LetLetLet ~ Warplanes
Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on May 21, 2019, 11:20:07 AM
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There is various way how people start building, someone just pick kit from stash and star build, someone first look for list of missing material, someone check out technical database and I have first take a look where I will put this one!!! This is huge kit and still it is small scale, 1/144, just can imagine what this will be in any other larger scale. This is test sample so no box.
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Mrija is legendary airplane, built for the Buran project many years ago and today is probably most busiest cargo plane on planet!! It is pleasant to see that Revell shoose it as subject for work. Kit details is excellent and for the first look, instructions is good. There is four options how this can be built, I choose the one with closed cargo nose and landing gear down.
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Parts are more or less good shaped, only some need some extra work or finger pressure to set it perfect in place. For the first time ever I test Citadel surfacer and I am definitely impress with quality!!!
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What is more likely is that it come fast into shape, just after one day, it is with fuselage, wings and tail!!!
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Huge bird indeed I have seen one in 1/72 scale..... Nice progress mate, and a lot of space will be needed to display it when done
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Interresting!!!
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I've only seen this machine fly once, and I will never forget it! Watching the landing gear work reminds me of a centipede!!
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So situation is as seen, most of the external large elements made but problem is that one part was not completely mold so it will need extra work. In this moment I close this hole with epoxy filler and tomorrow will be day for sanding this part, fill with another type of filler, sanding again and after all engraving some panels. I did not include front ring and fan on engines as well it will be more easy to paint it separately and put in position at very end.
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Lot of work but good progress
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Engine is repaired somehow and few parts remained to be addf and it can go into painting ;)
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Your repair on the engine cowl is somewhat like repairs we do on the real thing, only we only deal in small areas!!!!
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So I did all scaled :))
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Excellent work!
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Thank you :))
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Last assembly work done today and it get a coat of surfacer. Some additional surface polishing will be done before I start apply white paint.
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So many wheels...
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Few days just to complete all of them :))
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Day spent in painting white
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Looks great !
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looks excellent !
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:) :-razz
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I have finally completed metal edges and next step is decals.
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Nice!
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A gleaming monster!
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Monster indeed, good job my friend !
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Thanks :)) and final color at bottom, light blue. So, decals can be started ;)
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The real monster; photographed at the Paris Airshow in 1989 with the Buran space-shuttle on top.
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And I am still not sure where I will store it after finish it... your photo is excellent, Soviet era pattern :))
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This is set of photos I use as reference in apply decals here
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superb photos !
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Thanks :))
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Last stage of work is not without problems, first big is decals, front decal, which start from nose, have wrong shape, it have to be more wavy shape, it have to almost touch text above and go just under two probes on fuselage side. It is almost strait line. Other problems is with wheels, they are made that one wheel have shaft and another have hole, joined together, they made double wheel. One wheel on main landing gear have no cast this shaft and non of the nose wheel have shaft.
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Somehow I have complete it and here you are images. Real problem is to make space just to make photo of it...
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This is a fantastic build, mate! Glad you've been able to correct all the small problems with such a huge kit, but now you'll have to build a new room just to display such monsters!!
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Thank you :)) i think I will display it hanged, not so good but there is only available space
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Splendid! Love that bird!!!
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Thank you :))
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Looks amazing my friend, white is not easy to spray, well done !
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Thank you :))
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:)) :)) :))
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Well done !
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Thanks :))
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:-ok
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Excellent!
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Thank you :))