Göran Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Hello all This build started in 2012 I believe and was the first project I airbrushed freehand without any masks at all. My goal was trying to depict a Mig that was stationed in a desert setting, like in Uzbekistan, with a slightly weathered look. So the two top base colours are Gunze H27 Tan and H72 Dark Earth mixed with white in different proportions. Apart from the pitot tube, from Mr B IIRC, everything is OOB. I also opted for the incorrect black stencils since I thought it would look better on this bird. Much has been said already about this kit, but these stencils were absolutely faboulous. No silvering at all. I'm probably going to tone down the national insignias more to reduce the contrast. The decals were applied over Alclads Aqua Klear Kote Gloss which is my favourite brand. And If you take a closer look at the nose you might notice it ain't as sharp as it should be. I managed to drop the kit on the floor, nose first! The figure is from Aerobonus and is the best one I've experienced with the level of detail it has. Tarmac is made of sheet styrene placed over a photo frame. Anyhow, here's the pics and thanks for taking your time reading this far Hope you like them. Best regards Göran 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 That looks great!! Thanks for sharing Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 very nice, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Goran. OMG. That is one HELLUVA BEAUTY! MAGNIFICENT build. Love the camouflage colors.. Done precisely... Liking the base too The pilot figures is pure joy to see. Love it. Great photos too Thank you for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 a very nice SMT! in a great desert surounding! very convincing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviano Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 a beauty, Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looks really great !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 A beautiful looking MiG and a brilliantly applied paint scheme. The desert scheme suits it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 great looking Mig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Nice build and camo. Hope eduard get around to scaling their MiG-21 kits down to 1:72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Beautiful paint job. Is that scheme from the kit or a decal sheet? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Beautiful build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Beautiful model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Love it, really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Lovely Mig , great scheme too. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Göran Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 Beautiful paint job. Is that scheme from the kit or a decal sheet? James First of all thanks for all the kind comments To answer your question Franky Boy, neither. But if you go to Eduards home page and download the pdf-file for their kit no 8231, the Mig-21 MF, which I beleive was the first to hit the market, you see a similar paint pattern in option E, MiG-21SM, 812th UAP, Kharkov. I used that as general guide but didn't use the recommended top colours Mid Stone or Green. I also applied a more greyish undersite, but I have forgot the paint number. Hope this is of some help Best regards Göran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 excellent MiG, good painitng and weathering, figure looks good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Great model, set off superbly by a simple but very effective base! DennisTheBear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Great! One can almost feel the heat in the first picture! Cheers Hans J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwiggum Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Wow that's a great paint job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbbusybee Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Great work, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Superb rendition of an unusual variant…..Don't see many of these in comparison to the MF and Bis. Great Stuff ! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Fantastic !!!! Really good ! Love it!!!! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Fantastic !!!! Really good ! Love it!!!! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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