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Landlubber Mikeadded a new photoalbum.
75 2 February 2024, 15:21
Landlubber Mike AuthorWelcome aboard Nicolas and Neil! Thanks for your interest.
16 February 2024, 18:23
Lochsa Riverhave to sit in...this is in the stash...I was looking at it yesterday...
25 February 2024, 04:13
Lochsa RiverA tip...others who built this kit had trouble around the cockpit....
25 February 2024, 04:15
CarloNice, a flying boat. Hope this(or Sword) kit gets re-issued one day soon..
25 February 2024, 13:54
Landlubber Mike AuthorThanks for following guys. Lochsa, you're right about the canopy. There are fit issues in general with this kit - most of which aren't too difficult to deal with - but the canopy is a bit of a mess. I'm not really looking forward to that part of the build.
25 February 2024, 17:33
Landlubber Mike AuthorThanks Ben and Zbynek, welcome aboard! Thanks for looking in!
16 August 2024, 13:50
Landlubber Mike AuthorThanks guys! Transall, it seems a lot stronger than the kit parts which were made from pretty thin plastic.
24 August 2024, 00:56
Landlubber Mike AuthorThank you Pietro! Still a long way to go. In the middle of priming the fuselage and having gap and other problems popping up. This is the build that never seems to end 🙁
25 August 2024, 06:31
Landlubber Mike AuthorThanks Gorby! This was my first time trying to scratch build landing gear. Took me probably 20 hours 🙁 I ended up using Albion Alloys brass tubing for a lot of it, along with music wire, copper wire, plastic tubing, and other materials. I've bumped it a few times already and it is very stable so fingers crossed it makes it to the finish line!
25 August 2024, 14:48
Jennifer FranklinI love all the scratch building, especially the landing gear; it is very nice! It's a great result.
30 August 2024, 23:53
Michael KohlOh yeah. You gotta be super-careful with that. This site is full of black magic. Pssst. Between us: I know for sure because it's the only explanation how some guys here achieve their otherworldly results.
Happy modelling - but watch your back 😉
1 September 2024, 05:11
Landlubber Mike AuthorYeah, I know what you mean. Some people here are ridiculously talented!
I ended up finishing the JRS-1 tonight. Finally pictures in my album. And Michael, I did replace the teaser picture with my final build - now that it's done and stored in my glass case, much less risk of jinxing myself!
1 September 2024, 07:29
gorbyWOW Stunning result Mike!
Looks like you might be one of those ridiculously talented people. 😉
1 September 2024, 07:39
Landlubber Mike AuthorThank you guys! This one was a tricky one for sure, but I'm happy with how it came out. Definitely a cool paint scheme, very colorful bird!
1 September 2024, 16:08
Landlubber Mike AuthorThank you Jennifer, Lochsa and Casey! Really appreciate it!
3 September 2024, 01:53
Mr DTurned out an absolute peach Mike , Fantastic work..... a pride of any collection 😃👍
5 December 2024, 21:40
Landlubber Mike AuthorThank you Rui and Mr D! It was a bit of a slog but I'm really happy I stuck with it. Cool plane with cool colors with an even cooler history!
5 December 2024, 21:50