martin_sam_2000 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 This is one of four of my current builds. It is Academy's MiG-29 that I will build with Caracal Polish Decals, the one with the full colour sheild on the spine. I am also building it with the wheels up, so I have spend a lot of time making sure the doors look ok. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Some more work done. I have the cockpit all finished, and I will install the seat and pilot later. I have also started to glue the forward fuselage to the rear, It is just taking some time and careful fitting to make sure it all lines up properly. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 The academy fulcrum is a bit of a putty hog of a kit, you're doing good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Some more work on this. Most of it has been puttied and sanded and I hope to get the primer on soon so I can see how much more putty and sanding I need to do. This definitely needs a lot of work to get the seams hidden. Thanks for looking, Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlienFrogModeller Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Keep it up! Looking good sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Some progress, I have this primed now and I have to go over it all and check for seams and panel lines. Many of the joints seem to have turned out ok. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Some progress pics. I have the lower grey and the lighter of the top grays painted. Shoudl get the other gray painted soon and then it waits for decals. The pics are only of it primed. No pictures yet of the paint progress. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Nice progress Sean. They are all looking good. How do you keep all the projects straight? I do one at a time and I am lose parts, miss steps etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 On 4/19/2018 at 5:18 PM, CaptainObvious said: Nice progress Sean. They are all looking good. How do you keep all the projects straight? I do one at a time and I am lose parts, miss steps etc I do lose the odd piece here or there, Usually if I let it sit for too long. The first thing I do is only take pieces off the trees when I need them. They either go from trees right to the model, or from trees right to the paint booth. For the small bits that are painted but not installed yet. I usually use a ziplock bag to hold everything. If I am afraid of losing somthing really small, I will put certain parts into seperated bags and never touch them again till i need the part. It is a lot harder to lose a ziplock bag then it is a tiny part. I will also label the bag with masking tape so I know what is in the bag, for things that are left anf right specific, but hard to differentiate by sight. as for keeping projects straight, I make a lot of notes. I will put a post it note on the page for the fuselage assembly to remind me if there is some small cockpit part I need to install first. I do make mistakes tho. I broke off the ejection handle on this build, and forgot to put it back before I glued the canopy in place . Found it in the bag when I took the drop tank out to paint. It happens. I usually figure a way to make it work at the end. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Progress!! I got this painted. It is technically finished, but I had a bit of a booboo when I pulled the taped off from around the exhaust area. Needs a bit of touch up before I can continue. I will take care of that soon. This shceme is kinda boring, but the large full colour crest on the back should pep it up a bit. I am not a fan of gray/gray/gray/gray...etc schemes. Thanks for looking, Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 I have been movign right along on this. I currently have the decals done and I am working on the base before I spray a semi-gloss finish and then its just the fiddly bits. Almost done!! Here are some pictures of the painting and decals. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Looking good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlienFrogModeller Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Those are some interesting markings! Looking good, Machine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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