noeyedears Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 gotta love the fit of these old kits. im doing a different one and its eating up all the filler and ca i can throw at it looks like your fitter will be super when finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 Thanks for all the comments. Some major progress, the wings are on, some fit issues funnily enough but shouldn't be too difficult to overcome. I had removed the locating tab from the lower wing section as I had already identified this as a problem. This produced a thinner locating tab so the wing could be moved around within the locating tab to get the best fit. This worked to a point, I'm pleased with the starboard wing but the port side didn't work out quite as well, I used CA to fix the wings into position and by the time I noticed the port side wasn't quite in the best spot it had set in place! However I've put a strip of thin plastic along the gap and the joins have been given a covering of Mr Surfacer. I had also added the nose ring yesterday and this is now blended into the fuselage, again using Mr Surfacer 500. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Beastie Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Following this with interest Saw a pair of Fitters at RAIT this year, great sight. It's a kit I'd like to add to my stash, but it seems a 1/48 version is no longer made Unless anyone has any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT Motta Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I do like the Fitter lines. You are a fast modeler and doing nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Cheers guys, not done much with this recently but I do have some updates.......... Primer coat on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looking good. Might have to get one of these kits. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Can't believe it's been 10 months or so since my last update on this! Lost my mojo with it but it came running back a month or so ago and got a lot more done. You'll have to excuse crap rushed photo's taken with my phone the jump in progress but this is where it's at now.......... Masked up bits to add some bright green then it'll be a matt coat. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 he's back! nice to see THAT update! looking absolutely stunning! any plans for armament? Eduard, Aires, Upnorth, and Advanced Modelling do really really nice bombs and missiles... think about it! and for external tanks GWH has them in their MiG-29 kits... 1150l in the newer boxings, 800l in their older ones if you shorten the too short ones (for 1150l of course) they are much nicer than the kit supplied ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Nice update, I love how busy the -22 is, you've made it look good as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Looks great Muzz /Bosse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thanks folks, will continue at a snails pace probably as I have another two builds on the go at the moment. any plans for armament? Eduard, Aires, Upnorth, and Advanced Modelling do really really nice bombs and missiles... think about it! and for external tanks GWH has them in their MiG-29 kits... 1150l in the newer boxings, 800l in their older ones if you shorten the too short ones (for 1150l of course) they are much nicer than the kit supplied ones! I'm thinking I'll put two drop tanks on the fuselage pylons and then a couple of Eduard UB-16 rockets pods on the outer wing pylons and a couple of Advanced Modelings big flat faced cluster bombs on the inner pylons. Will have to confirm if this is a valid payload, can remember someone posting previously that the weapons system could be programmed to either fire missiles/rockets or drop free fall bombs but not both, but I might be getting my wires crossed. I had wondered about the Mig-29 tanks in the GWH kits as I thought they looked the same. I do have a few sets going spare but I've already painted up the kit ones and I have another couple of Fitters in the stash so will keep them for those kits. Thanks for the info. Muzz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thanks folks, will continue at a snails pace probably as I have another two builds on the go at the moment. I'm thinking I'll put two drop tanks on the fuselage pylons and then a couple of Eduard UB-16 rockets pods on the outer wing pylons and a couple of Advanced Modelings big flat faced cluster bombs on the inner pylons. Will have to confirm if this is a valid payload, can remember someone posting previously that the weapons system could be programmed to either fire missiles/rockets or drop free fall bombs but not both, but I might be getting my wires crossed. I had wondered about the Mig-29 tanks in the GWH kits as I thought they looked the same. I do have a few sets going spare but I've already painted up the kit ones and I have another couple of Fitters in the stash so will keep them for those kits. Thanks for the info. Muzz I'd assume you are talking about harvy5, an (ex?)armourer of SU-25s and probably 22s. you an find him on the forums, he knows lots and lots of exactly this stuff! If my memory serves me right, only one of each kind could be programmed! so only one typ of rockets, bombs or missiles as the weapons computer could only calculate impact points for one type during one mission. mixed loads being possible.. (hope this is fine!) your loadout seems fine to me, but more likely being UB-32 or B-8Ms on a Fitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Yes that's the chap, Harvy5. Was going with the UB-16 as I have them handy, may have to purchase some UB-32's though! Amazingly another update although not much to show, got the bright green on the leading edges and under the forward fuselage done using Akan's Radome Green. I also got a semi-matt varnish down, was going to go for matt varnish but decided to go with the semi matt to see how it looks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvy5 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 UB-16 do not give the most commonly used B-8 and sometimes when it was necessary to destroy the rockets S-5, UB-32 To exdraken I'm just an ex-engineer Su-25, the first was airframe and engine and other was my hobby .... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudolf24 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Nice Su-22 ! Are you going to make a wash ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Nice Su-22 ! Are you going to make a wash ? "Wash-it! wash-it! wash-it!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 Ok, promise I'll put a wash on it tonight and add some pics. 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Wash added and pics as promised.............. And these have literally just arrived from Oz..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 This is really looking good Muzz, I'm looking forward to seeing it bombed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Undercarriage / doors on and countermeasures dispensers painted on the fuselage, getting there..................... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 absolutely nice! cool progress! nice bombs! I like this Company (AM) and their products a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan214sqn Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 love the finish on the scheme. great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Looking great so far - takes me back to RIAT last year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudolf24 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Wow ! So nice SU-22 . I see you have got MiG-29 9.12, maybe MiG after Su ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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