Mig-31 from AMK in 1/48 - The grey Beast

[DocRob]

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 

[GusMac]

10 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Stunning Rob, the u/c looks as if they raided the local farm for some wheels........

That green the Soviets used always makes me think they nicked them off an old John Deere. 

Great result Rob. It's got serious presence even in 48th scale. 

[DocRob]

2 hours ago, GusMac said:

That green the Soviets used always makes me think they nicked them off an old John Deere. 

Great result Rob. It's got serious presence even in 48th scale.

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

[harv]

Great job Rob. I like it !......harv

[DocRob]

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

[DocRob]

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

[GusMac]

20 hours ago, DocRob said:

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

Maybe they only used colour blind pilots?? 

[1to1scale]

5 hours ago, GusMac said:

Maybe they only used colour blind pilots?? 

Actually, I read that the turquoise color kept pilots calm under stressful conditions.

[DocRob]

7 hours ago, 1to1scale said:

Actually, I read that the turquoise color kept pilots calm under stressful conditions.

Interesting, why only Russian cockpits are painted that way then .

Cheers Rob

[1to1scale]

On 8/18/2020 at 4:19 AM, DocRob said:

Interesting, why only Russian cockpits are painted that way then .

Cheers Rob

Because Putin says so! 

[GazzaS]

Great looking build, Rob.  Even the pilot looks great,  Love the real-light photos.  Amazing how similar it is to the MiG 25.

[DocRob]

Thanks Gaz, the Mig-25 is looking like the skinnier twin sister of the Mig-31, but I think a comparison of the measurements will point otherwise. It's a huge beast.
I will do some better real light pics soon, the last were taken while the not very light Mig threatened to get blown off the mirror by a strong wind, not optimal for a relaxed photo shooting atmosphere. 

Cheers Rob

[Jeff]

I can't imagine how much fuel those things burn................