BIG Russian Jet Groupie GB

Is it paint thinner too?  

Here we are I can post now! Well having seen the actual MIG29UB that Revell used for their kit it is obvious that it would be a missed opportunity not to do the scheme from the box. This means I have spent the last two days cutting the leading edge flaps in two as they are at various angles in the pictures and I have also cut the flaps on tails free as well. It does not sound like much but it is an awkward task due to the hinge mechanism which I will have to part scratch build when I re-attach them at the desired angle. Also this resulted in more filler ahhhhhh! I always make life harder than it has to be but as in life the right thing to do is usually the hardest thing to do! It should be worth it though as the differences between a Trumpeter kit that would cost me three times as much as this Revell kit really on a finished kit don't appear to amount to much more than separate flaps, engines (revell provide them in this though) cockpit detail and metal inserts for the landing gear and vinyl tyres, which everyone seems to hate but i prefer them. Going to get scale aircraft conversions metal landing gear for the mig for strength and I did everything else myself so I guess it is what you make of it.

Post pics...

Landing gear, rocket pods and drop tank are on, so I'm calling this Afghani AF (circa 1980) MiG-21MF Fishbed J finished.  I'll put the long nose probe on Saturday when I leave it on a local contest table for ridicule.

That green still isn't as vibrant as it photographs... it is much nicer in person.

Dre

Landing gear, rocket pods and drop tank are on, so I'm calling this Afghani AF (circa 1980) MiG-21MF Fishbed J finished.  I'll put the long nose probe on Saturday when I leave it on a local contest table for ridicule.

That green still isn't as vibrant as it photographs... it is much nicer in person.

"The green is much nicer in person"....  Just like Kermit the Frog!??? Looks good to me Dre!

Thanks, Vance.   It's not so bad for a quick build (under 3 months to complete).

Lol the Kermit the Frog reference as I was pondering a fleet of my miniFlankers done as a aerobatic display team, each one in a different primary/secondary color..  ring around the color wheel!

Dre

Landing gear, rocket pods and drop tank are on, so I'm calling this Afghani AF (circa 1980) MiG-21MF Fishbed J finished.  I'll put the long nose probe on Saturday when I leave it on a local contest table for ridicule.

That green still isn't as vibrant as it photographs... it is much nicer in person.

Thanks, Herr Feldmarshall.    

And now that the MiG is finished, I can now return to those other BIG Russian projects on the shelf-

1/32 Su-27Flanker B and 1/32 Su-25UB Frogfoot (Manny, that's the Flanker that given me nose-cone fits; I added a 1/8" shim between the fuselage and the cone and a boat-load of putty..  several days drying and then I can start filing away stuff.)

Stay Soviet my Friends!

Comrade Dre-ski!! I didn't realize how large the Frogfoot is!

It's a large bird, but actually quite a bit smaller than the Flanker- this wide-angle perspective makes it seem that they are comparable in size.

Some BIG work going on in here...

Well done on the fishbed Dre 

here me too

few updates on the 34.. i returned slow 

Added some roughness to the walls with cigarettes box inner paper 

Used one of xtracolor dedicate lanker colors for the cockpit ; the x603 blue gray, the picture have an unreal green tone , dunno why .. in reality no green tone is visible ,just a ligh blue grey

imperfection on the canopy will be removed before to close all 

On the mig-31 i worked to add inner frames to the canopies, now left just to add curtains on the rear one, but after the paint

At the next

Manstein's revenge

Some BIG work going on in here...

What can I say, I'm a BIG Russian jet groupie...

Dre

Manstein's revenge

Some BIG work going on in here...

What can I say, I'm a BIG Russian jet groupie...

That Flanker has a hood ornament...

You get the nose sorted then Dre?

Ya'll MUGS need to get a lot sorted out and start building faster...

Dre

Manstein's revenge

Some BIG work going on in here...

What can I say, I'm a BIG Russian jet groupie...

One of little flankers must be mine!!

Workin hand on both cockpits, tomorrow pics

I'm basically at the painting stage here but have to make a small but important modification to the Mig29's leading edge. But I need help here I have been looking for figures in 1/32 scale to add around the Mig as I want to have it about to taxi from that run down airfield, I have pilots already but I cannot seem to find any groundcrew, would any of you guys know where I could find such a thing?

Wow---that's a tough one....plenty of 48th scale but 32nd ones are hard for me to think of....maybe Verlinden put some out years ago?

Dean-The Trumpeter 1/32 MiG-21MF has 3 or 4 ground crew servicing the aircraft....  PM me if you want mine as I'm not to use them anytime soon.  

Bsyamato- yes, your Flanker is waiting...

I'm a bit behind. All modeling operations were grounded due to the storm here last week. I'll play catch up as soon as possible.

Jon!! - safe & sound I hope?

Uhhhhh - why are there posts in here that should be from Manny now attributed to " Anonymous" ?? I've got a bad feeling about this...

So...  keep calm and carry on?

I'm having a difficult time staying calm...

Adapt and overcome...

Vance, try some masking- that'll help calm you down.