GWH Mig-29 9-12 Late

[Göran]

Hi everybody

 

Here´s another Mig-29 and the ambition from my part was to depict a rather weathered individual. For that part I used the Gunze range of colours, H305, 308, 320 and 325 and I added matt white and flesh (H44) to different degrees for the post shading process. I also experimented using oil on some panels to fade them even more. The exhaust were painted with Alclads "Exhaust", "Pale Burnt Metal" and "Transparent Blue". I also used Model Masters "Exhaust" for the inner parts of the exhaust. Apart from that an artist silver pencil  from Derwent was applied here and there, to simulate chipped paint. The leaks are all from AK´s Streaking Grime, which in my opinon works very well on flat surfaces. The "office chair" is from True Details and the Pilot climbing on Eduards ladder is from Aerobonus. I used some "artistic license" on this project, for instance the pilots dress should in reality be blue, but that made him look to much of a smurf in my eyes. I Also used the decals from Begemot sheet 48-012, under the devise, "if it looks cool it´s right". Finally for the construction of the base plate a I used a single sheet of Plasticard which I scribed and glued some grass randomly.

 

Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy the pics 

 

Cheers 

Göran

 

[Nachtwulf]

Very well done! How about some pictures from below?

[Parabat]

That is really nice, looks like it has never seen the inside a hangar since it was made! 

[Matt P]

Wow that is superb👍

[Alan P]

Very nice, the distressed paintwork is excellently rendered. Looks like a very good kit as well, might have to put my hand in my pocket again...😄

[Gary Brantley]

Excellent scale modeling here!  Very nice indeed sir.  The pilot looks so real...are you sure you haven't shrunken a real man down to scale?!?! 😁

[modelling minion]

That really is a superb looking Fulcrum.

The weathering looks great and the pilot is very nice too.

Very well done.

[Vultures1]

Really nice build, finish and weathering.  Thank you for including tips on how you executed the weathering too.  Well done!

[mtkrl92]

Mastercraft here! Deserves a full praise, everything great from top to bottom, from weathering to even the grass 

[RMCS]

Lovley 

[Buzby061]

Wow, what a fantastic Fulcrum - exquisite. 

 

Pete

[Josh G]

Great job Goran, what was the build like? I've got this kit and I've heard the fit isn't good.

[Hobo]

Very nice result with excellent weathering. Thank you for sharing.

[Göran]

Thanks for all the kind comments here and to those  who pushed the "like" button. Much appreciateated  

 

Re. Nachtwulf.

I got no pics from the underside of it but it´s more clean than the upper surface.

 

Ree ; Josh.

The overall fit is good to excellent, but I encountered two major problems. The first involved the engine nacelles. It took a lot of curses and sanding to get them even/same profile, when viewed from the side. And speaking of them I added some weight behind the FOD covers, to be on the safe side. I´ve seen others that have had the same problem on the net. The other major problem seems to be less frequent i.e. the upper part of the fuslage is slightly warped. To fix that I held it under the water tap, letting hot water flow over it and literally trying bend the part back in shape. That didn't solve the problem fully, so I sanded down the starboard landing gear strut a bit, to get the wing/"dihedral" even, but still there´s a height difference wing tip to wing tip about 2 -3  mm. One notice it if one really stares at the kit when viewed from the front. Apart from that, it´s a beautiful kit, so why not build one? Can't have enough Fulcrums, can we? 

 

Cheers

Göran

[Rod bettencourt]

Super nice build! Fantastic scale effect on your finish. Thanks for sharing.

 

 

Rod

[Duncan B]

What a beautiful looking build, I think it's brilliant.

 

Duncan B

[Dansk]

Fantastic. Absolutely awesome. 😎

[Josh G]

On 8/7/2019 at 6:52 AM, Göran said:

Thanks for all the kind comments here and to those  who pushed the "like" button. Much appreciateated  

 

Re. Nachtwulf.

I got no pics from the underside of it but it´s more clean than the upper surface.

 

Ree ; Josh.

The overall fit is good to excellent, but I encountered two major problems. The first involved the engine nacelles. It took a lot of curses and sanding to get them even/same profile, when viewed from the side. And speaking of them I added some weight behind the FOD covers, to be on the safe side. I´ve seen others that have had the same problem on the net. The other major problem seems to be less frequent i.e. the upper part of the fuslage is slightly warped. To fix that I held it under the water tap, letting hot water flow over it and literally trying bend the part back in shape. That didn't solve the problem fully, so I sanded down the starboard landing gear strut a bit, to get the wing/"dihedral" even, but still there´s a height difference wing tip to wing tip about 2 -3  mm. One notice it if one really stares at the kit when viewed from the front. Apart from that, it´s a beautiful kit, so why not build one? Can't have enough Fulcrums, can we? 

 

Cheers

Göran

Thank you very much Goran, think I will

[matteo44]

Well done! 

I like the general weathering... very nice

 

 

 

PS: Great picture of avatar