nicholassagan
sippin on gin + juice
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This is mostly an out-of-box build. Add ons include: Dreammodel pitot, Dreammodel exhaust nozzles, Dreammodel exterior PE, Eduard Zoom cockpit, Eduard canopy masks, Begemot Flanker family stencil decals, Round 2 dome base and a Quickboost corrected nose (which is slightly too large to match flush with the fuselage). I opted not to do any rivet lines on this build…so we’ll see how it looks in the end.
By and large the fit is pretty solid and tight. There were a couple of issues with the intake assemblies but those were managed with a little shaving.
I had a couple little hang ups with the cockpit assembly and the Eduard parts…I misread where to trim so it’s a little sloppy.
This was also my first attempt at the photo etch exhaust nozzles. They’re a little sloppy, too…next time they’ll be better. OR I’ll use resin replacements!!
The gear doors needed a little trimming to fit into the closed position, too.
The air brake door and the front gear door fit PERFECTLY without trimming although I had to add in some material to fill the gaps.
The external PE is awesome, too...
Pylons!
By and large the fit is pretty solid and tight. There were a couple of issues with the intake assemblies but those were managed with a little shaving.
I had a couple little hang ups with the cockpit assembly and the Eduard parts…I misread where to trim so it’s a little sloppy.
This was also my first attempt at the photo etch exhaust nozzles. They’re a little sloppy, too…next time they’ll be better. OR I’ll use resin replacements!!
The gear doors needed a little trimming to fit into the closed position, too.
The air brake door and the front gear door fit PERFECTLY without trimming although I had to add in some material to fill the gaps.
The external PE is awesome, too...
Pylons!
