Raymond Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 hiya heres my first build im working on: a 1/72 Academy MiG-27 sans suffix. This aircraft was originally designated MiG-23BM...which i think is a better designation as its a close relative to the MiG-23BN - featuring the same nose, fins and other features. Ill be modeling a MiG-27 based in what is now turkmenistan, on the border with Iran - keeping in line with my "armpit of the soviet union" fetish i have, according to zmey :huh: This kit is a great compliment to the zvezda kit, which covers the more known and significantly different MiG-27K, and i hope to build both to show the huge difference between early and late floggers! starting with the cockpit: replaced the seat with a zvezda item, added a pilot, decals, and a new instrument panel..and scratchbuilt the area under the windscreen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I hope the gap behind the cockpit will not pose too much problems when you glue the front part to the fuselage... shouldn't the cokcpit be the famous russian cockpit green? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 shouldn't the cokcpit be the famous russian cockpit green? Spotted that too. We demand turquoise! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 send me turquoise and ill make it so :unsure: gottan used to the horrific gaps in this kit due to repetition....kinda sad really.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yuri Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 send me turquoise and ill make it so :Dgottan used to the horrific gaps in this kit due to repetition....kinda sad really.... :D Testors Model Master makes a nice Soviet Cockpit Blue/Green (enamel) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Yep, and XtraColor makes the color as well, also enamel. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Nice start! What's the reason of the gap immediately aft of the cockpit? Is that from the kit - or do you have it like that on purpose? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Nice start! What's the reason of the gap immediately aft of the cockpit? Is that from the kit - or do you have it like that on purpose? hiya! well academy decided though in a few bonus errors when they repoped the hase kit! :lol: if u glue the nose on as is: it angles up from the fuselage, and meets in the middle of the aircrafts crosssection, instead of being drooped!! so one has to glue the nose on at an angle to get the correct 'droop' on the nose! all puttied up, have started sanding, will post pics when its ready for painting! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Throw us those pics Ray, won't ya! I'm excited to see a genuine Soviet Flogger from you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 update! i binned this POS kit...engraved just dossnt justify the hours of sanding ive spent on this kit, was making me [more] nutty! the good news: ive got a hase 27 due any day now! cant wait to start a nice fitting flogger :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zmey Smirnoff Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 good god... another one's dead... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 update!i binned this POS kit...engraved just dossnt justify the hours of sanding ive spent on this kit, was making me [more] nutty! the good news: ive got a hase 27 due any day now! cant wait to start a nice fitting flogger Thank god about the good news though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 No... NO! Live, Damnit... LIVE!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 here are my pics of the hase kit, its all ready for puttying and sanding! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yeah! Finally! Nice work with the pit! The stenciling on the head rest is a nice touch. Especially when it's so visible on a real aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 nice pit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Nice recovery Ray. Looking good. Should the cockpit be a bright green typical of Soviet stuff? My bottle of Aeromaster Soviet cockpit green is almost lime green. I started on the little Ozmods MiG-15 kit but decided to do something a different. I am starting to look at aircraft models with less indifference than 4 months back which is good. MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan T. Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I like how is turning. Great jod Raymond Ivan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.