**** DONE: MiG 21 PF 'Fishbed D', Moscow District PVO Aviation Fighter Regiment, 1967

[Airframes]

Thanks Lewis. It still needs some tidying up, and then the harness adding. Hope to get that done by tonight.

 

[Airframes]

The combined harness has been added, with its 'quilted' back pad, made from the foil off my pain killers (!) and lead wire, and is now painted and the seat installed in the cockpit.
Boy, was that fiddly! The foil for some reason decided to be more springy than a springy thing on a spring day in a spring factory!
PICS 1 and 2 show the seat with the harness painted, and awaiting touch up. The paint was still wet when these pics were taken, and the 'quilted' back pad is only just visible here. (the darker brown area).
PICS 3 and 4. The completed seat installed in the cockpit. There's some paint wear due to handling, and this will be re-touched once the model is finished, and the head guard/ arming device has been added, in the 'Up' position. Note also that the port side screen for the armoured glass has yet to be added - another fiddly job to look forward to!
Thanks again for your support and interest, and I hope to have some more pics late on Sunday (away Saturday at Cockpit Fest - whoopee!).

 

[ozhawk40]

Nice!!

 

[B-17engineer]

It's an octopus!!

nice work T !!

 

[Crimea_River]

Amazing work Terry!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Unreal...................

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Wurger]

Nicely done Terry.

 

[Matt308]

What a wonderful thread. Your seat work is world class.

 

[Maglar]

If I had to sit in that thing i'd probably end up strangling myself.

Good goings T..

 

[Wayne Little]

Very nice Terry...where does the pilot fit in with all those belts...

 

[Airframes]

Thanks very much guys. It does look like a cat's cradle doesn't it? Not as bad as it looks though - just shrug into the harness like putting on a jacket, and fasten the chest and leg straps.
Just don't knock that red haaaaaaannnnndllllle!!!!!

 

[Catch22]

Looks great Terry!

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Cory.

 

[rochie]

seat looks great Dogsbody

 

[Airframes]

Cheers Red Two !

 

[T Bolt]

Excellent work Terry! Just goes to prove that a bunch of resin isn't needed to do superb detailing.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Outstanding!

 

[tonyb]

That seat looks bloody unreal! Sensational!8)
Cheers,
Tony.

 

[Airframes]

Thanks very much Glenn, David and Tony.
I should have some more pics tonight - been delayed by stiff hands and another vist to the Physio Terrorist !!