mitchem Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Having already signed up to build something South African, I couldn't stop myself from volunteering to do a second build. (A little voice in the back of my head keeps telling me that this is going to end in tears....) So here's the starting point for my Indonesian Mig-21F-13 in the rather flashy scheme of the AURI display team : Should be a simple OOB with decals by Aztec...... ....should be....... See you all in January mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 That is a 'flash' scheme. Another interesting choice Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 One more and I'll be renaming this the Display Team GB! I'm not complaining though Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Oeh, that will be very interesting. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Subscribing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Interesting. I've got the 72nd scale version of that sheet for the F-7s. That scheme is spectacular, but has way too much potential for disaster for my fists of ham to have a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 If its any use, here she is from when I saw her two years back. Martin [/url]">http://http://s880.photobucket.com/user/mwilliamsat/media/DSC_5377cewe_zpsb9073839.jpg.html'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Nice subject! Wanted to do an Albanian one but chose for a MiG-15. Looking forward to see your progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks for everyone's input and apologies for the delay in getting this one off the ground. We're up and running with the cockpit. Quite comprehensive and all parts seem to fit together well. Having said that, there's a lot of parts ! The ejection seat is made up of 9 parts and 4 rather anaemic etched seat belt pieces. Here's everything (except the control column and cockpit coaming) lined up for primer : Not looking forward to painting this but it's a "necessary nasty" for any kit I build........ mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cooper Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Another, very interesting topic. One note about something I'm always missing on these birds (Indonesian MiG-21F-13): please, don't forget to add that small IFF-antenna atop the spin, Mike. You can see it on the photo above too, as small 'black doors' on that structure in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 One note about something I'm always missing on these birds (Indonesian MiG-21F-13): please, don't forget to add that small IFF-antenna atop the spin, Mike. Thanks for the tip Tom. I would have missed it out completely ! Not much progress to report I'm afraid because I've been painting out the cockpit tub. A lot of "artistic" license has gone into this so no arguing about my use of incorrect colours The cockpit is going to be closed on this build. Regards mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Bits and pieces of the undercarriage bays : 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 It's looking nice Mike Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Very nice cockpit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Wow! That's a cracking job on the cockpit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Thanks for the comments. I've been working away at getting the internal bits assembled and painted - there are quite a few and these have now been attached to the starboard fuselage. Quick fit of the fuselage halves and everything seems to be moving in the right direction : Now I need to work out what to do with the engine components and which bits are going to be seen. No point in wasting sandpaper or paint ! mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Definitely moving in the right direction. I am also with you on the engine, no point in assembling and painting all the engine if you are only going to have the exhaust visible, I have done something similar with my Mig-17. Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Engine components glued together, painted up and fitted into the fuselage. Once that had been completed, it didn't take too long to button up the fuselage : The tailfin hasn't been glued to the fuselage yet and I haven't got around to fitting the cockpit coaming either. Having said that, I must say that I've been quite impressed with the fit of parts so far. Thanks for looking. mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Spent this morning adding various lumps and bumbs to the bottom of the fuselage. The parts literally click into place, as does the crystal clear canopy bits. (Couldn't resist the temptation to test drive them). Fitted the tail section to the fuselage, gave some minor joints a lick of Mr Surfacer followed by a splash of Primer. Really enjoying the build so far. Need to start planning the bare metal finish soon. mike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Going well for you Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 It looks quality Mike - very nice. Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Added the wings and tailplanes just in time to go back to work tomorrow...... No real issues although I was quite surprised that the tailplanes are just butt-jointed to stubs on the fuselage. I've left a couple of scoops and bumps off the rear of the fuselage as I need to thing about the paintwork / decals. The red lightning bolt down the side of the fuselage has me a bit worried. There's no way I'd be able to match the paint for the scoops, and besides that, a quick look at the decals makes me think there could be other issues afoot. As a result, I'm toying with the idea of painting the red bits but I'm not sure if I should paint and mask before applying the silver, or mask and paint after ? mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 What silver paint are you planning to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 What silver paint are you planning to use? I'm aiming to use Alclad, Col. In the meantime, I've opted to spray, mask and then spray again. Here are the red bits : Masked up the lightning bolts on the tail Sprayed the tail black Ripped the masks off because I needed to see some lightning (and I'm an impatient sod) !!! I used the aftermarket decals as a base to cut the masks and I'm mystified as to how the kit decals would have worked ? All three lightning bolts on each side of the tail were way bigger than they needed to be ! Anyway, I've parked it outside now to let the paint have a chance to dry....... mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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