FOREIGN AIRFORCE MiG BUILD. (no question mark in this topic)

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 8:08 AM

no decals in mail box last night *sigh*. but i DID started painting. I did the pre-shading on the panel lines, and sprayed the bottom of the airframe with light ghost grey. will continue painting the rest of the week.

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Swedish Mick

Member since
January 2005
From: Kopparberg, Sweden

Posted by Swedish Mick on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:26 PM

Latest news regarding my two MiG's:

Thanks to the replacement services of Airfix, I have a brand new canopy for my MiG-23. And thanks to Janne Holmqvist, who sent me some Cuban decals and flags, I now have a chance to complete this MiG-23 before the GB has ended.
The aircraft is due for painting and then attaching the undercarriage. And finally of course decalling.

My MiG-15 is also waiting for the final painting. And undercarriage. And Iraqi decals.

But, but, but ... first of all I have to finish my British Chinook!!!

Modellbygge iFokus http://www.modellbygge.ifokus.se

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Mikeym_us

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March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 8:54 PM

hey Mick what scale Mig-23 you building 1/48 or 1/72 if its 1/48 I have a set of True Details KM-1 ejection seats

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:35 PM

i got tired of waiting for the decals, so i went ahead and starting painting. here are a couple of pics. 1/48 academy mig-29, verlinden k-36 seat. yeah i know the 2 shades of grays are supposed to be very close, but i decided to give them a sharper contrast so the finished plane won't look so boring. when i'm done with post-shading and weathering, the 2 shades will blend in each other more.

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waikong

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December 2002
From: NYC, USA

Posted by waikong on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:48 PM

nice ejection seat!!!

My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

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Duke Maddog

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June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:45 AM

Loftry, nice work on the painting. I like the color scheme, and your pattern is quite sharp. Keep up the great work.

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Tankmaster7

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August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:14 PM

Haven't gotten any work done. usually don't during school days ya know. But friday should be a different story.

-Tanky

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:05 AM

installed the vert slabs, and odds and ends, and got more painting done. but there is STILL no cuban AF decals. i'm very tempted to just slap on some red stars and call it a build. has anyone living in canada ordered decal sheets from hannant before? how long did it take to ship?

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Mikeym_us

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March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:40 PM

well I'll post some pics of my progress when I get a chance

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Swedish Mick

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January 2005
From: Kopparberg, Sweden

Posted by Swedish Mick on Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:47 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeym_us
hey Mick what scale Mig-23 you building 1/48 or 1/72 if its 1/48 I have a set of True Details KM-1 ejection seats

Thanks, but it's 1/72. Just to get this bird ready for the GB without further delays, I took a seat from a Draken kit I'm working on for my wife right now, and that's going to be a "real" dragon ...
So even if it's not the correct seat, it's still a seat.

Modellbygge iFokus http://www.modellbygge.ifokus.se

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Tankmaster7

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August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:53 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by loftycomfort

installed the vert slabs, and odds and ends, and got more painting done. but there is STILL no cuban AF decals. i'm very tempted to just slap on some red stars and call it a build. has anyone living in canada ordered decal sheets from hannant before? how long did it take to ship?

Hannants is in England mate. They'll take a long long while to get to yer place from there.

-Tanky

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Mikeym_us

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March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Friday, April 22, 2005 3:44 PM

BTW True Details also does a 1/72 scale KM-1 seat as well. and you can get it from Squadron

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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roadkill_275

Member since
September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Saturday, April 23, 2005 9:11 AM

Just to let everyone know, I'm still here and alive. I started on my MiG 15 this week and actually made some progress on it. I'll have some pics up next week.

Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain

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osher

Member since
April 2003
From: Edgware, London

Posted by osher on Sunday, April 24, 2005 12:58 PM

It's been a while, but here goes with an update:
The Mig-15 UTI in Vietnam colours has been abandoned. Simply put, the amount of filler needed is crazy, and I'd still need to rescribe all the panel lines, and add in airbrakes. Much better to build a decent kit, than to try and rescue this awful one. It's not yet in the parts bin, but probably will be soon...

I decided therefore to build this Airfix 1/72 Mig-23 kit I bought second hand from Hannants. Lovely kit, and being from 1980, very crisp moulding too. It even comes with an instrument panel with raised dials etc. Lovely! Decals are awful, but I could do something with them. Includes a Libyan version. Part built, I discovered that it's missing the seat...

Am I destined to never complete a model for this GB?!

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roadkill_275

Member since
September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:15 PM

osher, if I remember correctly, the MiG 23 used the venerable K36 ejector seat(??), it's the same one that is in the MiG 21.

Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain

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Tankmaster7

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August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:52 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by osher

It's been a while, but here goes with an update:
The Mig-15 UTI in Vietnam colours has been abandoned. Simply put, the amount of filler needed is crazy, and I'd still need to rescribe all the panel lines, and add in airbrakes. Much better to build a decent kit, than to try and rescue this awful one. It's not yet in the parts bin, but probably will be soon...

I decided therefore to build this Airfix 1/72 Mig-23 kit I bought second hand from Hannants. Lovely kit, and being from 1980, very crisp moulding too. It even comes with an instrument panel with raised dials etc. Lovely! Decals are awful, but I could do something with them. Includes a Libyan version. Part built, I discovered that it's missing the seat...

Am I destined to never complete a model for this GB?!

Just keep chuggin away at it. I was similarly overwhelmed with the amount of vrute force needed to insert my resin cokpit and then even more brute force to get everything to fit properly afterwards. But I trumphed in the end. I'll post pics when I'm finished now. Yup, I'm that close...

-Tanky

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Mikeym_us

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March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Sunday, April 24, 2005 4:49 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by roadkill_275

osher, if I remember correctly, the MiG 23 used the venerable K36 ejector seat(??), it's the same one that is in the MiG 21.

no Roadkill the Mig-21 doesn't use the K-36 I have no clue as to what seat it uses but the Mig-23 and the Mig-27 use the KM-1 ejection seat. and I stated earlier that Squadron sells the KM-1 made by True Details in both 1/48 and 1/72 scale.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Tankmaster7

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August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, April 24, 2005 7:22 PM

I just finsihed masking the canopy. I hope to get the future gloss coat on tomorrow. The decalling starts Tuesday morning...

-Tanky

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yardbird78

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January 2003
From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway

Posted by yardbird78 on Sunday, April 24, 2005 10:19 PM

The early Mig-21s, (21F/Fishbed B; 21F-12&F-13/Fishbed C; 21PF/Fishbed D) all used the SK ejection seat. This seat was limited to a minimum altitude of 110 meters or 361 feet for proper operation and a maximum speed of 690 mph,(subsonic). The Mig-21PFM/Fishbed F, the Mig-21S/SM Fishbed J, the Mig-21 MF/Fishbed J, the Mig-21bis Lazur/Fishbed L and the Mig-21bis SAU/Fishbed N all used the more modern KM-1 or KM-1M seat. which was zero/zero and super sonic rated.
The Mig-21U/Mongol A trainer used the SK seat, while the Mig-21 US and UM Mongol B used the KM-1.

Darwin, O.F. Alien [alien]

,,

The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 25, 2005 8:23 PM

Wow, thanks for the info Darwin! - Calvin

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:35 AM

some updates: the decals FINALLY arrived. last night was spent decaling and weathering. the next couple of days i'll do the post-shading and attaching landing gears and ordnance, then a flat coat. i can smell the finish line!

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Tankmaster7

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August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:39 AM

Hmmm, why does everybody build 12x faster than me?!!!!!! But I SHOULD be done modeling gods willing by Monday. I have to future, decal future, flat coat and then add approximately 15 plastic and 15 PE pieces in final assembly.

-Tanky

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 10:38 PM

finished!

1/48 Academy Mig-29 + Verlinden resin ejection seat + Eduard PE set + Cutting Edge decals (Cuban AF). Camo done with Gunze acrylics.

thanks for looking.

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yardbird78

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January 2003
From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway

Posted by yardbird78 on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:22 PM

Very, very nice job on the Cuban Mig. I wasn't aware that Castro had the 29.

Darwin, O.F. Alien [alien]

,,

The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.

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seanrgb4

Member since
May 2004
From: UK er the 3rd world

Posted by seanrgb4 on Thursday, April 28, 2005 11:29 AM

Well I posted in the Aircraft section
But thats a great looking Mig

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osher

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April 2003
From: Edgware, London

Posted by osher on Thursday, April 28, 2005 6:38 PM

That Cuban Mig is really good! Well done!

I found in my parts bin an ejector seat. No idea of the aircraft, but with some re-working, and licence, it will be a reasonable replacement. No detailing or PE on this Mig-23, just a quick build, and then painting in Libyan colours. As the for the Mig-15, I'm going to knock it together, not bother too much sanding/filling, and then send it to the Fatal Air Force, where all my aborted models go (a friend's 4 year old son, who loves them!); if not then it joins the experiment box, where other aborted models are kept (or large wings, sections, etc) for use in new techniques, trying out new paints, etc.

Actually, what do others do with their aborted models?

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Tankmaster7

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August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:31 PM

Nice work lofty.

-Tanky

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Tankmaster7

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August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:37 PM

OK, decaling is finished on my MiG! I also finished an oil wash for the panel lines. It's ready for a flat coat as son as I have the time.

-Tanky

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waikong

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December 2002
From: NYC, USA

Posted by waikong on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:03 PM

very nice paint job on the Mig29!

My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

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Tankmaster7

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August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 8:53 PM

OK at this point it's like 2 steps forward 1 step back on my MiG- but it's getting there. I'll post pics of the finished product as soon as I can.

-Tanky

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