Basuroy Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hello folks , this is the new kit (9.12) from Trumpeter that I have finished in the camo of a 90's Indian Air Force fighter , I didn't have a mig-29 specific decal sheet ( IAF decals are often difficult to come by and rather costly when available ) hence only used the roundels and fin flash from a -21 sheet and they are near about the correct size . These airplanes were acquired during late eighties and early nineties and are known as Baaz in our air force - Baaz is hindi for the bird , Hawk . I suspect the darker shade of grey is a tad too dark but overall I am content with how it came out , I tried to replicate the weathered appearance that I observed in photographs . The kit itself goes together really well and needs only a touch of putty around the nose . An oversight by trumpeter is they provide only two each of R-73 and R-60 missiles ; the fighter however can be configured to shoot only one of them along with the R-27 that it carries in the inner pylons . I used the R-73's from the ICM weapon pack . The kit also provides a tow bar that I am yet to paint yellow . ps: I believe the black stripes on the R-27 missile are only reserved for training rounds but I put them (decals ) on anyways as the missiles was looking rather bare . I enjoyed this build a lot and hope you enjoyed the final product 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 .... i did ! Lovely build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Impressive MiG Basuroy!!! Very nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Very impressive! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 Thanks folks , appreciate you like the model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Looks good. You've mastered the art of pre shading better than I have. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Looks great - nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Great result on one of my favourite types. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 13 hours ago, Buzby061 said: Looks good. You've mastered the art of pre shading better than I have. Pete Cheers , I will briefly share the way I approached it as it is somewhat different from traditional pre shading . For the light gray - I sprayed down a medium shade of grey and then filled up the panels with a lighter shade . Misted over a thin mix of the light grey all over to blend it in . For the dark grey - Same process , first extra dark sea grey was sprayed and then faded with a slightly lighter shade . This method allows for larger tolerance of error than pre shading the panel line which we often end up covering completely . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Thanks for the tip Basuroy. I obviously need to practice more to get to that standard. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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