Bugle07 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 This is an incredible build, the detail you've added is just taking it to another level! I can't wait to see more, and the painting process. Geoff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: I’m not sure ‘easier stage’ seems right! I’m still trying to work out at what age they make their own beds, need to be woken up, need to be told to go to bed, put dishes in the dishwasher, take the seven empty glasses out of their room and put them in the dishwasher, pack the dishwasher properly, put their dirty clothes in the laundry basket... etc etc. Sometimes I wish they were small kids again? Cheers.. Dave (the dishwasher stacker nazi!) Children + dishwasher = disaster. Only I stack the dishwasher, they are allowed to empty it though. They are also allowed to purchase single malt whiskeys for me whenever they feel like it.....😀 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 11:14 AM, Jinxman said: They are also allowed to purchase single malt whiskeys for me whenever they feel like it.....😀 Only another 18 years to go and the new arrival will have the same priveledges handed to her 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Having just completed another group build, i now have a chance to jump back on the MiG-21 as it were. A few bits and bobs this evening- The canopy i have sanded so its now flush with the airframe. I think i may have erroneously fitted a canopy designed to be open rather than closed, (as they were off the sprue floating around in the bag/box) The now sorted ill-fitting roofline and the tabs on the side suggest this. Damn. So silly. Light lenses installed and rears painted in chrome, and some superstructure around the gear well is in. And these cheap paintbrushes i never use were a great stand-in as an tire painting jig - worked pretty good 😁 Edit: the hinge tabs are the real deal see below, so maybe the canopy was the correct one after all. https://images.app.goo.gl/TwS22qeK5ut1ASkDA Edited October 10, 2019 by Dansk 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Nice to see this one moving again - interesting with the canopy, and something to look out for when I get to mine. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) Good evening chaps I’ve been busy adding some detail to the main gear bays Not a lot will be seen but i found it really fun to try my hand at. Heres a some of the refs i’ve been working from- Had to apply the sponge mask to the wheel wells very carefully for painting so i dont rip all the detailing off putting it in or taking it out.😳 I’ve left off anything that will get knocked off until after paint, but after a little clean up she’s ready for primer and checking to see if theres things to clean up rescribe etc (Note to self remember to reinstate the canopy hinge blisters before priming!🤔) Edited October 14, 2019 by Dansk 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Well at least you know all the detail is there Paul and you certainly have great photos to prove it! It's all worth it in the end so keep up the great work. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) On 10/16/2019 at 3:40 AM, Rabbit Leader said: Well at least you know all the detail is there Paul and you certainly have great photos to prove it! It's all worth it in the end so keep up the great work. Cheers.. Dave Thanks Dave 👍 The little MiG is now primed and a few bits re-engraved and sanded. I saw a video recently where instead of laying down a gloss black base coat for the metallic paint to lie on, The modeller primed it in gray and added black preshading, as is more customary with regular paint. It looked right, not too shiny, so I’m gonna try this out. 😬Wish me luck! A dodgy rough ‘n’ ready preshading has been done this evening waiting to receive some ak interactive xtreme metal paint Edited October 24, 2019 by Dansk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) Actually i’m gonna do further preshading masked - and let this preshading do some of the work on the varying metal tones. its an experiment but it might eliviate the necessity for different metalics with only light coats of xtreme metal pure aluminium with these undertones might do it. Let’s see. If its too subtle i can always mask and paint after. The exhaust shroud will need a burnt iron though. ] Edited October 24, 2019 by Dansk 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Trying to capture all those different shades is a challenge - looking forward to seeing how it comes out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Looking excellent Paul. I'm really interested to see how the pre-darkened panels look under a light coat of aluminium, could be something we all end up using in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Yes, this build was always looking very promising and is now taking an even more exciting path. Looking forward to all the NMF panel work and I’m sure we’ll all get something useful to take back to our builds once it’s all documented here. Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) Hi chaps, I think the experiment worked out with quite interesting results. Here is the start which looks like I’m sponsored by Tamiyas tape marketing division 😄 With some medium gray and a touch of ak xtreme metal pale burnt metal applied Just pale burnt metal at the rear I lightly sanded that painted area down so it got duller, Then applied ak xtreme metal polished aluminium everywhere except the rear end. I’m really thrilled about the result but its impossible to capture on an iphone. Here i’ve shot it in lots of different light conditions to attempt to portray it. I really like it in the flesh its not too over shiny and the preshading is visible. The masked parts have a really nice subtle difference the other areas. My airbrush spit a few times so I have absolutely no idea how to remove those marks? 😢🤔 Theres a small one here below in the centre but there are bigger nasty ones. And the metallic paint finish is a tad ‘fleck-y’ really close-up but otherwise it looks pretty cool in the flesh i consider. Maybe more thinners was needed. I think if i were to do it again though I would do the opposite and mask off the dull parts and spray the rest darker gray as the dull parts would have ended up feeling shinier than the shiny parts without the sanding. I should have shot it against a starfighter i have on the backburner. It had a gloss black base and an extreme metal polished aluminium overcoat. Thats really shiny too much I think - I want this to feel used. But anyway, i think next step is to figure out how to remove the ‘spit spots’ then i might experiment with this stuff in some panels... not sure... Edited October 27, 2019 by Dansk 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) After brief consideration - i might salt weather it to hide the spitting spots and increase its used and abused feel? what do you guys think? Edited October 27, 2019 by Dansk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I would have thought the salt weather technique would be ideal for the NMF to show under camouflaged paint, however as this is straight NMF I’m not sure how this will go in this build. I know what you mean about not being able to capture what the eye naturally sees, it’s always difficult when tones and sheens have a subtle difference. Overall she’s looking really good. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: I would have thought the salt weather technique would be ideal for the NMF to show under camouflaged paint, however as this is straight NMF I’m not sure how this will go in this build. I know what you mean about not being able to capture what the eye naturally sees, it’s always difficult when tones and sheens have a subtle difference. Overall she’s looking really good. Cheers.. Dave Hey Dave I know this is an overly extreme example of a weathered retired MiG 21 but I was thinking the salt technique could give it just a touch of this feel at the wingtip to disquise the spitting. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-mig-21-retired-aircraft-wing-with-prominent-aileron-and-fence-is-extremely-14041771.html Edited October 27, 2019 by Dansk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 17 minutes ago, Dansk said: Hey Dave I know this is an overly extreme example of a weathered retired MiG 21 but I was thinking the salt technique could give it just a touch of this feel at the wingtip to disquise the spitting. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-mig-21-retired-aircraft-wing-with-prominent-aileron-and-fence-is-extremely-14041771.html Now that’s some NMF weathered effect and I would think that the salt technique is an ideal method to achieve that look. Go for it! Cheers. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) Just went to a model show in sweden and saw this by coincidence - a really weathered old retired aircraft beautifully done - the effect is great - i think a touch of this could look great used in moderation on an my in-service aircraft. Edited October 27, 2019 by Dansk 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 A great pic of a very well weathered model Paul, I'm sure you could use a little weathering like that on your Mig to great effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) Cheers craig 👍 I have all the green areas painted now and the exhaust shroud area, so i think i’ll invest in a gloss coat next. And then its a toss up between the Decals or salt weathering next?🤔 My gut says to do a light salt weather initially without decals (maybe spraying a dark aluminium through the salt (and masking the green) then do another further very light stage of salt weathering after decalling perhaps with a very thinned very light gray. Then i can get that mettalicy corrosion feel and not metalicise the decals. Not sure yet but its gonna be really fun to test. I think I’ve decided to skip the true metal wax on this - it’ll get too nice and shiny i think - i might save that experiment for the mustang STGB 🤔 Then panel lines Streaking and grime etc Gear and Ancillaries etc I love these stages of a build! The Really fun bits! Edited October 27, 2019 by Dansk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Can’t say I’ve ever been a huge fan of Soviet subjects however I’m a big fan of great builds and this is going beautifully. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) After a coat of future, she’s been salted up and will get a heavily thinned coat of ‘something’ next. Edited October 29, 2019 by Dansk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Really interested to see how this turns out Paul. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 10 hours ago, modelling minion said: Really interested to see how this turns out Paul. .... me too! looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Ok - Was the experiment a success? Well maybe? I’m not entirely sure. I have to live with it for a bit.🤔 It really feels like its aluminium in the flesh and not plastic painted, and it feels weathered, i really like that but perhaps i went too far. From some angles its quite intense and very crude, others its ok and subtle. Maybe once decalled and resalted in a negative shade it might all click together after a wash etc. it’s definately a used machine we have here. It could be 13/14 years old in 1973 so it’s definately lived a hard life. One thing thats not superb is that the reason i did this in the first place was to help blend in the paint spits from the airbrush, and they still stick out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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