Robber Penguin What exactly do you mean by "Tamiya-mode"? Easy assembly? Nope)

Slavo Hazucha Hehe, I did not assemble any of the new Zvezdas yet... Seen some open in a store & the molds & details looked like nothing before from that corner... But if it´s great detail that only needs to be filed away due to fit issues, I´ll pass...

Robber Penguin I didn't try to say they have awful fitting, just that their engineering isn't as good as their 3d-models. Like on isu-152 1/72 model: great details, but wheels won't come on their positions without sanding, they call it "snap-title kit for beginners". Or gray plastic, that I find rather soft.
In case of Yak-130, I can name such things like "unpolished right wing" where I can see surface like ladder, and "overdetailing of wing bays" those you can't show fully open like on late 1/48 model. So, I must sand that right wing and I'll lose some panel lines that aren't very pronounced (
Anyway, for its money it's a good deal anyway) You can try 1/100 models, they have great details and price for this scale! (Well, except tracks)
Also they said that on su-57 panellines will be more pronounced, so I'm waiting to see it in model shop, on last su-30 they were worse than on su-33(

Robber Penguin Pilots were painted and glued on positions. I added some lines and circles to monitors, now time to cover cockpit with matt varnish and glue canopy. As for explosive cord.... I couldn't painted it, I tried to paint it by 0 brush, and remove excess paint with toothpick, but that wasn't effective. In the end I had to bathe a canopy in Pledge to hide scratches I made.

Holger Kranich Oh thats a nice and interesting kit/build! I´ll take a seat!

Bryn Crandell Interesting build. Impressed with the intake trunking as well. Is there a kit out there that doesn't have a fit issue? I have yet to build one that didn't require putty and sanding. Can't wait to see paint go down on this one.

Robber Penguin No fit issue? Spitfire Mk.IXc (Work in progress) | Album by rPenguin (1:48) photos 17 and 18. And that's it. Like an easy walk.

Bryn Crandell You weren't kidding. Okay so there a few unicorns out there. LOL

Peter Hardy Hi Mate, nope, didn't get a PM. Maybe we should be mates and then there won't be a reoccurrence of the problem! Thanks for the link. Kerry would be looking over my shoulder when I build this as he has has his published in Scalemodeller. Mine is an early production too, got it cheap when first released and put it away until my skills improved. I have built the AFV T34 with full interior but it was heavily weathered. My KT will be straight from the factory and with cut outs. Scary stuff but I have a plan!

Kerry COX This TAKOM series of the King Tiger really is an opportunity for so many ways of showing what they consisted of and I was tempted to build the 'shell' as a stand alone unit, but have the turret internals as a static display in it's self along with the engine on a work stand situation that could all be one big display piece in it's own right. It's been good to see what you have done with yours, a most enjoyable build.
Cheers.

Robber Penguin It`s great, when you have a friend and can give advices each other.
Just completed viewing Kerry`s KingTiger. He was cheating, he had a spare Tiger for mistakes in surgery
Takom did a great model for beginner like me, but in case of Porsche turret version, was little lazy to correct some differences.

Peter Hardy He always cheats like that! Very suspicious character!

Kerry COX Busted. Jeez, I can never get away with a damb thing any more. Grrrrr. LOL hahahaha
But wait till you see what I did with the second kit Robber.
I will be competing with both of them at this years QMHE in Brisbane.
But you wont see it here until after the comp.

Bryn Crandell Oh lord. The detail....overwhelmed.....feeling light headed.....walk towards the light. Absolutely amazing. May have to invest in one of these. Looking good so far.

Robber Penguin Hey, bcrandell , you can also check my friend's KT with Henshel turret from Meng! King Tiger | Album by Angidridor (1:35)
But it's more complicated.

Robber Penguin Did I forget about the tiger? No. Are my flippers crooked? Yes.

Robber Penguin Nice details for 1/72 kit, almost 150 details. I want them to create F or D modification in this scale, should be great without thickk skirts.

Robber Penguin Need a final layer of white.

Robber Penguin I did some tests with acrylic paste and sodium bicarbonate, the result is quite good, but needs some darkening.

Olivier Bicarbonate ? For the snow ?

Robber Penguin Yes, paste for volume, soda for texture.

Olivier Thanks for the tip.

Stefan Schacht nice start, i take a seat.

Robber Penguin You are welcome!

Robber Penguin First color finished. This time Ammo Mig layed down bad. Anyway, I want to compare different styles on highlights, so there will be more comparasions with Pz H.

Patrick Hagelstein Cool! I just received the Zvezda kit in the mail, so I will follow this build with interest.

Robber Penguin Greed color was added. There will be highlights and brown also.

Łukasz Gliński Nice colours, following

Patrick Hagelstein Looking at the pictures, it seems the outer road wheels stick out quite a bit. Is that because you're still working the paint job or is that how the kit is designed?

Robber Penguin Yep, they are not fully placed on their place so I can easy remove them and place tracks. [img1]
Actually, all other wheels' pieces are not glued, except long pieces between each other

Patrick Hagelstein OK! Gotcha!

Robber Penguin Another "fast" project for painting practice. Well, soft plastic definately worsens all small Zvezda`s kits. Wings need smoothing and the panel line are shallow. There are problems with decals too, good it almost wasn`t affecting the chosen variant.

scalemates

Hans Robben One of the few words I could understand should read contribute, not contibute

Robber Penguin Double fixed)

Hans Robben Now it reads conribute

Hans Robben Third time is a charm

Robber Penguin As I thought, final assembly is difficult and needs putty. I hope, that this project won`t repeat my la-5fn build`s fate.

Robber Penguin It remains to paint the tracks and small parts. But for now, I need to order paper for decals.

Chris Greathouse I'm on for the ride! This car is up there in my wish list

Robber Penguin Wish me luck! Clear varnishes are still hard for me to handle. But I`m not sure, that this car is really mirror shiny. I thought about satin finish, but maybe it`s time to try candy effect? Is it possible to reach it with water-based acryclics?

Peter Hardy Dear Dishonest Penguin, find me a chair and beer, I'm here for the duration!

Robber Penguin Wellcome, Peter!
I saw your builds of bikes, all these photoetched gears and chains.. brrr

Tim Heimer Looking good RP!

Robber Penguin Tried to apply base color to body, now washing off the paint, lol
Some scratches eclipsed and the subsequent paint test failed. Don`t use AK Xtreme Metall exept Chrome on large surfaces. Or maybe I do not know how to cook it.

Robber Penguin Now what decals to choose?

Neuling Wow 1/72!

Alec K Fantastic work! Great color modulation and chipping

Robber Penguin Thank you, guys! There were more brown wash than chipping actually. Smartphone`s camera isn`t good enough.