Model Pig Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thought I'd give the Revell Mig-29 kit a little "upgrade". My intent is to use the Zactomodel detail sets made for the Revell kit and use Trumpeter parts to supplement other details. There are some shape issues with the Revell kit that I try to overcome with sanding and Milliput. The Revell wheel wells are very inaccurate, so I replaced them with the much better looking Trumpeter wheel wells. Here's the Revell wheel well. Very simple detail and the shapes/curves are oversized. More to follow. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karl h Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 very fine work! are you going to use the front wheelwell from the trumpy kit too, the revell one has nothing in common with the real thing i vacformed the wheelwell part on my build, that was a lot of work. your way is very convincing. keep up the good work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Wow! Vast surgery, scratch-building and kit-bashing! Three-in-one!It's gonna be amazing! I'll be following with great interest. Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonal Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Sweet!, another Mig-29 to watch, will follow your build, looks like a great start and much research. Tonal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Neat work Patrick. It looks like the Trumpeter parts fit the Zactomodel/Revell parts really well. Thanks for blazing a trail on this conversion. Am I imagining it or can I see light through the plastic after you've finished sanding the kit fuselage parts? :blink: I'll tag along with this build if I may as I've got a Fulcrum in the stash. Cheers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel111 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 VERY interesting and challenging project... you know you have a stretch project when your kitbashing Trumpeter parts for accuracy I'll be following this with much interest. Cheers, Marcel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Model Pig Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks for your comments. Here are some shots of the LERX shaping I did. The challenging part of the Revell kit is the oversized LERX beneath the cockpit. The vertical section below the canopy is not tall enough and the "shoulder" is too "thick". The excellent Zactomodel parts are made to fit the Revell kit without too much modification. My approach is to compromise between modifying the Revell LERX areas while not destroying the areas that accept the Z-Man inserts. I have seen several builds where other modelers have taken clever measures to fix this. First I made some plastic contour templates to try and match as close as possible to some 1/32 scale drawings. Of course I'm assuming the drawings are accurate and my scale-up process is acceptable. According to my drawings, there are eleven stations of cross section for the forward fuselage, I only needed 2 for checking my work. Next begins the filing and sanding down the LERX area. If I matched the aft contour template exactly, I would have ground the plastic through and created a "hole", plus the Z-Man louvers would not have fit properly. Hence the compromise. As you can see from the photos, the contours are not an exact match, but much closer to the original Revell attempt. (I still need to file down the undersides of the LERX to help "station 11" contour fit better on the upper surface) There is also a piece of plastic strip on the upper edge of the canopy sill per the Z-Man instructions to help build up the side wall height. I cut mine in a long rectangular shape and mounted it at an incline instead of adding a wedge shape. The light you see peeking through in the pics is where I took the plastic down to "very thin" without losing the integrity of it's strength. I'll have to be very careful when rescribing. I can always go back and reinforce with plastic card and some superglue, particularly where rescribed panel lines will be set. All the destroyed gun and vent details will be scratch built and set back into place. One is done so far. I did end up using the Trumpy nose wheel well. Once again there is compromise with the kit bashing. Trumpy's Intake-to-Exhaust distance is shorter than the Z-man parts made for the Revell kit. After studying some photos and drawings, the leading edge of the intake roof is slightly ahead of the nose wheel well opening. I decided to keep the Revell actuator strut housing (forward portion) and use the Trumpy aft housing for the remainder. I mounted the Trumpy part slightly aft of the Revell position to keep the overall relationships somewhat closer to the real thing. This has been a lot of fun so far. Oh by the way, that Tamiya light sensitive putty makes for some quick work. I'm really starting to like this stuff. More to follow. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Model Pig Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 It's been a while since I posted anything on this project. It happens when you have too many rods in the fire...including family, work, etc. Here is a few photos of my partially scratch-built cockpit that has some of the old CAM resin parts to complete. I copied the cockpit tub from some photos I saw on Chris' website a log time ago. Apparently the master pattern maker "fell off the earth" and the cockpit never materialized, so I made my own. The seat is quickboost. Once I put on a coat of Mr. Surfacer ith an airbrush, I can paint the cockpit and close up the fuselage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Highly interesting build, going to follow for sure. You have done a very fine job scratch building that cockpit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Large scale Fulcrum! It's gonna be amazing! I will be following with keen interest. ;) Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karl h Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 good to see you back at it, i´m stuck...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonal Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Great work and can't wait to see how your finish cockpit will look, at the moment it's sweet! Keep up the great work MP. Tonal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Now, this is an interesting project. Revell and trumpeter kits with Zactomans resin set....this is going to be expensive build, but none the less very interesting. So, I can't wait to see more of this cool build.Keep up the good work. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Model Pig Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Time to update my progress. I have closed the fuselage and have started the preparations for wings, tails, and stabilators. The new parts really help this Revell kit start to look more like a Mig-29. The revell kit has the wing stubs mount to the fuselage. I want a more rigid structure, so I fit a carbon fiber composite stub through the fuselage and cut slots in the wings. This should be a strong and lightweight "wingbox". I'll also move the wings slightly forward since the revell kit has them a little too far aft. More progress on the cockpit. Still needs some more painting detail. Here are the major components set in place. Just dry fitting at this stage. Lots of small adjustments and filling to make sure everything is squared up and aligned properly. As I look ahead, the proper tail/empenage relationship will be a challenge. Thanks for looking and your patience. More to follow. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Impressive work!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Impressive work!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 You have chosen the path of pain! I'm watching with interest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonal Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Your doing a great job on this 1:32 MiG-29C, following with great interest as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karl h Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 nice build seen mine? http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=30312&hl= Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Looking really good there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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