Jurek Greinert Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Respect, v.v. well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vangos Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Excellent work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Fantastic result there! looks superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedford Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Fantastico ! Superb build, I keep tips and colors for my own build, thank you for sharing. I'm particularly interested to know how you did the exhaust pipe and the intake tubes. Bravissimo ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Fantastic result. Really like the scheme and you've paid homage to the original very convincingly. Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Sudnik Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Excellent job!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Now that's the way to tart up an old kit - fantastic! Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfighter84 Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 Thank you so much for you kindly comments!! 10 hours ago, bedford said: I'm particularly interested to know how you did the exhaust pipe and the intake tubes The jet pipe is an Evergreen Tube (item #230) that has 7,9 mm of diameter. Inside the pipe I added the four thermocouples (made with copper wire) and the exhaust trimmers (made with plasticard). Inside an half of fuselage I added two main ribs: the left serves to block the long jet pipe. MB.326-51 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-50 by Valerio, su Flickr To reproduce the conical fuselage fairing of the exhaust I used a complex process: I cut a piece of plasticard sheet of 0,2 mm thickness and I've "crumpled up"it to obtain a conical shape. Then I fixed it onto the second rib using so much cicyanoacryliclic glue... outside the cone I added a palsticard stripe to reinforce the structure. At this point I glued the fuselage together with the new "plasticard cone".... and I used sandpaper 600, 800, 1000 and 1500 to obtain a "perfect" conical shape of the piece. Also cyano glue and Milliput were needed to complete the work! MB.326-56 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-57 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-64 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-65 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-63 by Valerio, su Flickr For the intakes I choosen again an Evergreen tube that has 6,3mm of diameter (item #228). Using a thermic gun I flattened the intake duct leading edge to obtain an "oval" shape... then, with the same gun, I curved the piece. The new ducts has been glued into the wings with cyanoacrylic glue.... and grinded with an electric mini drill to reach the right thickness of leading edges. MB.326-23 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-24 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-25 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-27 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-29 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-32 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-33 by Valerio, su Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Absolutely top class. I am very impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 On 9/20/2018 at 2:38 PM, Jonners said: I'll be coming back to use this for reference when I build my next one (which will need those aftermarket tanks!). Red Roo make a number of AM bits for this kit (cockpit, tanks, flaps, nose wheel and M134 gun pods). There's a heap of bits I wish they also made after looking at this build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 That is a superb MB326 Valerio. The attention to detail and the final finish is stunning. I like training aircraft, and IAF schemes are great. I have three MB326 in my stash, all 1/72, and I had planned an overall orange one to go with my SF-360 (see below). I also now will plan an overall silver bird, as this looks so good Thanks for sharing Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfighter84 Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Bell209 said: Red Roo make a number of AM bits for this kit I didn't know that Red Roo makes aftermarket for the 326.... maybe OzMods? I purchased the wing flaps from OzMods... and the quality is very poor. For this reason I choosen to made it from scratch... MB.326-22 by Valerio, su Flickr 1 hour ago, Terry1954 said: I had planned an overall orange one to go with my SF-360 (see below). Beautiful aircraft the SF-260... the Ferrari of General Aviation! Is this the Planet Model kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 What a stunner ! With some work ... and talent , it's possible to achieve exceptional models out of old timers !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 32 minutes ago, starfighter84 said: Beautiful aircraft the SF-260... the Ferrari of General Aviation! Is this the Planet Model kit? Yes, it is the Planet Model kit, in 1/72. RFI which describes some of the challenges, is here: Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 20 hours ago, starfighter84 said: I didn't know that Red Roo makes aftermarket for the 326.... maybe OzMods? I purchased the wing flaps from OzMods... and the quality is very poor. For this reason I choosen to made it from scratch... Yes, you're right - they're available through Red Roo, not made by them. My set is cast much better than yours, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loloskymaster Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Excellent work on this MB-326, Valerio! I really love this scheme that I didn't know till now. I did a Ghana air force MB-326 and your's makes me having a new project! Is there a page where we can follow your model works? Congrats, Lolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfighter84 Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 28 minutes ago, loloskymaster said: Excellent work on this MB-326, Valerio! I really love this scheme that I didn't know till now. I did a Ghana air force MB-326 and your's makes me having a new project! Is there a page where we can follow your model works? Congrats, Lolo Thank you Lolo! Hoping to not break the forum rules, this is the link to the complete WIP of my 326 - CLICK! You can find all of my works here! or on our FORUM (sorry but Modeling Time is in italian language). Hope you will enjoy! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 beautiful work and scratch building - finished product makes me want to make one, even though I know nothing about the plane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Beautiful work, and it looks like some passion went into the build. I've got a 339 to build one day, many common parts with the 326. Once upon a time when I was younger and fitter.......I used to be able to fit up those intakes ! I had to be pushed in and pulled out by my feet though Great stuff Gaz Edited October 2, 2018 by kiwitrogg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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