Sgeek Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Hi All, Placeholder for my entry. The Box Obligatory sprue shots The etch and mask set The Decals and chosen paint scheme Will get the ball rolling soon. Have a Tiger Moth to clear off the bench then, work and family permitting, I'm off! All the best Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Good choice and I like the camo scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgeek Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Good choice and I like the camo scheme. I'm hoping I can do it justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Nice choice. I'll look forward to seeing that camo. You'll do it justice I'm sure. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Excellent. Looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgeek Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 And...........we're off! Finally managed to put scalpel to sprue yesterday. Some priming done and the cockpit started off. By no means at the final stages of completion but I have to say that the pre painted Eduard Etch is the dogs danglies! The photos do not do it justice. Only a very strong magnifier does Not a great deal to show so far. Interior priming and painting done, will post more tomorrow. I will also try to get my other camera sorted rather than use my phone camera. Should improve the quality of the photo's as least. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Great start Steve - I'm really looking forward to seeing that scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin1980 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Nice tub Steve, that camo looks like it will fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 A great start. I feel the same about the Eduard Etch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Looking good so far. I agree with you about the Eduard PE - it's the dog's gonads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgeek Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 I am now regretting being a tight-wad and wished I had not purchased the Zoom set but the full internal/external set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgeek Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Further progress....compared to others here almost at the speed of continental drift!! Further view of the now completed cockpit 'bathtub'. Does not have the 'wow' factor of those in the Eduard kits being built as part of the group build but it works for me:-) with the photo showing all the dust and some blemishes its time to get the mini hoover, magnifying glass and touch up paint out! And overall progress so far. Next jobs: Mask canopy (now it has been Klear coated) Get dust out of cockpit. Join fuselage halves together Get a shimmy on generally so I can take the time needed on the paint job. Problems so far. Nothing really to report. Some minor niggles around internal fit of items which have gone away with application of a sanding stick. The rather large lugs which attach all the items to the sprues have made clean up more interesting. I would be complaining if everything had broken off inside the bag so its swings and roundabouts. I am concerned with the texture on the surface of the model. It has a slightly 'dimpled' look. My worry is where I have to fill and sand I am going to end up with smooth areas which will stand out. On the plus side to this my airbrushing is still in its infancy so I will no doubt mess up and put too thick a coat on thereby nullifying any texture on the surface Onwards............ Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Nice work. You're making more progress than me... Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 That's coming along nicely now. Cockpit looks good. I don't think the sanded smooth areas will stand out too much if you are using matt colours as listed. Would be with NMF though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgeek Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 Some more progress.........Firstly masked off the underside and canopy and applied the primer. I then sprayed the first coat on. Finally got it to a finish I was happy with. Then realised that I should have painted the Dark green first to allow masking off and painting of the camo pattern. So back to square one and now the dark green coat and the masking applied. Final stages for this one with the dark yellow coat applied. Now leave for 24 hours and remove the masking to see what it looks like. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cooper Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Don't want to spoil the party, but that 7th strip from left wingtip inboard... mmmh... don't know if its position is correct... Seriously now: this is 1/72? My hat was off alone because of the cockpit... simply awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Your eyes must be like this after that work. Great job! Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Lots of blu-tak. Your patience is a credit to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgeek Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Thanks for the comments. There were one or two comments being muttered under my breath about more selective choices on paint schemes rather than the inital 'oooh! that looks good in the instructions' selection criteria whilst applying the whitetac. I should point out the strip is correct, the problem is the wings are on upside down which has caused an angle issue which in turn is causing optical illusions involving shadow and light......twitch, twitch gibber, gibber etc etc etc Now waiting on the final coat of flat black to dry on the underside before I strip off the masking and look for the inevitable bleed through 'gulp!' Best RegardsSteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Can't wait to see this unmasked/un-tacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I'm the same. Can't wait for the unveiling. Drum roll started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cooper Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I should point out the strip is correct, the problem is the wings are on upside down which has caused an angle issue which in turn is causing optical illusions involving shadow and light......twitch, twitch gibber, gibber etc etc etc Under different circumstances, I could accept this apology - but I find it inexcusable that the strip is off, by 0.9379mm. Seriously now: I've got to see some photos of few V-VS MiG-15s in China while in the process of being camouflaged. The photos in question appear to have been taken 'quite early', i.e. the aircraft in question (for example: bort '545' from the 415th IAP) were still in their 'shiny metall overall' colours, and in the process of getting - very wavy - strips of green applied. And the strips in question were not only quite 'light' (i.e. their opacity was very low; surely down to about 30-40%), but went _over_ the bort number _and_ the national marking too. That's the reason why I sometimes wonder if strips on Galyshevsky's '547' were as 'solid' and as 'clean' (i.e. not going over the bort or the national marking) as they appear on that instruction sheet. Never found an opportunity to find out, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgeek Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 A/C now completed. I enjoyed the build. A nice kit. I do wish I had splashed out on the full Eduard PE experience. The cockpit is something else with the addition of the PE, would have been interesting to see how it affected the overall appearance. What did we do before Eduard masks for canopies as well!! Some things I could improve on are simple things like adding the wing aerial ( not supplied in kit) and adding the finishing touches like aerial wire. The paint scheme has come out quite well even if I say so myself. There are areas that are better than others but for a first time with that particular 'white tac' masking technique I will be quietly content. Not in the same league as the other Mig's on display in this build which are simply stunning. Thank you to the organisers for the GB and Mish for doing the overall coordinating (herding of cats) of dates and builders. Next, its time to catch up on the D-Day build I am supposed to be taking part in......I hate work, it gets in the way of everything important. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Excellent build, especially the paint job. Good to see a Mig in a camo scheme. Adds a touch of contrast to the other Migs on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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