GazzaS Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 Hi Everyone, Gonna be a OOB build. Hope you enjoy sharing it with me. First... Some motivation: Stay Tuned! Gaz 4
Bomber_County Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 Is that one of those mug thingies..........where’s the propellers......... 3
GazzaS Posted February 1, 2019 Author Posted February 1, 2019 Thank you for the enthusiasm. Be advised, there is a guest commentator who will appear from time to time. Cockpit is pretty simple. Q-tip supplied for size comparison. No seat belts or pilot supplied. I stained the seats to show wear, but it's not easy to see under the bleaching power of my benchtop light. When I was using online pictures to help paint the cockpit, it became readily apparent that there were multiple cockpit configurations. It says on box: 'Kit faithfully represents prototype'. In the end I got tired of trying to get the side panels perfect. The IP is made from 7 decals. Most are in groupings of three. Now a short message from our guest commentator: Thanks for looking! Gaz 6
GusMac Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Cockpit looks great. Given how small the canopy is I'm not sure how much will be seen anyway. 4
GazzaS Posted February 1, 2019 Author Posted February 1, 2019 2 hours ago, GusMac said: Cockpit looks great. Given how small the canopy is I'm not sure how much will be seen anyway. Thank you! You're right, mate. I'm not sure that the canopy is any larger than the average WWII fighter's canopy. I wonder if the Soviet's were up to the point where they could launch missiles at an unseen enemy 14 miles away like a lot of US stuff was. Gaz 4
Martinnfb Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Gaz I have nice resin seat for you, need your addy. 3
Ivan Ivanovich Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 6 hours ago, GazzaS said: (...) You're right, mate. I'm not sure that the canopy is any larger than the average WWII fighter's canopy. I wonder if the Soviet's were up to the point where they could launch missiles at an unseen enemy 14 miles away like a lot of US stuff was. (...) With a mix of R-40RD, R-40TD and R-60M missiles, a MiG-25PD/PDS can shoot down almost everything within ranges between 250 and 40.000+ metres. For example F/A-18 sized targets - head-on from a distance of, let's say, 14.6 miles. Like many of its western contemporaries, e.g. F-106A, Lightning F.2/F.6/F.3 et al, the MiG-25 was conceived to intercept and destroy bomber-sized targets beyond visual range within a well-established GCI radar station network in the shortest possible time. Fuselages with smallish cockpits were optimised for speed. Ergonomics were only of secondary importance. 6
HubertB Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 On 1/31/2019 at 10:40 PM, Martinnfb said: I Will follow with interest To do that, you’ll need at least a SR-71, or another MiG-25 ... Just my Hubert 6
GazzaS Posted February 3, 2019 Author Posted February 3, 2019 Funny! 13 hours ago, HubertB said: To do that, you’ll need at least a SR-71, or another MiG-25 ... Just my Hubert 3
Martinnfb Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 14 hours ago, HubertB said: To do that, you’ll need at least a SR-71, or another MiG-25 ... Just my Hubert 4
Ivan Ivanovich Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 Manlier than Putin? Angela Merkel maybe... 3
GazzaS Posted February 4, 2019 Author Posted February 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Ivan Ivanovich said: Manlier than Putin? Angela Merkel maybe... I doubt it. When she went though customs on a recent visit to Greece, and they asked her "occupation?" she said: "Nein, just visiting" Sorry... couldn't resist. Gaz 3
GazzaS Posted February 15, 2019 Author Posted February 15, 2019 Comrades... er I mean fellow modellers! Socialist Republic of Alberta postal system comes through in record time. Resin seat arrived today! Thank you, Martin! Gaz 5
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 21, 2019 Administrators Posted February 21, 2019 Martin is the man! He has many little tricks.... 2
IainMackayDall Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 "If you don't stop asking me if we are nearly there yet, I will turn this bus round; and none of you will get to see Salisbury cathedral. Do you hear me?" 4
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