MiG-15 Build

Augie
Cockpit and Panel progress.. somemore to do here, this is just base coat.. glosses instruments.. and a single drybrush

Duncan Cook
Hello Augie, have you choosen a collor scematic?

Augie
I have duncan.. its number 4 in the colour scheme album

Frank Krause
@Augie: You really do love challenges! My respect! The cockpit looks great already. It'll fun watching your progress!

Augie
Thanks Frank... I gotta be crasy to try it.. but hey.. at least it will be unique

Frank Krause
It'll be a tough job, but think about the feeling after it's done!

My StuG III wasn't that difficult, because I didn't had to draw accurate lines, but spot for spot took time and seemed to be a never ending story, but after the lost spot was set I felt great!

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Frank Krause
lost spot = last spot 🙂

Augie
Lol yeah.. thats what i am looking forward too

Holger Kranich
Nice Mig! Nice StuG!

Augie
Thanks holly.. hows it goin?

Holger Kranich
Despite im in the office, everything is well! How are you?

Augie
Am good 🙂 enjoying a lazy saturday morning

Holger Kranich
Thats the right way! In the afternoon i´ll do the same!

Holger Kranich
I´m exited about our weather, it turned from dark grey to bright shine! I hear the beach yell my name;)

Augie
LLO, least you get a choice.. weather here isnt that great so will be indoors working on the mig and ordering cockpit for the F-5

Holger Kranich
So you have the pain to make a decision if you want the cockpit from Aires, Quickboost, Black Box, Verlinden...;)

Augie
Lol yeah..but oddly only one i have found that i can get hold of.. is the Aires AIRE4483 which is designed for the AFV Kit... so will be an interesting battle to get it into a Monogram Fues

Holger Kranich
Yeah, if i had to do that, i would turn into a grind-rush! So to say a "battle of glue" between 3 enemy´s: The plastic, the resin and me... 😉 I hope you dont need too much putty etc.!

Augie
well its orderd up..🙂

Augie
Ok.. not so sure about the seatbelts.. what you think gents?

Urban Gardini
They look good but a tad wide.

Augie
What you reckon Urban,1mm tape and smaller wire?

Urban Gardini
What's the width of 'em now? Half that width should be perfect. Possibly smaller wire as well.

Augie
yeah they are 2mm at the moment.. so should br ok at 1mm

Urban Gardini
I think so.

Augie
OK second attempt posted.. 1mm tape for straps. Urban.. whatcha think?

Urban Gardini
Much better now. With smaller buckles it'll be great...

Augie
yeah.. i think your right.. its just making them smaller.. i have trouble with them that small

Urban Gardini
🙂

Sherif Sharmy
What markings Augie?

Augie
Markings will be number 4 in the scheme album Sherif

Vitor Costa
Hi Augie, the office is almost done 🙂

Holger Kranich
Augie are you sure you wanna do the chinese scheme? It looks very heavy to do! But it will certainly look very cool if finished!!!

Augie
🙂 you know me holly.... never one to backdown from a challenge.. if i can do that by hand and brush.. then i'm sure frank can do that chinook scheme 😉

Holger Kranich
Oh yeah!

Augie
cockpit ready to fit

Augie
well guys.. Work in progress pics up.. stripes going on...

Mike Kryza
Very uncommon - but nice :-D (a tiger in the sky!!)

Steve Wilson
Nice one Augie, well done madam😄8)

Augie
Thanks gents.. I had to take a breat=k.. was going crosseyed painting them

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
A very nice Tiger .Very well done 🙂

Holger Kranich
Augie, blessed are the sick! In this case you are in advance with your brushpainting! It would become a masking-battle to spray that great camo!;) Admirale work!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thats right ,Holger ! I agree with that.

Augie
thanks guys 🙂 still more to do but was having issues.. it nees some tidying as some stripes is some are wonky

Holger Kranich
Wonky lol! 😉🙂 but i know what you mean with that!

Dirk Heyer
The Tiger of Cambs! 🙂
Well done and of course someway psychedelic!
Is it a MiG 15 LSD ??
Looks great, Augie.

Aghis Barberopoulos
Augie, you do like challenges! That is very good, it means you are getting better all the time.

Dirk Heyer
I agree with Aghis absolutely!!

Augie
lol thanks guys.. i do try.. not bad considering its all brush painted

Aghis Barberopoulos
I wish you had a video showing your paintbrushing technique - what do you think ?

Augie
i'll think about it aghis 🙂 not sure i could teach anything.. its just using the right brush

Aghis Barberopoulos
Augie, you are too modest! I will wait. 🙂

Augie
OK stripes done, and clean up started... and i cant see straight now..

Augie
hehe thanks Guido, imagine how my eyes are now too

Sherif Sharmy
I guess by now u think you finished 2 kits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frank Krause
Chinook? Chinook? There was something about that... 😉
Marvelous job, Augie! How long did it take you? And how many nerves? Need to know to calculate required wire (to replace the nerves), when I start the Chinook... 😉

Holger Kranich
Haha, Frank LOL!!!🙂

Augie
Lol yes Sherif, i was seeing double at the end
Frank... i wish it was finished.. still a lot of cleaning up todo.. and i have a feeling the tail section needs repainting from scratch as the stripes went funny....

Nerves are holding up fine... its the eyesight 😉

Augie
Ok, a update..
Stripes are done.. and clean up is done..

will get some piccies up tomorrow night

Augie
Well. its been a long time since i painted a figure to go with a kit.. so thought it would be fun to try with the MiG's figure..

3 Pics posted

Mike Kryza
Heavy work, I think on the plane... Nothing for me😉 But very interesting.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Yes ,Mike .The stripes on the plane are very work intensive .Steady Hand.
Very well done Augie.

Christian Meyerhoff
Nice work on the pilot figure so far. Little drybrushing would him make perfect. Like this one !🙂

Augie
thanks guys 🙂

Duncan Cook
Looks good Augie.

Augie
Thanks Cookie, hows the after birthday hangover?

Wilfried Bogaerts
Hm, very interesting scheme Augie, very well executed! And that pilot figure looks really Chinese to me, skin tone is funny and it even has slit eyes!

I'm curious to see the finished model 🙂

I think your eyes need a rest now after this demanding scheme, how about that "easy-for-the-eyes" pink Op Petticoat PBY ?

Augie
LOL willy... Tell ya what... If i can get hold of a 1:72 PBY.. then i will just for you with wing fold

and yes... i suspect i may be crazy saying that

Frank Krause
Oh, Augie! Where are you getting into...? Pink PBY wing fold... 🙂

Agree with Wilfried - the pilot fits absolutely to a Chinese airplane. Seems you're not only good on demanding camouflage schemes, but also on figures. The pilot looks promising. Lookingvforward to the final result.

Steve Wilson
Ha!ha!ha! I see what you mean by Chinese. 1 spring roll please with egg foo yung!!!

Augie
@ Frank: Yeah I wonder too what i have just said 🙂... The pilot is comming on well.. I have a few issues to deal with on it.. but will get a current pic up 🙂

@ Steve: thanks Steve 🙂

Steve Wilson
Augie please don't take offence your builds are to die for;)

Augie
Hey Steve, its ok.. no offence taken buddy 🙂

Steve Wilson
🙂🙂🙂

Sherif Sharmy
Sachwan with beef

Aghis Barberopoulos
I dunno about pink PBY's, but this chinese figure is good! 🙂

Augie
hehe thanks aghis, its been a long time since i did figures 🙂

Holger Kranich
Hey, its looking great so far! Still a crazy camo;)!

Mike Kryza
...but the figure have still an asian touch 😉

Augie
and some more on the pilot.. just detailing and getting used to working through magnafying glass

Bill Gilman
Just catching up here, I love the camouflage! (And I think a pink PBY is a great idea) I also agree that the figure does look Asian. The old craftsmen at Monogram did their homework.

But Augie, please, stop smoking! I'm a cancer survivor so I can play Big Brother here - please stop! 🙂

Kim Branders
Looks good. Grtz Kim

Augie
Hey Guys..
No work today on it.. eyes are fuzzy
thanks kim and bill... and yes bill.. not many i will allow to big brother, but i do understand.. hence cutting down on the road to quitting

Holger Kranich
@ Bill: Have you ever smoked?

Bill Gilman
@Holger: Only when my pants caught fire. 🙂

Augie
lol

Duncan Cook
lol

Wilfried Bogaerts
Bill, hopefully you never experienced a "backdraft" ...

Frank Krause
🙂 🙂 🙂 😄

Bill Gilman
The only backdraft I've ever felt was the one at Universal Studios. It's an attraction designed around the movie. It's pretty intense, with fireballs exploding all around you. You can really feel the heat.

Frank Krause
Yeah Bill, the backdraft was quite hot. The explosions of "Jaws" came also quite good and depending, on which side of the boat you were sitting, were also extremely hot...

Augie
Well.. Pilots done..

Frank Krause
Well done, Augie!

Augie
🙂 thanks frank

Wilfried Bogaerts
Nice work Augie !

Augie
Thanks Willy.. glad you guys like

Wilfried Bogaerts
I hope you're not talking like Yoda...

I like the pilots, but I don't like guys...

Augie
Yeah i know what you mean willy 🙂

Augie
well Gents.. Decals, and weathering... end in sight..

Holger Kranich
Yeah, its taking shape!🙂

Christian Meyerhoff
Looks fine so far. Try a little blending on the camo. Will look a little bit smooser. By the way, great pilot! Like him very much. 🙂

Mike Kryza
Hi Augie - The result will be interesting :-D

Kim Branders
Nice nice nice 🙂

Augie
Thanks Guys, will try to blend it a little

Acki
It´s an eyeburne...ähh eyecatcher. Again a nice one.

Augie
lol thanks Acki, I like them to burn the eyes... 😉 like my pic

Dirk Heyer
Hi Augie,
a really dangerous North Corean Tiger! LOL
As I said before, it`s a LSD Camo!
Well done!
Greetz
Dirk

Acki
No way Augie, added your picture to my favourites. 😉
I need it to cool down my eyes.

Wilfried Bogaerts
Good job Augie, another shelf-gem ! 🙂

Augie
@ Acki : thank you.. i am now blushing bright red 🙂
@Dirk: Yeah my eyes felt like that after i had painted it
@willy: Thanks Willy.. 🙂

Steve Wilson
And hand knitted by Augie all by herself, yeah! Nice one Augie8)

Augie
Lol thanks steve 🙂 only one problem.... i cant knit 😉

Steve Wilson
Well for someone who can't knit you did a good job of that for sure!!!

Augie
lol depends what you think i knitted 🤔 lol

Steve Wilson
The Gold and Cream backing to your cockpit dash!!!

Acki
LOL

Augie
Oooohhh.. thats an old bar towel lol

Sherif Sharmy
looks fantastic Augie. By the way, my wife is coming to the UK at the end of Nov. so let me know if you need anything else. Fantastic kit.......................

Augie
Thanks sherif, and thank you again for the chinease markings 🙂

Sherif Sharmy
Yeah, looks very good Augie.