1/72 Red Star Models Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 3 (Completed Pg. 2)

Very nicely done, Mike. Considering the clear bits were missing and you had to scratch them, you not only saved it from the bin, you turned out a really good build. I see the finished product as even better than one that came with all of the bits, since you had such obstacles in the way.

Thanks for the detailed posts and photos, I'm sure you passed along valuable info to others. Me for one, I had no idea making your own canopy was possible.

Patrick

That was fast! Another superlative build, Mike!

Thank you Patrick! I am proud that I made a finished model out of an incomplete kit. :)

Making canopies is not only possible, but there is an easier way to do it than I did lol?

Thank you for taking an interest. :)

LOL! An eight day build is lightening fast for me lol!! That' s up there with Toshi and Keyda! ROFL!!

Always watching, the MIG looks great. Nice work!

Max

Thank you both kindly. :)

It was the weathering that made this one worth looking at.

Hey Mike,

Good job on this kit.  The canopy came out well, the colors make the model pop, and the weathering is just right.  Plus, you hand painted the stars, and they look perfect.  There is a lot to proud of on this kit.

Nice looking aircraft.  Seems to be all engine. 

D

I'll just echo what others have said...  this turned out great considering what you had to work with.  Great job! 

Cheers, Mark

Here's something from my files that made me think of you for some reason, LOL.

Max

Thank you, guys! Now that I've had a couple of days away from it, I don't think it looks too bad. That LaGG 3 kit will probably look better since I won't be scratch building a canopy for that one. 

And gee, Max, I don't know why that picture would remind you of me lol.  Nice one.  :)

Nicely finished Mike, great build and really nice thread.

I think your puting yourself down a tad there.

Thank you, Bish. I did burn through this one in just under a week with a scratch built canopy lol. That is a small accomplishment in itself. 

But c'mon, I could've done better if I'd taken more time with it. Oh, and I found that missing acetate sheet I WAS planning to use for the canopy. If I had taken more time to do a better job on this one the canopy would have looked better I think because I would have found the proper meterial to make it so.

Well.... I would be happier with it now anyways lol.

I hold myself to a fairly high standard. Higher than I probably should, but that's because I believe professionalism is an attitude, a mindset, that transcends just having good skills. I have a good set of skills, so I push myself to be better. Don't we all? There are still a lot of you guys here that I want to emulate because you build such beautiful models that seriously blow my mind. And I want to be that good too.

That's why I help the new guys out so much, because I was there myself not very long ago. Its nice when someone says "I wish I could do that!" Because I'm thinking, dude, you totally can! Let me show you how! :)

I love this place for that attitude because its infectous here and its like we are all on the same ladder shouting down to the guys down at the bottom saying, " give me your hand, we can do this together." 

Oops, I've deviated off target here lol.

I push myself hard, Bish, and I'm just as hard on myself if things don't meet expected criteria. We all seem to be like that to one degree or another, right? :)

We all, will always be our own worst critics. So maybe I'm being overly critical. Okay. Forgive me. Lol