Germen V nostalgia

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Another retro-modelling project finished

Martin Oostrom I like building these old kits. Few parts, quick results. Great for getting in the groove again. But the thick and sometimes simplistic parts, not always a joy.
Nonetheless, a great job Yuri.

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Thanks Martin ... that's my aim ,,, simple and enjoyable

Roberto Rocat Beautiful subject, great work.

Łukasz Gliński Oh man, dat rivets Very cool finish mate!

Dave Flitton Still a great outcome for this "Ancient relic from the past". Good Job!!!

Julian Herrero aka Yuri Thanks mates ,,, it's all about fun

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

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