Popular Post mitchem Posted August 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2021 I’ve always been a fan of the Yak-28, so when Bobcat released their Yak-28PP I had to snap one up. Plastic looked good but the instructions were daunting, so it took some while to get going. Fit of parts was generally good, but I’m afraid that the engine nacelles were absolutely awful. Brute force, ignorance and 240 Grit won the day, and then it was onto the paint….. I found that the camouflage scheme in the instructions was impossible to interpret, so I resorted to letting the airbrush run free – at least until I put paint in it! I’m afraid that I struggled to get to grips with the AV Vallejo paints that I used, and I’ll be the first to admit that it was purely down to my technique – I didn’t have one. The upper surfaces were sprayed freehand, and then I made the mistake of spraying the underside with faded blue. At this point, the kit ended up being banished to the Shelf of Doom as this colour looked too dark to me. Fast forward ten months and I pulled out a tin of Colourcoats Light Grey, and hey presto – log-jam gone. Other bits and pieces used : · sections of the Eduard etch set for the interior of the Yak-28P Firebar · Eduard masking set for the clear bits on the Yak-28PP (an absolute must) · Quickboost Landing lights · Quickboost front-end fans · Quickboost Exhaust gondolas · Scale Aircraft Conversions Landing gear (only used for the outriggers because the kit parts come moulded with the wheels) · Aerobonus pilot figure · Coastal kits base Thanks for dropping by - hope you like it. mike 81 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul I Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Lovely..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Impressive aeroplane and a lovely build. Superb finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.sin Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Very nice!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 That was worth the wait Mike - what an absolute stunner!! The camo looks excellent to me! And I like the driver too! Cracking job!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 That looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Beautiful Yak-28PP! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I have the same kit and if mine turns out as good as yours I'll be one happy bunny! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Very impressive work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Impressive and convincing rendering of this Cold War warrior. It really looks… evil. Slick work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Excellent work on a very impressive airplane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Fantastic Brewer!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABeck Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Yeah,yeah,yeah........! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Excellent work Mike! I think the Yak-28 is such a cool piece of Cold War machinery and you have done a great job with yours. The camo looks excellent and I like the base and pilot too. I know what you mean about Vallejo "faded" Russian blue - too dark to my eyes - but the Colourcoats grey looks great. Top job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Wowser! What an awesome build of an awesome aircraft. Your freehand spraying on the camo is really really nice...wish i had the confidence and skill to do that more often but i get nervous and tend to mask instead. 🙄 Great build.... thanks for sharing...glad it came back from the shelf of doom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Nice! She just oozes Cold War Menace, combined with a certain Flash Gordon vibe. Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Awesome Brewer Mike. Interestingly the nacelles were the worst part of the Amodel kit I made a few months ago. 🤔 Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Bravo!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Impressive build of an unusual and burly looking jet! Nice job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Excellent work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 - Very nice BREWER - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Wow! Extremly good & perfect. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Mike it looks great! I too have struggled with AV Vallejo paints sometimes but the colours are excellent. I think you have captured the look of the aircraft very well! Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Fantastic looking Brewer! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiseca Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) The Soviet Union came up with lots of wild, weird looking configurations during the cold war, and to me, some of them, while not classically pretty, have a striking beauty about them. Like this Yak, the Tu-22 Blinder with its engines where noone else would consider installing them, the Hind-D, and I'd put the MiG-29 in this category too. They all have a predatory, or Dan Dare kind of beauty to them. The build looks fantastic, well done! It's also one to add to my wishlist Edited August 25, 2021 by kiseca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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