Mig-21R (94R)

Parts from KP MiG-21R set - used because Eduard do not released set with this version in 1/72 scale. 

Something managed to carve. It's not great, but the plastic is some very soft.... I tried to correct some of the lines and immediately carved the canyons. I sealed with CA and decided not to try more. I added a flare tray and that was it. 

I adjusted the tray to the curves of Eduard's fuselage - for now on Blue Tac, but it seems to fit quite well 🙂 

I adjusted the tray to the curves of Eduard's fuselage - for now on Blue Tac, but it seems to fit quite well 🙂 

Someone gave me better documentation - corrected flare inserts. It will stay that way 🙂  

A plan to "transplant" the cockpit from the MiG-21PFM to the MiG-21R (MiG-21MF). 

Operation successful... 

... everything fits ! 🙂 

Progress has been slow lately, but sometimes you have to work 🙂
Today just a quick look at the nozzles. On the MiG-21MF, I added something from myself to the exhaust nozzles in order to make them more like the original and not to make money for Eduard on the aftermarkets 😛 . This time I decided to go a step further - instead of 0.5mm PVC single row "big teeth" I make two rows of 0.2mm PVC " thinner teeth". The effect is so satisfactory that I am thinking about copying it in resin, because
after all, the "R" is not to be the last version I plan to glue 🙂 

Painted and fitted. Exhaust after grinding as in the MiG-21MF-75 

SPO-3 system antennas  

Cockpit with decals 

Main wheels' bays 

Current status 

Filled with black CA lines for MF blast deflector plates & one of inspection port 

Almost everything is now on fuselage... 

... or under 😉 

Time to start work on tanks (no rockets probably - RS-2US are correct, but... ) 

Pod is now glued to fuselage and green surfaces are painted. 

Time to learn something new 🙂 My way to project own masks (and the result) 

I'm quite glad from the result. 

Rest of PFM cockpit with control panel of R-pod. Cockpit closed 🙂 

Looking for a colour 😉 "Ashy" - I think that 1 drop of black in 1 hundred of white this is it 😉 (compared to light grey MiG-21MF-75 with white rocket) 

First layer of the target colour ("ashy") 

First layer of the target colour ("ashy") 

Second layer of the target colour ("ashy") (in background light grey MiG-21MF-75) - I'm quite satisfied. 

Preparing decals & stencils (just for fun - I don't have a printer which can print so small letters) 

Stencils in progress 😉 

Repair 🙁 During preparation I totally forgot that "Rs" have not a gun! So why my have a port to load an ammo? CA, sandpaper, paints... and fortunately the result is (for me) acceptable 🙂 

Stencils - finished 🙂 Sometimes they were arranged densely  

Stencils - finished 🙂 

Stencils - finished 🙂 

Tamiya Grey Panel Liner in action 🙂 

On its own wheels. Less than 10 parts to go 🙂 

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Gallery - with older brother 

Gallery - with older brother