Academy MiG 21MF 1/48

[Quax]

I thought I would have a go at a post war jet for this GB, I was prompted by the original unicorn discussions as this is a subject I have never built (first post war aircraft, first cold war jet etc). On a holiday to Hurghada, Egypt in 2010 I used to see a pair of these almost every day and the kit does have one of these as an option but I'm yet to decide.
A long series of photos now follows....
























And the extras

















So to a quick bit of assemblage and preparation for priming
The tub has 3 push out Mark's, only one is a pain so it was sanded out, the control column which seems massive to me also has a hole that needs filling. I altered the kits pedals to add the pe, no one will ever see them again! The two superfluous chaps are the crew for a Tamiya Centaur that needed priming...The primer is Ultimate grey.







Hopefully this hasn't made you cross eyed...

Paul

[Hawkmoon]

Nice start on the model and looking good

[KalebB]

Very cool plane, looks like youve got a good start of her already!

This will be a good build to watch

[Gary30]

Lovely subject! And nice start too, I’m in

[Stokesy44]

Looks like a cracker Sir.

Love the extras, especially the bang seat. Absolutely stunning piece of resin. Coloured PE for the cockpit will look great too, especially that Russian interior blue/green.

[Quax]

Thanks chaps!
I have unfortunately pushed on without the essential photography things...

The fit has been standard Academy, not great but not bad either, I seem to have managed to buy the wrong cockpit pe but managed to get it to fit and its certainly better than the kit issue which has bare side walls. The issue of colours for the bang seat was...."up in the air..." every photo I found online had a different colour so I made it up As you will see from the pics a little filler was required and I have experimented with using stretched spruce so at least I've learnt something.







Thanks for looking
Paul

[Quax]

Now primed and ready to go. I had to take these because if the pitot tube(?) Survives all this itll be a miracle!







Cheers
Paul

[Quax]

Now it's a luminous (Tamiya Flat) yellow and all I have to decide is whether itll be the Hungarian or Indian display teams...







Cheers
Paul

[digger303]

Sorry Banana yellow doesn't do it for me, ya gotta pick something else...please

[Kevthemodeller]

Great looking aircraft one of my personnel favourites You've loaded the build with aftermarket, it's going to be a cracker mate.

All coming along very nicely Paul

[CygnusX1]

Ahh the Fishbed - and it's very yellow.
Great work on that ejection seat - I think that looks great; suitably... grimy and very.... Russian.
Looking forward to seeing what you do with this.

[Quax]

well I'm going to call this done, I'm not very happy with how the photos have come out so might retake them for the Reveal section. Either way I present the flying banana....











thanks for looking

Paul

[bfrd]

Awesome result.

[Hawkmoon]

Looks good to me and nice work. some nice light weathering done to on the beasty

[Kevthemodeller]

Oh yes That's the loudest Mig21 I've ever seen Lovely build Paul you've captured that hot, dry, desert weather effect very well

Mig21's look like they're going Mach 2 just sitting there

[RangerNeil]

Lovely job!! Looks like the quintessential MiG-21 as seen world-wide - and certainly a striking colour. Makes a change from silver or tri-colour.

[digger303]

[DRUMS01]

Love it Paul, especially the colors, and lite weathering.

Good job!

Ben

[Quax]

many thanks all, much appreciated!

Paul