Gary ( aka MacSongLi ) and I are continuing our collaboration in the repainting of certain models we own. Gary is the artist, renderer, artist. I provide technical input. The kudos however are all Gary's!
This time it is a Mig-17 Gary rendered in bare metal, but to look like it has been on the ground for a while and stains are accumulating and streaking downwards.
I have build many Mig-15s ( see my Mig marathon thread )
Mig-15 marathon
as well as Mig-17/Lim 5 and 6.
However, we decided on a more realistic natural metal look when compared to previous offering by Hobby Model company and others.
The basis for this repaint is the Model-Kom Shenyang J-5
which is the Chinese built version of the Mig-17F. This model was designed by a fellow modeler and contributor named "Fitter"
The J-5 version is of a North Vietnamese colors. I got to see those closely while in Hanoi in 2013 along with Yu san.
This design was selected as a good model that is relatively simple yet offers a good looking and relatively accurate looking model.
Details soon
Isaac