JoshuaM

The latest build on the bench for me is the Zvezda 767-300. I typically like to finish a build before I jump to the next one but due to the weather being a consistent -50 Celsius with wind chill here in Saskatchewan and my less then stellar paint booth that really requires an open window my 737 is currently waiting for paint so time to start something new. I am working on building a better paint booth so I can paint without having to open a window so hopefully I can get that done in the next week or so. Anyways back to the 767 I will be building it with the zvezda kit and V1 decals pictured below. Not a lot of progress on the first day but I filled the windows with my usual method of placing a piece of tape on the outside and pushing Milliput through the back this leaves a very nice finish that requires little sanding and messing around. Hopefully tomorrow I can get the gear bay painted and fuselage glued together. I can still use the airbrush for small pieces with my current booth but painting a whole plane just overwhelms it. Anyways I wish everyone a Happy New Year and a good 2022!

Looking good!

It's been a good few days since the last update I have had some nice progress but nothing too exciting. I sanded the putty in the wing root seams and rudder to tail seam. After another coat of primer I glued on the winglets and thats what I am currently working on now. I got a bit of putty on the winglet seam so I will sand and prime that tomorrow and I'm hopping that will be the last coat of primer. I got to throw the engines together and see how they fit, I would like to attach the engines after I paint the wings and fuselage but I will have to see how they fit I may need to attach them before paint and blend them in with some putty. Then it's finally off to paint. The decals for this project and a a couple more should hopefully be here later this week. Hopefully the next update is a bit more exciting when I get some colour on it. Thanks for looking!

Thanks. Its a good kit I also have a few more. Thanks for the tips Tim. Cleaning the brush has mostly rectified the issues I have had but I did up the pressure a bit and i'm happy with the results that I am getting now.

Looks great! You have quite the collection of concordes.

So I have made some nice progress over the past two days. Yesterday I put the first coat of primer on it to see how it was looking and had tons of Airbrush issues. I have a Harder & Steenbeck Ultra that honestly has been nothing but problems for me. It was clogging up and spitting and sputtering allover the the place. So I did a full cleaning and soaked it in lacquer thinner and since have had better results. So here is the first coat of primer that allowed me to see what needed some more sanding. So it looks pretty good I think. The windows were great absolutely no ghosting and smooth as ice. The main fuselage seam is good as well but needed some more sanding here and there. Next step was to glue the wings on to the fuselage and rudder on to the tail. The rudder fit good as did the wings. The wings needed some decent standing to blend them into the fuselage, I lost some panel line details but i'm not going to sweat it on this model. But I am going to grab a panel line scriber for the next. Next and the final task for today was to put Milliput into the wing seams so I can sand and prime it tomorrow. And a quick dab on top of the cockpit window. Tomorrow I am hoping to sand and put the last coat of primer on the plane and start work on the engines. As usual I always I appreciate your feedback.

Haha i definitely thought that when I was gluing the coins in.

Looking good. Seeing your builds is a great inspiration.

So another day of progress means another post. So far so good I am happy with the rate of progress and the quality of the kit so far. First thing I did today on the kit was peel off the tape to see the results of filling the windows. The bottom half of the fuselage was almost perfect, but the top half had some gaps because last night I peeled the tape off a little early and pulled up some putty but it wasn't a big deal. As you can see below I put a little extra putty on both halves the one side really didn't need any but I threw some on anyways and the other half definitely needed it to fill some gaps. Next on the agenda was to paint the gear bays. I airbrushed some Mr.Color 128 Gray Green and Im quite happy with the results. After laying some paint I super glued 4 cents which was the recommended 10 grams into the front of the plane for balance. Next I glued the wings and fuselage together using Tamiya extra fine cement. For the next glue up I will need to get some more elastic bands. Next I glued the APU and the canopy on. The APU fit fine but the canopy is just a bit shorter than the top of the fuselage and will require a bit of sanding and maybe some putty. The kit actually includes an extra canopy that has a few extra windows above the main one for the C-40 and also Includes a APU with two exhausts. Next was sanding the fuselage seam and the windows. I am happy with the seam after sanding will just require a bit of putty here and there but its very nice, the windows also are great no gaps and ultra smooth and I cant feel the a thing when i run my finger over them. We will see what the primer reveals. I am happy with the progress for the day I probably spent 2-3 hours working on it here and there. Next steps will be some putty on the fuselage seem and canopy window and then I will being laying down some primer hopefully in the next day or so. Also I would like to thank everyone for there comments I enjoy reading them.

Thanks! they really are nice kits that also have a great price. Thank you it is definitely better then the older Revell 737-8 kits . Thanks, I find this method works well you just have to be sure not to peel the tape off too early or else you sometimes pull up a little putty. The kit is great so far, the only real issue is the cockpit window is just slightly shorter then the top of the fuselage which may require a dab of putty and some sanding but its really nothing to worry about.

Hi everyone thanks for taking a look at my first build in a few years. I built lots of models back when I was younger but have taken a break for a few years but now i'm in university pursuing a degree in computer science and need to not stare at a computer screen for every waking hour so i'm getting back into my old hobby. I have built a nice little bench and have been gathering some kits and supplies so i'm ready to go, and looking at all the excellent builds on this forum its easy to get some inspiration. First off here is the kit i picked up from my local hobby shop because i was impatient waiting for my kits from Russia to arrive and of course the day after i purchased this they all arrived from Russia but hey I cant complain because you can never have too many kits. And here are the sprues. So first thing in order for me was removing the fuselage parts from the sprues and cleaning up the injection marks and doing a quick tape test fit. Overall I happy with the fit, the fuselage seam is decent so some sanding and Milliput should take care of it. So after this I decided it was time to fill the windows so I placed a piece of tape on the outside of the fuselage and filled the windows with some Ultra Fine Milliput and made sure to really push it through the windows so when I remove the tape the putty will be proud of the fuselage so I can sand it nice and flush. So the final task of the day was to glue in the gear bay sides into the wings so i can airbrush the gear bays tomorrow hopefully. So that wraps up the first day of the build. I hope as I continue on with build I will remember to take pictures. Any feedback is greatly appreciated and I hope you have a great day!