George72 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) Hi there, My first attempt in the very tricky world of NMF. And perhaps my last one, at least for a while. This was a very unforgiving project. Every mistake you do, you'll pay during painting. Every minor repair, after the paint job, always led to another repair being necessary. Everything out of the box, except for the metal pitot tube. Nevertheless, I'm satisfied after all. Pretty sure my next one, within a couple of years, will be better. Cheers! Edited May 2, 2021 by George72 37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Looks good to me. I haven't yet had the courage to attempt a NMF. If my first try turns out as nice as yours, I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I think your NMF looks splendid. You have really captured the look of a hard-working Fishbed. Those things got pretty grimy. Don't give up now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 That looks great to me, well done. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Heck, Thats one GORGEOUS looking MiG. WHOA!!! The subtle weathering is Fine.. KUDOS. Is there a WIP... thank you ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Great looking MiG and very nice NMF! But I know exactly how you feel about NMF and every time I do one I end having to take a break as they always seem very tedious. But after a bit the memory of the problems fade and I tackle one again. So this has got me thinking about me Su-9 that is looking at me and saying build me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I think the NMF looks great, as does the entire package. Regards, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Hope its not your last one! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George72 Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Thank you all, guys. And that's true, Harold55. Although NMF is always very demanding, the final result, if not a catastrophic one, after a while will lead you to another "metal war" . I've seen some NMF master pieces here and there. Very motivating. There will be others, of course.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George72 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 3 hours ago, HOUSTON said: Heck, Thats one GORGEOUS looking MiG. WHOA!!! The subtle weathering is Fine.. KUDOS. Is there a WIP... thank you ... Hi Houston, I'll try to make an 1:48 Airfix Spitfire Mk I next. Thanks for you KUDOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Wow now thats a nice looking Mig ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George72 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 15 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Wow now thats a nice looking Mig ! Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 For your first try , you scored a try ! Congrats for this splendid bird.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George72 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Wow now thats a nice looking Mig ! 4 hours ago, basket said: For your first try , you scored a try ! Congrats for this splendid bird.😉 Edited September 24, 2018 by George72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George72 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 4 hours ago, basket said: For your first try , you scored a try ! Congrats for this splendid bird.😉 Thank you basket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Agree with the other comments the NMF looks great, especially in the images where the light is catching the model, really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Very convincing NMF on this old workhorse! Per aspera ad astra… Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George72 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 MarkSH and Spitfire31, thank you very much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingpiggy Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Very nice job indeed.👍 I found the same as you all imperfections have to be sorted first and extra,extra care taken not to blemish the finish as you rightly point out there are no quick repair cover ups. But on a positive note I have noticed that it (BMF) actually improved my modest skills by teaching me to be more methodical and careful at all stages of the subsequent builds, whether BMF or otherwise. Onwards and upwards Kind Regards Piggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George72 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 19 minutes ago, flyingpiggy said: Very nice job indeed.👍 I found the same as you all imperfections have to be sorted first and extra,extra care taken not to blemish the finish as you rightly point out there are no quick repair cover ups. But on a positive note I have noticed that it (BMF) actually improved my modest skills by teaching me to be more methodical and careful at all stages of the subsequent builds, whether BMF or otherwise. Onwards and upwards Kind Regards Piggy True. You end up paying much more attention to details. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 A very nicely turned out MiG-21. The NMF looks convincing, it was a while before I plucked up the courage to do a Mustang in NMF. Got the Eduard Mirage III on the go, it will be in NMF. As you say, you really have to be on top of it - we’ll see! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George72 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Buzby061 said: A very nicely turned out MiG-21. The NMF looks convincing, it was a while before I plucked up the courage to do a Mustang in NMF. Got the Eduard Mirage III on the go, it will be in NMF. As you say, you really have to be on top of it - we’ll see! Pete Thank you! And best of luck with your Mirage. I have one to go here too. But will have a Brazilian Air Force air superiorty blue pattern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetherudders Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Nothing wrong with that looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Really nice MiG there and the NMF looks great from here ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George72 Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 8 hours ago, usetherudders said: Nothing wrong with that looks great! Thank you! 6 hours ago, russ c said: Really nice MiG there and the NMF looks great from here ! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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