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Decalling stage - quick couple of shots CSA colours - although I cant find any pics of this colour?? Tail half decalled Waiting for the decal to fully dry before applying the other half Hopefully finished this week! Then I'm thinking of another russian airlier - 4 weeks to build it??

Thanks for the great comments guys. The NMF came out well using AK Metal Extreme - decalled straight onto it the sealed with future, which all looked OK. Wasnt then sure the best way to weather it and felt the model was too small to pick out different panels for a different colour. Canopy didnt line up 100% but couldnt figure out how to correct it. Love the F5A,B and have another 1/72 Spanish SRF-5A in the making!

Latest completion the Revell boxing of the F-5B or SF-5B in Spanish Air Force operation. Started as part of the single type F-5 build and only just completed - oh well! Simple enough kit built OOB and using kit decals. Painted with AK Extreme Metal, which is very easy to use with good results. Not perfect, but I am reasonably happy with the way it has turned out. I have a single seater following this.

OK thats the white topside sprayed with Halfords appliance white - dangerous straight from the can! Bare metal a more manageable AK Extreme Metal Aluminium airbrush applied. Decals next!

Very nice! Have a soft spot for the Klemm's after seeing two Swedish KL-25s at Hahnweide

A bit of a delay (as ever!) but the Tu-104 is now primed and the white top coat sprayed this afternoon. Will post up pics when metal wings and undersides have been masked/sprayed.

Looking very crisp!

I will be watching closely Alexey as I am building the Amodel version for this GB! I am at the priming, filling, sanding, priming stage!

Its a good kit lads - I guess typical Amodel limited run so no locating pins etc but careful work that we are all capable of will bring good results. I think the shape is bang on and my only gripe so far is the poorly moulded engine intakes - which i will keep working to improve them. Likewise I love most russian airliners and this is comet era - well first russian jet airliner. I am niot as efficient as I would like to be but I can see this getting finished shortly, leaving time for some more in this GB. IL62 and IL18 being favourites right now. Thanks for the great comments so far, hope the final model lives up to expectations!

Quick Update - first coat of primer on after the usual filling and cleaning scribed panel lines. Engine intakes and exhaust require a bit more work, but quite happy with this so far. Apologies for indoor lighting!

Cheers Cliff and Keith. Got some more done today - tail and tailplane glued on, glazing in - cockpit and nose cone. Also engine intakes which I found to be poorly moulded. A bit of filling, sanding and rescribing and we will get some primer on by the end of the week!

Brief update - fuselage joined and wings on with the help of a bit of filler as usual. Fuselage joined, nose weights in - an air;liner essential and wings dry fitted Wings attached to fuselage - the sun/camera picks out every blemish! Underside showing very thin plasticard shims to fill a gap and make sure the glue held this time! Now trimmed off and filled/sanded. The fit is OK, but many dry fits required and gentle sanding of the different components to get everything to sit correctly. The Apoxie Sculpt for filling the windows fouled up the fuselage/wing joint so had to be trimmed back - my usual way of working! ie the next one will be better! Next stage is go over the kit for any further filling, re-scribing and final sand with fine grade paper before priming. Happy with my 2 week progress.

Great kit of a great aircraft! Fine panel lines and good fit of the parts - I have 2 part built, just need inspiration to finish them - S7 and Ural Airlines decals! John

Phoenix is a great scheme for their single 1-11 HB-ITL

Started at last! First job is to fill the windows along the fuselage to suit the decals i have - I used Apoxie Sculpt last time so here goes again. Its a two part so need to be mixed - two 'suasgaes' of each then twisted together to make a completely mixed strip. This I pressed into the fuselage behind the windows to fill the hole, then pressed back and then cut off with a scalpel. Takes a few hours to harden This is the result after sanding back Have pics of the sequence if needed! Some minor surface filling to complete the job and the same for the scribed window locations.

Decals for windows as a more realistic option at 144 scale in my opinion. Plus you might be looking for new decals anyway given Zvesda's poor offering! This kit is supposed to be good, so looking forward to seeng this Russian classic progress!

Ray Overall the scribed panel lines are OK but this is as i say 'wonky'! If I had scribed this then I would ne re-doing it - its on the underside so cahnces are i will leave it. If I finish this in time (4 months!) then I have another Russian liner at least to make for the GB

OK jumping in like a few others to this airliner GB with a fine Russian airliner. Thought about the Zvezda IL62 and the wonderful LU Tarom decals, then the Zvezda Tu-134 or AZ IL-18, but finally plumped for the Amodel Tu-104A! Here's the box and sprue shots etc Box art and transparencies Wing sprue Fuselage and kit decals Tail sprue Close up The BOA decals and scheme Suprisingly big airliner I thought even in 144 scale, although the box could have been half the size! The recessed panel lines might be a bit heavy and some are a bit wonky as eveidenced by the close up pic! Decided not to use the kit decals as I dont think they have a good reputation. so BOA decals purchased. I have done no research on the kit itself, I just like the airliner with its glass nose, but I can see straight away that I will have to fill in the windows and some of the scribed window postions, as these will be dealt with by the decals. Anyway looking forward to getting underway (do you really need to start another kit says the missus!) and hopefully if this is finished within the deadline I can do another - plenty airliner kits and ideas!!

Mike - another cracking airliner build, with a slightly ancient kit! Loving the EAA scheme on this and the VC10 right now

Mike - a very nice completed VC10! I notice you have added the 2 extra small wing fences per wing and scribed a cargo door - so I will copy for mine if I may! I am planning on trying the Roden decals - the RFI will show how this plan turns out!

Ian a great completed kit. Subtle weathering - always difficult on a 144 airliner I find. I am halfway through the same kit and going to use the EAA decals, not sure if I need to add those small additional wing fences like you did? Any way great job, John

Paul - thanks for the offer - I used one out of the 2 canopies supplied but quite difficult to get it aligned.

Nice example of the aircraft and kit. Suits the 30's green and silver colours. I built mine as a Spanish Republican machine using the kit decals - dont thinlk I posted the completed model, so this will prompt me. Nice kit, mix of plastic and resin although the vac canopy was a pain, no wonder you cut yours up!

Paul - I noted above 'the photos and my light priming accentuate the panel lines, which will really fade back once full primer and finish coats are applied - he said!' They are finer than the photos show. I think I blundered with the tailcone - my wife advised that it looked like it was 'upside down'!! Sawed off and stuck back on - easy!