Myasishchev M-7 "Lebed". NATO reporting name Brawler. Finished Pics page 7.

[kerick]

Try epoxie putty for those large areas. I use Aves Epoxie sculpt. Starship modeler has it in their store. You won't have the worry about dry time or shrinkage. Aves cures in a couple hours.

[jalles]

I agree about the Apoxie Sculpt, it's great stuff.  One thing I'd add is, although it may feel hard after a couple hours, I find it takes longer before it's easily sand-able (8hrs).

The build looks great, however you wind up smoothing out the nose, I can't wait to see how it looks.

[zenrat]

I have putties.  I don't have the patience for major PSR.  I lose interest in doing bulk sanding, put things to one side for Ron* and then never pick them up again.
As is evidenced by the pile of semi sanded car bodies next to my desk.

*Later Ron. 

I started building the tail structure up today.  I will not be keeping the "All Flying" aspect of the TSR2.

[Old Wombat]

Bonus with Apoxy Sculpt is that it can be shaped using spatulas & knives while soft - I usually use water (in very small amounts) as a lubricant & smoothing agent, too. PSR often becomes a bit of a non-event.

Putty - Shape - Smooth - Sand - Oh! I'm done!

[zenrat]

Rear gun installation is built and it's time for PSR to begin.
Initial applications of Tamiya polyester putty have begun to fill the deeper holes, dips and dents so for the foreseeable future I will be covered in yellow dust and smelling slightly of fibre glass resin.

[zenrat]

And we're off...


Having slathered stinky yellow putty around parts of the  nose and cockpit I attacked it with wet'n'dry today.
Used wet for a change.
After a rinse and time to dry, round two yellow stink was slathered on.

[Captain Canada]

Ya that nose looks great ! I love lumpy and bumpy aeroplanes 

[zenrat]

It's a bit smoother now.

But still much much more PSR to go.

[zenrat]

I haven't given up on this but gaach! PSR sucks.
It's not the bits i've added that are the problem (although widening the whole fuselage probably hasn't helped) but the ill fitting original Airfix parts.
I've got the new nose and cockpit pretty much smoothed in but am now having issues around the intakes and exhausts.

[Dizzyfugu]

PSR can be cool. You just have to see and feel the Zen in it. 

[PR19_Kit]

PSR can be cool. You just have to see and feel the Zen in it. 

I have yet to see OR feel it Thomas, but I'm glad you can. 

[TheChronicOne]

PSR can be cool. You just have to see and feel the Zen in it. 

[kerick]

Building and PSR are the parts I enjoy the most. Painting and decaling bogs me down. I've considered subcontracting out to someone.

[zenrat]

It's the same with renovating the house.  Like the construction, find the painting meditative, hate the prep for the painting.
Think PSR on a model is bad?  Try it on a ceiling.

[NARSES2]

Building and PSR are the parts I enjoy the most. Painting and decaling bogs me down. I've considered subcontracting out to someone.

Getting the transfers on (decaling if you must  ) is probably my favourite part of the process. Brings an inert model to life in my eyes. Still world would be a boring place if we all liked the same things.