Reini's KUTA bunfight

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Well done Reini

[Col.]

10 hours ago, reini said:

I'll pick a new kit and continue from there  Any suggestions welcomed  

MiG-25

[ArnoldAmbrose]

Gidday Reini, that looks a very neat build. That's quite a payload she's carrying, too. Regards, Jeff.

[Lazy Modeller]

Not really my war, but you have there a really nice bird!

Cheers

LM

[arfa1983]

Well done! Looks so cool to have such a, frankly speaking, ugly model kit built and painted to such a high standard. For sure you needed to use the kit decals for authenticity! 

 

So. Which one will you build next?

[reini]

@arfa1983 Thanks I think it has to be MiG-25 @Col. suggested. I just have to check that I have all the parts for it... 

[reini]

 

Condor 1/72 MiG-25P.

 

 

 

When my own KUTA builds are not enough, I'm building someone elses models  I acquired this as a part of other kits I purchased. But I am really bad at throwing away kits, no matter if they are someone elses or in a really bad shape. I just can't do it. So, let's make the best out of it. It is practically done, how hard can it be?  

 

 

 

It looks decent alright  No major build or seam issues. Some touch ups required in the cockpit. There is a silver spray paint on top and grey brush paint on bottom, not sure what's up with that.... but they have to go.

 

 

 

Well, one quite big issue is the landing gear. The legs are broken. Real flimsy legs and there is no way they hold up the weight if I just glue them back on. So I might need to replace them with some metal rods or support them with metal in some other way. We will see.

 

 

Also, some sanding was required as the paint surface was quite rough, especially on the bottom. When I did that I realized that the panel lines were quite badly filled with paint...

 

 

So... I decided to rescribe the whole plane  Right wing done, this might take a while... did someone say this was going to be easy?  

 

 

 

 

 

[jean]

Hi Reini,

 

just like you, I cannot throw anything away!

It can be a nuisance, but...

 

Enjoy.

 

JR

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

Nice finish on the A-7 Reini! 🏆 You have motivated me to get back into the KUTA thing!

[reini]

3 minutes ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said:

Nice finish on the A-7 Reini! 🏆 You have motivated me to get back into the KUTA thing!

Go for it Its awfully lonely in the gallery... 😅

[ArnoldAmbrose]

21 hours ago, reini said:

It is practically done, how hard can it be?  

Gidday, if any a comment can tempt fate  .   .   .                              It looks good what you're doing, though. And like you I can't throw anything away either, not even sprue. Regards, Jeff.

[reini]

I digressed a bit - Hellcat took the lead in this GB.

 

 

Eduard 1:72 F6F-5N nighfighter Hellcat. It was pretty much ready for paint so I coated it with black, followed by white airbrushed thru Vallejo's paint mask. Like can be seen, I wasn't too neat with it. 

 

 

 

First layer of Vallejo Model Air 71.300 Glossy Sea Blue.

 

 

 

Second layer down. The effect is still quite noticeable under a heavy light - but it will be toned down a bit after some weathering etc. so I will leave it like this.

 

 

 

Next step - decals  All the small bits are basically done too so this is moving at a quick pace, should be ready well before Christmas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[reini]

 

 

Decals are done! Not too many and they were good quality. I did not use any varnish - before or after. I just lightly polished the paint surface before applying the decal and lightly sanded them after they had dried.

 

 

 

Weathering consists mainly of Flory Models wash. Gray overall and few locations with some Grime just to add little variation.

 

 

 

All the small bits are more or less done too.

 

 

 

Excess wash has been cleaned off.

 

 

 

I've started to do some of the more localized weathering, like some chipping and some dirt stains on the fuel tank. Fuel tank is still missing the support straps.

 

 

[reini]

Hellcat is done, pics can be found here:

 

 

[JeroenS]

Great! Now, how about that flying truck?

[reini]

59 minutes ago, JeroenS said:

Great! Now, how about that flying truck?

 

I just might. Gotta do the MiG-25 first, still some rescribing to do but after that, pretty close to painting. And once I got to painting, things usually happen quite fast. 

 

The C-130 is barely started, but it should be an interesting project. 

[JeroenS]

Hey @reini , how's that mig doing?

[reini]

25 minutes ago, JeroenS said:

Hey @reini , how's that mig doing?

Still sitting in a box. Im waiting for it to rescribe itself but so far nothing has happened 😁 We will see if I continue working on it or move onto the C-130...

[JeroenS]

8 hours ago, reini said:

Still sitting in a box. Im waiting for it to rescribe itself but so far nothing has happened 😁 We will see if I continue working on it or move onto the C-130...

Well, while you're waiting for the rescribing magic to happen, I'd say move onto the big stuff!

[helios16v]

Glad someone is making headway on their KUTAs.  

[reini]

On 10/01/2022 at 08:22, JeroenS said:

Well, while you're waiting for the rescribing magic to happen, I'd say move onto the big stuff!

 

It's happening! I mean... not the rescribing magic - but me moving onto bigger stuff 

 

On 12/01/2022 at 22:25, helios16v said:

Glad someone is making headway on their KUTAs.  

 

Thanks  Looking at my unfinished builds, I still have long way to go...

 

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Cockpit parts painted, I still need to add some definition and details, little bit of weathering. The kit comes with pretty nice looking multi-part pilot figures.

 

 

 

I hope my first experience with the decal sheet doesn't reflect the accuracy in which the rest of the decals are measured up. I just used P6, it filled the panel nicely. Sorry P4, you are not needed. It might be that I don't have accurate button configuration in my C-130 now but I'm willing to take that risk.

[JeroenS]

Yay!

[reini]

 

Lots of panels go inside the fuselage. This is just the first layer, there are some details to be added later that I think I will paint separately.

 

 

 

I did add some of the details, like these on the back as they are mostly the same colour as the inside fuselage.

[reini]

 

I realized that I hadn't posted a ready pic of the Hellcat here. So here it is, Kuta #2 - Eduard 1/72 Hellcat Nighfighter  

 

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Let's continue with Kuta #3:

 

 

 

 

Not my best work but the cockpit is pretty much done. Not my best work but it will do.There is quite extensive interior behind the cockpit too, still working on that. Also need to finish up the pilots.

 

[JeroenS]

Nice work Reini, if this cockpit would be my best work I'd be quite happy with that 🙂 

 

The Hellcat is great, as you know I'm not a "flyboy" but since I enjoy my exploits with the Viggen I've put some aircraft kits on the wishlist and the Hellcat is on there as well. There were some excellent renditions in the 2021 yearbooks and yours is right up there!