Academy MiG-21 PF 1/48 DONE!

that has got to be one of the very best paint jobs I've ever seen! And then of course the model is outstanding on top of that.

gary

She's a beauty Dupes.  Well done .

Regards,  Rick

wow! what a beauty you have there.

What can you tell me about this Academy kit? Im planing to get and build some russian fighters for a friend and I was thinking in Academy kits as a option. (I mean cuz they are cheap) :-P

Very impressive work there. The finish and cockpit look sharp. Good job....

 Andy

Hey, is this the bizzaro world forum? Your posting completed jets, I'm posting completed tanks.

Excellent Mig dupes.  That is really cool camo.  Turned of out just great.

Wow, thanks a lot guys! Glad everyone likes it so far!

JMart - thanks about the pit! That Zoom set made it much better. 

Ruddratt - until you build one of these, you don't realize how much it really is just a rocket tube with a seat and some wings strapped on - think that's where the "sleek" comes from!

Squeakie - thank you sir! I'm really happy with how it turned out... I guess that silly putty isn't just for armor builds anymore.

Alfalfa - this kit really was an easy build. The fit was very solid, with careful glueing you can avoid most all putty-type work. The only thing beef I had at all was the decals - pretty typical Academy, really thick, and despite a LOT of Micro-Sol/Set (long story) I couldn't alleviate silvering entirely. If you could find some AM ones, it would no doubt be a big improvement. I've got their MiG-29 in the stash as well, may have to move that over into the build pile soon.

Wingy - I think I alluded to something similar to the "bizarro" forum in your Pz.IV post. What's the world coming to? I guess we need to switch allegiances or something...

Everybody else - thanks!

Thanks for the advice about this kit... however I think I have not much choice for this subjet, as far I know there's just Academy and Kopro for Mig-21 in 1/48 in the market. And I don't know anything about how's Kopro kit.

Congrats for you Mig21 again... hope when I build mine finish it as beautiful as yours.

Man, you guys are all making me want to build some more exotic-schemed jets.

Thanks again to everybody for all of the comments!

Manny - do you have any pics of your NV '21? Did they just use Russian colors?

I've got the other MiG-21 (MF) that Academy put out in my stash...debating whether to go with the "standard" Sov markings, or one of the Hungarian or Indian ones that come with the kit. Hmmmm.

As for weathering, I'll confess I don't really know which way to go when it comes to weathering aircraft (beyond a panel wash). Seems to be a fair bit of debate as to how far to go when it comes to wing-ed builds. Any suggestions as to where to go next time around? 

dupes wrote:

Man, you guys are all making me want to build some more exotic-schemed jets. Thanks again to everybody for all of the comments! Manny - do you have any pics of your NV '21? Did they just use Russian colors? I've got the other MiG-21 (MF) that Academy put out in my stash...debating whether to go with the "standard" Sov markings, or one of the Hungarian or Indian ones that come with the kit. Hmmmm. As for weathering, I'll confess I don't really know which way to go when it comes to weathering aircraft (beyond a panel wash). Seems to be a fair bit of debate as to how far to go when it comes to wing-ed builds. Any suggestions as to where to go next time around?

DANG Manny...sweet build! I hadn't even considered a NMF!

I was thinking of going that route on the MiG-19 I've got kicking around, however.

Very nice work Dupes!  Your painting abilities are superb.

Mark

Mark Joyce:  Hey, SMJ here...don't want to distract from dupes' thread but I've settled in here in NY, be looking for an email real soon!

dupes:  Outstanding work dupes!  I continue to be awed by your cross-genre modeling skills.  That airbrush work is extremely well done for an "armor type".  I know slim-to-none about MiG jets, I just know a fine looking build when I see one.  Hopefully I'll get to see this one in person soon, congrats on another finished build

Hey fellas, thanks a lot!

SMJ - with Wing_Nut completing his invasion of the Armor side of the forum, I may have to spend some more time over here "cross-pollinating".

Do you two guys know each other from back in Cali?