MiG-17 PM 'Radar Fresco' - MisterCraft

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September 20, 2019
Box
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September 20, 2019
Sprues
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September 20, 2019
Blind jet intake opened up
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September 20, 2019
Exhaust pipe kitbashed - the original is just a blind stub
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September 20, 2019
Intake and exhaust installed - lots of weight installed in the nose
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September 20, 2019
Ejection seat rebuilt with styrene and wine bottle foil
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September 20, 2019
New cockpit - didn't bother much as nothing is visible anyway
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September 20, 2019
Crooked and incorrect panel lines filled and new ones rescribed
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September 20, 2019
Guns scratch built from sprues and 1 mm brass tubes
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September 20, 2019
New guns in place
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September 20, 2019
Landing gears kitbashed and scratch built (the kits's own wheels were too wonky and deformed to use)
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September 20, 2019
Wing fit is atrocious
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September 20, 2019
Gaps filled with Tamiya White Putty and canopy masked
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September 20, 2019
Primed with Mr Surfacer 1500 black primer
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September 20, 2019
Nose and wing walks painted
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September 20, 2019
AK Xtreme Metal paints
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Aluminium sprayed on
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Final details installed with CA glue (the fuel tank braces needed a lot of fettling and adjusting to follow the wing shape)
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September 20, 2019
Decals applied (HAD Models decal sheet)
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September 20, 2019
Gloss varnish painted on with a broad paintbrush - it levels out beautifully for a completely even surface
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September 20, 2019
Weathering stuff
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September 20, 2019
Finished
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September 20, 2019
Finished - panel lines were slightly overdone
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Finished
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September 20, 2019
Finished - as you can see, the gear bay is just a shallow rectangle
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Finished
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Finished
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Finished
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Finished
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September 28, 2019
Together with a previous MisterCraft MiG-17 build (display base: Coastal Kits 'Taxiway')

Kommentit

20 September 2019, 15:40

Andy Ball
Great build!!, now I know what to do with my Rioja foils too!! 🙂
I wonder how Airfix's new release will stack-up against this build?, (looks like you may have had some fit-issues which have been adeptly fixed)

20 September 2019, 16:33

Thomas Kolb
Thank you! The Airfix Fresco will surely be a dream compared to the MisterCraft kit... which was almost like kitbashing, almost nothing would fit without major surgery.

20 September 2019, 17:10