Brad Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 This is the old kit from Revell. I think all they did was put some new pieces in their PFM kit to make an MF. Detail is lacking, the cockpit is a mess and inaccurate with the molds and fit are not up to what you'd expect today. Rather than chuck it out I thought I'd just build it as is, for the detail sets would cost more than simply buying the rather nice Trumpeter kit. Mark was nice enough to send me a pilot from the Trumpeter kit and Tony some VPAF markings (thanks guys) and I scrounged some sidewinders from an old Revell F-4E kit to stand in for R3-S missiles as they were pretty much Russian made sidewinder copies anyway.I was meaning to represent red 5040, the MiG 21 nightfighter that allegedly shot down a B-52 during the 1972 Christmas bombings, but I mucked up the masks for the numbers several times and rage quit them, so I'm calling it done. Unfortunantly its a grey old day in Melbourne for taking pictures, as you can see. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Fantastic. Love the worn down look. Cheers, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Nice MiG, `like the distressed camo` effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 nice work, great job on the cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Lovely and menacing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Good looking mig on the pictures from outside it's looking like gate keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 "Well used" comes to mind. Great result. Learned 'rage quit' here - like that, it's a verb I have been searching for to describe my behaviour at times -thank you. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonkeyVong Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 There is something very satisfying about getting a nice model out of an old dog of a kit. Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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