Mikoyan I-270 Amodel
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As I've said ... Very crude mouldings ... quite a nightmare for a Natural metal finish.
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Decals
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Scratchbuit cockpit
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,,, taken from a Heller Me-163
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New seat,
Origin : Pavla Mig-15 seat (KK-1)
Origin : Pavla Mig-15 seat (KK-1)
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Fuselage half and cockpit.
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Fuselage halves ready to be glued together.
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Rather simple alignment tool ... 😉
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First coat of aluminium paint.
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Tipp-Ex as a filler for small blemishes.
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More Tipp-Ex.
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And ye more ....
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Painting some panels in another colour to add contrast
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Painting the wheels.
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Adding rivets with a mix of white glue and Tamiya Steel acrylic paint.
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Front wheel cover ... left original from the kit , right detailed part
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Adding more rivets
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Plug forming a new canopy in acetate
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Plug forming a new canopy in acetate 2
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Plug forming a new canopy in acetate 3
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Plug forming a new canopy in acetate 4
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Plug forming a new canopy in acetate 5
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Plug forming a new canopy in acetate 6
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Plug forming a new canopy in acetate 7
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Plug forming a new canopy in acetate 8
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Calling it done
Komentáře
15 5 February 2017, 17:12
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Yeah, the old Amodel kits were the horror ^^ Great effort of a very obscure soviet early post war project with a liquid propellant rocket engine.
Oh and thanks for reminding me to work on my vacuforming skills, a technique i am eager to master but all efforts failed so far :/
5 February 2017, 18:53
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It looks a real pig of a kit, but you have made an amazing job of it Julian!
5 February 2017, 19:31
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Thank you mates ,,, indeed it took quite a lot of hours filling and sanding and elbow grease ,,, 😉 . But this is the only plastic injection kit of this very plane that's easy to get.....
6 February 2017, 18:49
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Fabulous transformation of a wretched kit into a little gem - congratulations!
3 October 2021, 17:05
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I try to keep an eye on the details Major Flannel…. thanks to you and Mark K for your kind words. It took a lot of work to get that BMF.
3 October 2021, 20:16
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Fantastic work, Yuri. I know this model and I am deeply impressed with the effect, chapeau bas!
7 October 2021, 17:33
Album info
An old model back from 2002 ,,,, Very crude kit ,,, as usual in early Amodel kits.