MiG-17 PF 'Radar Fresco' - Airfix / MisterCraft kitbash
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67 2 October 2020, 15:45
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Łukasz, yes, I thought I would try to finish both Frescos at the same time. The part modifications are a bit tricky, but the rest is quite a quick and relaxed build.
4 October 2020, 16:55
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Interesting to follow this one mate! Just remember to wash your hands and tools after you've been handling the MisterCrap...
6 October 2020, 11:34
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Urban, ha ha, yes, in the past I said, never a MisterCraft kit ever again, and yet, here I am at it again.... but to be fair, I will use like 3% of the kit.
HammerMax, yes, thank you, so far so good.
6 October 2020, 14:47
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Frescostein is getting its shape very well. I think I have to print me such a professional putty sticker too😉
11 October 2020, 18:37
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Great result with the Rhinoplasty, Thomas! Looking forward to seeing the end result.
11 October 2020, 20:27
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During the last couple of evenings I have been struggling with the join line between the MisterCraft nose and the Airfix fuselage. It is more complicated than I first thought, because the MisterCraft kit is apparently slightly oversized. I think I managed, but of course now I need to rescribe the panel lines around the nose. I need to go slowly, because the MisterCraft plastic is so brittle that it crumbles like cookie dough.
19 October 2020, 19:55
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Feel your pain. Just like Sword kits. I've never been able to obtain a clean scribe mark on them, always crumble. I managed to finish the frontal fuselage of a T-harrier though, and waiting for the repro of the 2nd Gen from airfix to perform a bash.
24 October 2020, 02:43
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The aircraft looks good with the primer on! Maybe it can be a stealth....no that would never work. Night Intruder?
26 October 2020, 19:25
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@Bernd, well, not really, I was just curious if it could be done. I suppose Airfix will release the PF version as soon as I am finished with this one! @Dave, hm, black or not, a MiG-17 would probably light up like a Christmas tree on the radar... 🙂
26 October 2020, 20:12
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Hm, the Airfix canopy does not look good on the model, it just simply does not match the MisterCraft windshield in shape and appearance. Alas, I think I will need to replace it with the MisterCraft canopy.
5 November 2020, 16:30
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Clear parts are always problematic, but it sure will be fine, no need to hurry, slow and steady wins the race!
5 November 2020, 17:48
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Thomas, are you sure? Mistercrap set is modified KP set actually and this one is known for a too tall canopy.
5 November 2020, 21:13
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Łukasz, that is what looks wrong... the MisterCraft windshield is too tall for the Airfix canopy. They just don't match at all. And I cannot use the Airfix windshield, because it does not represent the PF version... man, right now, I really hate that MonsterCraft junk.
6 November 2020, 05:52
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I have seen a solution proposal somewhere - sand down the framing on the MonsterCrap canopy, sand its undersides to get the correct height and apply correct masks.
6 November 2020, 09:30
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I wasn't aware of different canopy on PF version, need to check it out one day.
6 November 2020, 09:31
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The PF has a different framing on the windscreen with an extra glass pane just above the rounded armor glass in the front (check the photos). Actually I just placed an order for the Pavla vac-formed canopy. It is for the AZ Model kit, but I am hoping that it can be reshaped it to fit to the Airfix airframe. The MisterCraft canopy looks just awful.
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6 November 2020, 16:18
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Got it, my references confirm that. It seems to be a longer version indeed 👍
6 November 2020, 17:36
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Wow... I hadn't seen this job until now...
An amazing job so far, Thomas. I think my expectations to build a Mig-17PF from the Airfix kit have faded considerably 😄
Following!
6 November 2020, 19:29
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Cuajete, thank you! Yes, the MisterCraft kit is horrible even in small doses... But it is pretty obvious that Airfix has prepared for the possibility to produce the PF without a huge effort: all the subtype specific parts are nicely separated on the sprues. So I don't find it impossible that they will make one at some time.
7 November 2020, 11:04
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Thanks, Thomas. I hope to Airfix release a PF version 🙂 👍
In the meantime, I hope they see your amazing job and they fall in shame for not doing it sooner 😄
7 November 2020, 19:42
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Thanks to you all... I've been slowing down significantly with my builds lately for daytime job reasons, but I am trying to pick up some speed again to finish my ongoing projects. Pretty much everything is done except for the replacement vac-formed canopy (currently in transit from Hannants in England).
19 November 2020, 06:19
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super nice finish I will try my best to follow your step on my viet version. nicely done
14 November 2021, 11:58
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This project was halted for a full year as the model had a cat-related accident and I couldn't bring myself to fix it and push it over the finishing line. But let's do it!
14 November 2021, 12:10
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Restoration complete - some parts needed to be resprayed and the old canopy was reinstalled, but finally I can call it done!
29 November 2021, 12:02
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Great finish 👍 What is the other MiG patry visible in the background?
29 November 2021, 12:15
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Łukasz, that is an Airfix MiG-17F, slightly cannibalized so I could finish the PF.
29 November 2021, 12:48
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I love the MiG-17. You built it very nicely. 👍 The photos support the good overall impression.
29 November 2021, 13:05
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Fantastic work and beautiful outcome. (How have I missed that?...)
29 November 2021, 18:57
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Awesome job and great result, Thomas. Good solution with the canopy 👍
Congrats!
29 November 2021, 20:34
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Thank you mates! This project was truly a labor of love and an exercise in determination. Not sure I will do yet another Frankenstein project in a hurry, it was just too exhausting. I think I will stick to more straightforward kits for a while.
29 November 2021, 20:47
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very neat and nice result ! and the Frankenstein labor was really worth it. The best Mig-17 PF 1/72 I ever seen yet ! It definitively encouraged me to go back on my Mig-17 i am struggling with.
30 November 2021, 10:40
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Pierre & Urban, correct, it is the old Badger stuff, an acrylic polyurethane primer. A bit thick so it needs a lot of air, but it levels out absolutely beautifully by itself.
30 November 2021, 10:59
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Superb conversion work, love the sbs photos.
Of course, after all the work and effort you invested, airfix will soon announce a new tool PF version, isn't that always the case? 🙂
30 November 2021, 11:40
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Stynylrez is the best non-laquer primer but the best primer in my mind is Mr Surfacer 1500 but then you'll need a safe work place so you can evacuate the unhealthy fumes.
30 November 2021, 11:53
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Jan, I wouldn't mind that at all, the radome of the MisterCraft kit is still hideous.
Urban, yes, I used Mr Surfacer a lot, but once had a nasty mishap where it just wouldn't stick to the plastic but would peel off. Maybe it was a bad batch or something because I never had that before.
30 November 2021, 11:59
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@Thomas - I will reveal you a secret here: MisterCraft kits generally are hideous...
30 November 2021, 17:22
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It must have been a bad batch as that's so unnatural for Mr Surfacer.
30 November 2021, 17:23
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Robert, Łukasz, guys, I cannot agree with you more. Normally I won't touch Mistercraft (Plastyk), with a ten foot pole. It will bite you at every step.
30 November 2021, 19:04
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MiG-17 PF 'Radar Fresco' - Airfix model kit of a MiG-17F, but with the radar equipped nose from the MisterCraft MiG-17PF.