MENG T-90A

[Firesmacker]

I bought this for myself during the holidays and decided that rather than let it languish in the stash, I should just build the damn thing since it ain't gonna build itself.

Start up pic:

 

[Iron Mike]

That ought to keep you busy for awhile.

 

[lupanzer]

...nice choice...one of my model wishes

:drinks

Luiz.

 

[jknaus]

Build away and I'll follow with interest. Maybe it will make me pick mine up again.
James

 

[sharkman]

Looks like it has 2 evil red eyes!!!

:evil:

 

[Sherman 18]

 

[moon puppy]

Break out the Ruskin' Green

 

[Firesmacker]

I need to run out tomorrow and grab a bottle. I have just about every shade of green imaginable but not that one

 

[Dusan]

Great choice! Amazing kit...


All the best!
Dusan.

 

[jknaus]

Hey Jeff, did your kit have poly caps for the road wheels? I cant see any in my kit.
James

 

[Firesmacker]

See my response in your thread. Mine were inside the lower hull but I see that you have the hull assembled so... :idonno

Got the lower hull done:

Next to it, you can see the spot where I dumped and almost-full bottle of Tenax a little while ago

I also cut off and cleaned the road wheels with the intention of priming them until I discovered that my can of black primer has been in the garage this whole time. Yeah, gonna have to let that sit until tomorrow and come up to something above 12 degrees...

 

[Iron Mike]

Oh, the feared Tenax dump! :pinch: I feel your pain.

Hull looks good.

 

[Firesmacker]

What's kinda funny about that is I dumped a bottle a few years ago on one of those expensive Hobbyco mats and it completely ate through the green covering. Just melted it.

I've dumped Tenax on this el-cheapo sewing mat from Hobby Lobby twice and all it did was take the paint off.

 

[Iron Mike]

It sure makes a mess. Almost as bad is coming back to the bench after working all week to find you've left the cap off. :S

 

[moon puppy]

at least it cleaned the mat a bit.

 

[jknaus]

Oops that was dumb. Sorry about that

James

 

[Firesmacker]

Um, we may have to do something about our thread names...

 

[Dave The Chef]

Good to see this one going Jeff, will be watching

 

[Firesmacker]

I was bored last night so I decided to go ahead and build the engine for this thing. I thought there were no instructions on what color to paint it and knowing that it would never be seen, I decided to grab some Chevrolet engine red, Alclad II chrome and a couple other colors and go all DETROIT MUSCLE :

Oh yeah, I also painted the road wheels:

 

[Iron Mike]

Ha,Russian hot rod! Excellent. B)