MiG-21PF (76)

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January 5, 2024
Stripes of PLA paper were added just for better fit between halves of wings.
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January 5, 2024
Wings ready for assembly.
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January 5, 2024
As usually in Eduard's MiGs a 0,2 mm PLA insert was needed to cancel a gap between fuselage and wings.
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January 5, 2024
This aircraft may have been used with a Monsoon beam (?), which allowed two R-3S rockets to be carried under each wing. The parts needed for the Monsoon beam are on the "H" frame, but are described as "unused parts."
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January 5, 2024
Pylon, Monsoon beam and two launcher beams together. Nice tower 🙂
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January 5, 2024
Probably new modification of MiG - canards 😉. 0,1 mm PLA paper fills a gap between parts.
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January 5, 2024
Cockpit almost ready 🙂
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January 5, 2024
Current status of project (underwings pylons aren't glued jet).
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January 5, 2024
Current status of project
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January 6, 2024
Outlet nozzle cover sanded - a minute's work and the effect is much better than straight out of the box.
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January 6, 2024
The exhaust nozzle cover and the previously modified nozzle tried on the model. Eduard won't make money on aftermarkets
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January 6, 2024
The inlet cone traditionally does not fit in the ring. After a while, I thought about filing out the notches - bingo! Why didn't Eduard do it as standard?
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January 6, 2024
Small parts glued up, light primer and "non-metallic" colors laid down. Now a quick masking and you can lay the primer for the metallics 🙂
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January 6, 2024
Small parts glued up, light primer and "non-metallic" colors laid down. Now a quick masking and you can lay the primer for the metallics 🙂
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January 8, 2024
Black primer (I had to change the background 😉 )
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January 8, 2024
Metallics with some shadows
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January 8, 2024
2K gloss varnish on metallics - changes "a bit" colours, but for decals it's a must 🙁
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January 9, 2024
Sorry, but I have to remove 2K gloss varnish and paint model again or... find a new kit. The varnish layers are unacceptably thick and the model loses detail 🙁

14 5 January 2024, 22:46

Sergej I
Following 👍

6 January 2024, 00:32

Matthew A
🍿 🐻

6 January 2024, 11:40

Nicolas
Me too.

6 January 2024, 16:50

Tibor Szilvai
👍

8 January 2024, 18:43

Sergej I
Hi Konrad. I would not go with this strong shadowy look...
Would paint metallic again and then seal it with Alclad ALC600 or Glänzer or AK Gauzy... all are basically the same water-based gloss. All also level perfectly if applied with a nice wide brush.

9 January 2024, 17:36

Konrad
Unfortunately Sergej I have to agree with you. I put a 2K varnish on the model and... I lost a lot of sharpness of details 🙁 I'm looking for PF overtrees 🙁

9 January 2024, 18:32