Mig88 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone! Here is my latest kit. It's Amodel's 1:144 Beriev Be-12 Tchaika "Mail". It represents "Yellow 55" of the Ukrainian Naval Aviation in the 1990s. Following the break-up of the USSR, Ukraine had 12 ASW Be-12s plus a SAR variant. In 2001, the survivors were all grounded and at least six were refurbished and returned to service in 2004. This short-run kit with etched parts was not easy but the end result was very satisfying. The instructions were not clear in places and had several errors. Checking with photos of the real thing was a must. I built it OOB and only added the wing probes, the radio wires and some intakes from stretched sprue. It was fully painted and varnished with brush Thanks for looking and all comments are welcome. Miguel Edited December 8, 2022 by Mig88 Correction 66 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I've seen other of your works and I think you've gotten an impressive high. Congratulations !!! (Maquetón) Andrés. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestialsphere Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Fantastic result from a challenging kit. Great weathering. Cheers Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Very Nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That's really nice work. The finish and weathering in particular are excellent and I'm sure it wasn't an easy kit to work with. Great result, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That's a very nice result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Perfect! You're getting better every time (if that's at all possible...!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Ugly...beautiful model. Great looking plane, and very convincing weathered look. Regards, Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Very nice work, well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Wow, that is gorgeous work! What a beautiful model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinpin Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Excellent work on an unusual and interesting subject 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuraiwarrior Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Lovely work and end result on a not too good looking aeroplane. Nicely finished and realistic weathering. Thanks for sharing Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 22:58, Andrés S. said: I've seen other of your works and I think you've gotten an impressive high. Congratulations !!! (Maquetón) Andrés. Muchas gracias Andrés On 09/12/2022 at 03:37, Celestialsphere said: Fantastic result from a challenging kit. Great weathering. Cheers Andrew On 09/12/2022 at 05:39, Julien said: Very Nice On 09/12/2022 at 08:28, Vultures1 said: That's really nice work. The finish and weathering in particular are excellent and I'm sure it wasn't an easy kit to work with. Great result, well done! On 09/12/2022 at 10:48, Maginot said: That's a very nice result. On 09/12/2022 at 11:22, Toryu said: Perfect! You're getting better every time (if that's at all possible...!) On 09/12/2022 at 11:37, djos said: Ugly...beautiful model. Great looking plane, and very convincing weathered look. Regards, Djordje 23 hours ago, dolphin38 said: Very nice work, well done 19 hours ago, Pantherhawk27263 said: Wow, that is gorgeous work! What a beautiful model. 19 hours ago, twinpin said: Excellent work on an unusual and interesting subject 18 hours ago, Samuraiwarrior said: Lovely work and end result on a not too good looking aeroplane. Nicely finished and realistic weathering. Thanks for sharing Kevin Mant thanks to everyone for your praise and comments Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I have made the Modelsvit Be-12 in 1/72 and when I first looked at this one I thought thats what it was, Such a good result Miguel, skilful paintwork and weathering in the smaller scale.. Pete 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Stunning stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Quality build, really cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragan_mig31 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 what an awesome model.Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 On 14/12/2022 at 22:31, Pete in a shed said: I have made the Modelsvit Be-12 in 1/72 and when I first looked at this one I thought thats what it was, Such a good result Miguel, skilful paintwork and weathering in the smaller scale.. Pete On 14/12/2022 at 22:58, Dermo245 said: Stunning stuff. On 15/12/2022 at 18:32, F-32 said: Quality build, really cool 23 hours ago, dragan_mig31 said: what an awesome model.Bravo! Thank you very much! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 An absolute masterpiece Miguel. Totally brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) The result is amazing and nicely weathered, especially at this scale and painted with a brush ! Edited January 5, 2023 by toniosky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Impressive work there. I built the A-Model BE10 a few years back, I know how challenging their kits can be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 05/01/2023 at 22:06, ajmm said: An absolute masterpiece Miguel. Totally brilliant. On 05/01/2023 at 22:14, toniosky said: The result is amazing and nicely weathered, especially at this scale and painted with a brush ! On 06/01/2023 at 09:11, John_W said: Impressive work there. I built the A-Model BE10 a few years back, I know how challenging their kits can be. Thank you very much! I have the Amodel Be-10 and Be-6 in my stash. I'll take a breather before tackling them 😄! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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