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Chip's MiG-3**Finished***
Topic Started: Jan 28 2013, 10:49 PM (704 Views)
Molly-new
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I will be starting off with a 1/72 MiG-3:

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Tango fox
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Great choice, are you going with after market decals/scheme?
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Jan 29 2013, 03:16 PM
Great choice, are you going with after market decals/scheme?

I tend to build OOB and not use after market items as they usually cost more than the kit. If a kit needs to be improved I like to scratch build items, usually out of household bits and pieces. (I think I watched too much Blue Peter as a kid)

First look at the kit, it is quite basic with only 39 parts:

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The engraved panel lines are very fine, so I will have to be careful with the paint:

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Nice instruction sheet, and full page painting/decal guide is nice:

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I will be going with the "Black Sea Aviation Unit" option, as per the box top.
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Good luck, that paint scheme looks novel.
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Started as usual with painting the interior:

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There seems to have been many discussions on the correct interior colour for early MiG's, so went with "Chip Blue". :grins:

Had a bit fun painting the seat, as it in no way represents the one's seen in research:

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The wings need a bit of attention. This is possibly a remold, and the old names have been covered over so much that the wings don't fit together properly :fp:

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Out with the sanding sticks....
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The fuselage has gone together quite well, just needs a little touching up on the bottom. :woo:


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I wasn't happy with the intakes for the oil coolers so I am drilling them out a bit:

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Construction is now complete:

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Quite a good fit for the wings, with just a slither of filler required. Next up, painting...

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Painting coming along nicely:

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Now I need to decide how to put the faint charcoal lines on, paintbrush may be too heavy, and I am not overly confident at thin lines with the airbrush.

Plenty of time to practice though. :grins:
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Feb 11 2013, 09:33 PM
Painting coming along nicely:

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Now I need to decide how to put the faint charcoal lines on, paintbrush may be too heavy, and I am not overly confident at thin lines with the airbrush.

Plenty of time to practice though. :grins:

how about using some type of marker pen...medium point..?? to make the faint charcoal lines............
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Feb 5 2013, 05:34 PM
The wings need a bit of attention. This is possibly a remold, and the old names have been covered over so much that the wings don't fit together properly :fp:


The tooling originates from a company called Cap Croix du Sud, it's also appeared in Italeri, Zvezda and Encore boxes.

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Molly-new
Feb 11 2013, 09:33 PM
Now I need to decide how to put the faint charcoal lines on, paintbrush may be too heavy, and I am not overly confident at thin lines with the airbrush.

Plenty of time to practice though. :grins:

Thin paint, low pressure and a steady hand are called for. ;)

Looking very nice so far, you're certainly getting the most out of the plastic! :thumb:
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Feb 11 2013, 09:43 PM

how about using some type of marker pen...medium point..?? to make the faint charcoal lines............

Great idea and it put a thought in my head.....a carpenters pencil, soft lead so as not to scratch with a wide and flat tip:

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I have also applied a coat of matt varnish in preparation for the decals...
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That is looking good................ :woo:
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Very nice indeed.
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Tango fox
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That's actually works very well, one for the top tips note pad!
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Finished:

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The decals behaved really well. I used Humbrol decalFix for the first time and I must say the results are quite impressive.

It has had a wash to try and bring out the panel lines, but as I thought they are so fine that it doesn't show up too well. Also added exhaust stains using pastel dust.


The more I look at it the more I dislike the weathering effect so I may, once time allows, remove it. Glad I used pastels. :grins:
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m.-n. LOOKS GREAT..!! :woo: :clap:
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Fantastic work. Thats a terrific looking camo scheme and the weathering looks great from here.
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That turned out very nicely indeed! :yes:

Please post some pictures in the GB gallery!
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