T2B Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 An impressive looking aircraft, well done. I'm looking forward to fitting my Mig into my build schedule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Cheers, you'll enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter s Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Nice job! I've nearly finished mine wheels down and it's one hell of a tail sitter. I put a phenomenal amount of lead in it and even then had to sacrifice the pilot for a few more grams. (It does now sit on its nose wheel) It's a very good kit though with many options for many airforces. The undercarriage is the weakest part of the kit but it does work .. Let the cement cure overnight before letting it sit on its wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Earth Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Nicely done Ratch ! I particularly like the camo pattern on this one. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Cheers chaps. I wasn't going to risk the possibility of tal-sitting, hence my choice of in flight. There's not much room for weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Hi All, I recently completed a Vietnam era F-100D Super Sabre, so I have pulled my MiG 17 from the stash to keep it company on the shelf. /media/tinymce_upload/a79fe3da79b8ed7c1c1e44b85afa4708.jpg I will be using this book as reference; /media/tinymce_upload/b77fee63b667e26ee78199c7626ec83c.jpg I have a set of decals for North Vietnamese MiG 17, 19 and 21's which I intended to use, but the kit decals are just more interesting, so I'm sticking with them. However, they won't go to waste as I have a MiG 19 and MiG 21F-13 waiting in the wings. /media/tinymce_upload/14ebb613081a4bc791f25ed94ee2a624.jpgThe plastic looks nice on the sprues. I have read some reviews pointing out shape errors in the wing inner leading edge (it should be sharper), however this is a small issue for me and I will be leaving it alone. There are lots of alternate, or unused parts pointing to other versions in the future. /media/tinymce_upload/72fea76c1c952b55d3d5203831ca014b.jpgThe instructions are Airfix's usual standard, which means nice and clear. /media/tinymce_upload/8eb9e7aa774564c5de3aa1993adeccdc.jpgThat's it for now, but I should have progress to post fairly soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter s Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Keep us posted. Funnily enough I have the same aftermarket set and decided to stick with the kit too. I had a burst of Vietnam over Xmas then stalled. I have this build 95% complete next to a 95% complete version of Robin Olds F4. Hopefully you'll encourage me to finish it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Hope I provide inspiration Peter!This kit builds up pretty quickly with no pitfalls so far. The cockpit is nicely enough detailed for this scale, and the instrument decals are much better than previous efforts. There is a choice of tailpipe depending on whether you have the airbrakes open or closed. Don't forget to put the weight in the nose if you are doing wheels down./media/tinymce_upload/7687cdc21bd97b890c19a88b95ed7843.jpg Things all went together well, and pretty quickly once the cockpit was together. I do like the way the wings attach , and if you are careful no filler is required on that join. The only place I needed any filler was a touch around the nose ring to blend it in. In fact the join lines only needed a tiny bit of sanding to make them invisible./media/tinymce_upload/a5ed72b242db8992754404991f539250.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/39bc30d4e96d2b3f0cf065e49a7b26a9.jpgAll ready to start painting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tonto Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I hope you remembered to add weight to the nose. I shoved loads into my build and it only just sits level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Hi Old_Tonto, I've put loads of weight in the nose and behind the cockpit, and it does sit on all three nicely.The MiG is all painted up now, following the painting guide on the instructions, then all remaining parts were attached such as undercarriage, canopy and tanks. All went on with no problems. Finally the areas where decals are to be placed were gloss coated. I will not be putting on the stencils as I think these would have been painted over./media/tinymce_upload/41870fa821224896b978c127398ac77d.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/515a0e9e8f3a2c456c0b8792ecff3b0d.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/d15704a2cc3e144af1d7e96802414f59.jpgHope to have her finished tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 All finished now. Decals went on without any issues, as expected, then a couple of coats of matt and all was done. This was a nice little no nonsense build, with no pitfalls. I would highly recommend it, I will be getting another when the next boxing comes out./media/tinymce_upload/e4890533a5e57ed9faeec5c6a6ff1c71.jpgThat red and white thing is an oil drum that comes in the kit to put under the tail, in case you don't put enough nose weight in it! /media/tinymce_upload/f71f5cbd4de311f8cbd83af1081a8be2.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/22589bbab9ec0ed4c6ab992f67fd83c5.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/415df063fc145629d98cf9355f200cc0.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/4ded6bd12384464f6c15028d5c59191c.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/da706809ce8220c5a041dd57a7ccde36.jpgA shot of two Vietnam Air War adversaries, MiG 17F 'Fresco' and F-100D Super Sabre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Another impressive build from you PMM. When I got the kit I did think the oil drum was an unusual way to avoid a tail sitting issue? I still do lol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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