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Hobby Boss 1/48 MiG-17F "Fresco C"


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Hi all, thought I'd share some pictures of my latest project, built for a GB on the Flory Models forum.

As well as the Hobby Boss kit, I used a True Details cockpit (designed for the old Kopro kit so took a bit of fitting), Quickboost ventral fin and Master gun barrels and pitot.

The main airframe is painted with Mr Metal Colour, specifically 'Aluminium' and 'Stainless', and weathered with oil paints.

I actually bought the kit (complete with cockpit set and fin) from somebody on BM, but the name escapes me just now.

The base is a 'box' style photo frame, with ICM's representation of the PAG-14 slabs, some teddy bear fur and snow by a company whose name also escapes me just now. The badge on the front of the base came from eBay at circa £2 posted, it had a (pretty crap) enameled finish which I've overpainted. The figure is by Aerobonus, and is a bloomin' lovely bit of casting.

Anyway, too much waffle, here are the pics:

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And a few WIP shots....

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Didn't mean to post up that many photos when I started, but there we are, done now :banghead:

Jon

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Splendid!!! A real fantastic work!! The pilot looks very good indeed, also presentation!! :goodjob::goodjob::goodjob:

If I may ask, which material is the base ??

All the best

Andy

Hi Andy,

Not sure which bit of the base specifically you mean, so here is the full run-down:

The concrete slabs are these.. https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ICM48231

The black 'mastik' in between the slabs was added with Vallejo plastic putty coloured with black though.

The grass is 'teddy bear fur' from here... http://www.just-bases.co.uk/?page_id=262

The snow is this stuff (I'm sure I bought mine in Hobbycraft)... https://www.darksphere.co.uk/p.php?p=30447&c=563

The badge on the front of the base is one of these (but with a coat of paint)... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Soviet-Army-Red-Star-Soldiers-Cap-Hat-Badge-USSR-CCCP-Military-Badge-/270985754341?hash=item3f180276e5:g:GFEAAOSwajVUPn46

And the base itself is a photo frame not unlike this one (mine was from The Range)... https://img0.etsystatic.com/015/0/6327155/il_fullxfull.455544028_cl6t.jpg

Hope that helps :D

Jon

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Masterpiese work! Thanks for sharing!

btw: the badge is up side down.

Dang nabbit, I just Google image searched "hammer & sickle" and of course you are correct... annoying that so often we spend ages obsessing over various details and then mess up something seemingly so simple! I will have to correct it or it will drive me mad, thanks for pointing it out!

Jon

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