Fishbed 4

Augie
I have a few lol, I fancied it after the silver one.

Augie
Quick update, cockpit nearing being ready

Augie
thanks Roland.. not quite up to your standard I know 🙂

Tim Heimer
There's something fishy with all these builds she's doing lately! Very fishy!

Augie
lol thanks Tim... I think

Augie
So the real fun begins, getting paint down on to her. Starting with the fins, 4 colours to go down on it. The green is hunbrol 120, the sage Humbrol 93. Both are older cans (15yrs old) so coverage is sweet.. Newer Humbrols just cant compete with the older ones sadly.

Augie
So first coat is on..Guess which is new humbrol and which is old..

Also, the moment when you look at it.. and reach for your colour conversions again just to make sure..

Donald Dickson II
She is on a MiG spree!

Augie
LOl yeah, maybe a couple of em.. only another 6 in the stash to build 😄

Tim Heimer
Don I'd have to agree. She's got MIG's on the brain!

Donald Dickson II
Just do them all in a mad fit of MiG building! Doooooo iiitttttt.😉

Augie
Lol we'll see.. This ones going to give me grey hair as it is!

Looks like my colour conversion hint was way outta wack, using humbrol 120 was just too... green, so tried Model master 34258 and its much better.

Slavo Hazucha
Hey, another Fish-buddy? Will keep an eye on this on too then! 🙂

Augie
Hey Slavo,

yea another fishbed, pull up a seat, plenty of them lol.

Augie
So green re-done and second coat on the others.. looks lot better now.

Tim Heimer
I have to agree! Looking good!

Augie
Thats the trick, thin coats, let them build into a nice smooth finish 😄

Augie
Further work, canopies are not glued, just plonked on to see how it looks.
Starting to look like a Mig.

Oddly, fit of this one is not as good as the MiG-21F-13 which I did before.

Augie
So its coming together, added the missing hoop that sits between the cockpits with some scrap PE.

Augie
Looking far more MiG like than last time. Decals are on, need some weathering over them, and then seats, sticks, doors, and front windscreen.. she's nearly done

Tim Heimer
Not bad, not bad! LOL Keep it up Augie!

Kerry COX
Once again. OUTSTANDING. 🙂 what a gift you have Augie. 🙂

Augie
Thanks Tim She's ok 🙂

Kezza 🙂 You my friend might need glasses😉

Augie
Thanks Roland, not up to your standards, but then not many are 🙂

Augie
🙂 Back handed compliment m'amigo. Yours are better than mine 🙂

Augie
Seats of much bangness just about ready for install.

Clifford Keesler
Ok how did I miss this one? ya sneaky gal. Looking mighty fine.

Augie
Hehe its ok, it was stealthy.. ish😉

Clifford Keesler
You are the "Master" of those. LOL.

Augie
Needs a all over matt coat, some final details in the pit, then she's done.

Slavo Hazucha
All things coming together, looking really nice there!

Augie
So other than adding two bits to the back (Which I managed to miss.. dont ask) She's done. Will get some pics of the 4 together at some point.
Next... I dunno

Kerry COX
Something with a Russian flavor perhaps. ?? !

Augie
Lol, not sure to be honest.. been looking through the stash and I have an interesting moment when nothing has jumped out at me.

Clifford Keesler
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Clifford Keesler
Very cool there Augie well done. The comment before this one got messed up, my dog decided he wanted to try and type. LOL.

Augie
Lol Thanks Clifford, and thank the doggo for me 🙂

Augie
😛 Its true, 293 kits, an I've no clue what to build next

But also thank you roland 🙂

Clifford Keesler
I find myself in the same situation often. LOL.

Augie
Lol 🙂

Donald Dickson II
Dont feel bad Augie. I do the same thing with about the same number of kits. LOL

Clifford Keesler
We did a count today and my wife actually has more pairs of shoes than I have model kits. Imagine that. LOL. I told her she can't holler when I buy my next kit.

Augie
🙂 Excellent, I have more kits than shoes.

Slavo Hazucha
Shoes winning slightly in my corner, but that´s because my stash actually counts 3 (word: three) unstarted kits total 😄

Looking forward to the rollout-pics!

Nikolaos Kouzinis
Nice job

Augie
Thanks Nikolaos 🙂