SaintsPhil Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Good Morning BMers, I bought this nice little kit from Eduard on a whim, as a stop gap before the Mig-21 GB started. It was a nice quick build, no real issues, I made abut of a mess of the wing to fuselage join, but that was completely my fault! The only tricky part of the kit is the fit of the nose ring, but a little sanding fixed that. For anyone interested here's the WIP http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234953800-172-eduard-mig-15bis/#entry1529705 One thing to watch out for is nose weight, there's not much roo. And you need plenty! Mine was a tail sitter, but I managed to cram just enough down the intake out of sight (just) to make it sit right! Finished in various shades of Alclad, with a fine wash of heavily thinned Mig Oil and grease wash. I couldn't decide if I should use a wash or not, but I'm glad I did. I was also going to try a Satin coat over the too but decided against that in the end, I like the sheen of the Aclad. Pictures not the best, take with the iPad using a strange yellow ball that briefly appeared over head as a light source.... Thanks for looking Phil Edited February 10, 2014 by SaintsPhil 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Finally there's one actually done. They seemed to be such a ragen but there are only few posted on forums. I'm glad that you chose Egyptian markings as they look really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Thanks, I have to admit I had a quick look for build threads online before I started and was surprised to find none! I think the issue is it goes together so well they'd be pretty brief, as it's all over so quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I bought a couple of the "Overtrees" version to soak up some of the many MiG-15 decals I have and it's a superb little kit - resets the bar for 1/72 MiG-15s IMHO. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Cracking job Phil. Set that on a suitable background and it will pass for the real machine. Will be referencing back to this and your WiP thread for inspiration once my kit makes it to the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Thanks chaps, Col if you take anything from my work it should be - nose weight, lots of nose weight! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 nice and clean work, looking great! i like the canopy detail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Great job of a cracking little kit. Wonder if they'll do one in 1/48 ? BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Great job of a cracking little kit. Wonder if they'll do one in 1/48 ? BillyD We can only hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Very smart! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 looks nice ow does it compare with the old Dragon/Italeri kit Glenn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 looks nice ow does it compare with the old Dragon/Italeri kit Glenn. No idea to be honest, not seen one! It's nicer than the Airfix one though...much nicer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Phil, SPLENDID little build.. Great job. COOL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks chaps, Col if you take anything from my work it should be - nose weight, lots of nose weight! Thanks for the warning Phil I'll keep that in mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Cracking little Mig and love the scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 looking good and I like yr marking choice....not a very large aircraft........but very nice rgds mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Nice work I have a 1/72 Eduard MiG 15 on the way to me atm and I'm looking forward to building it, especially after seeing your excellent model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrritableRabbit Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 ooh! Thanks for posting this. Seems there may be some more appearing soon if Val and myself are anything to go by. I have the duo kit with Czech markings sitting right here begging to be my next build. So.. Thanks for the tips about the nose weight. I've been looking at the instructions on and off the last few days and did notice the lack of space. I figure this was going to be a job for my bottle of Liquid Gravity. Top job and SHINY! Thank you for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Excellent job! Looks very smart in the Egyptian markings. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Very nice MiG15, really taking a liking to these Arabian aircraft schemes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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