Sorry G, i have been a bit quite on here last couple of days. Please do post those pics.
Well, the MiG has been poainted and i have made a right pigs ear of it. After 30 mins Monday night decideing if this would be the first kit to find its way into the bin, i decideing better of it and just to get it finished as quick as possable. But before the issues, heres how she looked afer building and before some primer and paint.
And then the painting. I had compared the instructions with my paint conversion chart. For the lighter colour i could use Xtracolor 601, and Humbrol 25 for the darker blue, but there was no direct equvalant for the middle colour. So after adding the first colour and masking i mixed some of the lighter 601 with the darker 25. But the result looked more purple and certainly not like the pics. So afer checking the Humbrol range, paints i know i can get hold of easily, i opted for there sea blue. The first coat, out of the tin, was to light, so i then added a spot of 25 and that looked about right. But the result of 3 layers of enamel applied to heavily was a really thick coat which leaft a ridge around the masking and totally filled in the panel lines.
One thing i have learnt ove rthe last couple of years is if the subject does not interest me, i really struggle to get enthusiatic and even to finish it. The only way to fix it would be to strip the paint, but as this kit was destined for e-bay along with other Rusian subjects, until i found these decals, i am really not prepared to spend a couple of days doing that and re-paiting. So i will just get it decaled, flat coated and left at that.
The pics are a bit bright and don't really show up the issues. The first colour is a bit to dark and the middle not dark enough, but it will do.
All being well i will get this finished by Thursday and can put it on a hight shelf out of the way.
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