keefr22 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) Greetings Komrads, As Komrad Mitchem has gone with the glorious Yak 28, I have decided to build its close relative the Yak 25. Unfortunately I don't have the kit yet! I'm actually going to pre-order one from Hannants for Scale Model World, & as I won't be able to start it until after the show due to the number of things I heed to finish for Telford, then that doesn't really matter! This is the beast in question; (pic from internet) Onwards & upwards!! Keefski (PS should Hannants have sold out of these by SMW I'll probably do a different Yak 28!) Edited January 31, 2010 by keefr22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Wow! what a brute hope you can get hold of one Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Comrade Keefski, Glad to see you've been bitten by the Yak-bug ! I'm almost tempted to buy you one out of my own pocket before Telford - It could soothe my furrowed brow knowing that there's someone else out there struggling with an A-Model Yak (just across the Loughor). Looking forward to following your progress mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 I'm almost tempted to buy you one out of my own pocket before Telford - It could soothe my furrowed brow knowing that there's someone else out there struggling with an A-Model Yak (just across the Loughor). Please carry on Mike, I'm not averse to charity!! Are you going to Telford? If so, please come & see the loonies on the IPMS West Glamorgan stand - we're not far across the Loughor either! Keefski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Finally, after finishing another group build & a BF109 for my local clubs comp., Komrad Keefski is lagging well behind but, because of that, in the best traditions of the motherland, it just makes me feel more empowered to catch up with all the other glorious groupbuilders....or something like that!! Anyway, I finally made a start yesterday - I opened the box & took a picture of the parts!!! Here they are. Mmmmm. Exciting. Yes??!! I then commenced construction by cutting out the cockpit components (notice all the c word's? just like CCCP. Ha!) But due to rumours of there being prying western imperialist spies lurking about, I am afraid pictures of that procedure must remain secret(actually, my camera batteries went flat so I couldn't take any. Not that they would have made rivetting viewing in any case! ) And now my friendskis a question. Do any of you know what colour Komrad Yakovlev would have instructed his glorious workforce to paint the inside of his shiny silver fighter jet? The favourite idea seems to be light grey, but others seem to go for the more restful turquoise green (blue?) colour so favoured by lesser design bureaus such as Mikoyan??!! Anyone know? Thankski Onward & upward.... KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Finally, after finishing another group build & a BF109 for my local clubs comp., Komrad Keefski is lagging well behind but, because of that, in the best traditions of the motherland, it just makes me feel more empowered to catch up with all the other glorious groupbuilders....or something like that!!Anyway, I finally made a start yesterday - I opened the box & took a picture of the parts!!! Here they are. Mmmmm. Exciting. Yes??!! I then commenced construction by cutting out the cockpit components (notice all the c word's? just like CCCP. Ha!) But due to rumours of there being prying western imperialist spies lurking about, I am afraid pictures of that procedure must remain secret(actually, my camera batteries went flat so I couldn't take any. Not that they would have made rivetting viewing in any case! ) And now my friendskis a question. Do any of you know what colour Komrad Yakovlev would have instructed his glorious workforce to paint the inside of his shiny silver fighter jet? The favourite idea seems to be light grey, but others seem to go for the more restful turquoise green (blue?) colour so favoured by lesser design bureaus such as Mikoyan??!! Anyone know? Thankski Onward & upward.... KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Way-hey !!! добро пожаловать вы лунатик (Tried translating "welcome you lunatic" from English into Russian using babel, but.......if you cut and paste the Russian back into English.....you get "good to grant you are the sleep-walker", so I won't be trying that again !) Glad to see you've finally lifted the lid off the box. Can't tell you how happy I am to see your sprues are as thick as the brows of my Russian girl-friend. Time to crack open the old Vodka and whip out the chain-saw, I say - this is going to be fun ! (...and you got missiles, you lucky swine ! ) cheerski mikoyan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Way-hey !!! добро пожаловать вы лунатик (Tried translating "welcome you lunatic" from English into Russian using babel, but.......if you cut and paste the Russian back into English.....you get "good to grant you are the sleep-walker", so I won't be trying that again !) Glad to see you've finally lifted the lid off the box. Can't tell you how happy I am to see your sprues are as thick as the brows of my Russian girl-friend. Time to crack open the old Vodka and whip out the chain-saw, I say - this is going to be fun ! (...and you got missiles, you lucky swine ! ) cheerski mikoyan Mikoyan - I likeski it!! My main reason for choosing this one was the cool missiles that came with it. At least they look easy to build....!! And do you not think that "good to grant you are the sleep-walker" might not be the latest coded message from Moskva HQ ?? It may be the latest instructions on how to glue vacform transparencies together, no ?? I shall try to make all best endeavours to ensure more progress shall be made tomorrow, Komrad Mikoyan! KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahut Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Very nice. I like the Russian stuff of the Cold War period and that one looks pretty nice. Fair moldings from where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Ah so there it is!!......looking good Keef, .........................now 'ow about building some of it!!..... Looks like the usual Amodel breakdown of parts, whats the plastic quality like?...really must get one of these !! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Greets Komrad peoples! Here I am with my first proper update thingummy! I started by spending an hour or so cleaning up a nice pair of Heritage white metal KK seats, only to find that there was no way they would fit in the kit's pit! So, having no other fall back plan I decided I'd have to detail the kits seats, which from the box look like this; So, armed with some Tamiya epoxy putty (really sticky stuff!), lead foil, wire, blind faith & ignorance (oh, & the drawings Mikoyan Mitchem posted in his thread) I set to work - & have ended up with this (please excuse the horrendous appearence that super macro gives them, they're only 1cm. high & look much better to the naked eye (even when I'm wearing my new reading specs!)) I also added some random reheat etched panels to the side cosoles & pilots & g.i.b. panels; And they're now all painted, but I won't bother to post pics as they aren't that exciting! That's all folkskis KK PS sorry Andy, only just saw your your question - the plastic looks pretty good quality. The engraving is fine & generally pretty well done. There are some strengthening sections moulded on the front fuselage side that had very ragged edges, so I've just spent 20 minutes or so cleaning them up, but nothing onerous. I still can't lose the feeling though that it's lulling me into a false sense of security! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahut Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I started by spending an hour or so cleaning up a nice pair of Heritage white metal KK seats, only to find that there was no way they would fit in the kit's pit! So, having no other fall back plan I decided I'd have to detail the kits seats, which from the box look like this;So, armed with some Tamiya epoxy putty (really sticky stuff!), lead foil, wire, blind faith & ignorance (oh, & the drawings Mikoyan Mitchem posted in his thread) I set to work - & have ended up with this (please excuse the horrendous appearence that super macro gives them, they're only 1cm. high & look much better to the naked eye (even when I'm wearing my new reading specs!)) I also added some random reheat etched panels to the side cosoles & pilots & g.i.b. panels; And they're now all painted, but I won't bother to post pics as they aren't that exciting! They look great! Unless you are going to spotlight the thing under a magnifier next year at Telford, what you have there will look great in Gods Own Scale. It's inspiring, really. Just what are the random panel bits you've used there? What would a guy have to buy over here in the US, to get them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 They look great! Unless you are going to spotlight the thing under a magnifier next year at Telford, what you have there will look great in Gods Own Scale.It's inspiring, really. Just what are the random panel bits you've used there? What would a guy have to buy over here in the US, to get them? Thanks David, much appreciated! The panel bits are from generic sets done by a UK firm called Reheat. Unfortunately, the owner is winding up his business. He was at the Nats in Telford this year, but his stock levels are now getting very low. When I talked to him a couple of years back he was hoping that someone was going to take over the business, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to have happened. I really hope someone does take on the range & produces them again, as they are great for dressing up 1/72 'pits, & I'm now running very low on the more useful sets! Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Excellent bang seat- don't worry about the macro, it will look great with a nakee eye keep up the good work Ditto re the Reheat Keef- have a couple of generic sets but a bit wary to use them up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahut Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Id like to get some generics, too. Im big on imagineering in this scale. In 1/48 and larger scale fidelity is possible and even desirable. But in 1/72, it seems an exercise in futility 90% of the time. Ive seen the Reheat line often and it is extensive. It would be a shame to see it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Looking good Keefski!, as mentioned I wouldn't worry a lot about how they look in macro, even the best stuff loses its magic at this magnification!! Yep I've also got several generic sets of the old Reheat stuff, damn shame if it's going to disappear, I've used it a lot in the past but tend now to use the Eduard panels as it saves on all the fiddly painting...( getting old and lazy!! ), Keep up the good work ...at this rate it should be finished for Xmas !!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Keep up the good work ...at this rate it should be finished for Xmas !!... That's what I'm actually aiming for Andy, as I have another car to build by the end of January too!! Cheers all. Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 You're doing a great work Keith I also have this kit which I'll build in a very distant future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Egad ! Looks like we have a professional in our midst ! (Wonder what the proletariat will have to say about this ?) If the seats and cockpit are anything to go by, it looks like you have everything under control. Nice one Keef. mikoyan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Egad ! Looks like we have a professional in our midst ! (Wonder what the proletariat will have to say about this ?) Professional bodger maybe! Don't think the proletariat will be too bothered to be honest! Cheers Laurent & Mikoyan, your comments are much appreciated! KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) How you doing Keef old sport? hope that lurgy is going away! Edited January 19, 2010 by walrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 How you doing Keef old sport?hope that lurgy is going away! Hello Komrad Boss, Yes thanks, over the worst of the lurgy now. Apologies for no updates, just haven't got my ar*e in gear to upload the pics to photobucket (I don't know if it's just my PC, but it takes forever & a day to just upload a few pics recently?) Anyway, I'll try to get a big update done tomorrow (shall leave the pics uploading tonight when watching the footie!) I've been cracking on with the build whenever I can, & yesterday got the second wing/engine sub assembly & the horizontal stab fitted, so I now have a completed airframe, & I've also started the first round of filling. There's quite a bit of green stuff plastered over it at the moment, so I'm going to let it set up properly & hopefully start sanding down tomorrow. After that it's just adding the canopy & a few other minor bits & bobs & she'll be ready for priming! So fingers crossed & we should meet the deadline!! Onwards & upwards Komrade Keefski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good man Keefski look forward to seeing the piccies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good man Keefskilook forward to seeing the piccies! Not as much as me Chairman W. Not as much as me ....... (I'm sure Keef is struggling to find an industrial strength camera 'cos he's building my Yak's ugly cousin !) m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 (I'm sure Keef is struggling to find an industrial strength camera 'cos he's building my Yak's ugly cousin !)m Niet Komrad, I think I have chosen the prettier of the girls - not the one with the witches pointed nose...!!! Just about to upload the piccies as I'm off to bedski - they can have all night to upload then! Good nightski Komrades KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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