Scalemates Mig-21 Group Build 2021
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Two boxes of fine bits, should result in two Migs 🙂
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The resin/ pe blast tube in progress
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The resin/ pe blast tube in progress
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The resin/ pe blast tube in progress
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The resin/ pe blast tube in progress
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The resin/ pe blast tube in progress
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Love that cockpit, yet maybe the plastic/pe version would look even better
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Nose packed with lead
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Fuselage closed, a perfect fit.
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Wings attached, ended up with a small gap which I filled with a scrap piece of evergreen
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Canopy screen is in place, as are the resin parts that make up the area of the gunsight. These trow the fit of the windshield, hence the tape holding it in place
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Eduard has you fit part B14 to the tail, this did not fit the afterburner ring, it actually broke the part. 🙁
The instructions in the other kit state part A16 should be used, this does not fit the ring either, so I'm going to use the FOD cover on this one.... A real shame as the resin parts looked very good.
The instructions in the other kit state part A16 should be used, this does not fit the ring either, so I'm going to use the FOD cover on this one.... A real shame as the resin parts looked very good.
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It is starting to look like a mig now 🙂
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The first airframe is now ready for paint. The fiddly bits and stores will follow later
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Eduards pre coloured pe is beautifull
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Fuselage closed up 🙂
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Wings attached, ended up with a bigger gap than the other airframe, again filled with a piece of scrap evergreen. Also managed to make a lot of glue stains and fingerprints...🙁
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Identical twins?
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Both ready for paint 🙂
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Both seats build and painted, enhanced with pre coloured pe.
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This is the plastic ejector seat, before weathering.
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This is the brassin seat, before weathering.
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Various panels painted before masking
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Seat installed, and canopy masked
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Tamiya flat aluminium as a basecoat for the Czech machine
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RLM76 as a basecoat for the east German machine
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About to test my new airbrush setup 🙂
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Olive green is on
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RLM01 silver, over the flat aluminium basecoat
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Silly putty masks ready for the olive drab paint
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Camouflage is on, russian uniform by valejo??
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Masking taken off, some touch up is needed, but mostly came out fine?
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Details painted
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First decals are in place.
More next year 🙂
Happy new year everybody, and stay safe, it is hard to build models without your fingers!
More next year 🙂
Happy new year everybody, and stay safe, it is hard to build models without your fingers!
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Started on the NVA fighter too
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NVA fighter is looking better with some colourfull decals🙂
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The result of several hours of decalling, a fraction of the stencils are on. I must say, after a while you get to a state of zen, quite theraputic 🙂
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Left side stencils done 🙂
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Finally got the stencils done on the first airframe!
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Started on the NVA fighter ?
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Next installment of the stencil hell 🙂
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Final stencils done ?
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Drop tanks for the NVA mig got some heavy chipping done. Not sure if they were this beat up in real life, but I just felt like doing it this way ?
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Drop tanks for the NVA mig got some heavy chipping done. Not sure if they were this beat up in real life, but I just felt like doing it this way ?
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Resin wheels painted, and ready for fitting.
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First washes aplied
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Undercarriage and rockets fixed
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Added a clear coat before weathering begins
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Resin FOD covers primed in Humbrol
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Up next
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Masking removed
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Weathering in progress
It turned out a bit stark in places, will need to adress this later
It turned out a bit stark in places, will need to adress this later
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Reworked the surfaces
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Near completion
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The NVA Mig is done,
Made a new album for it
Made a new album for it
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The silver Czech in progress
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Wheels attached
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On its feet
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Nearing completion
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I'm calling it done!
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Together with his german brother
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Up next....
Kommentare
56 3 November 2021, 15:52
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Made a start on the bunny fighter, managed to break the resin cockpit tub while removing it from the casting block.... Off to a great start I would say 🙂
The piece is mended again, lucky it was a clean break.
3 November 2021, 17:12
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Sometimes there are bad days and then there are worse days.
Watching with interest, Jan. Good luck! 😄
3 November 2021, 19:55
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A little more done, yet I'm encountering some problems.
Eduard has you fit part B14 to the tail, this did not fit the afterburner ring, it actually broke the part. 🙁
The instructions in the other kit state part A16 should be used, this does not fit the ring either, so I'm going to use the FOD cover on this one.... A real shame as the resin parts looked very good.
Not sure which part is correct, as I do not see any difference between the two?
13 November 2021, 15:06
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The first airframe is now ready for paint. The fiddly bits and stores will follow later
27 November 2021, 10:03
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oh nice another mig21 multi build. great progress so far! looking forward to the camo
27 November 2021, 17:57
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Identical twins?
Should be the same kit, yet check the rivits on the wings? The top airframe has correct details, where the lower has no oval rivits. Is there a mixup of sprues?
4 December 2021, 14:47
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Ok, found out there are differences in production wings, produced after 1975 for export. Im a noob when it comes to these ' modern' aircraft 😁
4 December 2021, 16:27
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Installed the seats, and closed up the canopy. Final masking before paint can finally be applied nearly done.
18 December 2021, 14:26
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They really do Thomas, I love the detail Eduard crams into these kits, it takes like forever to complete these (or so it feels for me) but in the end it is all worth the effort.
18 December 2021, 15:28
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Got some paint done, just basecoats. The Czech machine is painted with Tamiya flat aluminium, but this somehow turned out much more sparkly then normal, must be the xmas season...😁
19 December 2021, 15:25
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super nice whish I had e enough time to participate. cockpit look great, for the paint may be gently polish it and add another thin layer spraying close to the model. following.
19 December 2021, 15:44
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Thanks Pierre,
This is the base layer of aluminium, I will spray more layers of aluminium tones later. Polishing it slightly might be a good idea, will make a smoother finish 👍🏻
And there is still plenty of time to join in the fun
19 December 2021, 16:59
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Nice paint set-up. And the filter still virginal clean 🙂 You like the set-up?
The Mig's beginning to look good 👍
30 December 2021, 14:18
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Thanks Lex.
The setup works just great. After 30+ years of sniffing fumes I finally got one. My hobbyroom is shared with my wife's work space, working from home because of covid. No fumes in the room now, even without the extractor hose laying on the floor, not out the window.
30 December 2021, 14:38
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The first decals are on, the rest will follow next year 🙂
Happy new year everybody and stay safe, it is hard to build models without your fingers!
31 December 2021, 16:27
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Welcome Bas, and I'm also curiuos how these will look once done 🙂
Got some more decals done, NOT looking forward to all of those small stencils 🙈
2 January 2022, 16:48
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Very nice progress on both MiG. 👍
Yep, you will place a lot of stencils with these two. 😄
I was a tad lazy with mine... 🤔 In the end I regret it a bit, but the camo scheme was too dark on mine anyways.
2 January 2022, 17:08
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Thanks WhiteGlint 🙂
I was thinking about skipping the stencils, but it will make for a more realistic model in the end. I will probably get the models done by the end of this year 😁
2 January 2022, 17:23
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Congrats Jan, have a cold one, enjoy the moment! 👍
Then continue the stencil war 😄
15 January 2022, 15:25
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Going to finish the GDR mig first, working on both doesn't work for me, I need to focus on one at a time
10 April 2022, 12:03
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The first Mig is done (finally) 😄
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF-75 Fishbed-J Luftstreitkräfte der NVA | Album by Jan Peters (1:72)
Now the Czech Mig is on👍🏻
3 August 2022, 13:27
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Great model. ANd great plane. So many possibilities of camouflage and markings!
3 August 2022, 14:50
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The Czech Mig is done🙂
I've made an album for it:
MiG-21M, 1st Squadron, 4th Fighter Air Regiment, Pardubice air base, June 1989 | Album by Jan Peters (1:72)
10 August 2022, 12:58
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Dual MIG 21 MF build.
Group Build
![Scalemates Mig-21 Group Build 2021 in Spijkenisse](/events/img/11789-28909-23-p.jpg)
Scalemates Mig-21 Group Build 2021
15. März bis 31. Dezember 2021
15. März bis 31. Dezember 2021