Zoukie-Mura - 1:32 Skyraider build

[Gern]

I gotta say you're doing a great job there Barry! If I'd been in your shoes, I'd have spent a lot longer writing a stinking letter to the manufacturer than actually building. How come this kit is so b****y expensive with all those faults?!

Gern

[yak face]

Really coming on now barry, its definitely not a shake and bake is it! its going to look super when its all together , cheers tony

[aaron]

I love big scale 1/32 and this looks like a fun watch =)

[BarryW]

Gern - yes the kit is not perfect but was there ever a perfect kit? I am enjoying it though and is that not what is important?

I never did intend to have open panels and articulated wings so it is no loss.

Anyway, a bit more progress - here are some more photos....

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The way the construction of this kit goes you are drawn into attaching more than normal before painting. With the undercarriage the only way to get the angles right is to put it together in-situ because of the lack of positive location points. I had a choice of doing it after painting or before, I decided before painting. I don't think it will give me a problem however. I spent three sessions on the undercarriage in all.

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Here is the engine held in place drying. Again unpainted because I an building it 'buttoned up' and I have also left some of the pipework out as there was no point spending a whole evening on that for it never to be seen. I was worried about that engine fit because a dry fit showed it slightly angled down and to one side - a problem in my build rather than the kit. I had to do some surgery to get it fitted right. Turned out Ok as you will see.

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To start the cowing fit I decided to remove some location lugs, again only realistic because I am closing up the engine.

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A victim of the construction method! Perhaps I should have tried some surgery and work out a way to leave the arrester hook off until after the construction was done. The model is so big it is difficult to move around without snagging extremities so I lost the arrester hook. It should not be a problem to glue it back in place after the build though.

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The vinyl masking works well but I did have to trim it very slightly though.

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The underside with pylons held in place drying..

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Parts all prepped for priming....a lot of them even with rather more already fixed into place than normal. Still got the weapons load to do.

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Waiting to be masked for priming.

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I will be back!!!

Thank you all for your comments.

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[Vaughan]

That's one hell of a model with some fantastic detail Barry. It's a shame your going to cover up that radial engine as you've put so much work into it. Looking forward to further instalments.

Vaughan

[Guest]

Like that engine Barry I bet there is a lot of work in that. Very impressive.

Laurie

[Gern]

Barry, I'm with you 100% of the way there. Enjoying yourself is truly what it's all about.

I'm not sure I'd shell out £150 for this kit though. I don't have the skills needed to do it justice as you've done, so for me it would be an awful waste.

Gern

[BarryW]

Gern/Dave... Yes, it is expensive and once you take all the materials and the weapons set into account we are talking of a bit over £200. That is a lot of dosh and I have been trying to 'square' that spend with myself. But as the build goes I am finding it easier to do so. This is not a short build, even with a fairly basic approach to the kit such as mine and if I had spent the time in the pub that I spent on this kit it would have cost a lot more than £200... Blimey, I went to the cinema with my lady Saturday with a meal first in Frankie and Benny's and did not get any change from £100.... the film, good as it was, certainly was not as enjoyable as this kit.

[Guest]

Right with you there, Barry. On a £s spent : hours building ratio it will work out very cheap indeed. At least thats what I tell the missus! Its a great build and I look forward to seeing it progress. Its giving me a bit of Dutch courage to start my 1:24 Hurricane.

Keith

[Guest]

That's some model mate, But £200. on a model my Missus would cut my remaining b**l off .

The web site is pretty,I like the look of the Mustang alot of extras bump the price up really quick from £80. but as i said before the Mustang would be a model of a life time.

Think you should show everything off, Engine and anything else that opens.

Gonna be a massive build will be watching.

Cheers

Martin

[Guest]

This just makes we want to crack on with mine

Looking awesome fella!

[BarryW]

Very slow progress with this build, but I am getting there.... some more progress pics...

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I pre-shaded with grey.

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I was a little concerned about how the white underside would come out but it seems to be OK.

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Well that's as far as I have got.... a very enjoyable build I have to say.

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[Guest]

a humana humana thats gorgeous barry bloody marvellous

mobear

[Vaughan]

This might be slow progress but it's looking fantastic Barry.

Vaughan

[Guest]

One of my fav planes...

I have done one few weeks ago and definitely must go for NAVY version too

Great work so far

Roman