Basuroy Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 (edited) Hello folks , this is the RV aircraft kit finished as an Indian Air Force airplane . The kit goes together fine as long as putty is applied along every seam . The surface is festooned with rivets and I decided to try my hands at NMF weathering - think I went slightly overboard . A downside is the kit doesn't includes any armaments , I had to salvage the R-60 missiles and the UB-16 rocket pods from other kits . Excuse the skewered pitot tube , it arrived in 5 pieces and it was an infuriating experience trying to align them . Edited November 22, 2016 by Basuroy 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetur Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 "....think I went slightly overboard ..." Well. I surely don't know this particular bird, but having in mind a few pictures of Indian MiG-21s, I'd say you've surely caught "the flavour"! Very, very nice model overall. I have a particular thing about model pictures: I think that if you could take some at "man's eye" height, it would look even more convincing. in pratical terms, it means taking pictures with the camera sitting on the same table where the model is, so that the center of the lens is basically at the same height of a 1/72 scale man's eyes. Almost as the last picture, but lower, if possible. Can you try? Cheers Davide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Very, very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Nicely done! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4536 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Nice job; the more i see the 1:72 scale the more i like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I really like that. I think the natural metal finish and weathering are some of the best I've seen. This could easily pass as 1/48th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) Cheers everyone for the kind words . For the NMF , I used acrylic paints from Vallejo called metal colour , they are really fine and pleasing to the eyes . Edited November 23, 2016 by Basuroy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Colourful and grubby - nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippo the Zipdrive Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 The metallic shading looks real and I love the red tail. Excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 nice work, I like the dirty finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albamac Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I like the weathered,dirty look of the MiG 21 as it's not fresh after a hangar servicing and to me (just my 'umble opinion) that it is more life like in service. The coloured fin is nice and overall I think it's superb and not overdone in the weathering department. Keep up the great work as I don't generally like heavily weathered aircraft but yours is superb. The wonky pitot can be overlooked I think. Best wishes. alabamac......frustrated Norseman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 The weathered metal finish is just perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Builder Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Super work on the panel lines, the kit comes off looking very realistic. Great paintjob tool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 On 11/23/2016 at 2:40 AM, Davetur said: "....think I went slightly overboard ..." Well. I surely don't know this particular bird, but having in mind a few pictures of Indian MiG-21s, I'd say you've surely caught "the flavour"! Very, very nice model overall. I have a particular thing about model pictures: I think that if you could take some at "man's eye" height, it would look even more convincing. in pratical terms, it means taking pictures with the camera sitting on the same table where the model is, so that the center of the lens is basically at the same height of a 1/72 scale man's eyes. Almost as the last picture, but lower, if possible. Can you try? Cheers Davide I appreciate your feedback and clicked a few photos today trying to replicate the angle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) Pitot tube in this kit is ALWAYS broken. Great build, fantastic finish. I built this one last year, and I still wonder if the canopy is correct or over-sized. Edited November 25, 2016 by Bjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 18 hours ago, Bjorn said: Pitot tube in this kit is ALWAYS broken. Great build, fantastic finish. I built this one last year, and I still wonder if the canopy is correct or over-sized. Thanks , I am not sure if the canopy is over sized but comparing to images online , the framing on the canopy is certainly way too thick . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Great job on the MiG, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Very nicely not. Certainly not over the top as far as I can see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Nice build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetur Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 On 25/11/2016 at 7:52 PM, Basuroy said: I appreciate your feedback and clicked a few photos today trying to replicate the angle Exactly the effect I had in mind! Very realistic, especially the first one. Cheers Davide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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