modelling minion Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Looking very good John. The colour scheme is a real eye catcher and certainly suits the sporty look of the Mig-3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 That,s looking really smart now, the stars and flashes really bring it to life. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Thanks guys, I've managed to get her up on her legs today and found some red paint to match the decals so that I can airbrush the front half of the spinner and touch up any gaps in the decals. Cheers John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Now with an extra week available thanks to Enzo you hopefully can finish the MiG! Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 I probably would have just made it by the skin of my teeth, but we have a couple of days of social activities at the weekend, so the pressure is off now to finish by Friday. Thanks Enzo. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Good to see this is still progressing well John and hopefully the extra time will see this one safely to the finish line. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 A quick verbal update. I'm certainly glad of the extra week because today has been the first day since Wednesday that I've been able to do any modelling. I spent an hour looking for a suitable tail wheel fork replacement without success, so I have started to fabricate one using a strip of 20 thou Plasticard which was heated and shaped around a piece of sprue and clamped with a clothes peg where it will stay overnight in an effort to keep it in the correct U shape. Tomorrow I plan to touch up the red flashes and spray the front half of the spinner, so if all goes to plan I will have some pictures tomorrow evening. Bye for now John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Hi John. Hope you are well and that you have been able to make good progress. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Final update. Very nearly complete now with just the main canopy, exhausts ( nearly forgot them ) and navigation lights to fit. The weathering will be minimal as my reference says that this was a presentation aircraft and as such the finish would have been very clean, but I couldn't resist having some green showing through on the leading edges of the wings and tailplanes. In addition there will be a little exhaust staining and some dirtying of the wing roots on the upper surface and some muddy streaks in and behind the mainwheel wells. I have not fitted the underwing rockets as they needed quite a lot of cleaning up and thinning of the fins and I am running out of time ( surprise, surprise! ). I will probably fit them later for my own benefit. That's it for now, it'll be in the gallery later today. Thanks for watching John SWMBO says I always leave thing until the last minute. I don't know what she means! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Looking good John! Glad to see it's almost finished! I will watch out for your gallery photos later. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Looks great, the Mig 3 always reminds me of a racing aircraft, it looks like it's doing 300mph sitting on the ground. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) Very nice MiG-3, John! I agree with Dennis - the MiG-3, with that aft-mounted cockpit and big inline engine looks like a racer. It was the fastest aircraft in the world when it entered service (with the exception of its predecessor, the MiG-1, which it was a development of), but unfortunately it also manouevred like a racer! Regards, Jason Edited September 10, 2017 by Learstang Additional information added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 Thanks guys, yes it does look like a racer. It was a pretty hassle free build on the whole, if a bit simplified. If I hadn't got complacent about the time and eased of a little in the middle I might have been able to add a little more detail, but my main aim was to reach the deadline which I ( only just ) did. Back to the Spitfire now. Cheers John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Glad to see that you managed to finish the MiG-3 John. Great looking model you made in a very attractive colour scheme Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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