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Posted by seanrgb4 on Saturday, March 26, 2005 3:55 AM
Can i join in , am i to late ??? ,
I'm currently doing a Revell 1/32 Mig 29 , in luftwaffe markings ,
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Posted by Duke Maddog on Saturday, March 26, 2005 7:10 AM
It's up to Tankmaster, but I believe he'd tell you "Welcome! Go for it!"

Of course, your entrance fee is at least three pics of the Progress you've made to date! Wink [;)]Clown [:o)]

I have a couple more things to do on my third MiG for this Build before I get a few pics up. Should be up in a couple days.
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, March 26, 2005 9:07 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by seanrgb4

Can i join in , am i to late ??? ,
I'm currently doing a Revell 1/32 Mig 29 , in luftwaffe markings ,


Welcome!! Go for it!!!

D*mn it duke, you're making me sound predictable!!! LOL.
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Posted by seanrgb4 on Saturday, March 26, 2005 3:32 PM
cheers guys , but i got a major problem
now please dont laugh , my moniter is up the creek , i am typing this by holding a lamp close to the screen [lcd screen] ,
as soon as this is fixed i'll put up some pictures ,
but theres quite a bit done on this one anyway soon as this moniters fixed i'll be back
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Posted by Duke Maddog on Sunday, March 27, 2005 9:30 AM
Lol! Tankmaster! Yeah, you and I've been in this Group Build too long together! Big Smile [:D]

Sean, we can wait. Take your time fixing the equipment, but remember, we want to see pics! Wink [;)]Clown [:o)]
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 11:10 AM
I have the isides of the tailfins painted. I *hope* to get the base coat of fulcrum grey down today. Fulcrum grey/green camo tomorrow and then all the dark grey/black bits. And then... the mystery paint scheme touch!! (dramatic music)
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 3:54 PM
OK, I got fulcrum grey sprayed on the top, will spray it on the bottom tomorrow. Maybe I can do the grey/green camo tomorrow as well.
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Posted by yardbird78 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 5:15 PM
Pictures? Pictures? Pictures? Pictures? Pictures? Pictures? Pictures? Did I mention pictures?

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 5:16 PM
ahh yes pictures. What about them?Mischief [:-,]
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 6:22 PM
I'll post pics of the progress I have at the end of tomorrow. I'll have the bottom sprayed and maybe the camo on by then. You won't get to see the surprise paint scheme for a while yet though.
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Posted by yardbird78 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 6:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7

ahh yes pictures. What about them?Mischief [:-,]


Hey, you're almost as sarcastic as I am!

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Posted by seanrgb4 on Monday, March 28, 2005 9:21 AM
Well guys heres my progress , I think its been about 1 week working on this one
Its a Revell 1/32 Fulcrum kit

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Monday, March 28, 2005 10:03 AM
very very nice!! you're good at hand painting!!!
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Posted by yardbird78 on Monday, March 28, 2005 11:06 AM
Sean,
Your Fulcrum looks very nice, indeed. You and DukeMaddog are simply amazing to me. You accomplish more building in a week than I can in a month or two. Congratulations on a great build.

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Posted by seanrgb4 on Monday, March 28, 2005 11:17 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by yardbird78

Sean,
Your Fulcrum looks very nice, indeed. You and DukeMaddog are simply amazing to me. You accomplish more building in a week than I can in a month or two. Congratulations on a great build.

Darwin, O.F. Alien [alien]

Cheers Darwin ,
the reason for the quick build was i had a week off ,but theres still quite a bit to do on her mainley cosmetic ,
but she dosen't look too bad , this one was straight OOB ,
all i added was some seat belts , but i didn't pay too much attention to the cockpit as i wanted a closed canopy on this build ,
soon as she's finished i'll show the finished item
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Posted by waikong on Monday, March 28, 2005 12:39 PM
very nice looking fulcrum, must be a big bird at 1/32.
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Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, March 28, 2005 12:58 PM
Sean, outstanding work! It is looking grea there, keep it up.

Also, thanks Darwin, I appreciate that! Cool [8D]
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Monday, March 28, 2005 5:47 PM
Academy kit with eduard and aires. will have hi-decals decals. Right now it has base coat of fulcrum grey on top only bottom still needs to be sprayed, and then the camo and various other bits. Tell me what you think.


This one is before it was painted.


Bit of seam roughness visible here. Any ideas on how to fix it?



showing of sleek lines in this pic.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 10:14 PM
I have an Academy 1/48 mig-29 that i'll start working on in the next few days. The Cuban AF decals are in the mail. Hopefully my build will make the May deadline.
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Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, March 28, 2005 10:38 PM
Looking great so far Tankmaster! I can't see the seam issue you mentioned in the one pic, so I can't offer any suggestions. I am impressed by the way this is looking.

Lofty, looking forward to seeing your MiG. My wife was born in Cuba, so this should be interesting. BTW She's full Chinese too!

Now here's my progress on my Syrian MiG 21 from the Bekaa Valley. I got it painted and part of the canopy is on. I will clean up the seam there when it all dries. The front part of the canopy isn't on because I had to trim the instrument panel shroud before the front part of the canopy would fit. I can't believe Fujimi didn't get that right! Anyway, I took the picture while the paint was drying so I could at least show everyone my camouflage pattern:



All that is left is to paint the weapons racks, clearcoat it, decal it, and then seal it. Then I can add the weapons to it and declare it done.
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Posted by Swedish Mick on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 5:50 AM
Here are some pictures of my progress. Even if the pictures are quite bad, I think you can get the idea.
The Iraqi MiG-15:


and the Cuban MiG-23:

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Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:43 AM
Hey Mick, Those pics kinda hurt the eyes. Still, it looks like you're making great progress. That's a good idea painting the MiG 23's wings before putting them inside the fuselage. Amazing, something so simple and it never occurred to me to do it! Your work is looking great, keep it up!
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Posted by waikong on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:38 PM
good looking camo on that Mig21 there Duke.
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 7:22 PM
OK, resanded the seams, and resprayed on top, and sprayed for first time one bottom. She's gonna be ready for camo whenever I have the time... which won't be soon, probably..
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Posted by Swedish Mick on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:27 AM
Sorry 'bout the pictures, Duke! Ashamed [*^_^*] Hopefully I will manage to get better ones next time ...
I do like your MiG! I prefer "old-fashioned" and colourful camos on the aircrafts and not those newer grey-painted and low-viz ones.
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Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:34 PM
Thanks Waikong! Glad to see you still with us.

Mick, I agree about the old patterns. You gotta love a colorful airplane! I'm lookimg forward to seeing more pics of your progress.

Come on Tanky! Like Mike says, "Just Do It!" Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]Clown [:o)]Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:12 PM
Have AB'd camo. Spotted some missed spots. Will fix those tomorrow. One tailfin fell off. Dries as we speak. Tank out.
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Posted by Duke Maddog on Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:15 PM
Sounds good Tanky! Still waiting for pics, hopefully you'll have them up soon.

Meanwhile, I have completed my third MiG for this Group Build. Here is my Syrian MiG 21 ready for more combat over the Bekaa Valley:





Now, I shall take a rest from this to finish a few more builds. I'll be stopping back in occasionally to see everyone's progress. After all, I still need to see Tanky's MiG!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:42 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Duke Maddog

Sounds good Tanky! Still waiting for pics, hopefully you'll have them up soon.

Meanwhile, I have completed my third MiG for this Group Build. Here is my Syrian MiG 21 ready for more combat over the Bekaa Valley:





Now, I shall take a rest from this to finish a few more builds. I'll be stopping back in occasionally to see everyone's progress. After all, I still need to see Tanky's MiG!


that's a cool looking scheme on the fishbed. i like the colors.

i've started my 1/48 fulcrum. progress will be slow as i've recently started a new job and working 10 hours a day, which leave me very time for modeling. still early on build line as i'm still still working on the cockpit. i'm using eduard PE set + a verlinden resin seat. will post pics as soon as i've made some real progress.
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Posted by yardbird78 on Friday, April 1, 2005 2:10 AM
Nice Mig-21, Duke. Another target for the Israeli's. They seem to like Syian Fishbeds.

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