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  1. DocRob
    Interesting, why only Russian cockpits are painted that way then . Cheers Rob
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    Some more pics out in the sun. The wind was blowing so strong, that the Mig moved on the mirror and the lighting was not optimal, so maybe one more session with better conditions. Cheers Rob
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    Great attention to detail with lots of eyecatchers on your F-4. Replicating the result of that malfunctioning airbrush is a nice touch too. Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Harv, it was mostly a real fun project. The kit is almost perfect and while building, I was often thinking about buying the AMK Super Tomcat as well. After stenciling, I feel, I have to do something different now and be back with large scale. I will browse my stash later, but the WNW Hansa Brandenburg is likely to be next in line. Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Gus, I wonder how John Deere looks in Cyrillic , but you are right, the green looks similar. In the canopy area you have both, the Deere green and the Russian turquoise, I wonder how the pilots could maintain concentration under these circumstances. The Mig-31 sure is a big beast, which was the main reason to build it. To me it represents the absurdity of the cold war like non other. It's fast, it's lethal, but it felt that a third of the Soviet GDP had to be used to build and maintain it. Cheers Rob
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    The beast got it's claws and some antennas and a pilot tube and beside some minor touch ups and better pics, I call the Mig done. Cheers Rob
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    Thanks for your kind words and there is a lot of truth in it. As modelers, we have to overcome obstacles, with nearly every build we start, be it new techniques or bad mishaps. The thousands of little steps until finishing a kit are never pure routine. Not to underestimate is the help I got from you guys, it's a comforting thought, that every problem that arises or every failure I make was done before and solved as well, one way or another. I'm looking forward to see your Mig-25, which too me has a similar badass attitude shown, than my two seater. Cheers Rob
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    Muchas gracias Phil, just baaad Russian concrete on the airfield . Cheers Rob
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    Looking good, I like the pre shading making the paintjob appear very interesting and the smooth finish is enhancing the effect. Cheers Rob
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    Hehe, you found one, I missed out... I was planning to make that comparison pic since restarting the Mig after finishing the SSW's, but had the same sensation like you. The colour richness of the SSW seems to make her appear bigger. 60years of permanent development separate these two. Thanks a lot Gaz, the Mig-31 is even bigger than your Mig-25, by no means a small plane. Cheers Rob
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    My last builds represented the ultimate interceptors of their time. Find the few differences between the birds Cheers Rob
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    Almost done with the beast. I have to add the missiles, but first, I have to decide, if I stencil them and the pylons completely. There are some antennas to be mounted, but that's it. I wait for better light outside, to make some pics under blue sky. Cheers Rob
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    Thank you Phil, I hope your situation will change for the better soon. Some years ago, I had a very difficult time for different reasons and modelling helped me a lot, to get my calm back and solve my problems. It is hard to sit on your bench and try to focus on something so unimportant as modelling in times, were the world goes upside down, but I had the sensation, that focusing on modelling in hard times clears the head, because after a while of unconcentrated building I focus more and more and that clears the brain for other important things. To me, surfing is helping even more, because of the focus you have to maintain, it's like ctrl-alt-del for the brain. Cheers Rob
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    Today I removed the clay wash from the Mig. My first idea was to use a very fine sanding sponge on the panels to remove the access, but found that this method works not so good on a shiny surface. A matte coat as preparation would have been necessary, where the wash could bite better. Anyway, it would have been to much, at least it's a Russian plane and not a Greek one . Removing the access wash was done with water dampened paper towels and cotton swabs, cleaning in the direction of the airflow and light rubbing. I have to say, that I really liked the way, these Flory washes behaved. They are not aggressive, and you are able to remove them completely on a shiny surface if you have unwanted side effects. Tomorrow, the Mig will receive a second inspection and fine tuning of the wash and than there will be flat coating. With the easiness of use, I even dared to work the painted parts of the canopies with the clay wash, a task I didn't dare to do with another panel liner. The kit is a little bit heavy with the panel lines, perfect for me, depicting a worn plane, but too much for a new Mig, when you use a wash. Cheers Rob
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    Seems I've been carried away, by all these Kangaroos running around on the Australian race track. You are absolutely right, I meant the Kangoo thingy . Cheers Rob
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    Oh no, what happened to the Mig ? That's my first try of Flory washes, let's see how this will look after drying and removal of the wash. I may sand the wash off with a very fine sanding sponge, to get a worn panel appearance, but have to try that first. My expectations with this clay based wash are, that there is no aggressiveness and disturbance of my underlying layers of paint and clear coat, which I had, while using other washes. For sure she will never look like this again . Cheers Rob
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    Interesting to see, how the surroundings define the type of cars used. Until I reached my tiny island, I wouldn't had believed that there could be such kind of automotive monoculture. In the case of my island it is one third of Pickups, one third of Berlingos, Kangaroos, ... and the last third are others, but I think a third is overestimated here. Most families have two cars, one of each of the first two groups in any given condition, because, well they are families and need a family car and nearly everybody has a patch of land or more and needs a 4 wheel driven Pickup for transport. Cheers Rob
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    Who would have thought, that the final steps with the Mig take so long, and it's not, because I'm lazy. I airbrushed the missiles in white and masked a chrome band around their fuselage, this time I had no issues with paint peeling while removing masks. Xtreme Metal colours are so much better to work with, than Alclads. I added spoilers and foldable wings to the missiles, tried different types of wash and decided against it. Soft washes gave not enough effect, the enamel ones blind the metallics. For the same reason, I didn't want to use a clear coat. There are lots of, guess what, stencils on the missiles, so I started with these. This is how they look now with the jet exhaust still to be added, beside some stencils. To me the result rectifies the huge masking job. In tests, I was not able to tint a clear part blue, with different types of colours, Tamiya, AK and Gunze. The results were either to light or they were not transparent enough. If you have good tips for airbrushing tinted parts, feel free to share them. Furball produces some tinted plastic foil for the Mig-31, which is semi pre cut. After removing the foil from it's surroundings (not so easy), I glued it onto the canopiy with some Pledge under it. Cheers Rob
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    I like it, the articulation will be good to enhance the drama in a dio setting. Cheers Rob
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    Very nice, I wouldn't have thought it to be 1/72 without the headline. It's always a good feeling to get one of these painful bench occupiers finished. Interesting to see the different colour hues on the pics of the original, and we are discussing the exact appearance of certain colours permanently . Cheers Rob
  21. DocRob
    Very believable facial expression with the figures, not the tank . Is the blue tint on the tanks headlights liquid mask or some special lenses? Cheers Rob
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    Both are real lookers, great work on the F. I own the regular kit as well and will build it as a G-version with AM-decals. Cheers Rob
  23. DocRob
    Today I masked the missiles and airbrushed them white. By this way, I'd like to show you a tool which became very much used by me lately and proved to be good. It's one of my Voyager mask template, this here for stripes. You put some Kabuki tape on, slice with a sharp scalpel and you are ready to go from 0,5 mm on. It's good for masking laminated propellers and with different type of strips like on the missiles. I have others with etched circles and curves, rectangles, squares and stars. Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Martin, interesting to see the different paintjobs on the Vympel missiles. Cheers Rob
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    Figure painting needs a different skillset than armor or aircraft painting and I think it's a good idea to learn some of the technics from a master. It's always better to be able to ask questions and get the tips when needed. BTW, I might have chickened out with the canopy seal problems, but the good thing with the kit is you get a second chance with the untinted canopy, it's like a safety net. Cheers Rob
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