jjlain Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Good evening First of all, a little word of warning: if you're much concerned about accuracy in form, colour, scale, amount of detail and things like that, maybe this is not the model for you =) This is something I made out of pieces of scrap wood, at the soon about to collapse warehouse at the back of our yard, for my son's first birthday. I used mainly hand tools, saw, plane, file, sand paper etc and a cheap dremel rip-off of chinese make =) The fuselage is made of pine, spine, tail and wings of black alder, intake cone of birch, main gear "bumps" on the sides of milliput. All parts are solid. Milliput was also used to blend the parts in, because there is no way my woodworking skills are anywhere near to have them blend without filler. The stand is made of oak. The R-3S missiles are made of coctail sticks and plastic card. I later found out that the standard load might've been one R-3S IR and one R-3R radar missile, but I didn't bother to make a new one for this purpose. I also made a drop tank but didnt't mount it. In the end I ran out of time, so the lynx emblem of "HävLLv 31" and the reg number were made mostly freehand and look like they've been made by someone about 5 years old, sorry for that . Roundels are from Kuivalainen's finnish roundel sheet. Mainly this was built out of memory and the kind of "feel" I had of the MiG-21bis, looking at pictures (Jyrki Laukkanen's excellent "MiG-21 in Finnish Air Force"), and for some parts I used Eduards 21PFM for the rough shape. Everyhting is simplified and most bumps&scoops are not there, there are no panel lines raised or engraved etc. I was never aiming for real accuracy and sought keep a certain "toylike" feel to it. So here it is, MiG-21bis "MG-136" (birthday is 13 june, hence the registration number chosen) in 1/48ish scale: BTW the colours look really freaky in the pics, everything is greenish although the dark areas are a mix of Gunze dark earth and flat black. -Jaakko 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Like it - shows a level of creativity and craftsmanship that I know I will never possess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 That's cool! Your little boy will love it & it should be a bit more tiny finger proof than a plastic one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjlain Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Thank you. I'm not expecting even this wooden one to last those tiny fingers for long, probably a real one wouldn't either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I like it. Looks like a MiG-21 to my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelfspace Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Yup, love it. Nice Zorki as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Some nice handy work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 This is a top one, i like the presentation very much. It is something different!!!! Nice done!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjlain Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Thank you everyone! Sometimes I think about getting film for the Zorki again, but I never do 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPBR Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Interesting build. A wooden MiG... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hi Julian -.That is a fine example of recycling and true fettling imagination and skills! Well done,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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