russ c Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hi All, Just managed to catch a bit of brightish weather and took some photo`s of my latest completion My attempt at Hobby Bosses 1/48 MiG-17F Finished to represent an aircraft of: 921st Fighter Regiment, NVAF, Sao Do around 1968 Built pretty much from what`s in the box, minus the engine to try and make it sit on the nose wheel a bit easier Still took a fair bit of weight though ( might have to reinforce the shelf ) Decals are from `L Decals Studio` sheet LDS 48007, `MiGs over North Vietnam part 2` Had to try this scheme when I saw it though I was tempted by a stripey camo`d option on the sheet. Hope you enjoy Thanks for looking, Cheers Russ 57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 class act very nice as usual rgds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 That looks excellent Russ!! Lovely finish. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Lovely piece of work, great scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 A great looking MiG and brilliantly applied mottling. The NVAF certainly used some striking schemes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Another lovely job, very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Great looking mig russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Cracking finish Russ, great to see a non-silver one, especially when the paint job looks this good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Looks great, I like the camo scheme, very appropriate for the era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach82 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Lovely scheme there Russ. Brilliant job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Another cracker Russ, very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr styrene Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Great model! Lovely Work russ c! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Hi Russ! Good looking model as always. Seems you continue now with "the other side" in your Vietnam era builds. These little MiGs are real tailsitters. I remember Hasegawa had a very unorthodox approach, adding a metal intake ring to their 1/72 kit. Cheers, Mario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 That,s a stunner Russ great to see this scheme as opposed to Natural metal one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Hello,Russ.- Yes indeed - One magnificent looking MIG! She portrays all your hallmark expertise.All the very best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 very nice! like it a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Fantastic scheme..liking it a lot..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Hi Russ, Sorry to turn this into a zombie post, but the image of your fantastic MiG-17 came up while I was trawling the web for images... I've got a 1/72 kit (AZ Models) but am unsure of the markings (and am scared of the mottling!). Anyway, can I ask whether the scheme you chose called for the undersides of the wings to be sky or unpainted? Many thanks, David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh G Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Great rendition of a charismatic and courageously flown underdog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Russ thanks again for posting. One question: How did you get the dead flat aluminum finish on the drop tanks?? They look so “Vietnam” after months of corrosion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 very nice! looking absolutely great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I'm always glad to see a NVAF Mig. They're in the same class of aircraft as Spitfires and Hurricanes. True defenders. Also looking well executed in all respects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 On 10/30/2018 at 1:40 AM, Dazey said: Hi Russ, Sorry to turn this into a zombie post, but the image of your fantastic MiG-17 came up while I was trawling the web for images... I've got a 1/72 kit (AZ Models) but am unsure of the markings (and am scared of the mottling!). Anyway, can I ask whether the scheme you chose called for the undersides of the wings to be sky or unpainted? Many thanks, David Hi David, the underside of the wings according to the decal instructions is black same as the fuselage, I did find one photo of the subject on Google at the time but it didn`t show the underside. Hope this helps Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 On 10/30/2018 at 2:14 PM, 28ZComeback said: Russ thanks again for posting. One question: How did you get the dead flat aluminum finish on the drop tanks?? They look so “Vietnam” after months of corrosion. Hi DJ, they`re just Humbrol silver 11 over light grey undercoat and then Matt Varnished. The very ends I did with Humbrol 191 chrome I think. Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Really nice Russ....love the camo! All the Best! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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