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General Category => New Member Requests! => Topic started by: Jirokoh on October 20, 2015, 07:39:08 PM



Title: Hello from a french modeller !
Post by: Jirokoh on October 20, 2015, 07:39:08 PM
Hello,

Let me introduce myself, I'm a 19 year old french modeller, for 4 years now. I came towards you today because I'm currently building a 1/72nd straight winged two seater Il-2 from Academy, and always looking for new information on it ! :)
A friend of mine (which is also on this forum : Pascal) lend me Jason Nicholas Moore's book on the Il-2, and it is really helpful ! :D
I'm planning on doing an all metal wing Il-2, with flaps down, so some scratch work in prevision ! :)

Here are a couple of pictures of where I'm currently at :

(http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/16/03/92/74/img_4428.jpg)

I started riveting the intrados wings :)

(http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/16/03/92/74/img_4427.jpg)

Hope you enjoy it ! :)


Title: Re: Hello from a french modeller !
Post by: otto on October 20, 2015, 09:31:55 PM
Bienvenue, Jirokoh!
19 year old? Then modellers are not in danger of extinction! ;D
You did a great job so far and making rivets is a difficult, but right, choice.


Title: Re: Hello from a french modeller !
Post by: Jirokoh on October 20, 2015, 09:46:07 PM
I hope there not ! :D
Thank you ! We'll see what it gives when it comes to the painting part ! ;)


Title: Re: Hello from a french modeller !
Post by: Massimo Tessitori on October 21, 2015, 07:00:19 AM
Welcome here Maxime.
Work is excellent till now. I've the same kit still to build.
About Academy model, I've  the impression that the nose is a bit too angular on the sides of the upper air intake, when seen from 3/4. Perhaps some filing could resolve the thing.
Regards
Massimo


Title: Re: Hello from a french modeller !
Post by: Jirokoh on October 21, 2015, 07:12:44 PM
Welcome here Maxime.
Work is excellent till now. I've the same kit still to build.
About Academy model, I've  the impression that the nose is a bit too angular on the sides of the upper air intake, when seen from 3/4. Perhaps some filing could resolve the thing.
Regards
Massimo

Thank you Massimo ! And once again, thank you for your help ! :)
I trust you on the air intake issue, I haven't build it yet, and wouldn't have noticed the problem anyway I think  ;D
But there is a problem with the flaps, they are represented as the ones on a swept wing, so I'm going to fill them, and regrave them :)


Title: Re: Hello from a french modeller !
Post by: Massimo Tessitori on October 21, 2015, 09:19:41 PM
Hi Maxime,
perhaps it's easier to cut the flaps and reposition them in open position than to regrave them.
Regards
Massimo


Title: Re: Hello from a french modeller !
Post by: Jirokoh on October 22, 2015, 09:20:32 PM
Hi Maxime,
perhaps it's easier to cut the flaps and reposition them in open position than to regrave them.
Regards
Massimo

What I meant, is that the acutal graving is wrong, it's not where it shoulb be :)
I've already cut the flaps, I'm going to represent them down :)