Laurent Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 Maybe it is time to set it aside? This is supposed to be a fun hobby Yes but it's a groupbuild and there's a deadline. Are Academy kits hard to find and/or expensive in France? Finding them isn't a problem but I don't buy them here. Fed up paying the distributor. I just picked up the French Navy Crusader, and while a well detailed kit, the build promises to be very simple and straightforward I understand but I suffer of a condition: the amount of work that I do on a kit is proportional to my interest in the subject but also to the quality of the kit (engineering and accuracy). Yesss ! the drill bits I have will work in my dremeloïd ! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 I thought I was more or less finished with putty... until I glued the wings pylons... Every available Su-22 kits have pylons that don't fit properly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Looks like you're living in a modelling nightmare... but you'll wake only when the model is finished Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I agree, Fitter's pylons really are annoying... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Looks like you're living in a modelling nightmare... but you'll wake only when the model is finished ;) I've applied plastic melted with MEK in the gaps. Still some sanding to do. The model will certainly be finished one day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toniosky Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Laurent, I experienced the same kind of problems. Be prepared to do some serious fitting (a shame for a Fitter... sorry :) ) with the rudders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted October 9, 2010 Author Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) I experienced the same kind of problems. Be prepared to do some serious fitting (a shame for a Fitter... sorry ) with the rudders. You mean the horizontal stabilizers ? I've glued them. It was just a matter of sanding the edges. The building process has been in pause mode for more than a month. Not because of difficulties in the building process but because: - I had to repaint the living room - I fell off my bicycle while going to work and hurt both hands - I'm stuck on the PC every evening watching the Leonard Susskind lectures on theorical physics... yup I'm not only interested in military aircrafts And finally, I don't like the Warsaw Pact era marking decals I have. The model will be finished one day but not for the GB. Sorry for the inconvenience. Edited October 9, 2010 by Laurent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 that's so sad to hear Laurent, hopefully we will see your model finished one day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Where have those metal tubes come from again, Monsieur Laurent...? - I had to repaint the living room Well, that's a nice twist to the model paintin' routine, me thinks. Or was the repaintin' of yer sittin' room owin' to have accidentally sprayed some Light Ghost Grey on the walls? ;) - I fell off my bicycle while going to work and hurt both hands Hmph... was that made on purpose to prove any of yer Leonard Susskind lectures on theorical physics or was it just an accident? :P - yup I'm not only interested in military aircrafts :lol: Aw, yeh... of course that's plain for every one to see... It's just that anyone would wonder how much impressive yer builds might get to be if ya were INDEED interested in military aircraft. Cheers, mon ami! Ya hear...??? Unc² Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Where have those metal tubes come from again, Monsieur Laurent...? Not metal tubes. Sewing needles. The tube will be for the guns. I should be adding parts of the old Eduard sets to the rocket pods and the external fuel tanks... but I'm not doing it Hmph... was that made on purpose to prove any of yer Leonard Susskind lectures on theorical physics or was it just an accident? Why are you into scale modelling ? Because you enjoyed it as a kid. Why am I into studying physics again ? Because I wanted to study physics after high school and I did. However I turned into applied physics so I didn't see things like general relativity or particle physics. Even less string theory of course. I just want to catch up a bit. A weird hobby I agree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Why are you into scale modelling ? Because you enjoyed it as a kid. Aw, me is much afraid there's a hulluva LOT more to it than just havin' enjoyed it while I was a toddler, me thinks. First time I was given some dough at Kindergarten to play with, I rolled it 'n' made a swept-wing airplane outa it. First time I recall havin' eva been asked whut I wanted for a birthday gift, I remember it was a 1/32nd scale Messerschmitt Me 262 I'd seen at a hobby store near school. Very first time I went to an airport to bid farewell to a travellin' relative, it took several beatin' menaces from my parents for me to leave. First time I eva was aboard an aircraft, it took a heavy beatin' from my parents for me to stay cool at my seat. :lol: First time I learnt 'bout our airmen's feat durin' the South Atlantic conflict back in '82, I decided to join the Argentine Air Force Flight School in Córdoba even when I didn't real want to become a military fighter jock. First time I got to be near a Mirage IIIEA displayed at a museum, I kissed 'n' caressed it like I ne'er kissed or caressed a sheila! Bloke, I breathe aircraft; I sweat aircraft 'n' I bleed aircraft. :wub: Modellin' it's nearly an illness to moi. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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