I started this project a couple of months ago, but had to put it away until recently. This will hopefully end up looking like an old abandoned, mothballed derelict. I enjoy (maybe I'm a masochist) painting natural metal finishes, but I've seen some modelers from Spain create incredible worn-out metal finishes that I thought I'd try my hand at accomplishing. This is truly a really horrible model. Nothing fits so it required lots of gap-filling cyanoacrylate, polyester resin, and sanding. Despite it's shortcomings, it looks like it's shaping up to be a very cool model. II do love a challenge.

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Bernard- It must be. I've been told that it's a 10 year old model. It's definitely one of the worst I've built. I need to finish up the Mig-23 before I dive into this one again.

A little more progress on the Su-15. Got the gear on and the weathering is almost finished. I think it needs to go on a base, though.

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Thanks, Bernard. That's exactly what I was thinking. I saw some photos taken at Monino with the tall weeds and trash thrown everywhere.

Speaking about wildlife for dios, does anyone actually make 1/48th cats,dogs, sheep? I always wanted some (nuts, I know) 1/72 seagulls for a flying boat/floatplane dio(s).I live miles inland from the coast, and they are a common sight.
Airfix used to have farm and zoo animals in their OO/HO figures, sorry I don't have any, these days.
Ever see the photo of the elephant helping to load the Dak in India? Or the painting of one moving an airplane? That sort of thing.