fulcrum1 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Awesome, will be following... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Many thanks, guys! Dragan, I know these birds were all shiny at one point, but I've got plenty of pics showing a lot of wear and tear- and dirt! I'm building mine to appear near the end of it's service life. Clean airplanes are just too boring for me! Nice pic- thanks! Saved for reference. Now, it will be as long as two months until my next update. The bench is packed up, and our house goes up for sale in just a few days. My wife and I are moving from sunny LA to beautiful, peaceful Whidbey Island in Washington, just across Puget Sound from the big Boeing factory in Everett. I'll miss the bikini-clad rollerskating hotties, but not the traffic! ;)/> Edited September 15, 2015 by chukw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BroadyM Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Wow just Googled it, what a place, beats murky old Aberdeen any day. Hope you like sea food, best I ever had when I stopped off at Boeing a few years back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Chuk, Best of luck with the move - hopefully with a minimum of grief. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bryan H. Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 It looks really nice but you over weathered the cockpit. There was a cockpit in chukw's last update?! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad-M Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Good luck with the move Chuck. I sent you PM about moving to Whidbey. Cheers Brad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Chuck, Don't know how I missed the start of another one of your adventures, so I signed up with the girls for the full ride. Good luck on the move. You went from sunshine to mostly cloudy and rainy days. But the peace and quiet will make up for it. Looking forward to your next update. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Banana11000 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) Good luck with the move Chuck! Looking forward to what we see next :) Cheers, Colin Edited September 16, 2015 by Banana11000 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks, guys! Kapitan Andrea and I are back in gear! The move went well, and we're adapting to our new lives in a new home and anew place. I won't say it was entirely easy, but we've persevered. I was able to get back to the bench in early December, but this is the first time I've been ready to post again- read on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Bryan H. Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Wow! Great update & congratulations on the new home! and happy modeling, Bryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yso Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Big thumbs UP, for the bird, and for the chicks. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivin Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 love to watch your builds! Great work. If you don't mind me asking,where did you get those Voyager scrapers? Looking forward to next update! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks for the update Chuk! Always great to read your stuff! +1......informative and entertaining :) B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hi Chukw, If you have a closer look on the inside of the fins they also have the engraved lines. In design phase there was an idea to make a “working” version of the MiG-21 kit with LED light and some glass fibre connections to the position lights on the airframe. On the MiG-21 the position lights are not on the wing tip but along the way on the leading edge of the wing exactly where those engraved lines go to. The “working” version of the Eduard kit has not surfaced till now, but you never know what will happen in future. Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Fantastic work Chuk :DI admire how you make everything seem easy and you're not holding back on how you achieve things! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea Bolla Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Fantastic work as usual Chuck! A pleasure to follow your builds trying to learn from your experience. Just a question about materials used: Odorless Turpenoid seems not available here in Europe, what about Winsor&Newton "Sansodor"? Could it be a good substitute? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Always look forward to seeing your models -- and your models! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Many thanks, guys- you're all too kind! :) Skydivin- I got the scrapers from Luckymodel. You get two per pack. They are useful! Gabor, I can sleep at night thanks to you- cheers! I think I can assume that the strange moldings on those two fuselage bulkheads are intended for a battery mount and switch, no? It all makes sense! Andrea- Sansodor makes sense to me- Humbrol thinners also work perfectly. BONUS TIP: There is also a bulkhead to close off the cockpit front included on the clear parts sprue! It's not mentioned in the instructions- a friend pointed that out to me. Cheers! chuk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Sneak peek: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Chuk, just saw this thread and I must say...your doing amazing work. I knew you could build a subject that's wasn't WW2 and Nazi related ;)/> I'll be following this for sure :)/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Of course I can, Youngtiger1! ;) Life after a big move throws a lot of surprises at you, along with all of life's regular highs and lows. Just in modeling I've gone through periods of not even looking at the bench, to hours of studying the subject and subsequent squalls of charging ahead and then banging my against the table. It's been about 7 weeks since my last post, so here's a long one for you. Forgive me if I reiterate some basics- my original mission remains to instruct and entertain, and help grow our beloved hobby. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Aussie_superbug Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Awesome work as usual Chuck! love that view of yours. Brendon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thanks for sharing Chuk! Love the view! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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