opus999 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 MiG-15 | 1/72 | Eduard Poland --Unknown pilot This was my first Eduard kit. I chose to get aftermarket decals in order to do a Polish MiG-15. Polish built MiG-15s were called Lim-1s, with the MiG-15bis being Lim-2. However, as @GrzeM kindly pointed out, not all Polish MiG-15 were built in Poland -- some were imported from the USSR -- so this could be a MiG-15 or a Lim-1. WIP is here. So, why Polish? Well, I did an Airfix MiG-15 when I was in high school and it was the first Soviet-made aircraft model I built that had something other than the Soviet markings. The Airfix kit was hideous and I always intended to replace it. Many may remember how inaccurate the old Airfix kit was, plus it was an old mold, so it had very clumsy raised panel lines. It was the only model I threw in the trash because I couldn't rehabilitate it (photo at the end of the post). Finishing: Seams filled with CA (superglue) Paints: no primer > Tamiya TS30 Silver Leaf (decanted into airbrush) > Some panels painted with Alclad white aluminum, Alclad Dull Aluminum, Testors buffable Metal Plate, and Alclad Stainless Steel > sealed with Testors Metallizer sealer Decals: Hi-Decal Line 72-022 Weathering/Wear: Panel line wash with diluted watercolors > some access panels shading (as seen on reference photos) with Tamiya weathering pastels (black) > oil staining and dirt streaks with Black and Burnt Umber Winsor and Newton Oil Paints > Chips on the walkway with Testors Chrome enamel applied with a spotter brush and foam brush > wear on the walkway with Tamiya weathering pastels (white) For those that were following along in the WIP, I finally got the decals to settle in. Build notes: The detail of the Eduard kit is amazing. It is the most detailed 1/72 kit I've done The engineering of the Eduard kit is also amazing and it is precisely molded. A little too precise -- my cockpit construction was a little sloppy (with paint on the mating seams, slight misalignments, etc) and I couldn't close up the fuselage. I had to tear the cockpit apart, clean the seams and carefully reassemble it. The fuselage closed, but took some pressure to keep it closed while the glue set. The nose popped open again later and I had to re-glue it. The landing gears were a bit fiddly -- Eduard wanted you to bend one of the struts of the landing gear and connect it to a gear door. I tried to be very careful, but it snapped anyway. The decals were very nice, but in spite of being very thin, they needed a lot of "Mr. Mark Softer" solvent to get them to settle in. I was a bit surprised by that, but nothing a little time and care couldn't handle. For fun: Here is a photo of my original Airfix kit. I was in the process of deciding whether I could refinish it and I took this picture with my new state-of-the-art 640x480 digital camera (this was a long time ago...). Thanks for looking; questions, comments, and constructive criticism always welcomed! 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 A sweet little neat and tidy build. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Nice job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcNewitt Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Love it, great work! Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Very subtle but nice metal tones! Well done! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Came out nicely Opus - well done:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I like that indeed, you might just have sold me on one of these & in a NM finish. 😮 Now that is praise. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Nice build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Superb!!! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Great build, and I love the comparison with the Airfix kit on the state of the art digital camera! I think my first digital camera was a Kodak with a resolution of 640x480, and boy was I disappointed with the image quality! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Very nicely done. I really like the subtle differences in panel shades and weathering. Doesn’t look weathered until you look more closely. Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 That is an absolute beauty. The finish in particular is superb - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Good effort mate 👍🏿 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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opus999 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 16 hours ago, 72modeler said: Very subtle but nice metal tones! Well done! Mike Thanks! I'm quite happy with the metal tones. I think matching the various colors of metal is the hardest part of modeling for me right now. Matching paint colors is much easier! 12 hours ago, Kitchen Modeller said: Came out nicely Opus - well done:) Thanks! I'm glad you were along for the ride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 11 hours ago, stevehnz said: I like that indeed, you might just have sold me on one of these & in a NM finish. 😮 Now that is praise. Steve. Glad you like it. NMF Warsaw pact a/c were pretty bland, but all the better to notice all the various types of metal they used! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 7 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Great build, and I love the comparison with the Airfix kit on the state of the art digital camera! I think my first digital camera was a Kodak with a resolution of 640x480, and boy was I disappointed with the image quality! Thanks! Posting the comparison amused me -- things have come a long way with my modeling skills, my photography skills and my camera equipment! IIRC, my first digital (that took that picture) was a Canon. I think I was a too "Wow"'d with the fact that I could take digital pictures to really notice the picture quality... until now! Now I wish I hadn't used it all the time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Mark4700 said: Very nicely done. I really like the subtle differences in panel shades and weathering. Doesn’t look weathered until you look more closely. Love it. Thank you! I'm working hard to not over do wear and weathering. It can be very hard to know when to quit sometimes! 2 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: Good effort mate 👍🏿 Thanks! Glad you were along for the ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom61 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 very very nice... superb finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) very nice. i was at the polish airforce museum last week, the mig's there were not in such good nick. regards Glenn. Edited March 5, 2019 by cardiff guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadzi Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 10:23 PM, opus999 said: MiG-15 | 1/72 | Eduard Poland --Unknown pilot This was my first Eduard kit. I chose to get aftermarket decals in order to do a Polish MiG-15. Polish built MiG-15s were called Lim-1s, with the MiG-15bis being Lim-2. However, as @GrzeM kindly pointed out, not all Polish MiG-15 were built in Poland -- some were imported from the USSR -- so this could be a MiG-15 or a Lim-1. WIP is here. The soviet delivered MiGs-15 had two digit numbers, Polish built three and four. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 13 hours ago, cardiff guy said: i was at the polish airforce museum last week, the mig's there were not in such good nick Wow! Those are great photos... thanks for sharing them! I've seen a couple builds where folks have made their MiGs look like they've been sitting in a field (or museum...) for years. It would be a fun weathering challenge, that's for sure. Well, I do have a Dragon MiG-15 that I have no plans to build, maybe that's what I should do with it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 7 hours ago, hadzi said: The soviet delivered MiGs-15 had two digit numbers, Polish built three and four. I didn't know that! So, I guess I built a MiG then. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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