The fireball is an interesting build. This is the first time I've ever even
heard of that plane! I'll have to read more about it :)
Most of the Mig-31 painting is done. It's a pretty simple paint scheme.
Tommorrow I hope to clearcoat in preparation for my favorite part: decals.
I'm not very experienced in aircraft that carry missiles, but my current
plan is to finish the ordnance separately, then attach it at the end.
Sorry - this photo is a bit blurry. I'll get better pics next time.
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| ... what did you do to the vents? do you have a before pic? |
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Heya RMV. Sorry it's taken me so much time to get you an answer.
I regret that I did not take a 'before' photo. So instead, I doctored
up this photograph to show what the kit vents looked like (left side):
Ordinarily, I really wouldn't go to so much trouble to fix something
this subtle, but the incorrect contour near the fuselage was really
screwing up the lines of the aircraft: more-so than it appears at this
angle. That area between the engine intake and the fuselage is a
bit recessed on the real plane, but on the kit it was level with the
top of the main intake. When the kit was viewed from front-quarter
view (the best angle on any plane), I thought it threw off the looks
of the whole plane. All-in-all it was a very good learning experience,
but very tedious working in that confined area. I had to remove the
existing vents and build new vents. After the experience, I'm sure I
could now do it much faster.