Hey Guys. A tractor? That is awesome and a first for Weekend Madness! Lots of great builds here. It seems to get better every year! Thanks Lewbud for hosting this event. I look forward to it every year. When I'm at the LHS rooting through the "bargain bins" I find myself thinking.........Could this be done in 48 hrs.? Always an honor to sniff glue with you guys for a month or so every year!
Unfortunately for me, without an airbrush that I can trust at the moment, I fear that I am done with Weekend Madness for this year. Just ordered two new brushes ( Merry Christmas to me ) so I should be back in business very quickly and may find my way over to the CAS group build. Shameless plug intended . Again, great work guys!
With regards to the L-39, I had previously mentioned the landing gear. The box art has great reference photos of the gear bays to help you detail the kit. Then this is what the kit gives you.
P1012048 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr
That's right. Three little holes to stick the gear legs into. I know the L-39 is usually all closed up on the ground and actually has two sets of gear bay doors for FOD reasons but a little more than old Aurora type gear would have been appreciated. The rest of the kit needed some work and was fun to put together. The decals were among the best that I have ever encountered. Overall this kit needed more time than I had and I would not likely choose an MPM kit for Madness again at least not in 48 scale. Whatever picture you like for the front page Lewbud.
P1012047 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr
P1012045 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr
P1012044 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr
Till next year guys
Happy New Year and see you in the forums!