hsr Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 This is my Unicraft 1/72 McDonnell (now Boeing) X-36. The X-36 was a 28% UAV "Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft" with no vertical fin or rudder and with cunards. I thought it was really cool looking. Unfortunately the only kit of it available is from Unicraft, which means that what I got was a bunch of shapeless blobs of resin filled with pinholes that had to me shaped into an aircraft. This is an example of the wheel well doors which I didn't use: but in the end it took just 10 days, of mostly sanding, filling and priming to complete. The decals looked like they were printed on a medium resolution ink jet printer and came with a note saying they needed to be sealed before use. I used Testors Decal Bonding spray which seemed to work well. Not one of my best efforts but here it is: Being a UAV the canopy is just there for show and hold a camera for the remote pilot to use. The 2 figures are named Stick and Rudder. For size comparison here it is in its place between my X-32 and X-47 Next up will be the Sharkit X-31 which will be my first Sharkit kit. Enjoy 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo Aero Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Nice job on a kit that redefines the meaning of "rough"! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 This is my 5th Unicraft. Only one of them was half way to being OK. You would think I would learn by now. Thanks Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 5 hours ago, hsr said: This is an example of the wheel well doors which I didn't use: Looks like the kit parts are culture grown if you ask me. Stuart 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Amazes me that they have the front to expect people to pay for such poor quality. You have made a great job of turning it into a fine model. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Aw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdauben Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 8:02 PM, hsr said: For size comparison here it is in its place between my X-32 and X-47 Nice little model of an interesting subject! I've got a model of the X-47 in my queue so its surprising how much smaller the X-36 is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Yes it’s really tiny which makes it more difficult. The X-47 was a very nice kit thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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