AlexPopov

Hi Ben, the Harrier project is currently on hold as I'm waiting on some aftermarket parts. I'm also designing parts for the AMK MiG-31BM project and a few others, so It'll take some time before I get back to the Harrier.

Next up are first and second stage compressor blades. Here are the CAD screenshots.

Yes, they will be available at a later point. Thank you Thank you, they'll become available in the near future I'll let you know when they become available

Thank you, the resin I'm using is Sirayatech fast grey

Thanks for the kind words gents! Thanks Nick, I'll definitely take you up on the offer. Yes, I do have the STL file with closed aux doors. Thank you!

Continuing with my 3d printed detail parts for this project. Here's the APU exhaust duct that I test fitted after opening up the kits shallow / simplified representation of it.

Thank you. I'm also planning to design the APU exhaust and even the small vortex generators on top of the wings. I'll eventually make these parts available to other modelers.

I had a spare Kinetic SHAR fuselage that I decided to use to test the fit of the 3D printed intakes. I used CA to glue the intake into position and to fill the seam, then I sanded it all down and re-scribed any lost panel lines. This is what it looks like under a coat of primer. The kits intake for comparison.

This is my kind of a build thread, just love seeing a skilled modeler work on a difficult kit of a fascinating subject. I have the Amodel 1/72 A-50 mainstay which I plan to start on fairly soon, and I'll be watching your build of the M-50 closely.

I'll be using the Kinetic FRS.1 kit to design and 3D print parts to address some of the shortcomings of the kit. The main problem area are the intakes, they don't particularly fit well and there's something off about the shape and size of the intakes to my eye. After many hours in CAD, here's what I came up with.

Great looking model.

Some progress on this build. I decided to open up the underside nose vent and then glue a piece of PE in place using a mixture of CA / dental acrylic powder. The end result. I wasn't satisfied with the fit of the avionics bay door as it sat a bit proud and didn't quite match the curvature of the fuselage. In order to get a perfect fit, I glued a piece of stainless steel wire in place to slightly widen the rear, and then reinforced it with CA / dental acrylic powder mix. The rear cockpit area was detailed using brass wire. To ensure a proper alignment of the pitot tube, the nose cone was first placed on a flat surface, the W&D Studio stainless steel pitot tube was glued in place using 5-min epoxy, and then adjusted the alignment using a square as it was curing. The final step was to blend the pitot tube into the nose cone using CA. Thanks for looking in.

Beautiful looking build!

Nice and tidy paint work.

Thank you guys. Toby, here's a test piece of the NMF. This was done using Tamiya X-1 gloss black thinned with Mr. Leveling thinner as a base which I then polished to a very high gloss finish, followed by a coat of Mr. Color super metallic chrome silver. I very much like the results, but I'll be doing more tests using gloss black lacquer and enamel as a base and see if I can get even better results.