sven_ss 235 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Hello everyone My entry will be the Eduard Profipack MiG-15UTI, and I will try to represent one of the Romanian Air Force MiG-15UTI. This type saw intense activity until 1992 preparing the young pilots for the more powerful 21's and 23's. I choose an 1974 machine, photographed on the Bacau Airfield, code "134", in a nice 3 colours camo pattern(not documented). 1974 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Valkyrie 4,526 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 What a kit 😋 Lovely.... Link to post Share on other sites
modelling minion 14,048 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Nice choice of subject. Look forward to seeing it come together. Craig. Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 12,053 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Excellent It's always a treat to see some of the lesser nations getting covered and even better that an unexpected type with such a long career is the subject Link to post Share on other sites
SoftScience 4,282 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm sure you didn't intend to say it pejoratively, but maybe "lesser nation" is not the phrase you're looking for (and neither are these droids ) . Perhaps smaller? With smaller airforces? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 12,053 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Fair point S-S, that didn't come out how it was intended, lesser covered nations would have been a better way of putting it. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
sven_ss 235 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) Now, about Romanians MiG-15 / bis / UTI with 2/3 tones camouflage little is known. In the 70's these were already sent back to the third row, remaining in service for the sole purpose of training new pilots, in fact the photos are taken in Bacau, where worked a pilot school and where, these future pilots were one "tour" as a passage from subsonic aircraft to others as MiG-21's. There is a second school of thought that says that the MiG-15 in question were painted so because bound to the role of "ground attack". However, the truth is somewhere in between. The fact is that in those years Romania (together with Yugoslavia) was preparing to fly (just in Bacau) a plane developed entirely without Soviet aid: IAR-93 (J-22 Orao). Coincidence or not, it seems that the MiG-15 were used as a testbeds for the future painting of IAR-93, then in the absence of other official information (unofficial), I'll take that as inspiration the colors of the first 93. The listing below is only a hypothesis, however, in the absence of more ... Edited March 8, 2017 by sven_ss 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 12,053 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 It all seems to make sense, at least to me, looking forward to seeing your progress Sven. Link to post Share on other sites
sven_ss 235 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Get started with the cockpit bis Without flash photo 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 12,053 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Tidy work in such a small space Sven. You've really brought the cockpits to life. Link to post Share on other sites
Vultures1 1,859 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Great work on that cockpit! Link to post Share on other sites
sven_ss 235 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 12,053 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Nice to see this one moving forward Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof 1,754 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Awesome detail work Martin H Link to post Share on other sites
sven_ss 235 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 Some minor issues with the wings but nothing to worry about. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
modelling minion 14,048 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Nice work. Looks like she is not far from getting some paint on her. Link to post Share on other sites
Valkyrie 4,526 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Good work, can't wait for the paint Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 12,053 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Taking shape nicely Link to post Share on other sites
charlie_c67 1,091 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Word of warning, check the seats will fit with the canopy on before gluing down. Mine hasn't on my standard MiG-15 so I've had to shave the seat sides and bottom to get it to fit 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sven_ss 235 Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Slow ongoing on this one: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sven_ss 235 Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 Decals on from HAD decal 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Vultures1 1,859 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Looking good! Link to post Share on other sites
sven_ss 235 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 FINISHED 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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