Mr D
Nice project 👍👍 look forward to seeing future updates.

Robert Podkoński
Wow! I will follow this for sure.

Andrzej Rygiel
Oh boy, I want to see that behemoth built! I really like the products of the HPH Models guys, right now I watch one of their 32nd scale Me-323 being built on one of our local modelling forums and it's literally a solid piece of furniture 🙂

Gerrit Rost
Captain Ahab, wish you best luck with that amazing kit !

John autor
Thank you all.for the good luck, I'm going to need it! Andrezj, I saw that kit when I looked on the HpH website for their epoxy. It makes this kit look small...

Thanks also Gerrit. I hope I don't lose a leg over the course of the build!

It may be a while between updates, need to finish the F-16, then holidays approaching.

Alexander Grivonev
48??? Wow

Fast Wings
It's impressive!!!

CaptGPF
Definitely following!

Mark
👀

Antoine Meylan
Ca à l'air GIGANTESQUE !!! Je suis!

Darin Schneider
I probably didn't need to know that this kit exists! 🙂. J/k, can't wait to see your progress! This is has been one of my favorite airplanes since I was a kid!

John autor
Thanks for the likes and comments, gents! Yes, this is going to be a lot of work and I hope to do it justice. I'm currently trying to figure out how to make the wingtips droop to 25 degrees for a more interesting look and checking out a build over on Britmodeler where a fellow did just that. It looks...painful.

Never a Pro
holy mother of god

John autor
Never a Pro, that about sums it up! 😄

Neil
Definitely following with interest 🙂 I've got the italeri version 👍

bughunter
That must be huge 😮

Ben M
👁️👁️

Looks to be a delightfully terrible kit

John autor
I welcome everyone to the peanut gallery, feel free to throw rotten vegetables and laugh when I fall on my face 😄

Frank I think it's the opposite of your Goblin, it would probably just about fit into the cockpit!

Ben, I certainly foresee a lot, lot of sanding and filling on this one at a minimum!

Mr D
Nice start of the project.... looking good, hope you have a good spray gun 🤣.
Good luck on next steps 👍👍

bughunter
The bomber crew was surprised to hear a humming noise. The flight engineer found the cause: someone had left the toilet window open and a goblin was circling around the lamp. 😉

Never a Pro
dude, you probably be better using a roller and a Costco bucket of wall paint, than an airbrush and a dozen of 10ml paint bottles.

CaptGPF
Good start on the office!

Mark de Boer
@ Never a Pro, that is why there are spraycans. Easy and quick. Gonna be a handfull. Cant wait to see the endresult.

J35J
Wow, this needs to be followed! Great start!👍🏻

John autor
Yes, the thought of trim paint rollers has crossed my mind and I've been casting an eye on the cheap automotive spray guns at the local china-tool place! In reality, the primer coat will probably be automotive spray primer, something that sticks to fiberglass. I don't think Mr. Surfacer is gonna cut it for this one. I don't think much of a doodle coat will be needed since it will represent AV-1 at or near rollout. The challenge will be to give some depth to the paint while still keeping it clean overall. I suppose I could take the full plunge and represent it after the paint started to flake off during flights 1-4 and do a full hairspray chipping, but I like to hold on to what's left of my sanity!

Alberto
This is definitely interesting... following and good luck John!