helios16v Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 This GB nicely coincides with the annual club GB this year (Ukraine). Kit by ICM, decals by Foxbat, and a couple resin bits courtesy of Eduard & Reskit. Not going too crazy on AM…mostly just weapons and probably cans. Resin bits still need to be ordered…currently sitting in the cart. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 haha...first oin.....I think, welcome along with a model I'm very familiar with.....and really need to finish! Oh there's lots of lovely AM bits you can go crazy with, exhaust cans would be the bare minimum.....else it's the naughty corner for you! Love the scheme you've chosen and the decals are awesome....... and that's where I ground to a halt!!! The basic ones are easy, it's just the billions of stencils that got me. Think the Russians saw the number of them on a Phantom and thought "lazy imperialists we can do better"... and they did! You have been warned. Good luck with the build, that model is really nice to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share Posted August 30, 2023 19 hours ago, trickyrich said: haha...first oin.....I think, welcome along with a model I'm very familiar with.....and really need to finish! Oh there's lots of lovely AM bits you can go crazy with, exhaust cans would be the bare minimum.....else it's the naughty corner for you! Love the scheme you've chosen and the decals are awesome....... and that's where I ground to a halt!!! The basic ones are easy, it's just the billions of stencils that got me. Think the Russians saw the number of them on a Phantom and thought "lazy imperialists we can do better"... and they did! You have been warned. Good luck with the build, that model is really nice to build. Yep, I was. Definitely not going crazy with resin AM, but there are a few bits in the mail (maybe have them here by the weekend). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Excellent choice Chris.👍 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 Some add-on bits arrived today. Probably going to order an Eduard IP (didn't see other options readily available at the moment), as I'm not really digging on the kit setup. Might paint it up anyways and see how much is even going to be visible before I pull the trigger...it's not a terribly large canopy. The kit seat however, will more than pass muster. Just need to do something for belts and they will be just fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 5, 2023 Author Share Posted September 5, 2023 I was looking at the wrong part. Kit IP will work fine for this application for how much you'll be able to see through a closed canopy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 that cockpit looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Nice pit indeed! Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 5, 2023 Author Share Posted September 5, 2023 Having been informed to watch around the intake/fuselage joins...I'm kinda heading in a different direction than both the directions & Rich. We'll see how things work out. Going to build up the intakes on the lower fuselage...test fitting as I go. I did notice the forward fuselage strakes are a bit wider than the gap between the inner intake sides...so a little sanding on the strakes was performed so the fuselage doesn't have as much tension trying to push it back into the notch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Continued building out the intakes, painting the innards as I go. Another quick test fit, to make sure things aren't going sideways yet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Little dressing up of the kit seats. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 where did you get those belts from?? They look great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 4 hours ago, trickyrich said: where did you get those belts from?? They look great Strips of aluminum foil tape used for HVAC ducting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Oooo I may have to try that myself!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 Result... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 Minor step back. The rear intakes (lower) need to be fitted before the forward upper. So out those come. There were a couple ejector pin marks on the inside of the rear intakes. I don't know that they would've been visible unless you knew they were there and were looking for them...but they are getting a little filler anyways. The dry fit of the rear lower intake looked good though. I'll get these cleaned up, painted and installed. It won't be too long now before the fuselage is closed up (maybe this afternoon?). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 Rear intakes pre-assembled. And installed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 you are making quick progress on her.......even if you're assembling her in your own special way!! I am very curious on how it's all going to fit together! Don"t worry about those injector pin marks, you really can't see them in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 Landing gear needs to go on before I close up the sides, but it looks like everything is aligning ok. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Nice work!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 This is great work, the cockpit and seat looks excellent. I love how the -25 and -31 both seem to have "interesting" fit with the intakes/trunking, no matter the kit and scale! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Tidy work so far Chris. Everything looks to be coming together well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Any progress? 2 weeks... still doable!! @helios16v 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, exdraken said: Any progress? 2 weeks... still doable!! @helios16v I need to get back to this. Been trying to put some finishing touches on a P-43 (experimenting w/ weathering...and coming terribly close to ruining it). I'm hoping to have a little time off next week. Not sure if I'll make the finish line in time...but we'll see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 Been some time since I've been able to work on this. But found a little time & motivation to make a couple more steps forward. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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