BIG Russian Jet Groupie GB

Hi,
The LHS did not have ProfiPACK #8232 so it is the Weekend Edition # 84131 instead.

No PE and no Brassin.

Not sure how good the seat is but at least I got some reference pictures. 

Here ya go:

Link to the site: www.ejectionsite.com/km1seat.htm

And some more cockpit pictures:
 

Svenne

Sweet---I like your wife's attitude.  Get to it already...

Here we go!   My MiG flew in ahead of schedule, I am somewhat excited.  No, I am stoked!  I snapped and uploaded a few pics as soon as it came out of the shipping box.  I'm a lil' pushed for time at the mo', but I'll post some sprue shots or something early nest week. 

I showed the kit to my somewhat less-impressed wife, and told her it was for a group build (ooooh, with a deadline(Feb!) too)  She looked a bit skeptical, and said "well, ya better get started...)

Manstein's revenge

Manstein's revenge

Look at all those stencils!! Ah darn those checker boards make this tempting...

Check out all the fairings, scoops, plumbing, assorted doo-dads.  Looks like they visited a J.C. Whitney for aeroplanes...

Manstein's revenge

Heck yeah.....THAT'S what I'm talkin' about! That color is so off the beaten path from any 'pit I've ever done. I love it!!

Dre, you're movin' right along on that guy. Lookin' forward to seeing some pics. All I've got so far is the resin bits cut from their pour stubs, so I better get a move on!

ruddratt

but I have the turquoise paint and it looks cool, so I'm stickin' with it.

Dre, I'm building the exact same kit - just adding a Black Box interior and AM decals to do a NMF russian bird. My engine will not be displayed - gonna model it all sealed up.

Dre

Is there something about the turquoise interior that i should avoid because that's what i had planned on...

That's the color I'm doing. I remember reading somewhere where the origional 'pit colors were more of a 2-tone gray and later batches had the turquoise 'pit, but I have the turquoise paint and it looks cool, so I'm stickin' with it.

Actually, I think that this kit it is unusual in regards to their usual gimmicks in this scale.  There's posable but not movable surfaces and some resin bits but no PE.  Metal landing gear and nose cone.  It's got a fairly detailed engine but the main tube is molded into quarter sections instead of two halves, which would make cleanup even more tedious.  Cockpit detail looks OK, but could always be better.

Surface detail is nice and oddly restrained for Trumpeter, but not in a bad way.  The plastic is almost smooth enough to do a NMF without prepping.  Painted up in camo it should look great.  Decals are the usual high quality, and are for either an Iraqi or unified German bird.  No full color painting guide, just B/W line art.  There's a pilot figure and ground service crew set included that they don't advertise on the box.  Trumpeter adds the usual abundance of underwing ordnance to round it out.  

Overall, I'd say that it looks like a fun kit that shouldn't require too much brain to assemble.  

edit to add-

Is there something about the turquoise interior that i should avoid because that's what i had planned on...

I would have to think it will being that scale and Trumpeter wanting to have all the bells and whistles. I wonder how many people are going to do the turquois interior?

Wow---32nd scale.  Interested to see how Trumpeter treated the subject...lots of bells and whistles on this kit, like moveable surfaces, etc...???

Dunno about Fermis, but here's what I'll be building...

using the Afghan markings from this set.

By the way, I believe Fermis is bluffing on this GB...I don't think he has a MiG, much less a Fitter...

Yeah, that badge is certainly a contendor...I'm awaiting Vance's submission and then we'll decide which of the two is gonna grace the signature line of us BIG MiG Groupies...

Texgunner, sounds like you have your connections! Wish I knew some russians who were in the Russian airforce, I love post-WWII soviet aircraft.

Manstein, these are the moldings that Eduard has used for their SU-7, only added their own seats and some photo-etch and markings like you said. I like the sheme on this one to, it's either gonna be this one or the afgan version.
I also got a free masking strip in here to, so no painstakingly masking with this one for me! 

BTW mein herr, you better put that badge on page 1 so people can spread the word!

With regards, Ninetalis
 

Wow, that boxing looks cool...the Eduard release uses the molds from this along w/ their resin and PE goodies.  I like the markings on this one too...

Ninetails, last year, I worked with a Belorussian.  He taught science at the middle school where I teach social studies.  He was in his early 60s and had been an electrical engineer in Russia, well actually, the USSR, as he didn't move here until 1980 I believe he said. 

He had been in the Soviet Airforce as a young man and had been part of the maintenance crew for SU-7.  He said, "Su-7, very tough aircraft!  Very tough".   I asked if during training exercises, the USA was always considered as the "enemy force".  "Of course", he said with a big grin!  He was a fun guy to talk to, and considered the political climate in Russia now as just a corrupt as during Soviet times.  He said Putin and his gang were just the newest crooks!

And here is my entry mein herr, when I get my red baron Fokker done,
I will PROBABLE come here with this Kopro/KP Models 1/48 SU-7 BMK
The box is really big, but so is the aircraft, a bit bigger then a MIG-21 and approx 1,847 build.
This aircraft was eventually replaced by the SU-17 Fitter.

Or maybe you don't need to wait for vance...
Here's a mud moving badge! 

Maybe ya'll will get to see the Group Build Badge soon, if Vance will get offf of his lazy duff...

Boy o boy, my Fresco should fly in on Monday!   I can't wait to see it.

Gary

My MiG is due for delivery today, box to be opened tonight.

Svenne Duva

This is not a progress report but;

Sprue have been cut, Herr Generalfeldtmarschall!

I'll get back on Saturday.

Now lets get this party started :)

Svenne

Svenne - first to cut sprue!

This is not a progress report but;

Sprue have been cut, Herr Generalfeldtmarschall!

I'll get back on Saturday.

Now lets get this party started :)

Svenne

Sounds interesting and fun, I have a vintage Revell MiG-21, circa 1977, that could be a nice entree however, the Mustang Build-Off contest is about to start in my hobby club so I'll have to sit this one out. I will be dropping by to see what's going on here however.

 Happy modeling! 

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