auhlik Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) I forgot to add a few more... The bunch of parts starts to become a MiG. Still no glue. I just wanted to "taste" it... S. Edited March 20, 2011 by auhlik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Great work! Proof that Eduard learn very fast! And they are working excellent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I'm sitting here tapping my foot, waiting for the mail man to arrive. He politely skipped my entire neighborhood today. I'm told by the local postmaster that this is "normal". Funny, in all the places I've ever lived up to now, this is not "normal" for the USPS. We pay for six day delivery, and we're supposed to get six day delivery. Meantime, we wait. And wait. Annnnnd wait. Your MiG is looking fantastic! J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Your MiG is looking fantastic!J It really does look fantastic! 1/48 - wrong scale. 1/48 - wrong scale. 1/48 - wrong scale. And suddenly I'm starting feel it ain't necessarily so! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Auhlik, WOW, this is an amazing build! I am starting to want to get any kind of Eduard kit. I like their PE, but don't like that they paint it. I like painting it and that takes away the fun. Really love what your doing and can't wait for the next update! Jeremy WOW!!!!!!!!!! 2500 posts. AWESOME!!!!!!!!! I love you guys! Edited March 15, 2011 by JMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 It really does look fantastic!1/48 - wrong scale. 1/48 - wrong scale. 1/48 - wrong scale. And suddenly I'm starting feel it ain't necessarily so! :D 1/48th scale is the only way to go, well with the occasional 1/32nd scale!!!!! Down with 1/72......lol! Jeremy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 It really does look fantastic!1/48 - wrong scale. 1/48 - wrong scale. 1/48 - wrong scale. And suddenly I'm starting feel it ain't necessarily so! :blink: ...You know we have cookies :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Y'know, I'm curious why they did the upper avionics bay cover as a separate piece. Innnnnnnteresting methinks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Y'know, I'm curious why they did the upper avionics bay cover as a separate piece. Innnnnnnteresting methinks. Eduard doesn't work with sliding molds. They couldn't have made the dip of the "hot air spill" (according to WWP) on top of the nose if they didn't separate it from the fuselage halves. Edited March 16, 2011 by Laurent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bonehammer73 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Eduard doesn't work with sliding molds. They couldn't have made the dip of the "hot air spill" (according to WWP) on top of the nose if they didn't separate it from the fuselage halves. Wasn't that the seat for the windshield de-icer sprinkler? It's got a bottle if you look into it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Eh... uh... no. That's the cooling outlet for the (very hot) radar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Wasn't that the seat for the windshield de-icer sprinkler? It's got a bottle if you look into it... A nozzle on the top of the nose would have been sufficient. I wonder if the radar cooling system doesn't also act as a boundary layer suction system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kubrt Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I have this MIG-21 from Eduard on my working table too It is fantastic kit I think! No prostě mám jsem z toho modelu nadÅ¡enej! Taky jsem neodolalal a hned se do toho vrhnul ;-) Přeji krásný den! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
auhlik Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 I have this MIG-21 from Eduard on my working table too It is fantastic kit I think! No prostě mám jsem z toho modelu nadÅ¡enej! Taky jsem neodolalal a hned se do toho vrhnul ;-) Přeji krásný den! I DO UNDERSTAND...;-) Tomu se prostě nedalo odolat... S. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anders_Isaksson Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Wow, glad I never got around to getting the Academy kit... Looking forward to get my hands on one of these in the future. Cheers, Anders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I've used IDE flat cable from an old PC, slice it and remove wires.Then trim it and paint it while still flat. Now there's a neat trick! Great looking MiG you've got - too bad it's in the wrong scale. :) Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
auhlik Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hi all, Today I have no photos unfortunately... But my build is progressing well. Fuselage is closed and the wing bottom is "welded" in place. I am working on a bijou now (ext. fuel tanks, rockets, launchers, landing gear etc.) All in all the fit is still excellent. I just need to use a little bit of putty to blend the intake lip ring to fuselage. I also found the biggest drawback of this kit. It seems guys in Eduard ignored the most prominent and the most visible detail on main gear legs - the levers to control the leg covers. They are visible on each photograph of main landing gear but it is missing in box. We discussed that quite extensively with colleagues why the hell they did not put it on PE fret or even provide it in plastic. They did not put it even in Brasin wheel set. But OK. A friend of mine is already working on a set to correct and/or enhance several points. We plan to use it on our next MiG build. So thats all for today. More to come Regards Sasha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) It seems guys in Eduard ignored the most prominent and the most visible detail on main gear legs - the levers to control the leg covers.They are visible on each photograph of main landing gear but it is missing in box. We discussed that quite extensively with colleagues why the hell they did not put it on PE fret or even provide it in plastic. They did not put it even in Brasin wheel set. I though the levers system (the "trapeze" ?)were there to keep the wheel vertical during landing gear operation. It's silly as it's one of the characteristic MiG-21 features. Eduard will probably address the issue in further boxings. Edited March 19, 2011 by Laurent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nesher Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I've got 250+ kits on my stash, but after reading this post, I decided that it will be 251+ in the very near future Looking forward to see this project taking shape! ;) Phantastic work so far! Regards, Nesher Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Beach Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Hi all,Today I have no photos unfortunately... But my build is progressing well.<<snipped>> Regards Sasha Sasha, all you pix are missing from the thread due to Photobucket bandwidth restrictions on the size +volume of images you have recently posted. Does the forum have a method of posting images directly? I would like to see your work. Thanks! Regards, Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
auhlik Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Sasha, all you pix are missing from the thread due to Photobucket bandwidth restrictions on the size +volume of images you have recently posted. Does the forum have a method of posting images directly? I would like to see your work.Thanks! Regards, Robert Robert, Thanks for letting me know. I've change my image hosting and edit all the posts. It should be OK now. Thanks again Sasha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
auhlik Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Hi all, I am sorry for a short delay in posting progress. Unfortunatelly I am not able to move forward as quick as I would like to. So here are several images of the latest status. I think captions are not needed... More to come... Rgds S. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arseny Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Great looking shark! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pep Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Looking good! You didnangood job matching the interior color with the photo etch, what did you use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
auhlik Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Looking good! You didnangood job matching the interior color with the photo etch, what did you use? I've used local brand colors, Agama. They are water soluble acrylics. They have very odd basic green and blue colors. I've mixed them together with white. The ratio was about 1:1:1 ... A fellow modeler mixed this also but using Gunze MrColor. Rgds S. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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