MiG-15bis Open Engine (WIP)
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Glueing PE parts with Ammo Ultra Glue (basically PVA glue)
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Cockpit ready for wash
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Cutting the avionics compartment for the RES-IM part
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Avionics compartment cut
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Small PE parts from Eduard glued; ejector pin hole not a problem
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Separating the avionics from the casting block
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Fuselage closed
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Fuselage cut
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Advancing the front section
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Restarting the engine after a... small accident with the first one, which I broke trying to straighten up
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Opening registers on the halves of a newly acquired MiG-15bis box
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Installed the airbrake wells
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Trials with PVC tubes for the tail - diameter should be larger than the exhaust of the Aires engine but small enough to fit the closed fuselage... 🙁
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Internal wiring in the wheel wells, from Eduard set
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Engine going up...
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Internal structure of the tail being added as per documentation found
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Reducing the thickness of the electrical PVC tube
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Building the separation wall
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Building the register internal frames
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Ready to file
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...screw plates reduced
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Plare in the middle of the tail section ready
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More work
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Inner structure glued in place
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Ready to close
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Closing
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The little tail cart is finished, used Tamiya's 1:48 kit as guide
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Primer applied - seams everywhere! 🙁
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This primer is really smooth - I thinned it with Gunze's Leveling Thinner
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After sanding, sprayed the very powerful AK primer to erase the remaining seams
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First layer of AK Xtreme Aluminiumrevealed to be not very shiny, so I gave it a light sand
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Some work on the Eduard PE set
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Starting to paint the wood
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Highlighting some panels with AK Polished Aluminium (AK 481)
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Ghost seams! 🙁
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Correction made, with AK 480 Dark Aluminium
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More Dark Aluminium
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Flap areas painted with Matte Aluminium (AK 488) for additional color variation
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All metallic colors used so far - variation may be a little soft, but I don't want to over do it; additionally will use Steel for the airbrakes
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Blue for the tip of the tail
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Painting the wheel wells
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Painting the avionics bay
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Preparing the maintenance ladder
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Cart painted, still some chipping to do
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Applying panel line wash from Ammo (A.MIG-1617) PLW Blue Black
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Airbrakes time
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Glueing the base engine...
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...very difficult to hold in place and it insists in getting skewd down
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Jig for the exhaust
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The Aires set does not have two of the supports - added these with Albion Alloys tube, it really helps giving strengh to the supports
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Paiting the supports
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A touch of rust using Light Rust Wash (A.MIG-1004)
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Cabling added as per references with copper wire of 0,2 and 0,3mm
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Engine done, only remaing to glue the exhaust
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Improving the walk ways
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Light airbrush of diluted gray (XF-54) followed by AK Ultra Matte varnish on the walk ways
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Aligning the engine
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Wheels up
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Wheels are extremely difficult to align in this kit
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Front fuselage is finished - now for the vignette...
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Front fuselage is finished - now for the vignette...
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Front fuselage is finished - now for the vignette...
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Preparing the layout of the base
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Made some pavement squares from 1000 grit sandpaper glued with CA to a thin Evergreen styrene sheet; after that the squares were glued to the wood base with contact glue
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Pavement tiles glued and flexible tape applied around it to prevent damage to the base
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Testing the layout
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A small suggested wooden box (made from plasticard) is covered by aluminium foil and three wooden planks (also from Evergreen plasticard)
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Prop covered with AK Grey Primer
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Several base colors applied
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Change of colors, I feel the Tamiya work better, because they are more matt
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Final toning down with Tamiya XF-53 and base earth painted with two brown Vallejo tones
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Tarp and wooden planks ready
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Tarp and wooden planks ready - also used the Ammo A.MIG 7112 “Tools Colors” set
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Painting the CMK figure; using Vallejo 70.904 for pants, 70.940 for jacket and helmet, 70.871 for shoes and AK 3010 set for flesh
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Adding grass
Comentários
2 29 April 2020, 20:22
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Today I accidentally deleted this album... I mean, the original one. Had to rebuild it, from a cached copy in my iPhone. For all the mates that had commented on the album, sorry for this.
29 April 2020, 20:57
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Looks awesome! #108 kinda looks like a skinny beer with wings 😄 Oh what the mind sees 😛
2 May 2020, 01:26
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Front fuselage is finished - now for the vignette, hope to close that in the next couple of weeks
2 May 2020, 20:59
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Moving to the base now; will start work on the painting of it next week.
8 May 2020, 10:13
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Thanks. The kit is beautifully detailed, which make it difficult to preserve all the tiny rivets, specially where you have to sand. Also the nose is a difficult part to fit. And, of course, the Aires engine is a nightmare! 😄
8 May 2020, 10:16
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This is fantastic. As a former aircraft engineer, I really appreciate seeing a kit built this way.
8 May 2020, 11:16
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Finished this project - final albums are here MiG-15bis Open Engine (with base) | Album by RReis (1:72) (with base) and here MiG-15bis Open Engine (no base) | Album by RReis (1:72) (without base); thanks for your kind messages throughout the project. 👍
14 May 2020, 20:14