Brickie's Japanese Sabre

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I did that! :-D

...With my first one.
I managed to remove the intake and stuffed it.
http://gregers.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=4115;

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Jeez we've all been there! pose it as a "just landing with airbrakes extended" dio :grin: Hope you can fix it without too much hassle.
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That's looking very sharp there Brickie. Paint finish looks ace.

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pose it as a "just landing with airbrakes extended" dio Hope you can fix it without too much hassle.
No pilot included, otherwise I'd have been doing it wheels-up on a flying stand in the first place...

I've had a go at jemmying the nose intake off, but it's stuck very firmly. My best option is to glue it to a baseboard, I think.
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I haven't forgotten about this, by the way, I've just been busy with my PZL - however I'm nearly there and just need to decal and finish it...
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And here she is.

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I'm quite happy with the result, though I don't think I'll be converting to 1/144 any time soon.
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Looks good.
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End result looks good Brickie - wheels firmly glued to the base I presume, given the earlier issues :-D
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That's why there's a base at all...
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Great stuff. Looks the part.
Aside from the panel lines, did you enjoy it and will you be doing more?

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Hmm. I did find it a bit fiddly, and the undercarriage snapped off a number of times. I do have another 1/144 kit that I acquired the other day, an F-19 Ghostrider.

I don't think it'll become my "main" scale, but I'll be open to doing it again. The kits are cheap and small to display at least.
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Well done !!!
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Nice work.
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