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My mistake lol, hordes! Millions of them!

Try Guinness mixed with half a pint of beer! They say to try it, Guinness that is.

Although I hate to use the term, given it’s historical meaning, is that the proverbial Black & Tan?

If so, been there, done that and still prefer the black oil.

LOL, if you actually meant hordes I’d have some odd questions to ask…

Me too, and yes hordes, ask away! I have to say Guinness with a shot of blackcurrant is also pretty nice as well.

As in black currant brandy or what?

There is an old beer ad over here in which the tag-line was “Don’t fruit the beer”… pretty funny actually.

No Blackcurrant juice a cordial non alcoholic I mean it’s really nice, like Snakebite if you have ever tried it, half a pint of Lager half a pint of Cider with Blackcurrant cordial (dilute juice) in it, man it’s good but it will knock your socks off!

What kind of cider?

Apple cider, when its all mixed together it tastes great but some bars here wont serve it as no matter how many pints you can drink this after a few will have you on your backside lol.

Also it tastes like fizzy Vimto I don’t know if that drink is in America but if it is you will know what I mean, tastes like theres no alcohol at all.

Hmm… I’ll have to try that stout/cider mix.

Ah no not stout, it has to be lager.

D’oh!

Be prepared for a messy one lol! I wouldn’t bother going near a model for a day or two after lol. On the subject of models (odd thing to talk about on a modelling website I know lol) I will be building the J-10 OOB and putting it on a stand after I am done with the base of the Mig, I was not going to build it yet but it looks so damn good and the kit looks like a good one!

Hey, guys:

Glued the last couple of bits on tonight and as of Sunday, April, 28th, 12:30am EST I’m calling my Frogfoot done! Started December 13th of last year. Phew.

I’m gonna enjoy it on my desk for a few days then I’ll try to post some photos next week.

Hope everyone is doing well.

PB

Doing great man, cant wait to see the pictures!

Congrats PB! [B] Nothing like calling it FINISHED!

Thanks guys! Hope to get some pics posted later tonight.

Cant wait to see them, also Dre did you try any of the drinks I suggested?

OK, guys, here it is (Warning! Pic heavy).

Overall, this build was mostly an experiment–I wanted to try out a few new techniques as a warm-up for the Eduard Su-27–but I’m pretty happy with how she turned out. The biggest gaffes I made were mucking up the finish of the main canopy (note to self: don’t try masking a canopy while angry at your doctor’s office) and the dihedral of the left wing is a few degrees too low (so no straight-on photos!). Which is maddening because I made special care to get the dihedral right (double- and triple-checking the wing alignment)…and I still got it wrong. So let’s just say the ordnance is REALLY REALLY heavy on that side…? Oh well.

As I mentioned earlier in the project, the armament is totally unrealistic (I think only the Su-25KT can carry the Kh-58), but, dammit, I like a lot of iron hung from my birds, so I just did what I wanted to do. :slight_smile:

Anyway, this was my first group build and I it was a really great experience. All of your help and encouragement really motivated me to push through some hard parts. So thank you!

I’m going to take a break for a while (maybe go outside for a change or read a good book? Nah…), then when my modeling mojo recharges, dive into the Su-27. Meanwhile, I’ll still be around, checking out the builds here and seeing what you guys are up to.

Cheers!

PB

And a final one with a friend…my Russian AF has doubled! :slight_smile:

Porkbits that looks amazing, in a few of the photos you have taken, if they were photo shopped I doubt anyone would know the difference between the real thing and your model, and I actually mean it, that’s absolutely brilliant, Porkbits did you say you have the J-10? If so do you fancy doing a joint build or something? Not yet but maybe in the coming weeks?