BIG Russian Jet Groupie GB

I'm more over-committed than lazy. I think...

All this talk about being "busy" wastes time...

Yes, it does. All this "you gotta go to work today" stuff really cuts into the modelling time too

Makes me wish I was an undead Field Marshall with access to tonnes of gold looted from the European countryside...

I did get some painting done this weekend. 

I read somewhere that the Soviets didn't start camo until the 70's so I decided to go with a NMF. I had some Rustoleum polished aluminum, but thinned it a little too much in the ab, so I've been touching it up by hand....

That's what I'm talkin'...

Got MiG?

Okay I have no pictures yet as I have to get a new laptop at the end of the month and also I have no camera either. I have taken pictures on my phone of the progress but cant seem to move them from Flickr. So I will tell you what Ive done. So far Im still doing the cockpit as I started only last week due to moving to a new apartment. The model is the Mig29UB. in 1/32 it's the Revell kit I have so far scratchbuilt the sidewalls for the cockpit and have sanded away the detali on the sides that was provided as it was very soft and no good for the scale. I have added quite a lot of detail as the Mig 29 has quite a busy cockpit, I will do my best to get pictures up asap. Just an update as I am still part of this but have been really busy so just so you know I didnt drop out or anything.

I just scored an old 1/32 HobbyCraft MiG-17F, two Cutting Edge resin cockpit and fiddly bits sets, Scale Detail drawings and some AM decal sheets for same from a co-worker...  $40.  

Dude got it started and then lost interest in fixing the kit's inaccuracies...  his loss, my win.

Pics would be nice...

Sorry about the long time between reports, I currently have no internet at home, so I have to use the computers at college. Anyways,, Have all basic assembly done, putty applied and worked, just waiting on the snail mail to get my new scriber here to start the panel lines. Will post pics next week for sure.

Cheers!! Darrin

Need some pics guys...

I should get a few more MiG-21MF pics up later tonight or this weekend....  not much more progress, but the cockpit is painted and ready to be installed.  I might close the fuselage tonight; it's really very exciting.

Dre

I should get a few more MiG-21MF pics up later tonight or this weekend....  not much more progress, but the cockpit is painted and ready to be installed.  I might close the fuselage tonight; it's really very exciting.

The Bilek Farmer arrived. A very good looking kit and the decals look sharp as well. The instructions are of the Heller variety, as if drawn on someones backside in a bar... But that's not really a problem I think as there are not too many parts. The clears are crud.

But it has NVAF decals, plus some really good looking DDR ones that I may use instead of the planned Phantom killer.

Sprue shots tomorrow.

Sorry I missed the start on this one.

I'll have to keep an eye out for if you guys have a Part II and make sure that I don't have so many projects in the works.  I have a 1:32 MiG-21 that I think would be a good contribution to this kind of GB.

So.. here's the pics of the MiG-21's cockpit and bangseat.  I used some Tamiya tape and spare buckles to make some seat belts to add a little flavor to the otherwise plain kit parts and used some internet photos to base the cockpit painting on. 

I've glued the cockpit tub into the right half of the fuselage and the engine into the left side and taped the whole thing shut so everything would have correct alignment and position later.  Some nose weight remains to be added..  As I said, very exciting.

The rest of the work ought to go quickly from here....

Got the decals and landing gear on. 

It's certainly not as spiffy as the one above.

Dre

So.. here's the pics of the MiG-21's cockpit and bangseat.  I used some Tamiya tape and spare buckles to make some seat belts to add a little flavor to the otherwise plain kit parts and used some internet photos to base the cockpit painting on. 

I've glued the cockpit tub into the right half of the fuselage and the engine into the left side and taped the whole thing shut so everything would have correct alignment and position later.  Some nose weight remains to be added..  As I said, very exciting.

The rest of the work ought to go quickly from here....

Yes sir!  That's what I'm talkin' 'bout Dre!  Wow, that looks grand, I bet it'll be a cool plane when you're done.  Great cockpit!

Gary

Winetanker

Got the decals and landing gear on. 

It's certainly not as spiffy as the one above.

Manstein's revenge

Very nice----I dig the yellow numerals on the NMF...you are the first to finish!!!  Claim your GB Badge.

I wouldn't call it finished yet. Still got the Atolls to add and panel lines to highlight(which I did today)

Finally ready to go here!!!

As I was digging through the stash, I found a 1/72 ICM Mig-29 (that I had left out of the earlier pic...I decided to go with that for starters!

The pit tub stopped short...even with the IP. I did a little cutting and extended the tub with styrene and added tea can aluminum rudder pedals. Bang seat is from Aires and I added some scrap PE to the baren sidewalls.

Fuse was closed up last night....fit was "OK"....much of the seams will be covered by wings and elevators....I like that!

Well, now that Fermis is involved and building in this GB it is time for us mortals to sit back and watch a Master at work... <le sigh>

Winetanker

Manstein's revenge

Very nice----I dig the yellow numerals on the NMF...you are the first to finish!!!  Claim your GB Badge.

I wouldn't call it finished yet.

fermis

Finally ready to go here!!!

As I was digging through the stash, I found a 1/72 ICM Mig-29 (that I had left out of the earlier pic...I decided to go with that for starters!

The pit tub stopped short...even with the IP. I did a little cutting and extended the tub with styrene and added tea can aluminum rudder pedals. Bang seat is from Aires and I added some scrap PE to the baren sidewalls.

Fuse was closed up last night....fit was "OK"....much of the seams will be covered by wings and elevators....I like that!

Scratched rudder pedals from tea-tin???!!!???

Fermis- he's a machine, a model-making machine!

Anybody have any idea what the Afghans might have slung under their MiG-21s while they were still air-worthy?   All I can glean off the interwebs is either dumb bombs or rocket pods with a centerline fuel tank.   It doesn't appear that they used air-to-air missiles (Atolls) or used their MiGs as interceptors, but as mud-movers....

Dre

Well, now that Fermis is involved and building in this GB it is time for us mortals to sit back and watch a Master at work... <le sigh>

I hear the man can be distracted by passing wildlife. It may be our only hope!

VanceCrozier

Dre

Well, now that Fermis is involved and building in this GB it is time for us mortals to sit back and watch a Master at work... <le sigh>

I hear the man can be distracted by passing wildlife. It may be our only hope!

Too right!  It's not long until deer season...that should give you hope.   Ya gotta build while he hunts!

Gary

...goat-chasing equipment of some sort??

Build on Hyperscale shows centerline drop tank + "dumb bombs"...

They should have used a Yak-18 for that mission....

Easily distracted by passing wildlife, eh?

Dre

They should have used a Yak-18 for that mission....

Easily distracted by passing wildlife, eh?

12 days and a wake up, and it's bow season....plenty of time to finish this one...and another two or three!!!

I believe those are cluster bombs hangin' on the MiG-21...these rocket-pods were common on the 21 as well in Afghan: