fox1_BE Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Hello all, These vintage Heller kits date back to the mid '70s and are known for several shape issues of which I corrected (only) a few. The bulges on the tail fin and horizontal stabilizers were flattened. The cockpits were completely scratch-built as the kit is pretty much devoid of anything. Same for the nose gear wells. The ejection seat in the J-6 is homemade, with a Pavla resin MB seat being used in the F-6. The Heller kit builds into a long-nosed Mig-19PM, so I shortened both noses by some 2 mm and reshaped the intakes using Milliput and styrene strip to better resemble the overall Mig-19S / J-6 profile: not perfect, but close enough too my eyes. The distinctive guns are also absent in the kit: I added some Master gun barrels (the pitot tubes come from the same set). The parachute housing and AIM-9B sidewinder pylons on the PAF aircraft were scratch-built also. Final touches are Reskit resin wheels and the smaller scratch-built fins/actuators on the wings. I used Printscale decals for both aircraft. The PLAAF roundels are from the spares box though, as the Printscale ones are way too large. Paints are Gunze/Tamiya acrylics; weathering was done with oils. Thanks for viewing - comments always welcome! Patrick 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Fantastic Mig-19S! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Very impressive reshaping work on the front ends, this coupled with the addition of the scratch and aftermarket items has really elevated the old Heller kits to new heights. Great job all round. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Two excellent builds on the ancient Heller ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Excellent MiG duo there, Really nice work(s) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox1_BE Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 Thanks for your comments guys, much appreciated 👍 Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Dang, those look awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I would never have guessed that those two beauties started life as the old Heller kits very nice work indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) They look great. Of all the Soviet fighters the Mig 19 was the one I liked most. I particularly like the PAF F6. Many years ago Scale Aircraft Modelling magazine gave away PAF decals for the F6. I don't know what kit I used but I built one using the decals because I liked the Western style colour scheme of the PAF jets. It wasn't nearly as good as your version though. Well done. Edited October 18, 2021 by noelh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOxley Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Wow…lots of work here for sure…2 really nice builds… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Outstanding Patrick!!!!! I love both of them. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Beautifully rendered, both. The rivet detail, though sometimes unwelcome, seems to add to the "feel" and "ethos" of these tough machines. I never built the old Heller kit, but I can only imagine what you had to work with. Outstanding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Excellent builds ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Outstanding job on these vintage kits! Unbelievable! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox1_BE Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 Thank you all again for the kind words! 👍 7 hours ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: The rivet detail, though sometimes unwelcome, seems to add to the "feel" and "ethos" of these tough machines. Very true - I also thought the raised detail suits this particular aircraft type very well. I have a couple of brand new KP Mig-19s in the stash, we’ll see how that compares! Thanks again mate! Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Nice builds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Maybe thay are old kits but the building and painting are state of the art. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Wow!! Such great work!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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