mirageiv Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) i Edited December 23, 2022 by mirageiv 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 A truly Doomsday scenario for this one. Hard to think we all took it as matter-of-fact back in the 70s and 80s but this potential outcome was all too possible. I'm keen to see how well this kit goes together and the manner in which you're going to display it - all the more so having seen your Lightning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormodeller Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 OOOOOoooooooOOOOOOhhhhhh, nice scenario, will be watching this one closely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Â Â 9 Edited December 23, 2022 by mirageiv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Great start on this one (or is it two by now?) The cockpit and exhaust are looking rather nice. Did you get the fuselage halves together? Very true Col, quite sobering the thought of what could have happened. I am always rather perplexed to how it would have gone in the first few days with so much military equipment and weapons in such a relatively small space, absolute chaos for sure! Well I planned to shoot the first guy I seen with an AK-47 and have his gun off him. The SA.80 was a bloody nightmare of a weapon in comparison Seriously though, general opinion seemed to be both sides had too much to loose by chucking buckets of sunshine around the battlefield early on in any conflict but if one side was starting to loose ground too quickly then it was time. In that respect we trusted neither the Soviets or the US to show sufficient restraint in the matter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Â 0 Edited December 23, 2022 by mirageiv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 In the late 70's I was a teen living on Malmstrom AFB which was SAC Headquarters. Lived in the knowledge that we were one of the first targets that would experience nuclear sunshine if it all went to heck. Needless to say, you just don't think about it because there wasn't anything a 15 year old could do. Mig is coming along nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 This has all the makings of a top build! Great idea with the shock cone. I'll file that away for future builds. I'm another Cold War kid and it's fascinating (if a bit chilling) to think how our times could have been. I'm glad we get to play some of it out in the safety of things like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Hopefully I'll get some paint on soon . The DDR jet is still leading the way in my mind atm. Also I'm planning maybe a more dynamic display than originally, maybe with the drop tanks being jettisoned, hmmm decisions . I'm liking all three parts of this statement 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Great start on this one (or is it two by now?) The cockpit and exhaust are looking rather nice. Did you get the fuselage halves together? Well I planned to shoot the first guy I seen with an AK-47 and have his gun off him. The SA.80 was a bloody nightmare of a weapon in comparison Seriously though, general opinion seemed to be both sides had too much to loose by chucking buckets of sunshine around the battlefield early on in any conflict but if one side was starting to loose ground too quickly then it was time. In that respect we trusted neither the Soviets or the US to show sufficient restraint in the matter. Lol - The SA80 (A2) is the most reliable assault rifle available (apparently) !! I remember an exchange visit with the West German Fallschirmjager in 1988 where we peered over the border watching us watching them. Even the W German Army were still in grey uniforms (not allowed camouflage after WWII) Living under the shadow of nuclear war was not fun (especially as I lived about 2KM from RAF Lakenheath - let alone serving!) Weird days - I will have my fingers crossed that a Lightning or F104G would have clobbered the MiG 21 before it dropped its payload, thus preventing armageddon !! Great idea, am looking forward to seeing this. Back from Guatemala on Saturday, to finish off my builds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) what paint did you use for the interior - always intrigued with different peoples options and opinions - when I did the 1/144 MiGs on an earlier build I mixed 2 colours as best I could! Edited October 20, 2015 by Tim Moff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi Tim. I simply mixed some blue and green enamels (maybe revell light blue and humbrol 30), lighter blues and greens. However I did it to match the hue of Eduard etch provided with the kit (which I ended up not using anyways). The real colour in my opinion is more green/turquoise than the one I mixed. Close enough for a closed pit for me though! Cheers, David. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) o Edited December 23, 2022 by mirageiv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Interesting to see the two together. Great work on those pilots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) o Edited December 23, 2022 by mirageiv 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Nice paintwork; especially like the four-colour scheme. regards Jason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thanks Jason , there are 5 top colours , my photo skills seems to bleach out shades/tones sometimes! Cheers, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Really nice work on the painting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rom1 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 wow! nice paintjob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 At that angle, hope you're modelling the bomb being released somehow ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 That is what I am going for Charlie . Originally I was thinking of 'jettisoning' the tanks on one of them but having messed around modelling it, it looked too cluttered with the supports and didn't really work. Cheers, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) Â k Edited December 23, 2022 by mirageiv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) ii Edited December 23, 2022 by mirageiv 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 A lovely pair. Good tip on the water colours as well; thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Great pair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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