GazzaS 3,925 Posted January 30 Most planes look so much better flying than sitting on the ground. Especially planes that are noted for speed. So, I'm considering mounting my MiG on a base of some sort. What do you guys prefer? Any good examples? Gaz 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan Ivanovich 1,531 Posted January 30 A MiG-25PDS in its natural (terrestrial) habitat...sitting on pre-fabricated PAG-14 concrete slabs. Can be easily replicated with sheet styrene or some heavier grade cardboard. There's an Aussie (?) supplier offering printed soviet airfield pavements. The company's name is currently escaping my mind, though... Concrete slabs everywhere... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan Ivanovich 1,531 Posted January 30 The joints are welded and sealed with a bitumen-containing compound. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clunkmeister 9,081 Posted January 30 An in flight display with a Sidewinder posed 1 millisecond outside the tailpipe would be cool. And prototypical. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaS 3,925 Posted January 30 So... by the math, each slab would be 125mm by 42(rounded up)mm. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaS 3,925 Posted January 30 Just now, Clunkmeister said: An in flight display with a Sidewinder posed 1 millisecond outside the tailpipe would be cool. And prototypical. Haha... funny! I was more thinking in flight with one of it's missiles just dropped prior to ignition... Or do they slide off the rail hot? Gaz 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan Ivanovich 1,531 Posted January 30 1 hour ago, GazzaS said: (...) Or do they slide off the rail hot? (...) The missiles come off hot. Here you go: NOY'S MINIATURES 1/48 Airfield Tarmac Sheet: Soviet Large PAG-14 Hardstand Printed. For sissies... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaS 3,925 Posted January 31 3 hours ago, Ivan Ivanovich said: The missiles come off hot. Here you go: NOY'S MINIATURES 1/48 Airfield Tarmac Sheet: Soviet Large PAG-14 Hardstand Printed. For sissies... Thanks! If I do put it on the ground, I'd have tried to make my own. Though I have other temptations.... Gaz 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npb748r 56 Posted January 31 agree with you some planes look better in flight, eg for me - F104, WW2 typhoon/tempest, EE lightning, XB70 etc. However, I also think some planes look good on the ground including the Mig 25. Mean and moody, hunkered down ready to pounce for me also includes phantom, A10, A6, etc. If it was me, it would be wheels down. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clunkmeister 9,081 Posted January 31 3 hours ago, npb748r said: agree with you some planes look better in flight, eg for me - F104, WW2 typhoon/tempest, EE lightning, XB70 etc. However, I also think some planes look good on the ground including the Mig 25. Mean and moody, hunkered down ready to pounce for me also includes phantom, A10, A6, etc. If it was me, it would be wheels down. For inflight, you forgot the F-111 and Su-24. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikester 2,543 Posted January 31 I like mine grounded. I like to pose them as if a they were being photographed at ground level by a 1/32 photographer. If I ever become a decent figure painter I'll start posing pilots and ground crew next to them too. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_S 942 Posted January 31 I like mine grounded as well - I $uck at painting figures. I've often thought of how I could paint realistic afterburner flame on the inside of a clear acrylic rod... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaS 3,925 Posted February 2 Thank you for your inputs, fellas! The sudden realization that I don't have a pilot to put in the cockpit means my MiG-25 will have to be down and dirty. I had a cool idea for a flying-aircraft's base, but I'll have to save that for another Soviet aircraft. Gaz 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harv 4,127 Posted February 10 15 minutes ago, ScottsGT said: I remember that one !.......harv 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaS 3,925 Posted February 10 31 minutes ago, ScottsGT said: That's beautiful, man! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martinnfb 9,563 Posted February 10 Gaz I have a resin figure of Warsaw part pilot if you're interested to spice it up a little? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drifter 584 Posted February 10 Lots of videos on Youtube that show easy DIY to make concrete slabs. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaS 3,925 Posted February 10 I know this guy... He made this one: ...then forgot all about it...lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaS 3,925 Posted February 10 5 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Gaz I have a resin figure of Warsaw part pilot if you're interested to spice it up a little? . That's very kind of you, Martin! Honestly, I wanna be a diorama guy... but most of the time my interest fades pretty fast once the kit is ready. I have a bunch of figs for armor that I keep consistently putting off. That was another reason I was thinking of making a base for an in-flight model. If I do put this MiG on a base, it'll be pretty simple. Thank you kindly for your offer, Gaz 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
