RupertTheBear Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Good evening folks, today I want to present my latest finished kit. It's the fantastic ICM x Revell 1:48th scale kit of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 RBT Foxbat-B reconnaissance plane. I'll keep this one short - I had an absolute blast during the build. At the first glance it looks rather complicated although the box doesn't contain that many parts but as ICM has a few different MiG-25's on offer, the modular construction of the fuselage makes sense but as mentioned it looks strange at first because it isn't the usual top and bottom half. But the whole thing goes together nicely and because the kit is cleverly engineered, the construction leads to fewer seams and edges which need cleaning and sanding. The only thing that was a bit problematic was the gear. At least on my kit it was a bit wobbly and only became stable after the Loctite super glue dried. Also on a lot of photos the MiG-25 RBT seems to be slanted a bit to the back, which isn't the case here, the main gear struts would need to be shortened for that. The rest is absolutely fine in my opinion. That said - I'm not counting rivets Apart from adding a lot and I really mean a lot of weight into the nose and some blackout curtains onto the canopy made from wax paper, the build was strictly OOB, painted with mostly Tamiya and Vallejo paints and weathered with AMMO panel line washes, oil paints and micro chipping done with other Vallejo paints. It was also the first time I used chipping fluid. In the end everything was sealed with semi gloss Tamiya varnish as usual. P.S. this thing is large! Hope you like it Till next time! 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Fantastic Mig-25RBT! Saluti Giampiero 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Splendid Foxbat! Great work, looks as fast as it was 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Excellent model and photography. Awesome detailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Fantastic stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Thats a great Foxbat, the different hues of heated metel round the back end are especially well done. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 One of my favourites you've done a brilliant job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Superb build and well photographed too, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 The MiG-25 is soooo sleek! You've done a great job - only hope that my MiG-25 - eventually - will end up as good looking as what yours is! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Looks good to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Good job! Looks realistic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Looks quite good. In WIP you can see my MIG 31! I would suggest you, masks from New Ware. For painting seals, as on all Russian a/c. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Thank you guys @HansReggelsen Looking forward to yours! I'm sure it will look splendid! @dov I watch it quite regularly, your MiG-31 is turning out mighty fine! Thanks for the tip, it'll come in handy pretty soon I'm sure. Next box on the table is HB's MiG-31M. I would have started it by now but I've got a...lets say a logistical problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 For your 31: HB? The front gear is so do I hope ok. At AMK a nightmere. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, dov said: For your 31: HB? The front gear is so do I hope ok. At AMK a nightmere. Happy modelling Well it's partly made from metal, so time will tell if that's worth anything but I actually haven't looked into the construction yet so I'm just hoping for the best I'm a bit skeptical about the rubber tires, though. Maybe I'll replace the wheels with resin parts. Hope your build is going smoother now and you can still enjoy it after that bumpy start Edited July 7, 2021 by RupertTheBear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnobiz Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Great looking MiG, this type has such a brutal look 👏 . Makes me want to open mine 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Got to love a Foxbat and yours is a great-looking example. Lovely finish and weathering! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Great looking Foxbat, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 ......what a Beast! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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