Academy 1/48 MiG 21 MF

[SaparotRob]

There's a line in the book "Red Storm Rising" that more or less goes, "Say what you will about Soviet airplanes, they sure do build them pretty."

 

[nuuumannn]

From wiki ?

Don't you just love the calming effect that colour has on you?

 

[nuuumannn]

Dunno if this is too late, Karl, but this is an ex-Polish MiG-21 and it looks like they painted the wheel bay interior the same colour as the aircraft exterior.

https://warbirdswalkaround.wixsite.com/warbirds/mig-21-walkaround?lightbox=dataItem-ir8szbis

https://warbirdswalkaround.wixsite.com/warbirds/mig-21-walkaround?lightbox=dataItem-ir8t9u1s

https://warbirdswalkaround.wixsite.com/warbirds/mig-21-walkaround?lightbox=dataItem-ir4irybd

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great Karl. When you said you got carried away with the painting I was expecting to see your table with grey all over it.

 

[nuuumannn]

There's a line in the book "Red Storm Rising" that more or less goes, "Say what you will about Soviet airplanes, they sure do build them pretty."

Tru, dat. Shiny, too.

Gatow 60

 

[rochie]

No just cracked on with painting, masking and painting again !

Just noticed i failed to drill out the holes in the lower wing to locate the wing pylons !

 

[rochie]

Ok got pylons and various scoops, lumps and bumps added, these will be painted before a second gloss coat goes on.

Decals (all 12 of them ) applied too

 

[fubar57]

Nifty. I've been looking mine over

 

[rochie]

I want another one now !

 

[Airframes]

Moving quickly on this one Karl, and it's looking good.

 

[Crimea_River]

Very sharp.

 

[Wurger]

With all above.

 

[rochie]

Thanks guys.

Wurger , I'm planning on 2 x atols and 2 x su32 rocket pods, would they be loaded with su 32's on the inboard pylons and atols on the outboard or othet way round ?

 

[Wurger]

Here all possible stuf that can be attached with pylons ....

Pic source: MiG-21

And here that can be found as the kind of standard sets ..

Pic source: https://www.super-hobby.sk/products/MiG-21MF-Fishbed-J-19350424.html

 

[SaparotRob]

Cool!

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far Karl!

 

[rochie]

Thanks chaps.

So it looks like I'm good to go with SU 23 pods inboard and Atols outboard, thanks Wojtek

 

[T Bolt]

Very sharp Karl

 

[Grant Barr]

I really like this kit - nicely done. I usually don't look at post WWII aircraft but this one has made me think I should look to build a post war bird one day! Thanks for the inspiration Karl.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice one Karl....