MiG-31B/BS WIP 7
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painting of missiles began with Mr. Surfacer since AMK's R-33 and R-40 rounds had mould lines on them. One had to remove those lines and apply Mr.Surfacer to check if they are removed properly
Then, the missiles were painted with Mr.Color C28 Steel. What followed next was the tremendous masking work!
Then, the missiles were painted with Mr.Color C28 Steel. What followed next was the tremendous masking work!
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The used masking tapes, A LOT OF small strips!
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The masking and painting of R-33 AAMs has continued. I masked up the silver rings on the missile body and then painted Mr. Color C8 Silver with a hand brush.
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The gray tone was added to the leading edges of elevators, the fuses on the R-33 AAMs. Hand brushed with the help from some Tamiya masking tapes
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Missile adaptors added to the bottom of fuselage
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MiG-31B/BS was 'armed' with four R-33 long range AAMs
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plus the R-40 AAMs. Here comes the biggest difference between MiG-31B and BM, the former still carries giant R-40 AAMs so they still have a pair of large missile pylons under their wings
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Decal works began with port and starboard, followed by top and bottom side. There were hundreds of stencils. I followed the instruction sheets and applied them one by one, after which I marked a tick on each number.
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Stencils on Vympel R-33 and R-40TD AAMs are also finished.
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Now everything is ready before the final assembly, except for weathering
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Kommentit
15 20 August 2021, 04:12
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Seems it was definitely worth the effort! 👍 Looking forward to the finished deal!
30 August 2021, 13:11
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Thank you Slavo! I am moving into decal work and the plane is taking shape. It did worth all the efforts!
2 September 2021, 01:10
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Awesome work! Thanks for sharing. It looks fast just sitting there.
5 September 2021, 16:35
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Agreed! A great big 25/31 is always awesome looking 👍 you did a fantastic job 👏👏
5 September 2021, 16:38
Album info
Missiles, decals and other small parts