Valkyrie Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 My entry shall be a MiG-31 by Revell in 1/72. Only second ever group build and looking forward to seeing all comrades entries.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 You certainly like these monsters. Good luck with this build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 following this one as l intend to buy one myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Valkyrie said: My entry shall be a MiG-31 by Revell in 1/72. Only second ever group build and looking forward to seeing all comrades entries.. You must have had an extension on your modelling shelf to fit this and your mig 25 She's another big un ,,over 300 mm for a 1/72, has this got engraved panel lines val or are they raised,looking forward to seeing this fall together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Yeah I am shocked by the size of these Russian jets! My first jet was a Czech MiG 15 then when I entered the Warsaw PACT GB ordered a MiG 25 and she's huge, this is even bigger, box is massive. I've not opened her up yet to check the detail. I was sure I built this with my dad when I was 11 at Christmas but couldn't have been cos this is huge 30 minutes ago, Hewy said: You must have had an extension on your modelling shelf to fit this and your mig 25 She's another big un ,,over 300 mm for a 1/72, has this got engraved panel lines val or are they raised,looking forward to seeing this fall together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Great entry to the GB. Yes the Russians like their Jet big Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I'll be looking in on this, I think this is the Zvezda kit reboxed, I've a Condor one. raised detail & all & not an easy build, its a candidate for replacement so I'll be keen to see how you go with this. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 15 hours ago, Hewy said: You must have had an extension on your modelling shelf to fit this and your mig 25 She's another big un ,,over 300 mm for a 1/72, has this got engraved panel lines val or are they raised,looking forward to seeing this fall together Hi Hewy, opened up to have a quick preemptive peek and......it looks good deep detail 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 15 hours ago, hacker said: following this one as l intend to buy one myself Does look a good kit, I'm not an expert but looking at the decal sheet you could do 2 aircraft from as there's 12 stars...I think... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Great choice Val, looks like a nice kit and is certainly a comprehensive decal sheet. I was thinking of doing my 1/48 AMK one but after the Foxbat I think I might want to do something a little smaller. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) Craigs right that decal sheet looks like its going to cover everything, looks like some nice detail there too. Good luck val 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: Great choice Val, looks like a nice kit and is certainly a comprehensive decal sheet. I was thinking of doing my 1/48 AMK one but after the Foxbat I think I might want to do something a little smaller. I've been stalling on pulling the trigger on a 31 kit craig but now I've experienced hobby boss's mess with the f-111 its going to be amk,they've apparently just brought out another, do you know the difference off hand Cheers Glynn Edited April 25, 2017 by Hewy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, Hewy said: Craigs right that decal sheet looks like its going to cover everything, looks like some nice detail there too. Good luck val I've been stalling on pulling the trigger on a 31 kit craig but now I've experienced hobby boss's mess with the f-111 its going to be amk,they've apparently just brought out another, do you know the difference off hand Cheers Glynn I'm no expert on the -31 (or much else really!) but the version of kit I have is the B/BS and the new version is the BM/BSM, I know there are differences between the 2 but not sure exactly what they are. I bought the version I did because it comes with Kazakh (is nice!) markings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: Great choice Val, looks like a nice kit and is certainly a comprehensive decal sheet. I was thinking of doing my 1/48 AMK one but after the Foxbat I think I might want to do something a little smaller. You didn't call it the beast from the East for nothing haha.. I don't think il opt for weathering this one, factory fresh and try out pre-shading.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Sounds good to me Val. Give the pre-shading a go it works quite well. If you want to do it simply and quickly use a fine permanent marker on the panel lines, i have done this several times and it does work. As for my build I think I've made my mind up, and I think it might surprise a few of you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 17 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Sounds good to me Val. Give the pre-shading a go it works quite well. If you want to do it simply and quickly use a fine permanent marker on the panel lines, i have done this several times and it does work. As for my build I think I've made my mind up, and I think it might surprise a few of you. Il defo give that a go. Ooooh interesting I can't wait to find out now...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 3 hours ago, modelling minion said: Great choice Val, looks like a nice kit and is certainly a comprehensive decal sheet. I was thinking of doing my 1/48 AMK one but after the Foxbat I think I might want to do something a little smaller. A 1/48 of one of these? Where would you keep that? A hangar? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Valkyrie said: A 1/48 of one of these? Where would you keep that? A hangar? And that's one of the reasons she is not being built yet, I need to create some serious room to display her. 3 hours ago, Valkyrie said: Ooooh interesting I can't wait to find out now...... Just about to post it now..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 10 minutes ago, modelling minion said: And that's one of the reasons she is not being built yet, I need to create some serious room to display her. Just about to post it now..... Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr💂🏻♀️👨🏻✈️🙇🏻🥁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Ok counting down the hours....tve, tva.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 And.....we are off! Just driven to and back from my first show at Perth (Scotland) today it was amazing. The builds up there are awesome and there was a MiG-31 in one of the competitions, think I took 90+ pictures it was so good I went back to view another couple of times...then inspired to get onto my own MiG-31 i mach 3'd it back down to begin....with 3 MiGs and an SU-33 and 27...and £40 worth of Russian AKAH Paints....I get married today in 8 months and she'd have a fit if she knew how much... MiG-31...begins and I am not going to rush this one... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Work on the cockpit saw me remove 4 parts from sprues and use one of my brand new Russian paints from AKAH/AKAN. Radio transparent grey, meant to be dark grey camo on MiG-29 SMT but I wanted to try it out. Apllied to sides of both ejector seats and instrument panel cover and stick control panel. Lovely grey, lovely paint and went on a treat with my new detailing brush which makes small bits easy to paint accurately. I should have bought a pack! Quick drying so posting on here before moving on to paint the green cockpit interior. Says light green on instructions....do I not need my emerald green for this one? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Interior emerald Russian green and decals from the kit. My research showed an emarld green cockpit and position of decals so let this quickly dry off then fit together. Should I paint the parts first then decal on top or decal and paint around? I do the latter but be nicer if paint was on background behind the decals, but would it stick? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 8 hours ago, Valkyrie said: ....I get married today in 8 months and she'd have a fit if she knew how much... There is something to look forward to - My lips are sealed. Good start on the kit. Your cockpit will be done in no time. Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Cockpit decals on, emerald green and all other colours and then a wash. Glued in and top and bottom front end glued together. Used my tamiya ultra thin cement for first time. It's virtually invisible but I don't feel it's really stuck the parts together all that well. May have to re glue with liquid poly. Sealed up and forgot 7 grams of nose weight. Opened it up and and added it to the nose cone and resealed...should be more than enough weight in there now. It looks a right mess but I think it's the light and the camera because it looks ok in real life. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Nice choice, just paid for one of these myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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