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Post by wing_nut on Dec 15, 2016 14:22:13 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 15, 2016 18:14:39 GMT -5
Amazing!!! I still remember when my boys stood up for the first time... many many many moons ago.
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Post by Tojo72 on Dec 16, 2016 6:59:06 GMT -5
Beautiful finish,you made basic gray look good.
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 16, 2016 9:38:28 GMT -5
Thanks Andy. And for the "I'm gettin' old!" statement... I got to see my grandson do that this year.  Thanks Anthony. I really need to do something with some color fr the next one. I feel like I have dog vision. |
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Post by mrt51 on Dec 16, 2016 10:08:53 GMT -5
Looking pretty sharp!
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 17, 2016 8:24:09 GMT -5
Thanks "51"
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Post by Leon on Dec 17, 2016 8:47:53 GMT -5
That looks fantastic Marc!  |
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Post by dupes on Dec 17, 2016 8:56:36 GMT -5
That landing gear setup still weirds me out. How the hell does it work??
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Post by bbrowniii on Dec 17, 2016 10:03:17 GMT -5
I'm with dupes on this...when I saw that gear setup, I was a bit taken aback. Those Ruskies sure do have interesting engineering.
Great work thus far, Marc.
Did you break into triple digits on the decals yet or is it still making you break out in cold sweats (if that is the case, the proper treatment is two bourbons....and then two more... 😆)
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 18, 2016 8:40:39 GMT -5
Thanks fellas. Landing gear is for sure strange. No rules say wheels have to be side by side. In this case they fold forward but I got a feeling that it just simply wouldn't have fit with the wheels side by side if they went in either direction due to some internal structure harder to change. You know that whole necessity is the mother of invention thing  Boyd, WAY over the 300 mark. The 4 R-60 missiles, 1.5 inches each, had 108 decals by themselves. That got reduced by using only the ones the were visible by the human eye. And I went the double martini route. Worked just fine |
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Post by wouter on Dec 18, 2016 10:49:44 GMT -5
One of the coolest Soviet planes ever. Great work - as usual - there Marc! Lovely stuff!
Cheers
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 18, 2016 11:06:49 GMT -5
Hey Wout! Thanks buddy.
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Post by Wes on Dec 19, 2016 1:35:38 GMT -5
Nicely done Marc.
She looks very mean.
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Post by TRM on Dec 19, 2016 7:11:30 GMT -5
Nicely done Marc! Great to see her standing on her own three feet! She's a beauty!! |
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 19, 2016 10:54:35 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 19, 2016 11:01:47 GMT -5
You nailed it! Just noticed the streaks on the tail fins... amazing work! Glad you are having a great year!
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Post by dupes on Dec 19, 2016 13:02:50 GMT -5
Landing gear is for sure strange. No rules say wheels have to be side by side. I was thinking more for during the actual landing process - the two back wheels are taking the weight of the entire plane, which obviously is heavy enough to need four rear wheels. Awesome finish buddy! This thing looks stellar. |
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 19, 2016 16:10:02 GMT -5
Andy, Marc... thanks guys.
The wheels pivot like on an the larger airliners so the back wheels can hit the ground and actually not take the full weight the of jet.
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Post by chromdome35 on Dec 19, 2016 16:24:49 GMT -5
I've never built a model of an aircraft in my life...If I were to build one, I'd be tickled pink if it came out half as nice as this one.
Beautiful work!!!
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Post by Leon on Dec 19, 2016 16:28:41 GMT -5
Awesome finish on this beauty Marc! |
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Post by dupes on Dec 19, 2016 18:20:44 GMT -5
The wheels pivot like on an the larger airliners so the back wheels can hit the ground and actually not take the full weight the of jet. Ahhhhh...gotcha. Should this be going into the December MoM? |
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Post by bbrowniii on Dec 19, 2016 18:34:44 GMT -5
Wow-sers!!
That is a thing of beeee-oooo-teee!!
Well done wing_nut.
Go ahead and triple up the martinis in celebration of this one. You've earned it!!
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Post by TRM on Dec 19, 2016 19:32:00 GMT -5
That is a fine looking bird Marc! Congrats on getting it over the finish line this year!! |
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Post by mrversatile on Dec 20, 2016 11:37:36 GMT -5
Hell of a finish, Mark. I really like how the finish came out. What did you use for the pink weatherstripping on the canopy?
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Post by wbill76 on Dec 24, 2016 12:54:22 GMT -5
Excellent way to cap things off for the year Marc, nicely done!
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 24, 2016 23:32:46 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Gil the pink seals are Furball decals
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Post by george on Dec 25, 2016 12:22:36 GMT -5
Nice sharp finish!
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