MiG-3 late version / 1:72 / Hobby Boss

[Fuad]

Let me present to you the next model from my series of soviet aircraft of World War II.

I consider it necessary to note that this aircraft (prototype I-200) was actually the brainchild of a talented air constructor Nikolay Polikarpov (not only Mikoyan and Gurevich).

In 1939 Polikarpov was sent on a mission to Germany. In his absence, the plant manager Pavel Voronin and chief engineer P. Dementyev separated from the part of CB (Constructors Bureau) units and top designers (including Mikhail Gurevich), and organized a new experimental design department, and in fact - the new CB, under the leadership of Artem Mikoyan. Remarkable is also the fact that Artem Mikoyan agreed to become the head of the new Bureau only on condition that his deputy will be Mikhail I. Gurevich, who unlike Mikoyan, almost the only "advantage" which was consanguinity with Anastas Mikoyan, was indeed a competent professional designer.

Kit from Hobby Boss is typical "easy kit" with very poor cabine detailing. But this kit is better at this moment among other MiG-3 in 1/72 scale.

I had to mill the entire cabin and primitive imitation to acceptable thickness of wall less than 1 mm. Cabin made entirely of an additional set of resin parts from "Goffy Model". Also used rubber chassis from the "Elf" company. Shields chassis also is resin. Added wiring rack, re-did the pitot tube, rods chassis plates, indicators of the harvest, guns and exhaust pipes. I distinguished the landing flaps, hatch radiator. Dashed off a fairly long riveting. Wasted a lot of holes of air intakes. Antenna cable out of the nylon thread. Sliding canopy - squeezed again (because the native canopy has nonscale thickness). Landing light - is rhinestones. The navigation lights on the tail made from stretched clear sprue. Stabilizers of rockets (named “RS”) was made more thin.

The prototype is selected from "air war" № 115. HB offers another aircraft of the same IAP and boring "white five" owned russian ace Alexander Pokryshkin.

Colored with acrylic Tamiya, varnishes Tamiya X-21 and X-22. Washing with MIG. The numbers on the tail fin painted in black marker by hand.

REFERENCES:

1. War in the Air 115 - MiG-3

2. MiG-3. The first high-altitude tactical fighter (Bear A. Khazanov, DB)

3. "Soviet fighters" (Voronin, P.Kolesnikov)

4. Samolot Mysliwski MIG-3 (Piotr Bartoszewski)

5. Magazine "Wings" № 8 M-Hobby

[jimbuna]

That's the third beauty I've seen of yours today...keep em coming.

[Plasticbutcher]

Another excellent build.

[russ c]

Cool !! Really nice build there.

[MakingModelsAgain]

Loving your work!

[BigZimmo]

Really a nice MiG. Excellent build with a stunning finish. Well done!!!!

[Spitfire31]

A great build with an impressive level of detailing!

To my eyes, judging from the pics, the rivets and wing panels look much too heavily emphasised with black wash.

Top notch job, all told!

Kind regards,

Joachim

[Bassplayer]

If I had 10% of your skills I'd be a very happy man.

[spiton]

It's hard to belive, that it's Hobby Boss kit !! Looks great

[Old Man]

Beautiful work, Sir!

Wonderful what you have done with this kit.

[Fuad]

Thank you very much for your comments.