almac Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Hi All, I’ve decided to attempt this GB in the hope it will fire up the old modelling mojo which has been sadly lacking for some time. Part of this has been down to home circumstances which are not conducive for modelling right now but I’m hopeful I can find the time for this. As the title says I’m going to do an Egyptian Mig from 1973 for no other reason than I like the colour scheme. The kit is a Profipack version with etch and masks. I’m not great with etch so some of the tiny bits won’t get used. I know absolutely nothing about this subject so if I’m making glaring mistakes as I go please let me know and please if I ask daft questions don’t laugh. Here are some pics of what I’m hoping this will turn out like. This is the kit I’ll be using. Hopefully some progress soon. Cheers Allan 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Welcome to the GB Allan, and with a nice choice too. The Egyptian Mig-21's carried some great schemes over the years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Welcome aboard Allan … this is my current back-up if I don't go through with my Polish build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Nice choice of camo scheme Allan. As said above Egyptian Migs carried some great markings. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I'm building the same kit Allan. So far, so good. Looks like a nice enjoyable kit, have fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Evening all, I started on the cockpit and other internal bits last night and slapped some paint on this afternoon. I used turquoise green by mig ammo and my first reaction to the colour is wow! It is very bright just now but hopefully a wash will calm it down. I do know how accurate the colour is, I’ll leave it to those how know to pass judgement. The kit itself has been great so far with bits fitting where they should without issue. Cheers Allan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Nice start Allan. The cockpit colour isn't bad at all, they came in a variety of icky green colours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 6:55 PM, almac said: I used turquoise green by mig ammo and my first reaction to the colour is wow! It is very bright just now but hopefully a wash will calm it down. I do know how accurate the colour is, I’ll leave it to those how know to pass judgement Looks good to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Hi all. I spent a couple of relaxing hours painting and decaling the cockpit. I’ve still to put the decal on the instrument panel as I painted it tonight so I’ll get on to that tomorrow. The seat will be assembled later in the build. Tomorrow I’ll hopefully close up the fuselage. So far this has been a pleasant relaxing build, I hope that continues. I just wish I could devote more time to it as I’m really enjoying it. Anyway, here’s a pic. Cheers Allan 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Great work Allan. The cockpit looks really nice. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 These are quite nice kits aren't they, looking forward to your Egyptian marking's. I have a number of them in my files and hope to build a few Arab Mig’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Very nice work on the cockpit Allan, great colour match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Looking really good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 Hi all. Cockpit finished tonight. I had a bit of a problem when doing a wash on the cockpit as it took some of the paint off when I removed the excess. Maybe someone can shed some light as to what happened. The turquoise green is an acrylic by mig ammo and I used Klear as a gloss coat. The wash is enamel and I cleaned it off with white spirit. I thought the enamel would have been alright but clearly not. Any way I repainted it and it looks ok and it will not be visible on the finished model anyway. The tailpipe was assembled and I closed up the fuselage. The fit was mostly excellent apart from underneath the cockpit but this was easily solved by some trimming of the rear bit of the cockpit. Tomorrow I’ll start on the wings, I’ve already painted the wheel wells. Cheers Allan 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Sorry to hear about the damage, looks like you were able to fix it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I've had the same problem with a white spirit wash removing ammo mig paint despite a Future/Klear gloss coat. White spirit is a solvent but I had just assumed my gloss coat wasn't sufficient; however, I hadn't had that problem with other acrylics. Looks like you have done a good recovery job though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Very nice work Allan, she's coming together very nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 1:07 AM, almac said: I just wish I could devote more time to it as I’m really enjoying it Those Eduard Fishbeds are a delight to build, aren't they Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Hi, all. Some small progress tonight. I attached the wings to the fuselage and this is where I ran into some problems. Unlike most others I didn’t have a large gap at the front join but instead I ended up with a step at the rear join. So after some sanding I think it looks ok but we’ll see properly when I get some primer on. I’m not sure where I went wrong but it’s frustrating when the rest of the kit fits well. Anyway here is how it looks just now. Cheers Allan 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Very nice Allan. As good as the Eduard kits are they do seem to have some fit issues but fortunately nothing too drastic and it looks like you have achieved a good fit with the wings. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 These wing roots look all right to me. Each time I open an Eduard box, I'm a bit afraid to give it a go for fear of damaging all the nice and subtle surface details. Keep this good and tidy work on and it will look great, I'm sure. Cheers. Pat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Looking great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Looks good to me Allan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Allan @almac My experience of these Eduard MiG-21 has shown that the tolerances are extremely fine. The fit of the lower fuselage part for me was hampered by the fitting of the central main gear well assembly. A hair’s breadth out in fitting can mean you need to get sanding! They are still wonderful kits, though. Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake122 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 3:47 AM, almac said: Hi all. Cockpit finished tonight. I had a bit of a problem when doing a wash on the cockpit as it took some of the paint off when I removed the excess. Maybe someone can shed some light as to what happened. The turquoise green is an acrylic by mig ammo and I used Klear as a gloss coat. The wash is enamel and I cleaned it off with white spirit. I thought the enamel would have been alright but clearly not. Any way I repainted it and it looks ok and it will not be visible on the finished model anyway. The tailpipe was assembled and I closed up the fuselage. The fit was mostly excellent apart from underneath the cockpit but this was easily solved by some trimming of the rear bit of the cockpit. Tomorrow I’ll start on the wings, I’ve already painted the wheel wells. Cheers Allan Only use acrylic wash over Ammo mig paint. I learned the hard way. Still, Ammo mig paints are better than the awful smelling lacquers by other manufacturers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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