Bangladeshi Mig-19
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Scratch built safety harness made of PE and Tamiya masking tape. I think it turned out well enough!
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I decided to go with decals for the instrument panel, but I think it wasn't the best choice. Given how little will be visible once it's complete, i think it's good enough.
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After the tip from Giannis, filled the gap with C.A. glue instead of Mr. Primer. Smooth!
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Another first, trying micro kristal klear. I painted the cockpit separately - first a layer of VMS gloss varnish to avoid paint getting under the mask, then MRP mig interior. Unfortunately, i probably didn't give it enough time, as there are some black lumps of paint (not visible in photo). Don't know what it is, but doesn't look good.
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The shape is now complete, though all the details are missing.
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Completed pre-shading, the right half is already painted over with light grey. Decided to go with light gull grey - I realize it's not the right color, but it's close enough.
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After finishing the bottom with light gull grey, mixed a warmer very light grey from tan + US navy white and painted over randomly by airbrushing through a thinned abrasive portion of a dishwashing sponge.
The resulting color is closer to what it should be, maybe could benefit from a one more layer of a lighter, brown-grey paint. I might go with oils instead.
The resulting color is closer to what it should be, maybe could benefit from a one more layer of a lighter, brown-grey paint. I might go with oils instead.
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Replaced guns with scratch built from an injection needle.
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Testing paint shades for the upper body. Looks like the lighter color will be a mix of light+dark gull grey, the darker color will be tank grey+either light or dark gull grey. Still need to decide that one.
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Camo pretty much done. There are some nice and some invisible transitions on the side. This time, MRP masking putty worked as well as I have hoped.
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Scratch built parts on the fuel tank. The parts in the box were thick and didn't hold well enough in place.
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Just say "no" to decals from the box.
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9 15 February 2021, 17:11
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I'm always disappointed how the first layer of paint clearly shows I didn't sand the seams well enough. This time, I tried to fill them with Mr Primer - to touch, it seemed smooth, but now I see there is more work to do.
15 February 2021, 17:20
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Palo keep in mind that Mr Primer is shrinking as it dries, revealing the gap again. You will have to do it over and over (Filling - Sanding - Priming) until it disapears. Or try to use C.A. glue, medium or thick. It is much quicker as it dries very fast and its ready to sand and re-apply in no time.
Don't give up, you are in for a beautifull model!
15 February 2021, 18:07
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Thanks for the encouragement, Cuajete and thanks for the tip, Gianni's - that explains! I got the idea to use primer (out of bottle with a paintbrush) from Plasmo on youtube, didn't realize it shrinks. I'll try some proper putty (water solvable), hope that will work. I don't like CA glue, but maybe it's a better idea.
15 February 2021, 19:46
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Well, would you look at that! Thank you Giannis for telling me about shrinking Mr Primer and C.A. glue as a fix - worked beautifully! Smooth, for the first time ever! Thank you!
15 February 2021, 21:51
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Lots of sanding on the wings, with KP making the unfortunate choice of wings coming in two parts, joining on edges.
16 February 2021, 16:51
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Started with painting, fuel tanks and rocket pods still need to be assembled. The fuel tanks do not fit very well.
18 February 2021, 11:55
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Going through the MiG´s with a system I see 🙂 I´ll join you on the 21 maybe, thinking about doing a MiG-21 in 2021... but not in this dangerous scale of course!
Underbelly looks pretty good already, but take care the bullets from the right-wing cannon won´t chip the nose!😉
18 February 2021, 13:57
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Ha! I had trouble putting the guns in place, looks like it needs further adjustment 🙁
18 February 2021, 14:52
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Syringe needles are tight! 👍 I remember buying those in the 90´s in med-stores, me a young man then, the vendor looking at me like I´d be running a meth-lab or something, clearly doubting my claims the´re useful for scale modeling... 😄
Looking good, albeit the "one burst leader & wingman kill" look also had it´s merit...😉
18 February 2021, 18:28
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Well, putting them there was super easy, barely an inconvenience. And looks better than before.
18 February 2021, 19:16
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Camo is done, preparing fuel tanks and rocket launchers, but will weather it first.
20 February 2021, 19:03
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A friend is from Bangladesh, so when I noticed it's one of the option in the model, it was the clear choice. Hope he'll enjoy the result.