Recent content by al49

Very,very nice job!!!!

More w.i.p. pictures. Plints shown in these pictures are those included in the kit. I will replace them with those manufactured by Reskit, with nuch better details.

Hi everybody! After some time I post some more w.i.p. pictures. First chaff dispensers grid printed on transparent paper and glued in place, then tail details and finally windsheld wipers.

Then I dedicated some time to details like the main rotor where I added those cables running on the top, and the cannon. The rotor was the last part I looked after before going to the hospital for heart surgery on February 8. I was back home after a month.

Next step: painting the yellow "V" on the rear body:

I just a picture of those tanks painted with the underside color.

Next step was to glue the fins and paint them, unfortunately I lost the relevent pictures as well!

Unfortunately I lost all pictures taken during priming session as well as first base color, so I show what followed next:

Next all these cable-cutters, plus various antennas and other details were glued in their respective position.

Hi everybody, let me continue, after a ten days pausa due to various reasons. One of above pictures shows a cable cutter on the cockpit roof. This has been a little project as well. Started first on the internet to search for good pictures to refer to. Based on what I found, I started drawing...

Next was to overcome one of kit shortcomings: there were no rivets all around windows and this wasn't correct! I solved using 3d decals and, again, a lot of patience.

Hello! One more step forward was a new challenge: cut the transparent cabin plastic to separate right end windows with the goal to leave them open. I used a rotary tool, hold by a support and my free hands, as steady as I could. Result came out not too bad, witha few little rework to be done at...

Sorted out, at least for the time being, the issue regarding drop tanks, I spent some time on the office. Dials are from decals while safety belts are home made. All those pictures have been taken aprox one year ago. More to follow soon.

When I feeled satisfied with my job, I covered it with liquid putty and, once dry, I sanded it smooth. My master was ready, but there was a problem: this tank is nearly 65 mm in lenght and I thought it was too long for a single print, therefore I I cut my master in two an I made two silicon...

Hi, many thanks for your comments! One more steps concerns an other big challenge (at least for me): how to make new a uxiliary tanks that aren't included in the kit. Again, based on pictures, I made a drawing and from it I tackled this job. First I provided a wooden rod of suitable diameter and...