1/144 Mig-21 Beta/One Man Group Build

[airdave]

I don't understand?

you went to the Modellers show...
you saw the other models...
you saw the models...
you saw the models at normal sizes...
you saw the normal modellers building normal size models...

does anyone have any of that special medicine?
Alert the CDC, we've still got a problem here!

[Don Boose]

Of course, he was only half an inch tall, so it made it difficult for him to clamber around on the tables.

Does anyone have a photo of this Twice Collima Red Star Aviation and Tractor Factory final MiG-21 build flying in formation with DrLaser's 1/100 MiG, also in DPRKAF colors, being presented to (ahem) me?

[jimkrauzlis]

I LOVE the latest build, the wonderful photos... and the hilarious posts...you guys made my day, thanks!

Cheers!
Jim

[bkensky]

wow... great work

[Texman]

As I continue to work on getting the hands/fingers/eyes to all work together in harmony,
I slowly see some improvement in my builds.

Here, I have the Mig-21 SMT by Bruno Vanhecke (like I have to say who that is ).

The SMT is NATO coded "Fishbed K", a modified -21 MF,
easily recognizable by the enlarged spine that runs almost all the way to the rudder.
The SMT stands for:

S = Sapfir (referring to the Sapfir-21/RP-22 radar).
M = Modernizirovannyy ("Modernised")
T = Toplivo ("Fuel," referring to increased fuel capacity)

Using my usual photoshop, I rescaled from 1/100 to 1/144. I then weathered
the panel lines, and lightened the center of some panels using the airbrush tool
set to a low opacity and medium flow.

I added debris deflectors to the lower front fuselage, exchanged the
exhaust for a metallic one printed on Red River silver paper. I also
added actuator housings inboard of the wing fences, as well as a metal pitot tube.
The last additions are the tire bulges on the mid fuselage section.

Underneath, I added retract actuators to the landing gear, which also
features wheel/tire assemblies from solid punched card. I also decided to
arm this aircraft. Hung under the wings are two AA-2 "Atoll" missiles outboard,
and two UB-32 air to ground rocket pods inboard.

The one thing I am still coming to grips with is the "darted"
sections of some parts of these kits. I just cannot seem to get a clean seam on them.

One day, one day.

Now, the pics.




And the scale shot



Thanks for looking.