Rémi Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Hi all With the end of the Meteor NF Mk12, one place is now free on my table This time, I choosed a subject I never built : a CCCP plane. I have only few soviet plane in my stach. I choosed the ICM Mig 25 in RB version The Mig 25 is the fastest serial airplane of the world except the SR-71 It can flew at Mach 3 ! It is a gigant airplane. Even my Tomcat in construction is smaller that this single seat. It has 2 enormous Toumanski engine. The kit is cut in several pieces. I start the kit with try fitting to see the global line of the kit Like it tell me in other forum, beware with the instruction. It has some errors. Like this kit is sold by Revell, you can follow the Revell instruction who corrected the error. I start with the engine The exaust is very well detailled. You can use certainly resin update parts. But I think the kit parts have good details for me. I painted the exterior with Alcad and Mig paint. I spray "exhaust manifold", after I spray "burn metal" and "hot blue metal". I finish with an another spray of "exhaust manifold" Edited April 28, 2020 by Rémi 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Nice start Remi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 nice project! looking forward to another MiGbeast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Hi I advanced on my first mig I glued the reinforcements on the fuselage and one air intake I painted a first time the air intake in alcald aluminium but the look was very bad. The fault at the plastic surface. I had to sand it with a 2000 grain paper and repaint it The question : Why I didn't add the second air intake ? Because, when I glu it, I see a major default on the piece. The piece was not molded properly and the edge of the piece is not well formed. I had to cut it and replace On the wheels bay, I add hydrolic line But it so futile when the side panel is in place 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 One for the 'We know it's there' files Remi Sorry to see you're having issues with the quality of parts, hopefully there's nothing more lurking in wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) Hmmm part quality.. I did not have any issues with both I built... Regarding the defect part, there might be a second one with a slightly longer intake lip included for the later versions! Edited April 29, 2020 by exdraken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 4 hours ago, exdraken said: Hmmm part quality.. I did not have any issues with both I built... Regarding the defect part, there might be a second one with a slightly longer intake lip included for the later versions! I think it could be arrive even in the best kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 There’s a great article in the latest Flypast magazine on the Mig25, what a beast! Looking forwards to your progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Nice one, Rémi! I've got a bitterer battle than you do with my MiG-25PD kit by Kitty Hawk, so I was wondering about one of its many issues compared to the ICM one: 21 minutes ago, Rémi said: How much accurate is the shape of the rounded-off lower fuselage contour past the aft section of the main landing gear bay in the ICM kit with respect to that in the Kitty Hawk one? It doesn't quite look that different to the shape I see in the Kitty Hawk nightmare. Following yer progress, my mate. Yeh, me is... Cheers, Unc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) The little advance of the day The air intake is almost finished I add plastic card behind the second part of the air intake and in one side. It is for help to glue it Don't forget to paint the interior side of the wheels bay. It serve as panel at the air intake Edited April 29, 2020 by Rémi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Good tips to keep in mind for any of us planning this kit as a future project. Thank you Remi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 This morning, the goal : finish the fuselage build. I start with the paint of first stage compressor. Now the job is to start with this To finish with a fuselage with its side panel I use some clamps glue the upper of the part with classical Tamya glu and finish lower of the part with extra thin glu Finally, it has no major defaults for assembling the fuselage. And after a little drying time, I can present the wings And with a noise ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Before to set the noise on the fuselage, I must paint the cockpit and wheel front bay. I start with the dashbord Unfortunely, ICM provide no decals for the instruments But more I see this panel, more I think it miss something ! I decide to sand the transparent piece under the panel instrument and search some decals in old decals sheet. I find my happy in a old Spitfire Mk VIII decals I cut some instruments and set on the transparent piece. I use Micro sol for soften the decals Now I think it is better. And yes this is not like the reality... but it is better I continue with the ejection seat. I added harnesses I finsih with the cockpit side. I paint some button in red and yellow for give some colors in this cockpit (yes again it is not true but like my instrument panel is not true too...) Following step ; the front wheel bay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Very nice progress! You might still want to add the prominent white center "orientation bar" on your IP! Edited May 1, 2020 by exdraken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Hi Update of the day I added some hydrolic pipe to the wheel bay and painted it in aluminium The next ? closing the cockpit. Before this I must add the cameras panels. It not fit well and I decided to cut the support of this panel on the 2 half fuselage I hope to avoid the need of a joint. The try fit show me a gap behind the panel between the panel and wheel bay. I use a plastic card ti fill it Now I can glue the two half fuselage I place the cockpit and reinforce it with plastic card I start to glu the fuselage by the forward. I use clam and wait a moment before continue to glu the rear The noise is finish and can be add to the fuselage Except the plastic card zone, the two half fuselage joint very well I find a little gap between the fuselage and the noise. I think the rear panel noise is too high and I decide to sand a part The fit is far better now A global view to show the good design of this kit despite his cut The putty use is for now very minimal. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 The paint work After several attempt I obtained the effect I wished I used the new AK paint and the special Mig 25/31 grey I pre shadowed the structure lines. Paint the grey. Make some white spots and paint the grey again for a little weathered effect The ICM instructions were not very clear for the paint especially for the dark grey zone and the engine. ICM didn't give upper and lower side. Only the right and left side. Your salvation come with the Revell instruction. You can see all zones 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 The update part ? I didn't know I painted the number on the sides and the red stars I used a Tamyia dark brown panel line for accentuing the structural line I applied the 150 decals 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 57.. is this a historically specially relevant plane? Nice progress, close to the finish line! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Have a look at the main gear legs, they make it stand too high and it doesn't have that Foxbat rear heavy slouch. It's like ICM measured a MiG-25 that was empty of fuel or had no engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 For exdraken, yes this is the final line for this mig I must make the following things: - paint and install canopy - paint and install bombs - paint and install gears. I think, I could have for a little week. This is my fast 1/48 build. I didn't know the history of the "57" and why ICM chooses this plane. For paulsbrown, did you know how the gear is too high ? I didn't already install the hydraulic pipe and I can cut it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 - Very nice building.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Very good modelling rėmi 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 57 blue, just found it snd confurms my initial suspision https://books.google.at/books?id=YN47BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT327&lpg=PT327&dq=mig-25rb++57+blue&source=bl&ots=2n_2xVTxkD&sig=ACfU3U0pxcZ-Lv7w4tyLnrrNyxK3NQorJA&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi97de7oKnpAhUOaRUIHWjdAvEQ6AEwC3oECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=mig-25rb 57 blue&f=false It was one of the early ones deployed to Egypt to spy recce on Israel.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 Thank exdraken for this information 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rémi Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 It finished 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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