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Hi Alexey,

 

Welcome to the GB! Fine choice, looks impressive!

 

Looking forward to know more about the model and see your build taking shape.

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

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Thanks lads :) 

On 8/30/2019 at 3:30 PM, zegeye said:

Is it resin?

Yes it is, a garage kit in its best, very good.

 

More about the kit:

 

 

 

Box content - the producer recommends priming the parts before detaching them, a good advice, makes white resin not so "blind"

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Interiour

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You may notice another two boats I'm working on, Chetverikov MDR-6 B5 (that happens to be a "grandson" of ARK-3) and Late 302. 

 

Unusual windshield with a negative angle makes it impossible to vacform the transparencies, the producer provides templates for cutting an acetate sheet, but I prefer transparent plastic from Ferrero Rocher boxes

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The windows are a bit cloudy because of PVA residue, easily fixable with a cotton bud

 

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36 minutes ago, jrlx said:

Should be interesting building one. Is it difficult to source?

Not sure what do you mean by that. If it is like "where can I buy" then the answer is "nowhere", I afraid. ABM production runs are very limited, usually just about 30 kits.

 

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3 hours ago, Pin said:

If it is like "where can I buy" then the answer is "nowhere", I afraid.

Yes, that was the question I asked. Sorry to know it's difficult to buy. Looks really nice.

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Still hoping to finish the build on time

Too many struts

 

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After some studying and discussions on friendly forums I decided to repaint it grey. Supposed to be AE-9 

 

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The best way to mask complex canopy is not to mask it at all!

Spare black decals are your best friends here

 

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MiniWorld guns - little marvels! I'm always deal with them in trepidation. Out of this world, second to none!

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Trying on the livery

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Just realized that the camera glass on my phone is shattered, that gives the pics this sexy moire

 

And now for something completely different:

 

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My father in law has caught me in my man's cave fixing my daughter's pointes for Sunday "Nutcracker" performance :)

 

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Excellent progress! I was rather fond of the metal finish, which was superb, but I'm sure you changed it for grey for proper historical accuracy reasons :)

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

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