Made In USSR GB

Yep it's from the kit. It also has some nice detail on the walls but you wont see any of  it once the canopy is on tho.

The 302 on the other hand has no detail on the inside just a seat,  they could have put a generic pit in there but they didnt.

Amodel kits are really rare here , lately out of mine see a good number of these

*** kits to build but subject he propose i really like

Your two subject too Khalee2

For the putty stage, main rule is to glue main parts (in this case fuselage and wings ,you can leave out the orizontal rudders for now) and after glue dry ,put the putty.

Pay attention to if you use both glue and putty from tamiya, i see a cases that not dry glue react with putty and melt plastic in a bad way.

In some cases putty is not needed, but just sandpaper needed; but sure there is needed

The cockpit of sukhoi is from the kit? it seems good detailed

Double-plus good!!  I've never seen either of those.  This GB is an education for me in more ways than one!

And here is where I am at with the SU-1

Question should I putty the seams first before adding the wings or after?

Also Should I put the bottom wing on first then the tops or put the tops on then put the wing on after.

the bottom part is not glued yet as I'm not sure how to do it at this point.

Well here are the two kits I will do for this build they got here today Hope I did this right.

The Amodel 1/72 scale SU-1 prototype

And here is the I-302

MAJ Mike

bsyamato:  Looking very good.  You have an eye for detail.

just one right eye is lazy

bsyamato:  Looking very good.  You have an eye for detail.

ka-18 updates 

added a "presumed" instruments panel on the canopy celing

and gluing it and the canopy to tehe rest with white glue (need to buy crysta clear or something like that)

also glued other pieces and tamiya putty on.

The semi-tube piece on the top needed to be re-shapen, pictures of real show as the original pieces are wrong.

then i did first layer of humbrol 140 as primer. 

lots of work and more putty needed to adjust the new canopy with fuselage

Also started the terrain for the kamov rural diorama

Used a sort of clay spread with hands and textured with a brushtooth.

This night will work again on it

MAJ Mike

bsyamato:   Thanks for the kind words.  Mini-Manny does what he does.  I can exercise no control over him.

whow! an a.i. action figure

About pictures i also use flash to reduce the time with camera in hand and macro option.

Mine is a z981 kodak but one of latest coolpix from nikon at low price probably have manual settings and macro .... and better image quality

jrb53, good start and nice save on that sick hole.   

As to the photos, I use a dedicated macro lens on my camera (Nikon D700) to get my close ups.  As bsyamato said, manual controls are very helpful in getting the right exposure.

bsyamato:   Thanks for the kind words.  Mini-Manny does what he does.  I can exercise no control over him.

jrb53

How do you guys get those photos to come out so crisp?  Mine look like crap.

Started the BMP tonight and found some "battle damage."  Looks like it took a hit just above the rear door.  And since it appears to have been an ejector pin punching through, I tried a piece of sprue for a plug.  Seems like it might hold.

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Also drilled out holes through the teeth of the drive sprockets, there are only 54 of them.  I had noticed this in some BMP photos and I was afraid someone would flame me if I left them solid.  I tried to show the comparison in  a photo, but it was one of the really crappy ones.  The idler wheels were no problem.  I also distressed the roadwheels a little and put a few chips on the edges.  Below is the result of tongiht's labor.  I know, it doesn't seem like much, but I spent half my time looking for my old tools.

 

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just now see a finnish bmp on a tv show during coffee refuelling

For pictures a minimum of decent camera is needed, hi-tech prices (at least in europe) comes now at low prices. If you can use manual settings are best. What you use to take pictures?

Mike good progress on the 62 it look pretty good with flat black

pay attention to the manny no-action figure seems not in scale

jrb:

1 -- photos, just lucky; any skill I exhibit in either kit building or photography is a result pf luck.

2 -- Looks like you've solved your problem very well, I'd have never thought of that.

3 -- looking forward to more WIP photos; I've got a couple of BMP's in the 25 year stash, almost built one for this GB, but changed my mind.

Cheers!

How do you guys get those photos to come out so crisp?  Mine look like crap.

Started the BMP tonight and found some "battle damage."  Looks like it took a hit just above the rear door.  And since it appears to have been an ejector pin punching through, I tried a piece of sprue for a plug.  Seems like it might hold.

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Also drilled out holes through the teeth of the drive sprockets, there are only 54 of them.  I had noticed this in some BMP photos and I was afraid someone would flame me if I left them solid.  I tried to show the comparison in  a photo, but it was one of the really crappy ones.  The idler wheels were no problem.  I also distressed the roadwheels a little and put a few chips on the edges.  Below is the result of tongiht's labor.  I know, it doesn't seem like much, but I spent half my time looking for my old tools.

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MAJ Mike

These GB's force me out of my comfort zone to try new things.  I'm glad Ozzman set this up.

Amen, brother!  

You've recommended Tamiya Clear Smoke before.  I really must try it.  I'm going to let the Russian Armor Green set for another evening and tomorrow try some lighter mixes applied over the upper surfaces.

These GB's force me out of my comfort zone to try new things.  I'm glad Ozzman set this up.

Thanks for the props, but I'm not too happy with the paint right now- I had put down flat black along all of the major panel lines, and then started to add the green in very light passes inside the lines with the intent of getting those lovely dark areas on the lines and nada for the effort.  I might as well just blast it with one wet coat and get the same result....   hopefully I can regain that effect with Tamiya Clear Smoke once I get all of the decals on... 

Stretched sprue- I've never had any luck with that, so I use stiff wire instead.  Hopefully you'll get a better result.

Aber Naturlich, mein Feldmarshall, Entschuldigung Sie Mir!

Dre

Mike, is the small turret antenna bent?   Kinda looks that way in the top pic.   I usually break something off during the painting- that MiG's antenna has been glued back twice now....lucky I found it the second time.  Still gotta find the tail wheel, which went MIA sometime on Saturday.

Isn't Herr Feldmarschall historically out of place?

The Feldmarshall stands where he wishes.

Re the antenna -- I was going to replace it with stretched sprue later on.

Your MiGis looking very good.  Thanks for the feedback.

Mike, is the small turret antenna bent?   Kinda looks that way in the top pic.   I usually break something off during the painting- that MiG's antenna has been glued back twice now....lucky I found it the second time.  Still gotta find the tail wheel, which went MIA sometime on Saturday.

Isn't Herr Feldmarschall historically out of place?

T-62A progress:

Not proceeding as fast as I might on this.  No specific reason.  Here's some photos of model primed in flat black.

Will follow with Model Master Russian Armor Green thinned 50/50.

The flat black doesn't lend itself to photos.  The MM Russian Armor Green is a really nasty green,  I think I'll try a 50/50 mix with MMTan and apply it to the upper surfaces of the model.  Maybe that will simulate some weathering and dust.

Thanks for looking.

Jeff, that is going to look so cool- I've never done a biplane myself.

Bsyamato, no, they're just dry-fitted for to photo.  They'll be painted the easy way, no worries.

good progress Dre then you put wheels on the t-34 before to paint it  (i see others doing so) ?  Little strange for me

How paint upper inside part of wheels?

Magnificent choice Jeff ! How is the ICM kit? This brand have lots of intresting subjects for me but never buy ICM kits till now

Wohoo, I'm in!  These are my first pictures on this forum, so hopefully I performed the correct incantations.

Here's what I'm building:

It's so dainty!

I really like the box art, so I'm going to try and build it as close to that as I can.  According to the text, this is "The second prototype of I-5 -- the personal aircraft of Red Army Air Force Chief J. Alksnis, 1931".  I think it's this guy's aircraft:  Yakov Alksnis

Too bad the kit did not include a pilot figure.  

--Jeff

It's never too late! I put you on the list 

Welcome to the new-comers to this GB and an update on my Made in the USSR product line...

I got a new compressor- a reasonably priced, but LOUD Campbell-Hausfeld 1 gallon pancake job from Wally-World- it's a step up from my old one as I can now control the output psi with a greater degree of accuracy.  So that means that I got the basic paint on my MiG 3 today ;- topside is a blend of MM acrylic Medium Green and Olive Drab, and then lightened a touch for shading, which didn't show up... I can't decide if I want to go back and add more tonal variation or not.  Underside is um....  RLM 78.   A/C panel shading is still a mystery to me- it seems that a heavy hand is better than a deft touch when doing this.

I got all of the assembly completed to the T-34/76 today, so it is ready for painting.  I'll add a set of Friuls as I don't much care for MagicTracks.   I used the bare minimum of kit-supplied PE as I was speed-building this one.  I still can't believe that this kit is DML and not Tamiya for the ease of assembly.

So that's all for now, I don't know what I'll get done this week as I'm on the late shift and have to go the dragstrip all of Friday and Saturday.

Thanks ozzman for cranking up this GB.  The WIP from the group are really impressive (and intimidating for a beginner like me). 

Is it too late to join theparty?  I'm finishing up a 1/72 Il-2 Sturmovic (pics on the way in another thread) and next on the block is a 1/72 I-5 biplane from ICM.  If it's not too late, I'll post some box 'n' sprue shots tonight.  I hope to start the build this weekend.

Cheers,

--Jeff

Bsyamato, that's such a cute 'copter!   Your scratch work continues to amaze me.

An ESCI kit?  Wow, I haven't seen those in a while, good luck!

Milairjunkie

bsyamato;

Some mighty fine scratch work going on for such a small subject!

Have the passengers just been to MacDonalds - Macdonalds or have they been to the King?

a similar case as cuba cigar in usa  

bsyamato;

Some mighty fine scratch work going on for such a small subject!

Have the passengers just been to MacDonalds - Macdonalds or have they been to the King?

Great starts here!!

jrb53 long time not see an original Esci box

Lots of veichles now here. Hope to get one little somenthing in 1/72 before GB end.

A little resume of the ka-18 with last updates , just yesterday closed the fuselage.

complete box pieces

the giant

sprues in detail, a pure short run kit (ok , surely better than old aeroclub short kits)

one of rotors glued, at least the plastic work good with tamiya plastic glue and the rotor have good bendind tollerance.

four seat helicopter he is, i will modify all seats in height and detail it.

control tail surfaces, these pieces not too bad, only lots of attention on sandig and gluing in right place. original pins need to be modified with better holes

partial cockpit finished

i'll put the helo in a rural diorama, used the only type of civilian i have, preiser 1/87 figures .

in a first time i was convinced to use original ip, but one of few pictures that you can find on the web is about the ip, Wrong, then scratch the new with 3 layer of plastic

Original controls replaced

the top control stic is just wrapped with a tape piece and fixed with ca glue

Even for the clear i convinced to use original piece, but after various try with a candle and clear plastic sheet the new piece is really better than original

original on the left

and the new one with structure scribbed, really clear the difficult will be on fix it with some glue.

latest updated , figures finished and gluing the fuselage

under tape pressure after gluing... proportion with mig-31 are really ***!

lots of putty probably needed

that's all for now