Eduard 1/48 Mig-21 MF
As the profipack, the kit comes with extra detail and of course masks. Only problems occurring was a tiny gap in the wing root, flimsy front landing gear and a slight bent nose aerial. Painting was done in Tamiya and Revell paints, both airbrushed and hand painted (as always), weathering Florymodels wash and varnished with XF-86 (Anyone else use this?)
Not a huge jet person, but have to admit I loved this one!
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neil foster said on March 26, 2017
Very nice work as usual Michael, I'm looking forward to seeing this next we meet up.
N.
Michael Booth said on March 27, 2017
Hey Neil! Thanks for the comment. You popping to Cosford this weekend?
Michael Drover said on March 26, 2017
Well done Michael. I built the PF weekender version two years ago and loved every minute of the build too. I had a similar problem at the wing fuselage join at the rear underside. Some plastic shim fills the gap but other than that it was a joy to build.
I'd agree with the gear particularly the mains, they are a bit 'story'.
Good one.
Michael Booth said on March 27, 2017
Thanks Michael. Yeah the gear is still very flimey, think it depends how much weight you put in
Craig Abrahamson said on March 26, 2017
Despite any minor problems encountered, this turned out nicely, Michael.
Michael Booth said on March 27, 2017
Thanks Craig π
John Healy said on March 26, 2017
Nice work! I'm a big Mig-21 fan and love that kit. Thanks for sharing.
Michael Booth said on March 27, 2017
Like mentioned, this is my first jet in a while. Thanks John π
Johannes Gerl said on March 27, 2017
Very nice build, Michael.
I had that kit on my bench a while ago but postponed it for the time being. I described my way to deal with the gap at the wing roots here:
http://imodeler.com/groups/work-in-progress-aircraft/forum/topic/eduard-mig-21-mf-148-nationale-volksarmee/
I basically like XF-86. When it's newly painted it looks very attractive. As it creates a rough surface, however, when handling the model it's easily polished to some greasy appearance and so I stopped using it.
Michael Booth said on March 27, 2017
Thanks for the comment and link Halvar! π
Greg Kittinger said on March 27, 2017
A good-looking MiG-21! Nice work.
Michael Booth said on March 27, 2017
Thanks Greg π
DE4EVER said on March 27, 2017
π ... Greetings ... π :
Good work on that Mig-21.
Very nice job on the camouflage, this color scheme with Russian markings is not seen much, one always se the M
DE4EVER said on March 27, 2017
π ... Greetings ... π :
Good work on that Mig-21.
Very nice job on the camouflage, this color scheme with Russian markings is not seen much, one always see's the Mig-21 under Russian markings in silver ( that is my view ).
Nice work Michael.
DE4EVER said on March 27, 2017
π ... Greetings ... π :
Sorry for the duplicate text, I was interrupted for sometime and lost tack.
Robert Royes said on March 27, 2017
Great job on a great aircraft.
P.k said on March 27, 2017
Nice work