Just awful....when kits go wrong.

[Darkhorse]

Trumpeter is supposed to be doing a 1/35th Ka-52, so that is something to look forward to. I also picked up their Kamov naval helicopter with the double rotors.
Damn! that 1/35th Hind looks just as good up close!

I'd like the 1/48 Helix, but I'm looking very hard at the "spinner" from Blade Runner as well as the Trumpeter 1/16 T-72, imagine a diorama with a 1/16 T-72 and 1/35 Hind together! The Hind is earmarked for an Afghanistan diorama down the track...

 

[moon puppy]

we don't have model shows here at all LOL.....all I ever get is "that's nice, dear"

My best hope on that front is if she can see what I was intending to do.

 

[Darkhorse]

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Yeah, I hear you cobber!
Aircraft are not my strong point, I'm mostly a vehicle builder, but I have a real soft spot for helicopters and I adore the Hind, I got to fly in one in Serbia/Bosnia a couple of times........LOL what I would give to own one or maybe a KA-52 Alligator LOL

If you can, get the AK book on the Hind, it is great, but sadly out of print

 

[Bugatti Fan]

I flew in a Mil8 once when Malta Airways used them as a short haul ferry between Malta and Gozo.
The experience was shall we say 'interesting' !
They were rapidly taken out of service when Malta became part of the EU. (Along with all the vintage buses)
Tourists loved the old buses, but locals thought they were crap and glad to see a new fleet of Arriva buses replace them.

 

[Steve Ski]

Well, nothin to be ashamed about showing us your efforts to clean up garbage, but you're doing pretty good. I commend you for stickin with it. It's kinda like some of my outside projects, I get halfway thru it and wonder why I started it, only to realize it's not gonna get done lookin at it, HA! Keep at it, you're doing good as far as I can see from here.

Ruck On, Bby!

 

[Darkhorse]

Thanks for the support fellas, latest report...
It has gone from awful to OMFG....... put the canopy on it last night and what can I say? The fit was ghastly, had to resort to spot glue and tons of putty!
I took some photos but it is so ghastly, that I have seen three year old's do better!
Really questioning if I will keep modelling after this, aircraft anyway.....just stick with military and scifi, having a close look at the "spinner car" from "Bladerunner", you would have to light that up as it is mandatory LOL!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Some kits are garbage or have garbage parts. I had a 1/72 Dragon Do335 night fighter I built for the Micro Modeler Month several years ago. For the most part it fit together...
except for....
The Canopy!
It was in 3 parts as it had blisters on the sides. Carefully glued it together so there would be no glue marks. Then went to attach it to the model. The front and sides matched just fine. The whole back did not match up with the fuselage even close. It wasn't that there was a gap, but the sides of the canopy bulged out wider than the fuselage that it was supposed to mate up with. I carefully filed the sides down to match up with the fuselage, then polished them. I did the painting a bit different as it was kind of a bird cage frame. I masked off frames and did whole long lines rather than do little squares. It took a bit longer but gave a really good looking frame on the canopy. It can be done. Sometimes you just have to step back from it and ponder for a little while to figure out how to fix it.

I have a Ju87A kit that I have been building and modding off and on for about 11 years. I run into a big pain in the can part and finally get tired and put it away for a bit again. Yeah I "could" have built it out of the box like I am sure most people have done, but I kept finding things that just did not make sense. After doing a LOT of research, I was able to fix and improve most of the wrong stuff. What stalled it the last time was the rear canopy. I have been pondering on it for a bit.

You can look it over Here - a Ju87A Stuka in 1/32 scale

You can do it, and even so-so kits can be a good learning experience. You learn more from fixing mistakes and figuring out "HOW" to fix the mistakes than you ever will just building it. Don't get me wrong, a straight build is always nice, but a properly "fixed" build gives a whole different level of accomplishment and confidence. Keep at it and keep posting. We are here to help. Make use of our experience as it sure beats doing the head on the wall thing by yourself.

 

[Darkhorse]

I think I will put this on the shelf as is and may come back to it sometime afterwards....