Scalemates Mig-21 Group Build 2021

Two boxes of fine bits, should result in two Migs 🙂 

The resin/ pe blast tube in progress 

The resin/ pe blast tube in progress 

The resin/ pe blast tube in progress 

The resin/ pe blast tube in progress 

The resin/ pe blast tube in progress 

Love that cockpit, yet maybe the plastic/pe version would look even better 

 

 

Nose packed with lead 

Fuselage closed, a perfect fit. 

Wings attached, ended up with a small gap which I filled with a scrap piece of evergreen 

Canopy screen is in place, as are the resin parts that make up the area of the gunsight. These trow the fit of the windshield, hence the tape holding it in place  

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. 

It is starting to look like a mig now 🙂 

 

 

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

Eduards pre coloured pe is beautifull 

 

Fuselage closed up 🙂 

Wings attached, ended up with a bigger gap than the other airframe, again filled with a piece of scrap evergreen. Also managed to make a lot of glue stains and fingerprints...🙁 

 

Identical twins?
 

Both ready for paint 🙂 

 

Both seats build and painted, enhanced with pre coloured pe. 

This is the plastic ejector seat, before weathering. 

This is the brassin seat, before weathering. 

Various panels painted before masking 

Seat installed, and canopy masked 

 

Tamiya flat aluminium as a basecoat for the Czech machine 

 

RLM76 as a basecoat for the east German machine 

About to test my new airbrush setup 🙂 

Olive green is on 

RLM01 silver, over the flat aluminium basecoat 

 

Silly putty masks ready for the olive drab paint 

Camouflage is on, russian uniform by valejo?? 

Masking taken off, some touch up is needed, but mostly came out fine? 

 

Details painted 

First decals are in place.
More next year 🙂
Happy new year everybody, and stay safe, it is hard to build models without your fingers! 

 

 

Started on the NVA fighter too 

NVA fighter is looking better with some colourfull decals🙂 

The result of several hours of decalling, a fraction of the stencils are on. I must say, after a while you get to a state of zen, quite theraputic 🙂 

 

Left side stencils done 🙂 

 

Finally got the stencils done on the first airframe! 

Started on the NVA fighter ? 

Next installment of the stencil hell 🙂 

Final stencils done ? 

Drop tanks for the NVA mig got some heavy chipping done. Not sure if they were this beat up in real life, but I just felt like doing it this way ? 

Drop tanks for the NVA mig got some heavy chipping done. Not sure if they were this beat up in real life, but I just felt like doing it this way ? 

Resin wheels painted, and ready for fitting. 

First washes aplied 

 

 

 

Undercarriage and rockets fixed 

 

Added a clear coat before weathering begins 

Resin FOD covers primed in Humbrol  

Up next 

Masking removed  

Weathering in progress
It turned out a bit stark in places, will need to adress this later  

 

Reworked the surfaces  

 

Near completion  

The NVA Mig is done,
Made a new album for it
 

The silver Czech in progress  

 

 

Wheels attached  

On its feet  

Nearing completion  

 

I'm calling it done! 

Together with his german brother  

Up next....