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Trumpeter 1/32 Mig 3

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  • Member since
    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Saturday, April 16, 2022 10:35 AM

Mig-3 is definatly my fave Russian WWII bird. Well done and a big kit. It looks fantastic.

BK

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fox
  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Friday, April 15, 2022 10:50 PM

Very nice build! Great paint job too! Toast Toast Toast

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  • Member since
    January 2004
  • From: Brisbane Australia
Posted by ChrisJH666 on Friday, April 15, 2022 5:13 AM

Very nicely made model. The Mig 3 is a very good looking aircraft, and there is an airworthy restoration now, though if I remembar correctly it has an Allison engine.

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

 

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  • Member since
    May 2016
Posted by learmech on Sunday, February 9, 2020 10:01 AM

[quote user="keavdog"]

Very nice.  Can you describe how you painted it?

 

keavdog, 

I'd be happy to tell how I painted it. After primer, I sprayed black in the areas that the camo separation lines are at. Then I layed down poster putty worms over the black then just painted the rest of the camp pattern

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    April 2015
Posted by Mopar Madness on Saturday, February 8, 2020 9:29 PM

That's some nice paint!!  I think the 3 looks best too. 

Chad

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  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Saturday, February 8, 2020 9:09 PM

Very nice.  Can you describe how you painted it?

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    November 2008
  • From: Far Northern CA
Posted by mrmike on Saturday, February 8, 2020 7:54 PM

Appreciate the response...I think I'll be happy with the Trumpeter CP, maybe add a bit of PE and let it go at that.

  • Member since
    May 2016
Posted by learmech on Saturday, February 8, 2020 5:32 PM

mrmike

Very nice; the build and the base look great! How was the cockpit? The kit version is pretty basic, but AM resin has a reputation for troublesome fit. 

 

mmike,

the Aries resin cockpit was more trouble than the rest of the kit put together. The issues weren't necessarily a fit issue as much as it was the parts just staying together. Overall the kit went together very well. I used minimal filler. The base was purchased from Hobby Lobby. I made the pad out of popcycle sticks, painted using oil paints.

  • Member since
    November 2008
  • From: Far Northern CA
Posted by mrmike on Saturday, February 8, 2020 4:31 PM

Very nice; the build and the base look great! How was the cockpit? The kit version is pretty basic, but AM resin has a reputation for troublesome fit. 

  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Saturday, February 8, 2020 12:59 PM

Nice looking  build. How did you build the base?

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Saturday, February 8, 2020 11:49 AM

Well done!

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, February 8, 2020 5:41 AM

Outstanding work. I'd have to agree that it's the best looking Russian fighter. The others seem so crude. Thanks for sharing. 

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  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Saturday, February 8, 2020 2:55 AM

  I like the 3 also, looks fast just standing there. How was the Trumeter kit?

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  • Member since
    May 2016
Posted by learmech on Saturday, February 8, 2020 12:30 AM

Try this one more time

  • Member since
    May 2016
Trumpeter 1/32 Mig 3
Posted by learmech on Friday, February 7, 2020 6:48 PM

 I finished this one a couple months ago. I always thought that the Mig 3 was the best looking Russian fighter of WW2. As the header reads, this is the Trumpeter 1/32 Mig 3. I added a Aries cockpit, and Quick Boost exhaust. There are no exterior decals. I used Montex Masks for all exterior markings. I replaced the kit gun barrels with brass tubes. I added brake lines using wire and added actuating rods inside the radiator door. I used a combination of Tamiya and Mr Paints with Flory washes.

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