Yaks cross kitted MiG 15 UTI 'Midget' in 1/32 scale

[Guest]

You are a very brave man Tony, great work. Cheers Derek

[yak face]

Quick update . the first seat is done. The seat harness took me ages fiddling about with tiny bits of aluminium (cut up beer can) for the buckles and wine foil for the straps and I also added a fuse wire release cable on the right hand lap belt. Comparing it to the pictures in the +4 book I'm happy with how it looks , all Ive got to do now is repeat everything for the second seat. The cockpits need extra details adding too so that will be getting done alongside the second seat.

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[Dave W]

Some great scratch building going on here Tony.

[Guest]

Very impressive Tony, lots of fiddly work there!

[papa 695]

Great work on the seat Tony

[Ian M]

Great work Tony.

Lovin' that seat

Ian M

[Guest]

Tony thats some major surgery! Was so looking forward to see you start this after you mentioned it earlier.Off to a great looking start, eagerly awaiting the next update! cheers Trey

[eddiesolo]

Wow, some outstanding surgery Tony, and an amazing build so far.

Si

[yak face]

Bit more progress on the second seat , and work has started on the cockpit tub ,starting with the mid bulkhead divider . The horns on the top of the cowling will be cut to size and mounted on them will be the clear glass wind deflector . There are lots of wires etc to be added to the tub as well as basic stuff that just isnt there-for example the throttle controls are totally absent! Until the cockpit is done I cant glue the front fuselage halves together , and that also depends on the work being done on the nose ring and intakes, and until both these are done I cant glue the front and rear fuselage sections -at which point I will finally be able to start fettling the twin seat cockpit frame . Obviously the order of construction is slowing this down a bit so apologies if it doesnt seem to be moving very fast. cheers tony

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[Guest]

Those seats are looking great Tony!

[Gern]

Outstanding work there Tony!

You say the fit of the seats was a fluke. I don't believe that at all. Have you noticed that the sportsmen who spend the most time developing and practising their skills seem to have the most luck?

Your seats went together so well because of your careful preparation and work.

Gern

[flyjoe180]

Great job on the seats Tony.

[Guest]

Nice sharp detail Tony. Cheers Derek

[Guest]

Coming along nicely Tony

[papa 695]

Outstanding work so far Tony