Flush Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) Greetings all, Here are some pictures of the work I have done so far on my Iraqi Mig-23MF. Edited July 10, 2012 by Sebastijan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) Great work so far! You matched the cockpit colour to that of PE parts very well! PS: I changed your topic title to reflect what you are building ;) Edited July 10, 2012 by Sebastijan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flush Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) I still have some work to do on the cockpit to seal some seams and finish the HUD housing. I plan on getting True Details KM-1 seat started this weekend along with some progress on the wing housing, thanks to Zatoman. My kit somehow came with two of the same wings; Zatoman lent a spare wing to me until I can procure a replacement. That being said I will continue to give shameless plugs to Zatoman for his generous help. I'm not going to arm this for bear but a few missiles are required. I still have some seam work to do on the tanks but the missiles are ready for paint. The engine intake housing fits together really well but there is a seam that needs to be filled and sanded. Edited July 11, 2012 by Flush Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flush Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Thanks to Zactoman I have both Wings I need, as my Trump kit came with two of the same wings. I am still working with my Chinese supplier to get the "D" sprue. They were kind enough to send me a replacement sprue but unfortunately they sent me another "E" sprue so now I have three of those and I am still trying to get the "D"sprue from them so I can send it back to Zatoman. My plan right now is to have the wings and flaps extended. I am still looking for some good photos of Mig-23s with their flaps extended. Zactoman's splitters are beautiful as always, here are some pictures with them beside the kit parts. The intake trunks is missing a panel line that I'm rescribing right now, I'll get pictures of that next week when I get back from fishing in Alaska. The kit instructions have you put the wings, intake tubing, and folding gears in place prior to gluing to the fuselage. This will leave large gaps, the process will take a lot of dry fitting to get proper alignment. So the current plan is to paint the inside of the intakes, glue Zatoman parts in place then the bottom portion of the wing base, then intakes, then wings, gears, and top portion to seal it all up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wow, you have some "abers" with your kit, hope ya get the "D" sprue :D The build is looking smashing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Can't wait for the next update. Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vesthepes Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Nice. Iraqi floggers look awesome. Did they use the Exocet on Iranian ships or was it just an experiment? I'm really intrested on seeing the canopy on that 23, since I haven't had this Trumpeter in my hands. Anyway, good work, can't wait to see more... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Flush, Nice cockpit. . . . Good work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amen Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Very nice work so far with the cockpit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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