ronnierex Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I started this MIG-21 last month and have made some progress that I'm here to show. I've been pushing myself to build a jet and here goes. T Eduards MIG-21 is excellent. Everything fits great! My only complaint about the kit is the blue color of the PE fret. I like the color, don't get me wrong, it just doesn't match the blue from my bottle of Russian cockpit turquoise. I used Mr. Paint (which I LOVE) and mixed in a little tamiya blue and white and got something close... it's closer in the pictures then to the eye, but ah well. Pics: Here is the color straight from the bottle: I put a bunch of lead airgun pellets in there and covered it all with white glue. No clue how that will hold, but not too worried about it. Thanks for looking 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canso65 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 The cockpit is looking great! I've used white glue to hold the weight in the nose with good results. Looking forward to seeing more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Looking great so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Perren Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Looks great so far. What scheme are you going with? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviano Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Great progress so far, i´m fighting with the MiG-21R at the moment, will follow your wip! Oliver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Thanks everyone! Looks great so far. What scheme are you going with? I'm going with a Polish scheme of some type. I think I'll use the Eduard boxing decals for the two tone gray camo. But I also have the swordfish decals from the Academy boxing. they are cartograph decals, but I'm scared they won't fit. I wish their was a way to know if they would work out. Great progress so far, i´m fighting with the MiG-21R at the moment, will follow your wip! Oliver What part are you fighting with at the moment? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviano Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Interior color! Have no airbrush, so i must mix RAL colors for it! First parts are done, now the PE go on and will post pics tomorrow. Your cockpit, sir, looks excellent Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.H. Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 The scheme choice is the hardest part of building an Eduard's MiG-21 but a Polish version is an interesting choice indeed! Very nice job so far, your cockpit looks really great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 Good morning all, this MIG is fun! I think I'll be building more. It's been good to have a slightly different build than a WWII fighter as it helps keep things fresh. I said that about armor kits as well and then never finished.... so there's that. Here's hoping for a good finish. The lower wing insert had me a little worried, but it actually fit perfectly! no steps! The lines are along panel lines, that that helps. I absolutely love how many seams are hidden on this build! Every external piece seems to hide another seam line. awesome. Here is another hidden seam: Lookin' like a MIG-21 now! Gonna paint the exhaust "cone" or nozzle (whatever it's called) before adding the stabilizers. Here is it next to an Eduard LA-5fn I'm currently working on. cheers! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeto™ Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Got the same kit in the stash so thanks for the WIP, looking great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 a little more progress! painted up the rear section before paint: Any advice? thanks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 I did some more work on the exhaust thanks to some help from another modeler. I "burned" the end of the exhaust with jet exhaust from Alclad. Then I used Alclad chome over the top of it to blend it a little. I think it's getting closer. Cheers, 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Looking smarter that mate 👍🏿 whilst the metal shades are out, you may as well do the parachute housing too... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Paint! Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr I use MRP on the lowers and light gray on the top. The dark gray from MRP was too dark (see photo below) so I used Tamiya Neutral gray instead. Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr All the colors together: Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr The MIG-21 used to be a "big build" on my desk until...... Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr thanks for looking! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 Just wanted folks to know that I finished this kit! Thank everyone for the encouragement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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