Ichitoe Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 With my B-52 in the Heavies GB nearing completion, I'll be joining this GB with the 1/72 ICM MiG-25. I've read it's not one of the easiest kits to build, but I like a challenge. So, I'll give it my best shot. Let the fun begin. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Good luck will be watching Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Will be watching too. I have built it and it can be a bit fiddly and watch out for the undercarriage as it's very flimsy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 I decided to take the day off today, so I spent part of the day working on the build. I started on the front half and was able to get it completed as it was a pretty straight forward build. I'll get the cockpit painted with my own interpretation of the color, not too worried about accuracy. After reading and hearing about the flimsy landing gear, I'm going make this an In-Flight build. Haven't decided if I'll have a pilot or just tint the canopy. Now, the main body of the kit may be a bit of a challenge. There are six pieces that make up the body (the other tail piece is not shown in the pic), and the pieces don't assemble well nor have very good connection joints. I've also read and have heard this is the downside to this kit. I'll make some stiffeners to hopefully make the assembly go smoother and give the body some rigidity. Thanks for looking in and Happy New Year! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Well, so far the body assembly wasn't as bad as I had expected. I have the front quarter panels, back and front bulkheads assembled. I did add styrene strips to strengthen the joints. Next up I'll be adding the rear quarter panels and the fuselage top. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 I made a little progress on this build. I have attached the rear quarter panels and fuselage top. There was a significant step where the front and rear quarter panels meet. It was definitely a result of my doing, next time I won't glue the rear edge of the front quarter panel to the back bulkhead. Anyway, after some scraping, puttying and sanding, I got the offensive steps somewhat smoothed out. I've also attached the front half of the fuselage to the body. The fit on the underside where the front half of the fuselage attaches to the body is ugly. I have some work to do here.... More scraping, puttying and sanding! Until next time, thanks for looking in. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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