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[Isitme]

Mike .
Of course I shall be in , although too modern for me the mere mention of Russian Green caught my interest.

Skip-pity skip. speak Thursday, oh that's tomorrow :smiling3:

Welcome oh wise one, your seat is ready along with your personal rubber ring, hop, hop.....

[Guest]

This one is Trumpeter, but Dragon also produced a slightly inferior one.

I built that one about 20 or 25 years ago, I guess. It was good for its day, especially because … well, it’s a real eye-catcher. But I remember it not being a great kit to build. I haven’t seen anything of the Trumpeter version other than what’s in your pictures, but I’m going to guess it’ll be a better kit, though probably about the same difficulty to build if it’s of Trumpeter’s usual quality.

[JR]

Welcome oh wise one, your seat is ready along with your personal rubber ring, hop, hop.....

The less said about that in mixed company the better I think :tongue-out3:

[Isitme]

The less said about that in mixed company the better I think :tongue-out3:

:sick::tired::rolling: OK!

[Isitme]

Sensible update,
The chassis in now almost complete and in primer apart from the suspension which is today's object....

The engine also now in the same primer...

And ready for paint.
The fans required some cleaning up to get rid of some strange flash that was between the blades...

Left one was before and right one was nearly finished. Rubbed down with a bit of folded P220 wet and dry and then a thin touch of liquid cement to bring back the smooth finish.
More later,
Mike.

[JR]

Where on earth are you going to display this, its some size, looks bigger than the bridge layer you built Mike.

[Isitme]

Where on earth are you going to display this, its some size, looks bigger than the bridge layer you built Mike.

I am pleased you brought that up, SWMBO has already stated that it stays in my room! The dog suggested putting it in the garden as a new 'P' pole for him????

Ignore the ghost in the background, he just appears at meal times.....

[JR]

I am pleased you brought that up, SWMBO has already stated that it stays in my room! The dog suggested putting it in the garden as a new 'P' pole for him????
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Ignore the ghost in the background, he just appears at meal times.....

Well at least its allowed to stay in the house !
That bridge layer is even bigger than I remember.

[Airborne01]

I built that one about 20 or 25 years ago, I guess. It was good for its day, especially because … well, it’s a real eye-catcher. But I remember it not being a great kit to build. I haven’t seen anything of the Trumpeter version other than what’s in your pictures, but I’m going to guess it’ll be a better kit, though probably about the same difficulty to build if it’s of Trumpeter’s usual quality.

I also (nearly) built the Dragon model Jakko, I think 'inferior' and 'not a great kit ...' are superlatives I wouldn't apply that kit! The dustbin became it's final resting place and I thought it to be richly deserved! oop::smiling5:
Steve

[Jim R]

Hi Mike
Coming together nicely.

SWMBO has already stated that it stays in my room!

..... build an extension out back :smiling2:
Jim

[papa 695]

Looking good, some nice work.

[Guest]

I also (nearly) built the Dragon model Jakko, I think 'inferior' and 'not a great kit ...' are superlatives I wouldn't apply that kit! The dustbin became it's final resting place and I thought it to be richly deserved! oop::smiling5:

I thought it was fairly typical of 1990s Dragon kits: interesting subject matter that nobody else covered, but not overly well engineered and with lots of detail and even major shapes subtly (or not so subtly ) wrong. Mine is technically still awaiting half its coat of paint, because I wanted to spray camouflage on it but my airbrush and paint refused to cooperate at the time; maybe I should just finish it one of these days.

[Airborne01]

I thought it was fairly typical of 1990s Dragon kits: interesting subject matter that nobody else covered, but not overly well engineered and with lots of detail and even major shapes subtly (or not so subtly :smiling3 wrong. Mine is technically still awaiting half its coat of paint, because I wanted to spray camouflage on it but my airbrush and paint refused to cooperate at the time; maybe I should just finish it one of these days.

Or just bin it ...!

[Guest]

Why on earth would you throw a model into the trash?

[Airborne01]

Why on earth would you throw a model into the trash?

Same reason as a three day old takeaway remnant fails the sniff-test and is consigned to the Council Hades!