++ **** DONE: 1/72 MiG-15bis - Military Conflicts of the 1950's

[parsifal]

Great work john.. I cant wait to get back into the building .

I particularly like the innards that you've done, but your scribing and riveting of those tanks was also outstanding to my untrained eye

 

[Wayne Little]

Looking good...

 

[T Bolt]

Looking good John

 

[fubar57]

Very nice work

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far John!

 

[Crimea_River]

Echo......

 

[JKim]

Tail planes attached...

The wing joints have been puttied, sanded and primed.

I have to mask all of the openings... she's almost ready for paint.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

It's looking good John.
What's your thoughts on the colour scheme ?
For the 'silver' finish on my MiG 21, I mixed a spot of gloss white with silver, to replicate the smooth, painted finish used, as the '21 (and other MiGs) weren't bare metal, and it worked very well. That was using enamels, so I don't know how well it would work with acrylics.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good.

 

[JKim]

Thanks guys! Weekend was spent in Los Angeles so I didn't get any modeling done over the holiday.

It's looking good John.
What's your thoughts on the colour scheme ?
For the 'silver' finish on my MiG 21, I mixed a spot of gloss white with silver, to replicate the smooth, painted finish used, as the '21 (and other MiGs) weren't bare metal, and it worked very well. That was using enamels, so I don't know how well it would work with acrylics.

I'm leaning towards a camo finish for this MiG, Terry. A drop of gloss white into silver is a nice tip... something that I'll keep in mind as I really don't like the grain that I see in the Tamiya Silver acrylic. If I were to do a metallic finish, I'd use Alclad. It's the best stuff I've found to replicate a nice, grain-free, metallic finish. They have lots of colors/finishes too.

 

[Gnomey]

Looks great so far John!

 

[Airframes]

Thanks John. The white/silver works very well. Here's a pic of my MiG 21, built for a previous GB, showing the effect.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Wurger]

 

[JKim]

Wow! That's a gorgeous result Terry!

 

[Airframes]

Thanks John !

 

[JKim]

Finally got on with the preshading in preparation of the camo finish. I've decided to add the clear parts after painting. First the panel lines are traced in black.

And then the marble coat to give the paint job some depth.

Tamiya XF-23 Light blue is sprayed onto the undersides.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice..!