Eduard 1:48 MiG 21 PF ProfiPACK

[Joesdad]

How you doing?
Hot on the hells of the F-16 comes another build for you.....



We'll have a stab at this scheme...





Usual thing, start with interior stuff getting it ready for paint. Nose wheel bay here which in turn forms part of the cockpit..



Engine nozzle and bits..



Well all love Eduard kits but they're not afraid of giving us small parts..



Ready for paint





AK's Extreme Stainless Steel..



Now as your well aware a lot of Russian aircraft have that emerald/turquoise colour for the 'pit, but not this MiG I've matched this colour to Aquaous H337 (it's not far off)



Ready for buttons..



'Pit PE...not bad I would've gone with painting it myself, but ProfiPACKs are all about the PE..



I used air drying clay in the nose cone and an extra wheel rim weight just in case..



Fuselage all butt.....



Rudder and spine fitted..



It's an Edaurd kit so no drama's yet, I'll let you know if there is but I don't except any. Looking ahead what sort of load out should I fit? I'm actually thinking none at all but I'm open to suggestions

TTFN

[Avgas]

Very liking the pit. I have the PFM in the stash, can't see it being that much different to this (in fact I don't know what the actual difference is between a PF and a PFM!) so looking forward to seeing how it goes together.

[Joesdad]

Very liking the pit. I have the PFM in the stash, can't see it being that much different to this (in fact I don't know what the actual difference is between a PF and a PFM!) so looking forward to seeing how it goes together.

I don't know the difference between any of them mate! I was actually disappointed the pit was grey and not green. What has happened to me is that I've grown an interest in fast jets

Dave

[Avgas]

Paint the thing green then, it's your kit.

What has happened to me is that I've grown an interest in fast jets

Ah, the dark side

[Les0012]

Looking good so far Dave,

Tool it up, I think a jet looks better with the stores on but that's my opinion.

Les

[Joesdad]

Looking good so far Dave,

Tool it up, I think a jet looks better with the stores on but that's my opinion.

Les

I know what you mean Les, but.....
1, The plane is from a training school and would it be loaded up?
2, She's similar to a Lightning and they don't look the same with "stuff" dangling off 'em.
3, I'm lazy!

[Joesdad]

Let's try more metal paint namely AK Extreme..





Yeah I know...
Let's try that again so that you see a bit better..







A bit of surgery to open up the air brakes(?)



I'll tart this up later..



No fit problems here..

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Can't make my mind up about the fireworks

TTFN

[Les0012]

Apologies Tim was looking at an thinking about avgas's post when I posted to your thread.

Les

[Joesdad]

Apologies Tim was looking at an thinking about avgas's post when I posted to your thread.

Les

[Joesdad]

Ok lads?

Fuselage together and wings on. Starting to look like an aircraft and not a bunch of bits..



Stress free assembly...



Sponge..



Ah! There you are! Took me nearly 1/2 hr to find this little sod!




Getting ready for priming...



Primed...



Started a bit of painting, here are the speed brakes in various stages of paint..



By the way lads, if there is something you don't like or is wrong please let me know

TTFN

[Joesdad]

What we have next are various photos of paint on plastic. What we do during our builds is bonkers really, taking photos of of bits of plastic, bare and with paint on them is bonkers With that in mind....

Just Vallejo model colour intermediate green..



You can't beat Mr Color buffables...Dark Iron



Fuel tanks (not sure which one yet) and air brakes, u/c doors, mottled....



Top coted...



Undersides of the MiG in the same technique, this is the way forward for me. If you get it right it's very effective...



I'll have to get back to you in a mo as PB is packed up on me...

[Joesdad]

.....back with you

Top coted



Camo colours now..



Mottle...



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I'll wait for the mid stone to fully dry before I handle the MiG again (ooer)...

TTFN

[peppie]

Love the look off this plane. Looks really agressive.

Very nice what you did up to now
Looking forward to the rest off your paintjob.

[Joesdad]

Love the look off this plane. Looks really agressive.

Very nice what you did up to now
Looking forward to the rest off your paintjob.

The "fun" begins now peppie, I've some 2mm Taiyma bendy tape waiting in the wings. I really don't want to use white tac worms.

[Joesdad]

I think I should have used white tax worms.. what do you think lads????



I think the Tammy tape would've worked if it was actually sticky...





Feedback requested...

[Goose]

Very nice,

will you add some panels fading etc? those aircrafts were used again and again...lots of chipping possible and weathring worK

So far i love it.

See you

Goose

[Joesdad]

Very nice,

will you add some panels fading etc? those aircrafts were used again and again...lots of chipping possible and weathring worK

So far i love it.

See you

Goose

Thanks Bruno
There is actually mottling on the green as well as the mid stone but it incredibly hard to see. I'm not sure about panel fading, I think thre two might clash?????

Ta for taking time to comment Goose

[Joesdad]

Some mottling on the green





You can just see it if you squint....

[Goose]

well yes quite subtle, but nicely done.

will check it frequently

Goose

[P51dplt]

Looking good. Very subtle variations in the finish look nice.

[Joesdad]

well yes quite subtle, but nicely done.

will check it frequently

Goose

Looking good. Very subtle variations in the finish look nice.

Thank you gentlemen (?)
Decaling up next

[Joesdad]

Alclad Aqua Gloss applied in nice, even coats. Dries lovely...



Here we go...



Is this really necessary...



Most of the decals are stencils, so I didn't bother taking any photo's.
After I'd finished with decaling, and blown on another cote of clear. It was time for an oil wash, a dirty brown colour...







Probably let this dry overnight and scrub it off tomorrow now.
Thank for looking lads..

TTFN

[Joesdad]

Tomorrow never came, I scrubbed later that night..







Underneath (obviously)..




Some more





I've put down a matte cote here before I try some oil stuff



I'm not sure why I took this photo...? I thinks it's something to do the u/c going in..



Some staining, went ok, just ok mind I need to practice...





Unusually the last major job it's the ejector seat...





Oops



Various stages of the life of some parts...











We're nearly done with the MiG now. Just a few more little bits to do....

TTFN

[Joesdad]

And all of a sudden I'm done, I don't know wether she's finished but I'm not doing any more.
Take a butchers here..

http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=451&t=17179

...if you fancy of course

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