modelling minion Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 Cheers guys. I got the decals on last night, well the national markings at least. I have been having a really good look through all my Egyptian Mig references ( and a very good look online ) and I cannot find any pictures that show any stencils applied to any of them, certainly not any which have been repainted locally such as the one I am building. I will continue looking for a bit ( on lates this week so virtually no modelling time anyway) and perhaps start weathering the markings in the meantime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Stop teasing, show us a picture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 8 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Stop teasing, show us a picture. Yes do it, do it lol....please 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Looking good! Love that camo scheme... Regarding stencils, will have a look around for you.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) Okay then, if you insist. This is how she looks at the minute, and will probably stay like this until the weekend, with the glossy coat and national markings finished. A shot of the rear end (ooh errr!) which has most of the markings on it. The decals I have used for the national markings are from a Zotz "roundels of the world" set as the Egyptian ones in the kit are too big for the scheme I have chosen and these are thankfully the right size, they performed nicely and have settled down well. I have used the kits decals for the aircraft's serial number on the nose, after re-arranging them to more closely match the aircraft in the picture, and they also went on very well. I will keep searching to see if I can find any pics of re-painted Egyptian Mig-21's with any stencils on (thanks @Radleighfor your offer of help, greatly appreciated and needed) but if I can't find any by the weekend I will probably start more weathering and the matt coat. Thanks for looking. Craig. Edited July 1, 2017 by modelling minion 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Oh man that's tasty.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Looking great with the decals on! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I agree with stix going to be a beauty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Certainly bringing it to life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 Well as you can probably see (or not actually) Photobucket has decided that I and many others can no longer share our pictures without paying $400 a year for the privilege so unfortunately none of my previous pictures are now viewable. Thanks Photobucket, you have given me the push I needed to find another service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Me too, I tried to log on to Flickr a while ago without success, I think I might try Village Photos. John EDIT: Just opened an account with Flickr, easy, must have done something wrong last time. Now all I have to do is figure out how to upload some photos. Edited July 1, 2017 by Biggles87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 YES!! Up your bum Photobucket!!! Thanks to Flickr we are back in business, but I will not be updating all my previous build threads yet as it will take ages and to be honest I would rather be building models. On 6/30/2017 at 1:21 PM, Biggles87 said: DIT: Just opened an account with Flickr, easy, must have done something wrong last time. Now all I have to do is figure out how to upload some photos. Hope you are successful John, uploading was quite easy but I had to look at their help page for how to post a link on here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 how long till flikr pull the same stroke, once one gets away with it they'll all try it, took me flippin ages to get the hang of photo bucket properly, what a total bungle $400 is a bit steep though isn't it, gonna need some time to sort this out , rant over ,, the mig is looking great craig good work glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 4 hours ago, modelling minion said: YES!! Up your bum Photobucket!!! Thanks to Flickr we are back in business, but I will not be updating all my previous build threads yet as it will take ages and to be honest I would rather be building models. Hope you are successful John, uploading was quite easy but I had to look at their help page for how to post a link on here. Yes, finally got the hang of it with a little help from SWMBO, I'm a bit of a technophobe when it comes to the internet webby thing. Good to see the pics back John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 Well despite "one or two" hours of internet search and a very good look through my Mig-21 references I have not found any pictures of re-painted Egyptian aircraft from the time period which show any stencils so I have decided to crack on with the build. I have weathered the decals and have also added a wash to the panel lines, for which I have used Revell Aqua Anthracite which was thinned a lot and gives a good contrast without being too stark. here are some pictures of how she looks now. Upper-surfaces. Under sides. A picture of the rear half showing most of the markings. And finally a close up of the weathered serial number on the nose. Hopefully tomorrow I will have some more modelling time and I will be able to apply a matt coat and get rid of the glossy finish, after that I still have a fair amount of work to do not least of which is painting the ejector seat. That's it for today, thanks for looking and as usual all comments and criticisms are gratefully received. Craig. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Weathering of your decals is perfect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Very nice craig ,the panel line wash looks the biz , and the markings look like a great match for the weathering, Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Hi Craig. The weathering is coming on a treat. Revell's Anthracite is great for this sort of weathering. Very nice. KInd regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Really liking this, a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Looking good Craig. Got to love a good MiG-21. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Great progress Craig. The weathering looks very authentic too! Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Cheers guys, not much progress to report on I'm afraid but she has moved a little further forward. The glossy finish has been covered with a couple of matt coats which have brought her to looking much more like she should, as well as this I have built up the landing gear and have fitted them to the airframe, and I'm pleased to report that she is not a tail sitter. Anyway enough waffle here are some pictures of how she looks now. That's it for now, I will keep plodding away with all the little extras which always seem to take forever. Thanks for looking and as always all comments and criticisms are gratefully received. Craig. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hi Craig. That is looking excellent - properly like it's in use. Very effective weathering. Very nice! KInd regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Splendid! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Yes great job , the matt coat has really done that scheme justice, well weatherd craig, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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