Scalemates Mig-21 Group Build 2021 - 1/100 Retro-modelling
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Very comprehensive and detailed instructions ... sic.
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Only for experienced modellers who know Deutsch
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Or slavic languages
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A lovey box art you don't see quite often ... pure soviet era. I kept this very box from and old kit of the same moulds.
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The "modern" box-art .... quite boring
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Main parts .. .with all that lovely big rivets.
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Small parts ,,, of course with lots of detail. 😉
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And decals .,,,,, perfectly in register
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Super-detailed cockpit .... with lots of parts. 😉
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Main parts being glued together.
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Checking for gaps ,,, not much in the uppersides,,,,
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Some more in the undersides
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There’s a rather big difference in sizes. VEB kit is true to scale wether Tamiya kit is not. I've also hand brushed two coats of Gunze Silver H8. Also I've still manged to keep most that "lovey huge rivets" of old kits. 😉
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Painting competed .
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... now it's decalling time.
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Underwing decal was made from Letrasett and clear decal.
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Now it's time for the undercarriage to be glued in place.
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Calling it done.
Komentáře
13 18 May 2021, 18:15
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There are seemingly multiple interpretations of having fun 😉 But nice to see that an old kit being build. Courage 👍
20 May 2021, 13:14
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Well ... I do have fun with these old kits ... kits are meant to be built .... don't they ?
21 May 2021, 12:54
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1:100, Yikes! I'm struggling to see the parts on the 1:72 MiG I'm working on now.
30 May 2021, 07:31
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I'm rather shocked about the big difference in size between Tamiya and VEB kits so I checked both against good references ... and the result is rather odd ...
31 May 2021, 16:32
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VEB kit is spot on in lenght and span ..... Tamiya kit is grossly overscale in length (1/89 scale) and span (1/92) .... so even the VEB kit is more crude , lacks a lot of details and some details are pure phantasy ,,,, is spot in scale
31 May 2021, 16:34
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I have the old matchbox and lindberg Mig 21 kits as well as an old frog Mig 21. I am watching this build with interest.
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8 September 2021, 20:54
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Me too I have both Matchbox kits and also one from MPC and another from Arifix. In due time they'll got the retro -modelling treatment…Keep watching
8 September 2021, 21:05
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I have yet to get my hands on one these kits for my collection. Following with great interest 🙂
18 September 2021, 13:56
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At long last I've uploaded pictures of the finished model ... Another old kit done. Let's go for another oldie ......
12 October 2021, 18:02
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Another retro-modelling project ... It should be 1/100 scale but is much smaller than the Tamiya Fishbed .... In the end it turned out that Tamiya kit is overscaled. So, in fact, VEB kit is really a 1/100 scale model. As usual in my retro-modelling projects ... no putty , no wet sanding , no airbrushing ,,, just fun ! ,,,, and lots of huge rivets ,,, hahahahahaha
Group Build
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Scalemates Mig-21 Group Build 2021
15. Březen dokud 31. Prosinec 2021
15. Březen dokud 31. Prosinec 2021