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I've spent this evening drawing and cutting some masking tape shapes to use on the MiG...I loosely followed the Eagle Strike decals color sheet, but it isn't going to be reference exact.
And then shot some of that MM Leather enamel in a haphazard way followed by more Leather cut heavily with Afrika Dunkelgrau for a dustier, faded mottled finish. This dries tonight and tomorrow I hope to get some more masking and at least one green color thrown on.
I accidentally broke off the large nose probe.. it's a little easier to handle now.
Looks good, Dre---what scheme is that???
Afghan AF, circa 1980. Red 957 was flown to Pakistan by defecting pilot... or so Eagle Strike says.
Lookin' sharp Dre! I'm getting there. Got a small update, not much but I'm picking away at it. The fuselage is together as you can see. I'm not too impressed with this kit, as its been plagued with some fit issues. The office didn't fit well when closing the two halves and I've got several seams that will need filling, one of which is along the dorsal behind the cockpit, as shown. I think I'll model this one with the wheels up as something different, maybe hang it in my son's room.
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I'll hopefully get more work done tonight! Then I have to make a trip to the LHS to get some paint.
Jon
My Blog: The Combat Workshop
Hmmm, why is it that it posts the links for the jpg instead of the actual pic? Is that something a Mac does? I copied the IMG code from photobucket and that's what it gave me. Weird.
Didja use the 'insert media' button?
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There we are you should be able to see the pictures from my build they're poor quality but thats all I can get until the weekend. You will have to skim through a lot of pictures on Photobucket as I have literally just downloaded them from my phone so there's other stuff there too but you should be able to see the scratch built cockpit details and various other rubbish on there, but hopefully Sunday I should get some quality images on the forum and you can see where I am at. I have cut out the flaps so far and added resin pilots and a ton of spares decals. I am planning on doing an East German Mig29UB. You should be able to see the colour scheme in amongst the pictures.
I can only see the pic with the cockpit parts... it requires a password to go poking about in there.
These are all I have so sorry for thr poor quality but like I said Sunday and there will be better pictures.
...Interesting...a two-seater MiG-29???
The MiG-21 is the AK-47 of fighter jets...
...just sayin'...
A cool MiG-29 clip...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ6i0UWLcM0&feature=player_detailpage
What are those weird louvres on top of the intakes that seem to be fluttering open and closed???
Manstein's revenge A cool MiG-29 clip... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ6i0UWLcM0&feature=player_detailpage What are those weird louvres on top of the intakes that seem to be fluttering open and closed???
Auxiliary air intakes.
"All you mugs need to get busy building, and post pics!"
Yeah that's right they're spring mounted like on the su27 so they will only be open or moving when the engines are running.
That's where I was leaning, but they seem to be fluttering very fast---that doesn't seem mechanically sound to me...you'd think they would stay open or closed instead of occillating so fast in both positions...
I was wondering about them, too. It looks like the aircraft is flying at a high angle of attack, like it is close to stalling. I would bet at higher airspeed that they would close up.
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
In Soviet Russia, airplane flies you.
subfixer I was wondering about them, too. It looks like the aircraft is flying at a high angle of attack, like it is close to stalling. I would bet at higher airspeed that they would close up.
More info regarding that perhaps...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pugachev's_Cobra
Texgunner Manstein's revenge A cool MiG-29 clip... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ6i0UWLcM0&feature=player_detailpage What are those weird louvres on top of the intakes that seem to be fluttering open and closed??? Manstein's revenge A cool MiG-29 clip... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ6i0UWLcM0&feature=player_detailpage What are those weird louvres on top of the intakes that seem to be fluttering open and closed??? Auxiliary air intakes.
- allows air intake on unprepared landing areas without the risk of sucking something into the main air intakes.
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
Yeah, but that plane is in flight, not on the ground---and I didn't see anything that closed off the main intakes...hmmmmmmmmm...the world wonders....
...sloppy groundcrew = flappy intake covers??
In the that video clip, I'm guessing that turbulent airflow across that area is causing the slats to flutter like that...
Just to add to the confusion:
Not too confusing, the FOD doors are closed...
Dre Not too confusing, the FOD doors are closed...
Right, and in that situation, the engines are being fed by the upper louvers. It seems like typical Russian engineering solutions. Sort of like providing cosmonauts with pencils and therefore alleviating the need for developing "zero gravity" ballpoint pens.
Gary
But... they can write upside down!
Dre But... they can write upside down!
Pencils?
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