Icarus Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) Hi all. I would like to contribute this lovely kit to the MiG-21 fun. Aiming for OOB given the quality of the plastic. I saw a discussion elsewhere about camo vs aluminium version, and to be honest I still haven't decided which to go for... A camo MiG-21 would be visually interesting (sorry about the flash flare) but the "Cold War" look of the Aluminium scheme is tempting, especially as this will allow me to have some fun with weathering. I can ponder for a bit whilst I do the innards, and build up the major components. Icarus Edited February 9, 2022 by Icarus 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Welcome to the GB Icarus. A nice choice with the SMT and to be honest they look good in whichever scheme you decide to go with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Nice choice Icarus Is there any photo etch in the Revell boxing! I ask as there’s one on the shelf at my LMS😉 Id go for the silver finish if it was my choice although as Craig says above it will great either way. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Welcome to the build sir, nice choice of kit. Camouflage or Aluminum, both good options and whichever way you choose should turn out great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 Thank you everyone. No etch with this boxing James, although looking at the plastic this should be fine. I have some spare Soviet era etch seatbelts lurking in The Vault somewhere if the decals don't look convincing, but to be honest whacking great lumps of metal aren't always the best representation of webbing and straps! Icarus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) Good morning. Very initial stages in this, but looking promising. There was a bit of a squeeze getting the fuselage halves together, but I think this was my fault - a bit of misalignment earlier on, and typical strict Eduard tolerances. BTW I have decided to go with the camouflages option - looks like a nice challenge with the airbrush. Just need to find appropriate colours for this, as the Revell instruction call outs are not wholly convincing ("ochre" and "rust matt" anyone?) Kind regards, Icarus Edited February 20, 2022 by Icarus Typos 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Coming together very nicely Icarus. Regarding the actual colours to use there is a link I posted in the reference section that is to a website that has plenty of period colour pictures of these aircraft and the Bis/MF versions in Soviet service so you can see the colours used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 Thank you modelling minion - I shall have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Nice start Icarus This kit builds up quite quickly once you get cracking. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Nice, i like the smt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Good morning. Having finished the Revell 1/48 F/A-18F, I now have a bit of time to progress this build. As you can see, I have just masked the canopies using the rather excellent Canopy Survival Kit from Maketar Paint masks - very impressive, and I will be using this set up again. Still going with the camouflaged option on this SMT, so will start that after painting the inner layer of the canopies that "lovely" Russian cockpit turquoise. Thanks for looking, Icarus 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Nice work Icarus Thise canopy survival sets are certainly very useful additions to the modelling box. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Coming on really nicely, that mask set looks like it fits very well. 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) So, I have been having a bit of fun with the airbrush this morning... I have tried to mirror the reference photos on this, but to be honest they vary as well! Need to add the steel exhaust surround, and green details on the main fin and ventral "finlet", before varnishing, then the extremely extensive decal sheet (including many stencils!) Thanks for looking, Icarus Edited March 23, 2022 by Icarus 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Nice airbrushing Icarus. What brand of paints are you using? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Thank you James. The "Yellow Ochre" and "German Red/Brown" are Vallejo acrylics (70.913 and 71.271 respectively). The Olive Green is Humbrol enamel #86, whilst the Black green is Tamiya XF-27. The Vallejo and Tamiya paints are diluted for 50% with water, the enamel diluted 50% with standard thinners. These paints are the closest matches I could find to the reference photos. With weathering the colour contrasts will be toned down. I spray at 15 PSI with a 0.5mm needle - I was going to use a smaller needle, but in the end didn't need to. Icarus 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Some very nice airbrush work there. Theres no two of these aircraft in exactly the same scheme as they were often painted by the units that operated them. 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Well that looks great, Im pretty sure no two of these were identical. Short of making decal's of the camouflage I doubt anyone will get it 100% perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 The paint scheme looks terrific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Striking scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) So, just in time this was finished this evening.. Phew! The kit-supplied ejector seat is a real disappointment. I suspect I will replace this in time with a resin version. Thanks for looking, Icarus Edited May 15, 2022 by Icarus Typos 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Excellent finish sir, happy to see you made the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Really glad that you got this over the line in the nick of time. Really nice job on what is a quite complicated camo scheme. Thanks for having taken part in the GB and well done on your excellent model. 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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