily since the cockpit part is fairly open there (the halves meet only at the front). I'll try to achieve as perfect fit as possible by doing a lot of dry-fitting before attaching the parts together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 The cat is getting her shape... niiice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 The cat is getting her shape... niiice! Thanks, my friend! Some further progress: the landing gears. Though nicely moulded, some details are a bit simplistic or left out completely, which strangely reminds me of Fujimi's A-6. Basically, that's not so strange since the basic configuration is closely related to Intruder's gear. Some basic wiring and scratched rods linked to the launch bar on the both sides of the nose gear strut. The main landing gear struts with the most visible hydraulic lines added. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 those legs loog great.fantastci job on those hydraulic lines Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Janman, you are giving me an inferiority complex How can I ever get my 1/72 kits to look as good as yours now? Can you please stop upping the ante? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Janman, you are giving me an inferiority complex :( How can I ever get my 1/72 kits to look as good as yours now? Can you please stop upping the ante? Well, our baby is due in two or three weeks so I guess my modelling time will be in short supply. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Neat! Congrats I didn´t know you´ve been making more modellers :( Guess you better get this done soon! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 That's a very nice detailing job! Love those landing gears Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 How can I ever get my 1/72 kits to look as good as yours now? Ha!......I'm still trying to make my 1/32nd scale kits look this good...... Great stuff Jan. This is very inspirational. :o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Thanks for your comments, fellas! Excuse the bad photos. They are just way too yellow and really dont't make the wells look good at all. The flash made the photos appear too bright so I had to use a table lamp. I scratched the anti-skid control/power brake module boxes at the front of the bay and the pressure bottle on the left side. Some hydralic and electric lines were also added since the sides were completely empty of any detail. The roof on the other hand looks quite nice even OOB. Now the bay just needs some detail painting for the different parts. In order to get a good fit between the fuselage and the cockpit part I added some plastic between the front gear well and the cockpit sides to act as wedges. This way I got the sides a bit more further away from each other and more aligned with the main fuselage. And voila! Not much sanding needed anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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