1/48 ERA-3B WIP

Very nice start!  I'm looking forward to your progress.

Toshi

This is going to be one interesting project. Looking forward to more pics!

Hello Darren!

As for the markings, maybe go with the one with the red star on the tail?

Those rare converted/top secret birds are sure cool to build, but I imagine you also need "special sources" for your research - those babies kept on changing, with new antenna added every now and then and no two aircraft exactly alike - so how do you manage this?

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Looking great!

What an interesting and cool project, and well done so far .  I'm following in ernest. 

It's still sitting on my shelf looking like that. Unfortunately, school started...and then the Tamiya Tomcat came out. 

Darren, I'm currently starting the TA-3B and I have a question about the main gear and how it goes together. Is there a possiblity that I could get a better shot of the main gear legs? From the instructions, for me it's hard to tell exactly how the pieces go together. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!

Hello!

You might want to check this link out - lots of good info on the Whale. Blease be sure to scroll down and look the link farm up - there's one article devoted solely to the landing gear:

http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2010/09/mighty-skywarrior.html

Hope it helps - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

I'll see if I can get a picture of that area. The first time I built it I had the same problem. After building a couple of them, it becomes a bit clearer.

Pawel

Hello!

You might want to check this link out - lots of good info on the Whale. Blease be sure to scroll down and look the link farm up - there's one article devoted solely to the landing gear:

http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2010/09/mighty-skywarrior.html

Hope it helps - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

 

Thanks Pawel! I even have that thread bookmarked at home and didnt event think about going and looking through it. I will get my magnifiers out and see if I can get it to fit just right.

Darren, glad to know that it will make sense. I'll let ya'll know how it comes out. I probably wont get any work done on it, at least for the next week or so.