Martin Oostrom That looks like one ancient kit. Looking good so far. Don't get lost in the expansive instruction sheets....

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Yes indeed ,,, I almost got lost reading the instrutions ,,, ))) ,,, quite a rare scale ,,, I didn't know about this series from Nitto ,,, anyone can trow some light ?

Martin Oostrom Beautiful work Yuri. Well done

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Some progrees on this airliner. Decalling is almost finished. More pics to follow.

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Just finished , tomorrow I'll post some pics

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Spanjaard ,,,, oups .... I've put the decals on the window just one week

Cuajete Julian, ponlas el tiempo que haga falta hasta que dejen de estar amarillentas o hasta que el amarilleo desaparezca en gran medida. Yo las he llegado a poner hasta un mes o más, y ahora con el sol del verano la eficacia es mayor, XD
Si tienes ventanas con diferente orientación, cambia las calcas de ventana, según vaya avanzando el sol (si no, procura ponerlas en una ventana donde dé el sol más tiempo que en las otras). Esto acelerará el proceso
Otra cosa... Mejor si las pones fuera de esa bolsa para que los rayos de sol lleguen mejor. Las pones con la cara de la emulsión para afuera y las sujetas con celo desde la otra cara.
Perdón por no poner este comentario en inglés, pero lo hablo mal y me lleva mucho tiempo traducir.

Spanjaard Cuajete is suggesting ways of placing the decals to get as much sun as possible. better without the bag, and just taped to the glas.

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Gracias Cuajete ....

Łukasz Gliński @Spanjaard: Thanks for the translation. On one hand the longer time at the window makes it more probable to lose the yellow color, but on the other hand sometimes it's the glue that's yellow (or whatever what is placed between the film and the paper). I found out that sometimes keeping it bit longer in water (upon decalling of course) helps to get rid of the glue, but there's a higher risk of brittling then...

Julian Herrero aka Yuri So ,,, I did it all wrong .... inside a plastic bag for just one week .... good t know for my next retro-project

Cuajete Spanjaard, thanks for the quick translate
It would have taken me time to do it, correcting the bad translations of the Google translator.
Julian, I will wait your next retro-project

Spanjaard one is glad to be at service

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Another old kit that will come to life from my stash. I've decided not to be so strict on retro-modellling. Of course I'll avoid updating the kit with scratchbuilt items, putty and airbrush, but I'll use current paints ans tools i.e. acrylic paints and sanding sticks. Despite very bad comments on the net, I've found this kit not to be so ugly. With careful sanding I've managed to get a quit decent joints. At least for a retro-kit ...

Łukasz Gliński Respect mate for your courage

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Thanks Łukasz ... I'll keep posting ,,,, Fuelage halves have been glued and sanded ... Not that ugly ... Wings to fuelage joints seem rather good too ,,,,

Dave Flitton Nice start!!

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Some work has been done. It looks like most of the joints are much better than expected.

Björn Svedberg Really nice engine build! I'm looking forward to see the rest of the car.

Spanjaard i am in too

Tom Such a nice work.

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Tks Tom

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Finished

Spanjaard Well done!

Burkhard D Very nice! Looks like you managed to fill all the panel lines. I am almost through with that on mine

Ekki Very good.

Gustavo Antonelli Very good! Muy bueno tu Hustler, felicitaciones!!

Hanno Kleinecke Very convincing and realistic metalfinish !

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Thanks a lot for your comments ... I'll try to post some more info and pics about this model.

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Just added a couple of pictures. Saddly this model 'crash-landed' during the move to my new flat in Barcelona, so it no longer exists.

Burkhard D The books by Jay Miller are amongst the best aerospace literature I've seen. From both the modeler's and the engineer's view. His book on the Hustler is unmatched, same goes for his books on the F-16 and the U-2 in the same series (Aerograph).

Selman Yarar I like it very much

Sören Reifert Really nice

Julian Herrero aka Yuri You're right Burkhard ,,,, Jay Miller Aerofax series are a must for the serious modeller and/or enthusiast. I happen to own the whole seires from National Air Guard to A-3 and I enjoy reading them from time to time ,,, even if the subject doesn't fall into my usual preferences .... 100x100 recommended

Thomas Ehrensperger Beautiful aircraft!

Cuajete Very nice. Fantastic result. Enhorabuena, Julian!

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Christinan ... in all pictures I've found , all undercarriage doors are closed when the aircraft is on the ground.

Łukasz Gliński I can confirm the wheel bays on L-39s are closed when undercarriage is fully extended.
@Julian: Wish I could help, but I only used Gunze 308 as FS36375 on my Polish F-16C
Btw.: Who's Klaus?

Christian Lehmann Thanks Julkan and Lukasz. The cofusion arrised because of the CMK set which include a wheel well and doors for the main landing gear but none for the front wheel.

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Thanks Christian & Łukasz . Łukasz ... David Klaus wrote a very comprehensive book on colours for modelling. This very one :
SCM Book: IPMS Color Cross-Reference Guide (IPMS Color Cross-Reference Guide)

David Andrs Julian: The match via Ultimate Model Paint Guide says: H308 is FS36375, H325 is FS36440. Hope that helps.

Łukasz Gliński Thx Julian for the info, but I see this book seems quite old

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Łukasz , the book is old , but still a very good and useful reference for colour information

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Thanks folks ... I'll go for H308 which happens to be in my stash

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Mil Mi-6 walkaround in Riga
yuri

Josu Arévalo This can't possibly be the one you were sanding in the bathroom years ago when we first met!!!!!

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Yes it is... the very same "monster"

Josu Arévalo Hohohoho, never thought I would ever see it built!! Good job!

P J Great album – I can see you did quite a lot of work to improve the basic kit parts!

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Alexander , I've sjut come across notes I took when building this kit. The log should read
Tyumen Avia Trans in cyrilic ,,,, but I guess I was wrong

Alexander G. Julian, i guess you mean this one:

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Тюмень АВИА Транс

Yeah, it looks kinda similar but then again it is not. It is difficult for a "non-cyrillic" person to distinguish the letters from a blurry photography. Is it really beyond repair after the crash?

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Yes,,,, that very chopper . Saddly is beyond repair.Anyway as you can see , the model is quite "imaginative" and is not very accurate. I've bought a 1/144 kit from Eastern Express . If I can get some light about the lettering , may be this will be the deco chosen.