CaptainObvious Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) Nice work Petrov. Cockpit looks nice, good fit on the intakes and very nice save on the main wheel wells! Edited September 9, 2017 by CaptainObvious edited for spelling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 7 hours ago, Aigore said: The wheelbay looks lightyears better than before!. How did you get the wing to fit so well? I'm a bit stuck....i'm waiting for parts to arrive, the exhausts, cockpit, wheels and other stuff. I can't put the wings in place as long as I don't have the exhausts for instance :/ In the mean time I'm enjoying your fantastic build! Thanks man! Yeah the wing fit it flat out terrible out of the box - had to remove quite a lot of plastic from that sorta triangular forward bulge forward of the wheel bay. Its not exactly pretty but it worked out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 More work on the other fuselage half - gotta be more careful with carving the plastic and resin to fit - some real blood spilled here getting things to fit right lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 ROFLMAO The kit is baptised in blood....a bloody model! Probably possessed by now :P The well looks fine tho :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Aigore said: ROFLMAO The kit is baptised in blood....a bloody model! Probably possessed by now :P The well looks fine tho :) Thanks man - yeah fresh X-Acto blade and trimming resin to fit is dangerous - split my thumb pretty good. I do think the kit may be possessed already - so much work so far, but admittedly adding the resin aftermarket has complicated things. I am really close to being able to try to close the fuselage up though - just gotta finish the second wheel bay and tweak the fit of the exhaust pipe to fit better on this fuselage half.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Come on buddy, all that blood spilt can't be for nothing! Show us a sign of life! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 Ha - thanks man - I did fix the mess I made of the exhaust area (melted it with my dremel) and have some progress on the second wheel well - if I can wrap up the well I should be able to close up the fuselage - maybe this weekend (tomorrow is chemotherapy day so not typically in a good state to work on models :P ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 12 hours ago, Petrov27 said: Ha - thanks man - I did fix the mess I made of the exhaust area (melted it with my dremel) and have some progress on the second wheel well - if I can wrap up the well I should be able to close up the fuselage - maybe this weekend (tomorrow is chemotherapy day so not typically in a good state to work on models :P ) Ouch sounds really bad :( Hang in there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Petrov27, looking forward to your updates. Don't want to pry -- but hope the chemo is going well. In spite of it you're turning out beautiful work -- I admire your resolve and resilience! And your cockpits are the best! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Thanks all - yeah chemo is a real PITA but now through 8 of 12 sessions so on the downward leg hopefully. Did get some work done this morning on the Intruder - wheel bays done enough to attach the 2nd wing and have committed to gluing the fuselage halves together partially. Started at the nose as I had a pretty rough fit here but I do kinda like that the join line is not on the nose-cone panel line so I can fill and sand with abandon without having to re-scribe that bit... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Awesome, it is alive again :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Hi Patrick Awesome work on the A6: the front office looks amazing as well as the exhausts and intakes. A pleasure to follow your thread and glad I found you on ARC. I've started working in 48th scale myself again after a steady diet of large scale for countless years. So very glad to know your doing well on the chemmo and responding to it so very well. I'll be starting a build thread myself next week with 48th scale HB F-14A and pretty much following your lead of lots of AM kicking up the details Keep 'em coming Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Petrov27, Just found your build by following Janne's build. Two for the price of one. I'm really impressed how you got the Pit to fit and it looks great painted and weathered. Outstanding job on the Wheel wells, as the AM replacements look so much better. Joel Petrov27 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Thanks for the kind comments Janne/Peter/Joel! Peter; yeah I had been doing 1/32 but the jet projects just seemed too big and hard to finish for me so I downsized and traded most of my 1/32 jet kit collection for 1/48. Not much progress the last two days - I am in my post chemo sleep mode - I get extreme fatigue right after the treatment ends then spend at least a couple days sleeping - its weird and kinda frustrating to be so dang tired but I guess there are worse possible side effects so I try to remain positive! On the intruder I did tackle the front windscreen - the fit is a mess - I think there is a bit of miss-moulding going on with my copy. Also wow I wish that they had cast the clear part in one piece - hate joining clear parts together :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Patrick Just take your time and go at a pace that doesn't wear you out. Looking forward to following your progress. BTW I do have plans down the road of building the Thud with all the AM . Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 8 hours ago, Petrov27 said: Thanks for the kind comments Janne/Peter/Joel! Peter; yeah I had been doing 1/32 but the jet projects just seemed too big and hard to finish for me so I downsized and traded most of my 1/32 jet kit collection for 1/48. Not much progress the last two days - I am in my post chemo sleep mode - I get extreme fatigue right after the treatment ends then spend at least a couple days sleeping - its weird and kinda frustrating to be so dang tired but I guess there are worse possible side effects so I try to remain positive! On the intruder I did tackle the front windscreen - the fit is a mess - I think there is a bit of miss-moulding going on with my copy. Also wow I wish that they had cast the clear part in one piece - hate joining clear parts together :P Indeed, that screen is a pain .... You take care of yourself mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Patrick, Your build is coming along at a great pace. I sincerely hope that the Chemo is doing it's job, and you'll beat your Cancer 101%. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Heya - thank y'all for the kind comments! My chemo hit me with a new side effect of hand/finger numbness so not a lot of modeling going on the last month - dropping stuff left and right - spent more time on the floor looking for parts vs actual building lol. Still managed to get the intake trunks masked - wow what a giant PITA that was - but it mostly worked as in pics below. Trying now to get the resin intakes, cockpit , exhaust tubes and the wolfpack resin front wheel bay all finally glued in and aligned properly - not 100% sure that is going to succeed. Already used my dremel more on this assembly than on any previous project! Edited October 29, 2017 by Petrov27 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Petrov, Now that's a very impressive masking effort. I struggled with the intakes on both my A-4s and one was in 1/32. Just a really confined space that's hard to work in. Sorry to hear about the latest issues with your chemo. But the end results will make all of it well worth it. joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 WOW, they look great, nice work. Very sorry to hear that you are sick. I hope the treatments help and everything works out in the end for you, stay strong, we're all pulling for you. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Patrick Aces on the intakes - they look simply stellar. Glad the new side effects from the chemo have worn off and hopefully, they will be a thing of the past Keep 'em coming Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the positive feedback and kind comments! I continue to struggle with finger numbness due to treatment - has anyone here a similar condition and found a solution to finding dropping items? I was thinking maybe placing a black sheet or mat under my work area so I could find lighter colored plastic parts - the current beige carpet eats parts like nothing. I do not even bother looking for small parts any more as it is so frustrating - I just vacuum the entire area then dump out the collection cup and sort thru the crap to find the part. This is not terribly enjoyable though. Anyhow - I continue with the build - the fit of the front wheelbay is pretty poor - both the kit parts and the Wolfpack aftermarket resin bay leave substantial gaps. Anyway, the Wolfpack set at least looks nice. I also ave a set of nice G-Factor brass gear and at least that fits almost perfect to the Wolfpack bay with just some minor adjustments: Edited November 5, 2017 by Petrov27 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 (edited) Looking really good. For the dropped parts, I use 3M’s spray glue. Comes in a spray can. I lightly spray a scrap A4 sized paper and dab the crime scene several times with that paper. It is remarkably effective in picking up all kinds of stuff (dog hair, lint, dust) but it almost always picks up the part that I dropped. The success rate is about 95% I’d say. Edited November 5, 2017 by Janissary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Cool tip, Janissary! : ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Janissary, Great tip for sure. Not only would the missing part or parts in my case most likely be found, but it's a tremendous time saver as well. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.