Aigore Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Well I ran out of steam on the Barak...I might well pick it up at a later date but for now I felt for somethign else... What about a OOB build from the opposite camp? GWH´s MiG-29 has been enticing me fron the stash and the feel of the kit is.....crispy! Said and done, I pulled the box from mmy stash... Flipped the lid and started counting sprues...dang, even the plastic bags have the right kind of crunch to them and all the parts are packed with care. ..didn´t keep me from getting a cracked canopy however, but I got that replaced in a whiffy by the local swedish agent. Just love those individually molded missiles... And as a nice bonus I got a print of the box art...that went on the wall instantly :D The only aftermarket for the kit is new decals...we shall see what I´ll go with :D After the inventory was done I started cleaning part....they really broke down the kit in molecules! Only the bang seat is 10 parts not counting the PE belts!..well they seem to fit :P I put the cleaned cockpit parts onto toothpicks as per usual. The seat put together Next a black primer and preshade...or black basing as it´s called these days :P The seat looks good in black After som tactile rubbing of the noggin I went with FS36375 or Light Ghost Grey for the cockpit, I dusted it on in thin coats. There, the build is off to a start :D Next is a glosscoat and then a wash :D Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I am just finishing up my GWH Mig-29 SMT. It is my first GWH kit and my first complete aircraft build since 2003. Very impressive kit with extraordinary detail for injection molded. There are some good builds to follow here on ARC as well over on Brit Modeller. Watch out for the intakes, they will take some work and dry fitting is a must of course. I'll make it a point to watch your build though, you did basically the same thing I did with black priming and then misting on the ghost grey. That cockpit can be a real gem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 14 hours ago, Mr Matt Foley said: I am just finishing up my GWH Mig-29 SMT. It is my first GWH kit and my first complete aircraft build since 2003. Very impressive kit with extraordinary detail for injection molded. There are some good builds to follow here on ARC as well over on Brit Modeller. Watch out for the intakes, they will take some work and dry fitting is a must of course. I'll make it a point to watch your build though, you did basically the same thing I did with black priming and then misting on the ghost grey. That cockpit can be a real gem. Thanx Matt for the heads up :D You´re very welcom to come along this trip :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Managed to steal some time with the MiG.. Continued with the work on the cockpit...premier for my new reading glasses :P seems my eyesight is failing me :P A bit of a thin wash.. A thin grey wash on the bang seat. A quick dry brushing And detail painting. This was fun, decals for all the instrument faces....separate! might be good if I get my fingers and eyes to coooperate :P Glued on the panels on the side consoles. There, thus far I got today :D Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Very nice! Real modelers build MiGs! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 hour ago, janman said: Very nice! Real modelers build MiGs! Hahahaha, indeed.....manly things aren't they? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Certainly are! Will be following with great interest! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Well...come in and take a seat! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 4 hours ago, ChippyWho said: Well...come in and take a seat! Why sure, bring your own drinks and snacks :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silenoz Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 16 hours ago, Aigore said: Why sure, bring your own drinks and snacks :D damn.. but a nice start... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Silenoz said: damn.. but a nice start... Hehehe, thanx :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 At home and sick...what better to do than to build some :D The bang seat with decals and finish... Decals on the IP...looks alright actually. I missed a throttle so I made one out of plasticard. The pit grows around the seat...not a roomy place the MiG-pit :P And shove it into the fuselage Coming along nicely this... Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Aigore + Fulcrum = winning combination! With your predilection for desert schemes, it's got to be one of the Uzbeks, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Maybe the photos betray, but the cockpit and the IP grey looks a bit "US-Navysh" - a bit too dark - but otherwise it looks great! But then again, you have those new glasses. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Very excellent work! I love the seat detailing, particularly. But I have a question... -if you can fill in the blanks I'll buy you a rubber Taco! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 54 minutes ago, ChernayaAkula said: Aigore + Fulcrum = winning combination! With your predilection for desert schemes, it's got to be one of the Uzbeks, right? Thanx Moritz :D Welllll...could be could be :P 53 minutes ago, janman said: Maybe the photos betray, but the cockpit and the IP grey looks a bit "US-Navysh" - a bit too dark - but otherwise it looks great! But then again, you have those new glasses. :) I went for a blueish grey and since I had a black base I went with FS 35375 light compass grey, I saw that particular hue in many reference pictures as well as darker greys and what looked like light gull grey....so I picked one :P 5 minutes ago, ChippyWho said: Very excellent work! I love the seat detailing, particularly. But I have a question... -if you can fill in the blanks I'll buy you a rubber Taco! Thanx Chippy :D I'm far from MiG-29-cognant yet....I haven't gone over board with detailing in this build so I haven't studied the subject as much as I do when I go all in resin bonanza. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Wow! what a great build!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, kellyF15 said: Wow! what a great build!! Thanx Kelly :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessirelli Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I too bought a MiG-29 as a "break" from my current build. There's gotta be a quantum connection happening... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Jessirelli said: I too bought a MiG-29 as a "break" from my current build. There's gotta be a quantum connection happening... Great minds think alike? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 Today GWH showed that however good the details are the fit is not in the Tamyia league yet...at least not on the MiG. The details are however exquisite! Just look at the wheel wells....no resin needed here! I didn´t do anything fancy to them, just a black base and FS36375 on top, a wash and then a black dry brush over the cables. When I put the MLG wells together the fit was getting abit bad and I had to use a bit of force to make bits meet. Then was the issue of putting them into the fuselage....that wasn´t a snap fit, again some convincing was needed. Still, looks nice though. Now the intakes, they had a bad fit ....even had to resort to putty for this :P (you who know me know it had to happen sooner or later) And while the exhaust parts look nice from the outside...the inside is riddled with injector marks...and flash. And lastly I put the engines together, you have to build them to fit the exhausts and they are a piece of the internat structure when glued in place. We shall see if GWH will spring more surprises to me later on :D Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Violence, force and preassure! yup, that´s what it´s all about today! I filled the gaps on the air intakes and sanded and rescribed those incredebly fine panellines....I admit to deepening a few. Then I checked with primer...had to redo some seams but then I was pleased. Next was the very nice fod-covers from PE, they have a slight bend at one end, I did that by rolling a exacto knife grip over it. This one went down nicely. The other took some convincing and took a few dents in the process :P And then I had to fit them to the fuselage....they weren´t complying so I had to subdue them! I left this bit on each side to be glued later after I´m sure the intakes are firmly attached! While that assembly cure I´ll start with the engines later today, Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Looks very nice! I would've thought the nacelle assembly would have been something totally different. I mean now it's taken straight from an old Airfix or Italeri Fulcrum with that annoying middle seam. I'm glad the new Zvezda got it differently. I had to run upstairs to check it and yes, they really did it better. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 37 minutes ago, janman said: Looks very nice! I would've thought the nacelle assembly would have been something totally different. I mean now it's taken straight from an old Airfix or Italeri Fulcrum with that annoying middle seam. I'm glad the new Zvezda got it differently. I had to run upstairs to check it and yes, they really did it better. :D Thanx janman :D Indeed, wonder why they didn't make the intakes as an upper and lower part instead.....really pesky seam there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 A smaller update today but no less violent. First I glued the parts of the intake I didn´t do yesterday... Put the engines in place... And then the covers...and they do need a bit of convincing! First of all I cut off all the locator pins..they were no help at all :P Then I used clamps to keep things decently fit together...we shall see how much putty and sanding this will take to look alright. LAstly I primed the exhausts. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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