Flankerman Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Look what the postman just delivered - the latest in Modelsvit's coverage of the MiG family - the I-320 all-weather fighter... Box art.... Is it ugly or what ?? The instruction sheet gives a short potted history plus colour matches to Humbrol paints... Colour painting guide - for the third prototype...(note the very welcome paint masks for the complicated canopy framework) Another page from the instruction booklet showing the well-detailed VK-1 engine, the multi-part ejection seats and the cockpit/intake assembly. The two-part fuselage with separate starboard fin... Wings, tailplanes and slipper tanks.... Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 More... Cockpit parts (lower) with intake and jetpipes (upper)..... Undercarriage parts - note the very fine detail on the wheel hubs and doors... Parts for the VK-1 jet engine... One-piece clear canopy, canopy masks and decal sheet..... This is another excellent kit from Ukrainian manufacturer Modelsvit - they get better with each new release and cover those esoteric subjects other manufacturers don't touch. Although it is a 'limited run' kit, the surface detail is superb with fine engraved detail and well defined parts - the cockpit and engine are works of art on their own! I can't wait to get started. Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Now that looks great, and its 1/72! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Looks like Eduard has some good competition! I repeat RidgeRunner's exclamation...1/72nd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Looks good. Mig 15 on steroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Cool aircraft. Modelsvit continues to impress- just wish they'd release them a bit slower so I have a chance to buy them all! Is there any way of easily displaying the VK-1 engine, it'd be a shame to close it up completely. regards, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Looks like the unfortunate love-child of a MiG-17 and an A-6 Intruder ... Great looking kit though - love these new Modelsvit issues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Very similar to the La-200... another 'must have'.... Looking forward to this ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deon Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Another ' could only be loved by it's mother' design. I can't get enough of these types and this looks like a great kit, I hope it builds easier than it is on the eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 It reminds me of a basking shark...... Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 I've made a start ..... on the VK-1 jet engine..... First of all you assemble the engine jetpipe - from SEVEN parts... Then the centrifugal-flow jet engine is constructed - made up from six parts (the assembled jetpipe is on the right). This is what you end up with..... ... which looks much better with a coat of primer... The Modelsvit VK-1 would make a nice model in its own right - maybe with a display stand? Ken 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 So where did the postman get it from? Cos I want one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Does look good Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 I've made a mistake with the VK-1 engine..... What I thought was flash on the joint between the front and rear of the annular flame cans is actually a prominent flange!!!! I mistakenly sanded it off - so I have had to restore it on all the cans..... This photos shows the flanges well:- http://www.aircraftengine.cz/Koblenz/slides/Klimov VK-1 (2).jpg Meantime I'm about to start assembling the cockpit and intake trunking...... Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Easy mistake, especially given these kits do have little flash in places. (Or some do at least) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 A bit more progress........ Each of the jetpipes is assembled from two halves - with the seams sanded down they look good......note the detailed shock-cone inside the rear, longer, jetpipe.... There are only two engines! - the short one plugs into the one on the left, the middle one attaches to the detailed VK-1 front engine. The exquisitly detailed ejection seats are each made up from FIVE parts - and they stunning examples of Modelsvits increasingly improving moulding. The cockpit is also very detailed (note the twin throttle levers on the centre console). I have painted it as per Modelsvit's instructions. Still to be added are the rudder pedals, control columns and seats... I'm becoming more impressed with this kit as I build it, not only for the detailed parts, but the quality of the moulding is more delicate - and (I have just noticed) they now have the part numbers moulded on the sprues !! More later. Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Despite all my best efforts to ruin it, plus my cack-handedness, the VK-1 jet engine has turned out OK - luckily it can't be seen inside the finished fuselage, unless you look closely up the intake...... With a little bit more care than I have given it - plus some superdetailing and a display stand - it could be made into a nice little model in its own right... It could also double as a Rolls Royce Nene. Ken 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 A little more progress...... Nosewheel undercarriage bay and front VK-1 jet engine fitted inside the intake sidewalls - it's a tight fit! ..... The air for the front engine passes either side of the front undercarriage bay - the air for the rear engine passes between the intake walls and outer skin, by-passing the cockpit tub. Top view of the assembled cockpit tub, sidewalls, undercarriage bay and jet engine (hidden underneath the top fairing).... From front to rear - intake/cockpit assembly, upper rear cockpit decking, front engine 'pen nib' fairing, rear engine jetpipe, rear pen nib fairing. The yellow tape is covering a couple of pieces of lead weight. The two fuselage halves only just join - after a lot of 'fettling of the front assembly - scraping plastic away/sanding etc. Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Very nice work , Ken. Especially the cockpit. Edited June 14, 2017 by StephenCJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Ken. WOW... it seems that I haven't followed your builds for a long time now... this is SUPERB.... looking mighty AWESOME. will keep tabs on it as I Gallivant around India. good work on the Cockpit et al... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 This looks like a cracking kit ken, and you're doing it justice. Keep up the good work. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 A bit more progress.... Fuselage halves glued together, starboard fin half and nose intake ring added..... A first primer coat releveals a prominent join line along the top and bottom fuselage halves which must be eliminated. The main wheel wells are 'boxed in' with four well-detailed parts........ With the wings and tailplanes attached, another primer coats reveals those joints that need filling/sanding/priming etc... The underside - note the ventral exhaust for the front VK-1 jet engine..... Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 I made a bit of a boo-boo with the wings After attaching them to the fuselage and once the glue had set, I discovered that they displayed a slight dihedral - not much but enough for you guys to spot!!! There is no indication in Modelsvit's instructions, but the wings should have 1.5 deg anhedral (reduced from -3 deg on the first prototype when the third wing fence was added). I ummed and aaahed - but in the end I couldn't live with the obvious mistake, so I took the drastic action of sawing through the upper wing joint and carefully bending the wings downwards I inserted plastic card shims into the resulting gaps to set the negative dihedral and filled the joint with glue - and then filler. Once sanded smooth again - I am much happier with the results......... The separate outer wings fences are added (the first prototype only had two per wing) - as are the slipper tanks and nose radome (filled with lead shot as per Modelsvit's instructions). The cockpit detail is superb - as are the two ejection seats - I really haven't done it justice... Once the one-piece canopy is attached, it will be ready for a first coat of flat aluminium...... Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 More progress ...... Modelsvit provide a set of self-adhesive masks for the cockpit canopy, gun blast areas, wheel hubs, aerials etc - and very useful they are, given the complex shape of the canopy frame.... They are translucent rather than the thick white vinyl of previous kits - this makes them easier to apply (I think? - I'm still not sure). Whatever, they went on beautifully and did a superb job... The nose radome and intake ring were masked using Tamiya tape and a coat of Halfords 'Aluminium' sprayed on from a rattle can. I use rattle cans a lot - the purists might wince - but I think it looks OK.... I masked off a few panels and buffed them up to add a bit of contrast. The decals are applied (just 4 red stars - on the fin and wing undersides)... followed by a mist coat of Games Workshop 'Purity Seal' (Satin varnish) - after which the masking was removed... The canopy had been dipped in Future - and despite all my best efforts to mess it up, it has turned out to be fantastic! This is a great kit of an unusual subject and has to be the best yet from Modelsvit The cockpit interior is very comprehensive, the canopy is crystal clear and the canopy masking makes painting the framework a doddle - even I couldn't get it wrong. I just need to add the undercarriage, airbrakes, jetpipes and a few aerials etc...... but I am chuffed to bits with it so far. Ken 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Really nice work on the painting..I agree about the canopy masking! Wow! This is such an unusual aircraft...a fledgling of sorts, even... I use rattle cans too. Not to worry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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