Dmanton300 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Since the real aircraft is located in a very sunny place, you may choose to break up the solid blocks of grey with spots of lighter shades Looking real good though Pakistani J-7's varied greatly. Some got weathered and paled, some in flight shots show spotless, well maintained colours. So it ain't necessarily so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 I decided to go over it with a wash. I used a UMP clay wash which is water based, you are supposed to put it on let it dry for 30 minutes and wipe off with a damp cloth. It has to be over a good gloss coat or it will stain (as I learned on a previous build). The results are pretty good, a couple lines look too dark but I can work on those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 They still fly them, but they are being replaced with the JF-17. It is the Mirages that are being replaced by the JF-17. The US just granted acceptance to deliver 8 off brand new Viper to Pakistan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 Flat coat is on, and I added the fuel tanks. The kit comes with a variety of missiles, and you are supposed to use four missiles and a centerline tank but it does come with two tanks. So I put the tanks on the outboard pylons and I'm using the PL-5 missiles since it looks close enough to the AIM-9. I looked at using the Sidewinders from an old Revell F-15 but they are covered in ejector pin marks and weren't worth the effort. Many of the pictures of the F-7 show it with Sidewinders on the inboard pylons and fuel tanks on the outboard and I like the two tone tanks. The pylons for the missiles don't match any I've seen for Pakistani aircraft but they are close enough for me. Now I just need to stencil the missiles and add a few clear pieces to finish it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 Calling it done. It was a fun build, I learned a lot about the aircraft and I really like the kit. I typically have avoided Trumpeter, the only other kit of theirs I have built is the MiG-3 but I can see myself getting a few more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Nice to see this one done. Looking fwd to starting my J-7GB demo bird. Learned a lot from your build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Tweeker Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Great Build! Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stalal Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 It is the Mirages that are being replaced by the JF-17. The US just granted acceptance to deliver 8 off brand new Viper to Pakistan. F-7s too are being replaced by JF-17. Just this week new JF-17s replaced a squadron of F-7Ps. I have always seen PAF F-7, Mirage have the same colors as their F-16s. This saves cost of having to paint different schemes on different planes. Great job on the kit. However, the insignia on the tail looks inverted. Or its a Trumpeter goof up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Congratulations well done. Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 F-7s too are being replaced by JF-17. Just this week new JF-17s replaced a squadron of F-7Ps. I have always seen PAF F-7, Mirage have the same colors as their F-16s. This saves cost of having to paint different schemes on different planes. Great job on the kit. However, the insignia on the tail looks inverted. Or its a Trumpeter goof up. You are right, I think it is inverted. That's my mistake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I really like the shape of those wings! I wonder how come Trumpeter never scaled down this kit to 1:72. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) I really like the shape of those wings! I wonder how come Trumpeter never scaled down this kit to 1:72. For that matter, I wonder if there is a set to convert Revell's Mig-21F-13 into this. Edited April 14, 2016 by RKic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Good work - always good to finish something up. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Weren't both the leading and trailing edges of the Russian Mig-21 straight lines? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Great job. If you need to, I could see about making a stencil for you so you could retouch the PAF logo on the tail. I just need the graphic and the dimensions and I have a cutting machine I could use to cut the stencil on Tamiya yellow tape sheet. You would need to match the colors though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Weren't both the leading and trailing edges of the Russian Mig-21 straight lines? Yep. This is a Chinese upgraded version of the MiG-21f-13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Looks like this was a fun build. Thanks for sharing. And I'd love to see more pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Looks like this was a fun build. Thanks for sharing. And I'd love to see more pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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