Supertom Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Procopius said: Yeah, those don't look like fun to fill. Have you uh, I mean, your associate, ahem, started on yours I mean his yet? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 10 minutes ago, Supertom said: Have you uh, I mean, your associate, ahem, started on yours I mean his yet? I, I mean he is caught up with Spitfires right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Procopius said: I, I mean he is caught up with Spitfires right now. He likes Spitfires too?!?!?!?! What a coincidence!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Just now, Supertom said: He likes Spitfires too?!?!?!?! What a coincidence!!!!! It's uncanny, isn't it? He's also very handsome, like me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Torn Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 If you think the Trumpeter Mig 29's are complex, wait until you keep building that Zvezda kit...i find the Zvezda kits, while very nice in terms of fit and shape, overkill many times. Tye Zvezda Mig 29 9.13 is a very nice kit, but a lot more difficult to assemble than a Trumpeter kit. I love how the upper fuselage is just one piece in Trumpeters, i hate having to fill up seams where the wings and fuselage meet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 A little extra progress on the Zvezda kit. I'm having a little better luck with this kit as opposed to Ed, from the looks of it, though I was taking my time on this (I rushed on the Trumpy). I also missed a few steps as I hadn't been taking pictures of my progress lately. The intakes are painted and assembled, and at this point in time, wings are on, with no filler needed. Once painted on, the wing seam should look like part natural seam. I test fit the wings on and trimmed slowly to make sure the fit was decent. This alone probably took me an hour of fitting before I was confident of the join. Fins were a bit fiddly and I resorted to filling the gap with Mr Surfacer and wiping off with some nail polish remover. The wingtips were of concern as there is very little joining surface, and the tabs that come with the tips are more of a locator rather than any joining surface. I cleaned up the edges, then glued then on with a little Faller Super Expert, wiped the excess off, and I'm using these clothes pegs to hold the tips in place until the glue cures. The forward fuselage is also on. The engineering is odd, but I think it was designed that way to capture the complex shapes of the front of the aircraft. The two front pieces joined together well, as you can see, this was joined just about perfectly. I don't think I'll need any filler here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Nice progress. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Ejection seat is done. It comes in several pieces, and is done in such a way that the back cushion is separate, so you could scratch you own if you wanted! It really is a nice seat... Actually, I just realized I forgot to paint the bottom cushion... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 good work on the kit! for the seat, I'd strongly recommend a resin one if you want a representative K-36! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Thanks exdraken. I tend to build primarily out of the box nowadays, unless there is a correction set to fix a glaring error (part of my recent building renaissance when I realized that obsessing with accuracy was taking the fun out of the hobby for me). I still have some aftermarket sets left, and they'll be used in a later Italeri build. For the most part though, I think the Trumpeter and Zvezda kits are just fine out of the box. Anyway, canopy is on - noted something interesting about the clear bits - they were perfectly clear in the bag, but did not react well to my fingers. Either I had really oily hands that day, or maybe I should have checked it for mold release residue, because they clear bits got really cloudy after some handling. I managed to polish some clarity back into it, but something to look into for a future build. Also, the canopy was just a tad bit wider than the fuselage, but I suspect is a slight deformation to the part - I had to put a little extra jeweler's glue to the frame and clamp it in place, and the canopy shape conforms to the windshield curve now. Not that it's all closed up, masked and ready for paint, it really is starting to look like a Mig-29, doesn't it? Oops - and I forgot to paint the seat cushion again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Looks very nice oob!! you are right of course that AM does not necessarily increase joy!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 14 hours ago, exdraken said: Looks very nice oob!! you are right of course that AM does not necessarily increase joy!! Indeed - the Zvezda's MiG-29 / Su-27 kit's K36 is one of the best OOB seats in a kit. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Some areas masked, preshading has started. I originally was going to mask the panels on the LERX but decided it was easier to mask the shapes in rather than mask them out. And that's the most we're going to see for a while, because shortly after spraying the first layer of green paint, my compressor died 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Turns out it was the switch on the compressor that had died, and not the compressor itself. I got a rocker switch installed, but it turns out that the wiring was soldered on to the blades directly at the factory, and since the original switch was smaller, I couldn't get everything back into the switch housing. I don't have the tools to enlarge the hole in the housing for the larger switch, so I'll just have to go to another shop to get a microswitch. However, I am at least back in business, though my compressor looks a mess: And I did got some painting in: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 So since the switch I installed was too big for the slot (that's what she said), I went ahead and located a new micro rocker switch from Fry's Electronics, unfortunately the only place in town I can get tiny electronic components any more (RIP Radio Shack). A little soldering, heat shrinking and fiddling around later, I have a brand new, fancy rocker switch on a working-again compressor! Cost to repair vs buying a new compressor - $170 in savings if buying a comparable model. Did a little more painting. While I tend to freehand, I think I should have masked this with putty. I will probably go back with some putty in the end to clean up the edging. Does anyone have a diagram for what the undersides of this scheme should look like, by the way? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Wow, your freehand is better than my masked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Looking good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Nice colors. This collection of Migs will be so nice! Edited February 26, 2017 by Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Simply EXCEPTIONAL collection of MiGs.... truly AWESOME workmanship and MY interest was peaked and raised when you said you were doing an INDIAN ....... SUPERB builds and lively thread too. Thank you. KUDOS ..... Keep it coming as I enjoy a cup of Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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