Angus Tura Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Hello.I would like to add a Mig-21 drone. Col tells me this is OK as long as it was in service in the 1980s.I've read on line (https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-AWgAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=akhtubinsk+M-21&source=bl&ots=d3yQ897s8G&sig=Bk5SyiXqO0kbttcip1pQ_OL7ZmM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiM0bOkttrMAhVWGsAKHdK_Dy0Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=akhtubinsk%20M-21&f=false) that these were active at Ahktubinsk into the late 80s. According to Yefim Gordon's MiG 21 book (2008) they were still active there at the time of writing, the first conversions having been carried out in the 1960s. The RS kit looks very nice but either I've lost the ejection seat, or it was never in the box. So, I've got a Pavla one suitable for the MiG-21PFM. I have got some Bergamot stencils for the MiG-21PFM but forgot to photograph them. Thanks for looking, Alan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Tura Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 Sorry. Bergamot is a citrus fruit. that was Begemot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Another interesting and unusual choice of subject for this GB Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Tura Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Hello. I'm not sure I'll get this finished on time but thought I'd post some progress photos before closing up the fuselage: The cockpit green is the mig acrylic colour with a black oil wash. The instruments are mike grant decals and the nose weight is lead shot. All held together with large blobs of epoxy. Alan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 What a nice twist to a MiG Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Tidy work in the 'pit Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Tura Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Ta much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Tura Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 Well...this is nothing like finished on time. Too much work and not enough play: I took all of last weekend to get the wings on straight and pinned with some brass. Quite a lot of filling and sanding ahead. And re-scribing: this is covered in rivets and what-have-you. A petty nice kit but very short-run. Into the KUTA GB! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Sorry to hear real life has been getting in the way but I hope we can continue watching your progress on this one Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Tura Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 Thanks. I am keen to go on with this. I'm also keen to plan the next GB for me, but the 2016 calenders seem to have disappeared. That's a locked thread and there's no where there to ask: where are they? Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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