Jabba Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Looking alright. It is not the easiest of kits to put together. Keep going it will be rewarding when you get it finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 At least the sun was obviously shining in Nottingham today! Hang in there. Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caszerino Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Wow, you guys weren't kidding. That definitely does not look user-friendly. But it's together now (that part anyway), and it doesn't look like a pickup truck anymore, so well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Here's where I am, does it look like a Mig yet? A pic of the workbench of doom also, thats where the magic happens! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Definitely looking like a Mig-25 now, all your hard work is certainly paying off. Nice collection on the shelf as well. Keep up the good work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Unmistakeable as a MiG-25 now More filler required? Looks as if it'll be in good company on the shelf with all the other Soviet heavy metal and your Lightning. The FM.170 looks good in yellow as well that a Luftwaffe bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caszerino Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Definitely a Foxbat now. And .. oh, Col. beat me to it. I was also going to comment on the Fouga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 As the others have already said, I can see that this MiG-25 is definitely taking shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cooper Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) ... and it doesn't look like a pickup truck anymore, so well done! But, from my own (1st hand) experience, it is so that most of MiG-25 looks like a row of oversized boxes, at least like a 'garage too small to fit a pick-up truck'. Means: you're obviously on best way with this modell. ;-) Edited January 22, 2015 by Tom Cooper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 If this kit is anything like the Condor kit (and I am led to believe it is), then there is a piece of advice I can offer. I have experience of the Condor Foxbat and generally, if you do lots of test fitting, filing here and shimming there, then it goes together quite well. However, I overlooked one area when I built mine. When you test fit and assemble the back end, do it with the jet pipes in situ (basically build the back end around the exhausts). This should give you a much better chance to get an acceptable look to this area. Trust me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 If this kit is anything like the Condor kit (and I am led to believe it is), then there is a piece of advice I can offer. I have experience of the Condor Foxbat and generally, if you do lots of test fitting, filing here and shimming there, then it goes together quite well. However, I overlooked one area when I built mine. When you test fit and assemble the back end, do it with the jet pipes in situ (basically build the back end around the exhausts). This should give you a much better chance to get an acceptable look to this area. Trust me. Too late! Thanks though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caszerino Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 But, from my own (1st hand) experience, it is so that most of MiG-25 looks like a row of oversized boxes, at least like a 'garage too small to fit a pick-up truck'. Looking very much forward to reading more about this in some of your books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hi, making slow progress with this. The fuselage/wing join needs a fair bit of filler, some of this probably down to my lack of care. The air intakes are next, and they need a certain amount of 'fettling' from a dry run. The 2nd pic shows how big it is compared to my luftwaffe Fouga Magister (Heller kit). Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Too late! Thanks though Ohh, Bugger!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caszerino Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 The little Magister next to it really puts it into perspective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 This is really coming along now, despite it fighting you all the way! Putting it next to your lovely little Fouga really shows the size of this beast. I may well have to get one of these myself in the future even though the rest of my Migs are in 1/48 scale. With a Mig-25 in 1/48 there is the not inconsiderable problem of where to store it, and the ICM kit is a lot cheaper than the Kitty Hawk one, and a lot more accurate from what I can tell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 It's a powerful looking beast! Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hi all, I have managed to complete the main airframe, and also managed a coat of primer. There looks like quite a bit of touching up required, so progress is likely to slow down from here....! Anyway I am getting to like the beast, all cold war purposefulness! Cheers FF 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 This is really looking good! I am really impressed with your work on this, the only problem being that the more I watch your progress the more I want one of my own! Keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Small defects aside, a coat of primer always makes a model look sooo much better This looks great. Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Great to see this one all together and taking paint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caszerino Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) Liking the progress! Edited January 25, 2015 by caszerino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 It doesn't look to shabby at all. Keep up with the good work that you have done so far. A little bit of patience really does go a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hi Gang, with the wife and daughter out for a few hours I have managed to slap some more paint on. Gunze light ghost grey for the main, and alclad that I have a love hate relationship with! Theres plenty of touching up to do but progress is progress! Sorry for the cluttered pics by the way. FF 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I like the look of this very much. Quick question, how did you get on with the air intakes? I know that this kit and mine have some similarities, and although the outside of my intakes look fine the part that is fitted inside has a huge gap down one side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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