Mig-17F Gary's repaint

[MacSongLi]

Isaac,


She looks great beside the MiG-15s. Another amazing model for your Soviet collection.


Well done!
Gary

[-Jim G]

This is a very fun thread to read through. Kudos to Isaac and Gary!

[Kevin WS]

Originally Posted by -Jim G

This is a very fun thread to read through. Kudos to Isaac and Gary!

Indeed yes! Jim is spot on!

[Isaac]

Thank you all for viewing.

it was a fun build.


The drop tanks are next



Isaac

[Isaac]

I finally got around to build the two drop tanks normally carried by the Mig-17

Here are the major assemblies



ready to install.
I will trim the two side stabilizing struts once it is fitted to the wing.





Here is a comparison with plastic tanks I got from a previous build.




Notice that the short pylon and stabilizers are much shorter than the paper version.


and installed



notice that I had to shorten the stabilizers and also relocate a bit aft to meet the wing leading edge.
The relocation is due in my opinion to the outline of the lower wing flaps ( which are too wide in my opinion and thus forced the pylon forward a bit, so I moved the struts aft to compensate ).

however, that is relatively minor issue.


Isaac

[Isaac]

here is the final model




Isaac

[MacSongLi]

WOW Isaac. That turned out perfect. She looks amazing with the drop tanks. A great build and thread. Thank you for sharing.


Gary

[Rapidtox]

A spectacular model, with a sharp finish, the cockpit is well made, only the pilot is missing.

[YOAVHOZMI]

Very nice work.
The model looks great.
Tell Gary that his painting work is excellent.

YOAV

[Erik Zwaan]

Congratulations Isaac and Gary with this outstanding result! Looking forward to see more results of your successful collaboration in the future.

Regards,
Erik