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Stars of the VVS Official Thread
AirLedge
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Cork, Ireland
Joined: July 26, 2007
KitMaker: 292 posts
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 09:23 AM UTC
Hi all,

Just a quick progress report on my MiG-3. Almost done, decals, a wash and some more weathering and it's done.

Mike

JackFlash
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Colorado, United States
Joined: January 25, 2004
KitMaker: 11,669 posts
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Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 12:56 AM UTC
Da Comrade - Colonel Jean- Luc TedMamere Formeryski !!! It was a pleasure to fly vit you again remember our days in the old Royal Jasta GB? Ssssshhh! The KGB still don't know we were there!
bf443
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Idaho, United States
Joined: May 16, 2003
KitMaker: 895 posts
AeroScale: 457 posts
Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 05:44 PM UTC
Greetings Comrades,

I have completed the Motherlands flight training and our now official party of VVS. MIG-29 is 1/48th Monogram built out of the box with CAM Decals. I am proud party sponsor.

From Russia with Love,
Brian




















TedMamere
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Moselle, France
Joined: May 15, 2005
KitMaker: 5,653 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 12:31 AM UTC
Hi Brian!

Fantastic! Another Hero of the Soviet union! Great job on your MiG!

Jean-Luc
JollyRoger
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Istanbul, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 22, 2004
KitMaker: 1,241 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 10:15 PM UTC
Wiat wait wait I'm commin'!!!!



Ok I admit, I hurried on the metalic toning. But it has realy little job left.
JollyRoger
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Istanbul, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 22, 2004
KitMaker: 1,241 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 11:21 PM UTC
And here comes the decals. Actually I went against the building instructions and gave two stars on the upper surface bucause I couldn't find any single stared VVS Mig-15. I take the risk for now and didn't stared the undersurface. I'll check my stash when I get back home. Yes I did the decals at work. I am a horrible employee....

JollyRoger
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Istanbul, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 22, 2004
KitMaker: 1,241 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 07, 2008 - 11:38 PM UTC
Done! Still counts? Ok it needs a little bit repair and slight details but it is done. :}




SGTJKJ
#041
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 02:52 AM UTC
Looks good. I like the different colours of the aluminium body work.

Did the decals at work??!! Bad, bad employee. Well, I think my working day is over. I will write again when I am back at work tomorrow

JollyRoger
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Istanbul, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 22, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 09:03 AM UTC
Hihehe:} Tak Jesper...
AirLedge
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Cork, Ireland
Joined: July 26, 2007
KitMaker: 292 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 09:50 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Yes I did the decals at work. I am a horrible employee....



Modelling at work - pure genius .... Why didn't I think of that?
Bigskip
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: June 27, 2006
KitMaker: 2,487 posts
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Posted: Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 04:42 AM UTC
It's finished, but the light has gone so proper photos will follow tomorrow.








Andy
Bigskip
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 10:49 AM UTC
Finished photos as promised.






Photo uploaded to campaign gallery.

Thanks for the extension

Andy
gbyrnsie
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Canada
Joined: July 12, 2006
KitMaker: 770 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 02:36 PM UTC
Nice finish, she looks great.

GB
JollyRoger
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Istanbul, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 22, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 10:11 PM UTC
Wow! A sheer beauty and no mistake.....Nice....
Tigerbait
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: September 28, 2005
KitMaker: 347 posts
AeroScale: 179 posts
Posted: Monday, January 14, 2008 - 04:31 PM UTC
Sorry for the absence guys... am all but finished with this brute... need to add weapons and she's done hope to finish tomorrow night if its not too late









wrenchy
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Saskatchewan, Canada
Joined: April 23, 2006
KitMaker: 140 posts
AeroScale: 89 posts
Posted: Monday, January 14, 2008 - 07:12 PM UTC
Well, after a busy weekend of hockey with my kids, I thought I'd get the landing gear together for my Tu 22. Then I discovered all the axles were broken from the wheels! More repairs...arggg! I doubt if I'll be able to get then together for tomorrow. Oh well, another campaign slips past me
AirLedge
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Cork, Ireland
Joined: July 26, 2007
KitMaker: 292 posts
AeroScale: 265 posts
Posted: Monday, January 14, 2008 - 10:01 PM UTC
Finally finished the MiG-3 last night. This was my first campaign on aeroscale so I really wanted to complete it on time and, well here it is
The Zvezda kit is pretty basic, the only problems i had were major gap-filling at the wing roots and the plastic seemed strange in that when it was sanded it went kinda rubbery and soft. The decals I used were actually from the Revell Mig-3 kit and represent the famous Red 2. I opted for green wings instead of red after coming across the following website - link http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/red02.html







Thanks to everyone, I really enjoyed my first group build comrades!!!!!

Mike
TedMamere
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Moselle, France
Joined: May 15, 2005
KitMaker: 5,653 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 14, 2008 - 11:15 PM UTC
Hi all!

Wow! What a nice batch of red stars! Congratulations guys, you are "Heros of the Soviet Union" as well...

I will post the final table with all the finished entries and award the last ribbons soon.

Ryan, that's to bad. If you finish you model in the next couple of days I will award you the ribbon of course. Anyone else with an "almost" finished model on the workbench?

Jean-Luc
Bigskip
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 12:34 AM UTC
Mike

That is one sweet looking model, hope to be involved in further campaigns with you in the future.

Andy
Phantom2
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Östergötland, Sweden
Joined: April 18, 2006
KitMaker: 708 posts
AeroScale: 678 posts
Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 03:44 AM UTC
Hi all!

I´m sorry to admit this, but I believe I crashed and burnt on this one!

Some really bad kits (ICM 1/48 YaK-3, Revell 1/144 MiG-31) and lack of time during the holidays.

Oh well, life goes on anyway, eh?

There has been many very nice builds during the Campaign and I want to thank our Captain (J-L) for runnig a thight ship!

Cheers!

Stefan E
Tigerbait
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: September 28, 2005
KitMaker: 347 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 09:13 AM UTC
I'll put the missiles on the MiG-21 tonight and post photos asap... it will be finished by midnight... LOL
Tigerbait
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: September 28, 2005
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AeroScale: 179 posts
Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 01:39 PM UTC
As promised... here she is...











_H_Dori
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: November 09, 2006
KitMaker: 295 posts
AeroScale: 276 posts
Posted: Friday, January 18, 2008 - 03:02 AM UTC
As promised earlier in the thread, I now have better pics of my completed Yak9t:







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AirLedge
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Cork, Ireland
Joined: July 26, 2007
KitMaker: 292 posts
AeroScale: 265 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 12:22 AM UTC
Thanks Andy,

That Su-27 looks superb, well done.

Mike
vanize
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Texas, United States
Joined: January 30, 2006
KitMaker: 1,954 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 21, 2008 - 08:34 AM UTC
Oh man! I'm so sad I missed this campaign! I have 2 builds going right now that would have been perfect for it, and one of them I even started after the start date.



Oh well, that's what I get for dropping out of the forums for so long.