stalal Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Interesting times to build this kit. With another upheaval in Middle East and this kit lying in my stash for some time, I thought this is the best time to build it. Its an Academy 1/48 MiG-21 with the following aftermarket sets - Afterburner decals 48-084 Fabulous Fishbeds - Aires 4049, cockpit detail set - Quickboost air scoops 48-021 - Begemot 1/48 MiG-21 stencils 48-003 If you want Academy kit to be a great projects, Aires cockpit and Begemot decals are a must. The weapons except rocket pods, come from sprues donated by a friend modeler at another forum. All Academy weapons are wrong. Edited October 20, 2013 by stalal 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I like it .....really great "used" look you got there.....really nice Rgds Mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llking Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 very nice, great weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 very nice mig,look great and very nice weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Very good MIG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Great work,looks a war weary bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjb Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Have been following this in WIP. Very nice, well done but those maintenance and warning stencils are a wow factor that make it look great. Combine that with the weathering and it's superb. The last time I built a model with that many markings on I was tempted to go for a parachute jump to calm down! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalal Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Have been following this in WIP. Very nice, well done but those maintenance and warning stencils are a wow factor that make it look great. Combine that with the weathering and it's superb. The last time I built a model with that many markings on I was tempted to go for a parachute jump to calm down! Those Begemot Decals, which I missed to mention in my original post were superb. I have only put half of them. It took me 4 nights and one full day to do just the stencils ans I was tired!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjb Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Those Begemot Decals, which I missed to mention in my original post were superb. I have only put half of them. It took me 4 nights and one full day to do just the stencils ans I was tired!! Only half! Years back at Nellis AFB I had a close look around a few Russian aircraft and I remember that a couple of them were awash with stencil detail, some of them had been repainted to disguise previous identity and had a bit less. Sad to say we were not allowed to photograph them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Fantastic work, looks brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gekko_1 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Very nice! What paints did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalal Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Very nice! What paints did you use? Tamiya Olive Green & Tamiya Flesh, mixed with several Gunze colors in earth tones. Gunze 302 for radome and sensor at top of the vertical fin. Underneath its Tamiya or Gunze RLM Light Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Wonderful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalal Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 These are good resources for anyone intending to build this kit. I have used these for references http://walkarounds.airforce.ru/avia/rus/mig/mig-21mf/index.htm http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mig-21_home.htm http://litnik.in.ua/reaktivnie-samoleti/mig-21-walkaround-ot-qwerty.html http://walkarounds.airforce.ru/avia/rus/mig/mig-21smt/index.htm http://walkarounds.airforce.ru/avia/rus/mig/mig-21bis/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Man, that aircraft sure looks like it has been knocking around in the desert for a while! Nice. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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