MiG 21

Photo reference 

Colour schematic 

Taping up the fuselage and wings 

Adding the tail  

Tape off 

Starting to fill imperfections 

With the little WW1 biplanes (1:72) 

First coat of light grey on the underside 

Bomb racks and fuselage details added 

Base green for Finnish Air Force. Mix of Revell Aqua #55 light green and #15 yellow 

Spraying on the camouflage 

Masking up the top  

Final coat on underside 

Unmasked 

Detailing 

Cockpit canopy is a bad fit!  

Beginner's error to have not trialled this before now! 

Will need another filler skim and paint to improve 

 

Experimenting with Tamiya weathering.  

Finished ... although I'm bound to keep fiddling with it!