Building a MiG-15 on 1/72 class 101

[MarkVerploeg]

Hi guys
So this will be the little reveal of my MiG-15 UTI that came from the Eduard Royal Class MiG-15 kit

In.my opinion the UTI was the best of the 4 kits in this box because it had the best fit and required a lot less sanding and filling then the other ones

But i prefer a 1/48 over the 1/72 scale and these planes are small to begin with so any bad fitting parts look worse then they would on a larger scale
But they are pretty nice kits andi still had good fun building them
And i liked this paintscheme as it is the plane of one of the most famous pilots of the 20th century
It depicts UTI 625 flown by Yuri Gagarin ,the Soviet cosmonaut who was the first man in space
He and his co pilot died in this plane after a crash near Moscow
It is believed that Gagarin noticed a airvalve was open and to get back in to thicker air (oxygen rich air) he pushed the plane in a steep dive
In that dive he and the co pilot probably blacked out and thus crashed the plane killing both of them

This is bases on investigations from both Soviet and later a international team of investigators but because military planes often didn't have a black box they are not 100% certain


So without further ado
Here are the reveal photo's of my MiG-15












And here it is on it's own shelf in the display cabinet with the other versions of the MiG-15 and a MiG-15 eggplane


And that is all i have for this build
Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Untill next time
Cheers,Mark

[TheTroyster]

About the coolest looking fighter jet ever, but I see you are the MIG 15 master! Great job on this - the NMF is fantastic.

[MarkVerploeg]

Thanks Troy
But master is a bit much for this attempt at building a plane

[Avgas]

Lovely job Mark, I admire anyone who can do a good job with 1/72.

[MarkVerploeg]

Thanks Avgas
It's not my prefered scale for planes
I like 48th scale a lot more and things like panel lines are deeper
That was a issue with this and the other kits from this box
So i had to be very carefull with the removal of the excess wash
I still removed a bit more then i wanted though

[Always48]

very nice, great nmf, and I love the dedicated shelf of mig 15s too.

[MarkVerploeg]

Thank you
It would be a shame to scatter them all over the place
So i figured all of them on 1 shelf would be the best solution

[shortCummins]

really nice, 1:72 is way too small for me these days, you've done a cracking job

rgds
John(shortCummins)

[MarkVerploeg]

Thanks John
I am no big fan of the scale either
Not because of eyesight or anything (my eyes are still good) but i feel that everything is just too small
Things like panel lines and rivet details are shallow so not all the wash stays in there
And the canopy is way too thick scale wise
That is one of the reasons i closed all the canopies
It isn't as noticable this way
But i rather build 1/35 AFV's and 1/48 planes
They have lots more detail and have some actual size to them

[TommyKillander]

That's a nice collection of MiG's!

They all look great, but the NMF is my favorite


Tommy

[MarkVerploeg]

Thank you Tommy
The UTI came out pretty good but my own favorite is the green one
But i am happy with all of them