Ryan Hothersall Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I will use the ICM MiG-25PD kit and modify it with a click2detail MiG-25BM conversion. Box pic ICM72171 by ryanhothersall, on Flickr Click2detail conversion set pic. IMG_1010s by ryanhothersall, on Flickr Build Photos My understanding is that a small number of MiG-25BMs were supplied to Iraq late in the Iran Iraq war, so the soviets could get an idea how the aircraft performed against US made SAMs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 The basic fuselage is together, waiting for filler to harden before I do any more to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 to tell you the truth I hardly believe there were BMs in Iraq at that time... at least I have not yet seen any proof of that. other than that, nice progress with your model! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 They may have been like the reconnaisance MiG-25 in Egypt in the early 1970s, in the markings of the country, but flown by Soviet pilots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Booga Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I have no photographic evidence, but the Soviets are supposed to have deployed BMs in Iraq in 1986 for operational trials against Iranian Hawk sites (and the Hawk is supposed to have won). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Got the wings on today and attached the click2detail jetpipes. Refer to link to build photos in the initial post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 More done today. Pylons, canopy etc done. Undercarriage started. Refer to photos to see where I'm upto. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Missile rails attached, missiles assembled, but not painted yet. Applied grey coat to aircraft. Will look at it for rough spots once dry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Sanded back a couple of rough spots and re sprayed the affected areas. The wheels are on now. Started painting the missiles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 do you plan on using some wash to bring out all the surface details? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 No. had a brief experiment with weathering in the past and to me it looked terrible, looked like I had not painted it properly. So I keep well away from that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 it's a shame as MiG-25 has big surfaces and might look pretty plain... and you can make yourself waterbases wash and wash it off with tap water if you don't like the result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Painted the missiles, jet pipes, started painting the various di electric panels etc. getting close now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Finished. Pics in Hangar thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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