Eduard 1/144 Mig-21MF

[Elm City Hobbies]

My entry into the Aircraft category.



I will be doing the Egyptian version of this kit (should have taken a pic of the back of the box)

 

[nicholassagan]

Very cool! This and the SMT dual kit were on my list, too. Are you going to use and PE? Also, those Egyptian markings are the coolest look for this craft...

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

Very cool! This and the SMT dual kit were on my list, too. Are you going to use and PE? Also, those Egyptian markings are the coolest look for this craft...

There is no PE that come in the 1/144 kits, least mine doesn't have any.

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

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Not much to it. Would have been nice of Eduard to include a pilot figure for those of us that plan on building it wheels up. May have to see if I can find a 1/144 pilot in one of my other kits.

 

[spud]

now i know you should at least finish that!

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

now i know you should at least finish that!

One would hope! LOL

 

[nicholassagan]

lotta good detail in that little kit!! good luck!

 

[TRM]

Another fine kit Scott!! WOW, I might loose that one on the bench!! Grabbing some popcorn to watch the build!!

 

[Glorfindel]

Scott pulling some double duty. I like it!

 

[The Model Dude]

Wow, that is a nice looking kit considering the size of the plane. I may be learning a bit about working with small parts in this build!

 

[adampolo13]

You done yet?

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

You done yet?

Nope, not even started on this one. Spent the day away from the house at a model meeting, with $600+ in sales to boot. Beats sitting at home build a model any day! ;D ;D

 

[Junkie]

Nice. Not in Moncton was it? Nice lil kit.

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

Yeah the MASA meeting was today, they had a little mini show at the meeting. Once I get the pics uploaded I will throw up a link in the Model Show section.

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

OK, now since the Coyote is buily and just awaiting paint, I went ahead and started on this little puppy.

Tiny bubbles....all I see are tiny bubbles....ahem....I mean tiny cockpit.

Xacto #11 blade for scale effect.



Yes, I painted the instruments



Fuselage halves together.





Even at this scale, Eduard gives us detail on the burner can. Just a simple Vallejo steel with a dark grey wash to bring out the detail, which of course the flash on the camera makes disappear. It's there, honest!



Now....I want to pose this in flight, and while I have quite a few 1/144 aircraft in my stash, they all either have no pilots, or the pilots are molded into their seats (and very poorly I might add), so I found this guy (and his other brother Darrell), in the Cyber Hobby 1/200 Vulcan kit.

Problem is...he is 1/200, while the Mig is 1/144. He does look a tad small, but fits very well. What do you think? Worth using? Or too small for the scale? I hate seeing an aircraft in flight and no one is at the wheel.

 

[Grendels]

I would use him, by the time you get the canopy up, you won't be able to tell he is a tad small.

 

[java]

Nice!,i agree with Grendels the pilot looks fine.

 

[nicholassagan]

WOW! you painted the instrument panels! ha!

as for the pilot, try a booster seat!

 

[ModelMakerMike]

DANG! That is tiny!!!!
Great work!
Apparently, you have a good camera for Macro work!

 

[Quaralane]

I agree on the excellent camera work to show us that tiny detail.

At that size, I'd say you could fit a small piece of card on his bottom, and that would make him fit the cockpit just fine.
My last couple of 1/144 builds have gotten N-scale figures used, so I know how you feel