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Ratch · Posted: Sat 13 Dec 2008 16:10 pm Post subject:

Nice work

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walrus · Posted: Sat 13 Dec 2008 17:06 pm Post subject:

i am starting to think i need to sdd this to the "which Airfix kits would you like to be re-released" thread

nice to see you up and running again Mark!

Badwolf · Posted: Sat 13 Dec 2008 22:08 pm Post subject:

Making good progress there Mark. Glad to see you're feeling better and back to modelling.

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daniel7891 · Posted: Sun 14 Dec 2008 09:08 am Post subject:

Good work there Mark. Glad to see your on the mend
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Richard M · Posted: Sun 14 Dec 2008 10:08 am Post subject:

Coming along nicely, always good to get the fuselage together - it starts to look like an aeroplane at that point.
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stukaman · Posted: Mon 22 Dec 2008 02:45 am Post subject:

Thanks for all the kind words.

Wings attached:

So far so good. A bit of minor filling and sanding required on the wing-fuselage joint.

-Mark
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feanor · Posted: Mon 22 Dec 2008 07:45 am Post subject:

Ayup Mark...

Coming together mate...

Nice one...

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Jamesy · Posted: Wed 24 Dec 2008 16:58 pm Post subject:

Ayup Stukaman... I'm building the SMER issue of this kit. What colour did you use for the cockpit?
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stukaman · Posted: Wed 24 Dec 2008 23:24 pm Post subject:

Hi Jamesy,

The instructions call for H27 (Sea Grey), which I couldn't find the Model Master equivalent to.

I was positive the correct interior color should have been a Green-Grey color. This was based on my memory of one pic I had seen, thou I cannot recall where & when, I saw this pic, if indeed it existed at all.

So I mixed Panzer Grey with Euro Dark Green and got the exact color I was after. It's just a pity every MiG17 interior pic I've seen since is a Grey-blue color.

hmmm I probably haven't been much help to you have I?

-Mark
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stukaman · Posted: Sun 28 Dec 2008 12:15 pm Post subject:

NOOOOOO!
I have a tail sitter!

Thought I had put in enough lead sinkers, but obviously not.
Looks like I'll have to squeeze more lead in the front wheel bay.
Not a happy boy today.

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stukaman · Posted: Wed 31 Dec 2008 05:48 am Post subject:

The current state:
wheels added, partially armed, painted

I didn't have much problems with brushing the silver paint & I was wondering what all the fuss was about. hmmmm maybe I'm just the 'Silver Paint King'.
Then I tried applying a second coat.

I quickly decided it looks good enough with a single coat of paint.

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feanor · Posted: Wed 31 Dec 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

Ayup Stukaman...

MMMMMM... nice progress...

C'mon, get Decalling!
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jhl1908 · Posted: Wed 31 Dec 2008 13:10 pm Post subject:

Looking good, Stukaman.

All the best from Jesper.

Svake · Posted: Wed 31 Dec 2008 14:10 pm Post subject:

You have made a nice Mig-17! Shall be Russian?

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stukaman · Posted: Wed 31 Dec 2008 14:57 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys

Badwolf · Posted: Wed 31 Dec 2008 21:58 pm Post subject:

Looking good! Did you undercoat the model or paint the silver directly onto bare plastic?
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stukaman · Posted: Thu 01 Jan 2009 06:49 am Post subject:

TimJ · Posted: Fri 02 Jan 2009 13:03 pm Post subject:

Looking good stukaman.

I feel less worried about painting my Lightning after seeing your MiG.
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Jamesy · Posted: Sun 11 Jan 2009 15:18 pm Post subject:

Ayup Stukaman...

I've just discovered mine's a tailsitter too!

What did you do to rectify yours?
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Hangartime · Posted: Mon 12 Jan 2009 03:47 am Post subject:

Very good indeed - I added a pilot sitting on a piece of lead as well as putting some in the nose. I see you sorted out the 2 tails - I didn't know why but it's now obvious they're different. Just out of interest - what scale is written at the top of your instructions? Mine said it was 1/24!
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