paulsbrown Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 After building my 1/48 MiG-23MS from the USAF's secret MiG squadron I jumped on the chance for an 'quick' build with a Trumpeter 1/48 MiG-21 F-13 I had in the stash. I added some Eduard etch in the cockpit and a Pavla seat, paints were Model Master mixes and the decals were drawn from several aggressor sheets. My MiG-23MS build has a little more info about the Constant Peg MiG story. 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 That cockpit is out of this world amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Very nicely done! You have absolutely nailed the camo finish and the cockpit is superb - well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Most excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Nice job--captured it beautifully. I may have sat in the cockpit of very this one at Nellis 25 years ago, when it was on display for a bit (and may still be there). All the MiGs have a funny cockpit smell that is hard to describe. Not sweat, vomit, and cigar smoke, but some chemical residue. The radium used on the cockpit dials supposedly is considered a radiation hazard and limits time spent in the driver's seat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Very nice! Cockpit especially 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 That is a nice and different take on the classic MiG-21. Looks great. The MiG-23 looks stunning - amazing weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Superb build on both MiGs, truly great modelling ! Red Eagles squadron is news to me, must find out more. Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulad Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 It's as usual massively impressive but if that's a quick build then what hope is there for the rest of us? Bravo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Top notch what an impressive build and a nice pair of Migs. Very nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Simply beautiful!!!!! I don`t what else to add from what has been posted on this impressive work of art!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Yeah, like's already been said.....'that's a quick build?!?'........wow ! They're both great, well done. And as for the back story; I've never heard of this before and so I've managed to get hold of a copy of the book for a squiz. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 15 hours ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: All the MiGs have a funny cockpit smell that is hard to describe. Cool, sounds like you were at the Petting Zoo. Yes, I'm pretty sure there's comment on the MiG smell in the books. I've gotten ahold of the revised/updated edition of the Steve Davies book and will keep an eye out for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 One thing I do whenever I have the Eduard pre painted is to 'paint the pre painted' with the cockpit color I am using. It gets rid of that gritty grainy texture that the Eduard pre painted has and makes the match to the rest of the cockpit seamless. Just thin down the paint and cover the larger areas and get as close as you can to the 'details', it's easy to correct if you cover a detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Very nice! The cockpit coloring is right on the money. In the 90s there was still the "wow factor" of seeing a MiG in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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