Scalemates Mig-21 Group Build 2021

Jan Peters
Made a start on the bunny fighter, managed to break the resin cockpit tub while removing it from the casting block.... Off to a great start I would say 🙂
The piece is mended again, lucky it was a clean break.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Sometimes there are bad days and then there are worse days.
Watching with interest, Jan. Good luck! 😄

Jan Peters
I'm going to need it WhiteGlint :-D

Jan Peters
I'm loving these, Eduard did a great engineering job on the kit.

Jan Peters
A little more done, yet I'm encountering some problems.
Eduard has you fit part B14 to the tail, this did not fit the afterburner ring, it actually broke the part. 🙁
The instructions in the other kit state part A16 should be used, this does not fit the ring either, so I'm going to use the FOD cover on this one.... A real shame as the resin parts looked very good.
Not sure which part is correct, as I do not see any difference between the two?

Robert Podkoński
Watching with interest! Keep calm and carry on, Jan! 🙂

Jan Peters
I intend to Robert 🙂

Jan Peters
The first airframe is now ready for paint. The fiddly bits and stores will follow later 

Jan Peters
Second fuselage is now closed up 🙂

Martin von Schreckenstein
oh nice another mig21 multi build. great progress so far! looking forward to the camo

Łukasz Gliński
Nice

Jan Peters
Thanks mates

Guy Rump
Good progress Jan 👍

Jan Peters
Thanks Guy🙂

Jan Peters
Identical twins?
Should be the same kit, yet check the rivits on the wings? The top airframe has correct details, where the lower has no oval rivits. Is there a mixup of sprues? 

Jan Peters
Ok, found out there are differences in production wings, produced after 1975 for export. Im a noob when it comes to these ' modern' aircraft 😁

Jan Peters
Both ready for paint 🙂

Oleg Smilyk
Very good job for detailing! Watching!

Sergej I
Great double build! Also plenty of time to stay with schedule 👍 🙂

Jan Peters
Thanks and welcome Oleg and Sergej 🙂

Thomas Kolb
Not sure how I missed this, but I am following for sure!

Jan Peters
Welcome Thomas.

Erik Leijdens
Great duo Jan 👍

Jan Peters
Thanks Erik

Jan Peters
Installed the seats, and closed up the canopy. Final masking before paint can finally be applied nearly done.

Thomas Kolb
Those cockpits sure look nice!

Jan Peters
They really do Thomas, I love the detail Eduard crams into these kits, it takes like forever to complete these (or so it feels for me) but in the end it is all worth the effort.

Jan Peters
Got some paint done, just basecoats. The Czech machine is painted with Tamiya flat aluminium, but this somehow turned out much more sparkly then normal, must be the xmas season...😁

Pierre Pierre
super nice whish I had e enough time to participate. cockpit look great, for the paint may be gently polish it and add another thin layer spraying close to the model. following.

Jan Peters
Thanks Pierre,
This is the base layer of aluminium, I will spray more layers of aluminium tones later. Polishing it slightly might be a good idea, will make a smoother finish 👍🏻
And there is still plenty of time to join in the fun

Jan Peters
Finally managed to get some more paint done 🙂

Lex Jassies
Nice paint set-up. And the filter still virginal clean 🙂 You like the set-up?
The Mig's beginning to look good 👍

Jan Peters
Thanks Lex.
The setup works just great. After 30+ years of sniffing fumes I finally got one. My hobbyroom is shared with my wife's work space, working from home because of covid. No fumes in the room now, even without the extractor hose laying on the floor, not out the window.

Jan Peters
The first decals are on, the rest will follow next year 🙂
Happy new year everybody and stay safe, it is hard to build models without your fingers!

Bas Tonn
Following, wanting to see how this looks once finished

Jan Peters
Welcome Bas, and I'm also curiuos how these will look once done 🙂

Got some more decals done, NOT looking forward to all of those small stencils 🙈

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Very nice progress on both MiG. 👍

Yep, you will place a lot of stencils with these two. 😄
I was a tad lazy with mine... 🤔 In the end I regret it a bit, but the camo scheme was too dark on mine anyways.

Jan Peters
Thanks WhiteGlint 🙂
I was thinking about skipping the stencils, but it will make for a more realistic model in the end. I will probably get the models done by the end of this year 😁

Robin (WhiteGlint)
😄 👍

Lex Jassies
It's coming together 😉

Jan Peters

Feeling quite zen now😄

Jan Peters
More stencils

Jan Peters
Thanks Roland 🙂

Jan Peters
Finally got the stencils done on the first airframe! 

Sergej I
Congrats Jan, have a cold one, enjoy the moment! 👍
Then continue the stencil war 😄

Robert Podkoński
Congrats, Jan! Looks good!

Jan Peters
Cheers mates 🍻

Jan Peters
Next installment of the stencil hell🙂

Ekki
Must have missed this one.

Jan Peters
Welcome Ekki🙂

Jan Peters
Had some time to spare today, so picked this up again

Jan Peters
Going to finish the GDR mig first, working on both doesn't work for me, I need to focus on one at a time

Jan Peters
Back on the bench

Jan Peters
The first Mig is done (finally) 😄
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF-75 Fishbed-J Luftstreitkräfte der NVA | Album by Jan Peters (1:72)
Now the Czech Mig is on👍🏻

Francois Colinet
Great model. ANd great plane. So many possibilities of camouflage and markings!

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Great result, Jan 👍

Jan Peters
Thanks mates 🙂

Jan Peters
Onwards with the Czech Mig 🙂

Jan Peters
The Czech Mig is done🙂
I've made an album for it:
MiG-21M, 1st Squadron, 4th Fighter Air Regiment, Pardubice air base, June 1989 | Album by Jan Peters (1:72)