1/48 Scale YAK-1.
My written comment say that I built this model way back in 2010, therefor @ 89 years old I can not remember everything I did during the building process, however that process stayed the same for about 30 years.
I spruced up the cockpit and I usually leave the canopy open so that you can see everything, but these photos don't show much of anything that was put into the "PIT." It appears that I used WALDRON'S instrument dials.
This is my second model that was put into a snow scene as I used regular snow from the hobby shop. My first snow model was ruined as I used white "bacon soda" from our kitchen and when I tried to brush off the soda, it stuck to the paint and even took some of the paint off the model:: (LIVE & LEARN).
By 2010 I was using Tamiya paints in my Badger-200 Internal Mix Airbrush. Two different professional model builders told me to mix any of my paint's with at least 4 part's thinner to one part paint. "MAKE YOU PAINT REAL THIN LIKE WATER!" I never had a paint problem, nor did any of my 3 Badger air brushes ever clog up from 1984 to 2016.
The base for the model was made using some 1/4" & 1/2" foam board and the boarder pieces were white glued to the base, which kept the snow from falling out.
You will note that I put in ski tracks in the snow!
Rjw
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Louis Gardner said on July 14, 2020
Rodney, @f2g1d
This is another magnificent build of yours !
Thanks for sharing your tips of the trade with us. I learned about what not to do using Baking Soda... Using this as a substitute "snow" has crossed my mind on several occasions. Now I know not to do this.
Well done and I hit the "liked" button too.
Rodney J. Williams said on July 14, 2020
I'll find the snow photo on my F2G...it sure made a mess.
Louis Gardner said on July 14, 2020
I'll bet it did...
Robert Royes said on July 14, 2020
Looks great! And don't use flour to simulate snow on train tracks under your Christmas tree! @lgardner.
Louis Gardner said on July 14, 2020
I can see it now ! @roofrat
Someone had fun cleaning up I'll bet...
Robert Royes said on July 14, 2020
It hampered the trains from operating, it corroded the contact. @lgardner
Louis Gardner said on July 14, 2020
Aha ... understood. You can use steel wool to clean tracks, but don't put it in a microwave ! Believe it or not I have seen that done before. Some people only use their heads as a place to park their ears. Maybe they had good fire insurance ?
... but we got there too quick, and foiled their plans.
@roofrat
John vd Biggelaar said on July 14, 2020
A real nice build, Rodney.
Great toothpick idea, thanks for sharing.
Spiros Pendedekas said on July 14, 2020
That's a great build, Rodney!
Loved the toothpick trick, too.
Terry Schuler said on July 14, 2020
Rodney, very attractive looking Yak, looks nice on snow.
I noticed your mentioned of the Badger 200, my "go to airbrush". I've had mine rebuilt by Badger a couple of times now and its still running great, having owned it going almost 20 years now. I call mine the Ford 150 of airbrushes. Most dependable tool on my bench !
Rodney J. Williams said on July 14, 2020
Terry: Thanks for the comment. YES! Badger is a great place to deal with. MY 3 Badger air brush's never gave me any problems, ( 1981- 2016).
Dion Dunn said on July 14, 2020
Nice build! I'm a fan of the Winter camo Russian subjects. I've built two of them so far experimenting with the camo weathering techniques. I have two more in my stash for some time in the future, then it will be one big diorama!
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Rodney J. Williams said on July 14, 2020
I have "toothpick" all my models that are in 90 plastic boxes. I learned this trick from another modeler.
You can make a nice snow diorama for your SKI model
DE4EVER said on July 15, 2020
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Nice work Rodney, always love a snow scene.