Wez 5,973 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 From a weight saving perspective, I would have left as many of the the engine accessories off as possible (such as those cannular combustion chambers), but Bosse is right, the kit doesn't give you the option of not using the engine (a case of the kit designer being too bloody clever by half IMO)! It doesn't help that MiG-17s have a tail down attitude on the ground anyway, it's automatically set to teeter about the pivot point anyway! Hopefully, Bosse will have got enough weight in there to stop it being a tail sitter. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Thanks for your confidence Wez. /Bosse Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Hi. Just a small update. I didn't have that much modelling time this weekend. But I've been preparing the wings for glueing to the fuselage. 092 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr The wings had some missalignment in the mating surfaces, so I've glued some small plasticard strips along the sides so I'll get a clean seam against the fuselage. To be continued..... /Bosse 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Hi. Let's have another short update. I've got the gun trough in place. 093 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 094 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I had to glue it in stages, starting with one side, then the front part of the opposite side, and lastly at the back. And before I glued it in place I put some more fishing weights to the underside of the cockpit. I think it'll be enough to avoid having a tail sitter. And I've got the hatch covering the avionics in place. 095 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr The small step in the picture looks worse than it is, but I'll have to sand the seams and use some PPP to cover the gaps. I've also got one of the wings in place. 096 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I got a good seam against the fuselage, that only a small string of PPP will cover, but the wingroots will need some work. To be continued..... /Bosse 12 Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 12,044 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Nice progress Bosse 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Thanks Col. /Bosse Link to post Share on other sites
SoftScience 4,273 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I'm surprised this kit has such questionable fit. Even though HB has a reputation for accuracy errors, the kits tend to be very well engineered. Keep pushing through, though. I'm really looking forward to seeing paint on this 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Thanks SoftScience. Of cource I'll push on. I got the second wing in place last evening, (no pics) and I'll reckon I'll start to paint during next week. /Bosse 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Hi. The wings and horizontal stabilators are done, and almost all seams have been sanded, puttyied and cleaned. 097 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 098 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 099 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 100 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I have to fix the seams for the horizontal stabilators and I'll glue the guns in place, and then it's time for primer. But that'll have to wait until Sunday because this afternoon I'm going to check out from work and then I look forward to a long weekend in the cottage. To be continued..... /Bosse 10 Link to post Share on other sites
modelling minion 13,990 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Very nice work on your Mig-17, the fit of the parts may not be perfect but you have done a good job on smoothing everything out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Thanks modelingminion. /Bosse 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John 3,272 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I'm struck by the similarities in design between this kit and the Trumpeter MiG-15s. Following with much interest. John Link to post Share on other sites
RidgeRunner 8,255 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 That is great work, Bosse. You have really tamed that kit! Martin On 3/4/2021 at 6:05 AM, Marlin said: and then I look forward to a long weekend in the cottage. Now that sounds perfect Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Hi. I'm back after a very nice long weekend in the Cottage. We came to the cottage during Thursday afternoon and was greeted with a great sunset. 101 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr On Friday we had the most beautiful weather, and that awoke the pyromanic in my lovely wife 103 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr We started to burn of all broken branches and twigs the tree's had felt during a winter storm. Unfortunatelly the winds picked up, so we couldn't continue, so we'll have to continue so other weekend. None of us felt for a fancy dinner, so we just grilled some Kabanoss, Lamb and Pork sausauges for dinner. 104 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr A very tasty dinner. Friday evening gave us one more great sunset. 105 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr And on Saturday morning some of the "locals" paid us a visit. 102 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Winter deceided also to pay us a visit during Saturday evening. 106 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Thankfully it didn't come that much snow, so the trip home was no trouble. And when we got home I continued working on my little MiG. I've mounted the guns. I've cut the plastic gun tubes and drilled hole for the Master brass pipes I'll use. 107 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 108 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I'll glue them on later after I've painted the MiG. And I've also replaced the kits belly fin with a resin fin from Quickboost. 109 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 110 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr And with that I can say that we'll see some primer and colours this week. To be continued..... /Bosse 10 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Hi. The topside coat is done, this time I used Humbrol 147 both as a primer and as paint. Ovansidan är målad, denna gång med Humbrol 147, som även användes som primer. 111 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 112 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I'll paint some AKAN Aluminium on the underside the next couple of evenings. To be continued. /Bosse..... 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Davek72 1,289 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I have this kits as well Bosse so really enjoying following. You are doing a top job. Link to post Share on other sites
Colin W 4,192 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Great to see life in Sweden is still idylic as ever. The little Mig is looking good too 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Thanks Gents. /Bosse Link to post Share on other sites
Smudge 2,061 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Looking good. I do like all the separate control surfaces and the flap detail. Such a nice kit, and you are doing a great job with it. On 08/03/2021 at 06:32, Marlin said: .....................and that awoke the pyromanic in my lovely wife Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Thanks Smudge, I've now also done the aluminium underside. 113 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 114 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Brush painted AKAN Aluminium Bright was what I've used. I'll put some gloss varnish on it when I get home from work. And perhaps I'll can start with the decals on Sunday. To be continued. /Bosse..... 4 Link to post Share on other sites
BlueNosers352nd 780 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Looks like you are making good progress.........for a kit that nothing fits worth a darn. My is sitting on the shelf of doom in a similar progress. Had to move onto something else for a while. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Hi. I didn't find the time to do the decals on Sunday, but yesterday I did. So all the main decals are done now. 115 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 116 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 117 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I'll have some 50 stencils left to do. That I'll do this evening. To be continued..... /Bosse 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Hi. The stencils are done. 118 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 119 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 120 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr And I had some left over decals from a Eduard MiG-21 that I've used on the bombs. 121 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I'll put some more decal fluids over them tonight, and then it'll rest during the weekend. To be continued..... /Bosse 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Smudge 2,061 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Looking very smart in those markings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin 2,595 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Hi, and thanks Smudge. Just a very short update. I've matt coated my MiG now, and I'll begin the final assembly during the weekend. 122 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr To be continued..... /Bosse 7 Link to post Share on other sites
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