Mig-25 RPT
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After weathering and matt varnish.
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Seat belts added with tape doubled with alu foil, painted khaki acrylic and washed dark brown enamel.
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Some scratching of the anti glare panel with alu paint
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Great detailed cockpit and seat oob by the way! Good job ICM!
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The decals oob performed very well. Dimmed airbrushing diluted base color (notice the difference with the starboard wing, yes the one i forgot 🙁
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As per reference pictures, added some sort of noise reduction cushion for the poor soul piloting this thing...
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Tried mottling the upper side with tamiya powder. Rather pleased at the « walk all over you » effect^^
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Next step, diorama 🙂
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The reference picture for the engine...
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... and the recreation...
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...complete with the photographer and buddy!
Komentarzy
1 10 July 2019, 13:43
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Thanks! She ll be my entry at the next local exhibition.
The kit is excellent, plastic is very good, sprues are top notch, no flash at all and no pin marks in inadequate places, oob detail level is very high (surfaces, cockpit, wheels and wells, burner cans... every part of the plane is finely rendered) with well calibrated and consistent panel lines. The fit is impeccable too, barely used any putty at all. The build was a real pleasure 😄 ICM did an outstanding job. Great value for the price. Highly recommended!
28 September 2019, 09:57
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Thank Oleg!
@Lukasz for the record, this is the 2018 tooling, not the one from 2008 by the same company. The latter is also in my stash, but i skipped it in favor of the former. Huge progress by ICM in that decade, the 2018 Mig-25 mould (and decals and stencils) are on par if not better than hasegawa or trumpeter!
29 September 2019, 18:30
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@Vince: ICM definitely better than Hasegawa- but we're comparing different decades of plastic technology. Thanks for making the 2008/2018 differentiation, worth noting
29 September 2019, 19:34
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Obviously the venerable Hasegawa tooling from the '70s was not the object of my comparison, rather the quality level of the firm's releases in the early 2010s like their 1:72 Typhoon or Osprey, which are both excellent.
30 September 2019, 07:55
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Here ´s an intermediate report,
after decals but before weathering. This kit is great, fantastic details both on the surface but also in the pits and the wells. Fit is impeccable if assembled carefully. The oob burner cans are top notch, but considering how proeminent a feature the engines are for a Foxbat, i used resin substitutes.