Attention to detail as we expect from you Tony, nice work.
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Hey Tony
Another of your builds that has slipped by me.
This is looking great. I love your 'more obscure' kits then certainly make for interesting builds and this one definitely falls into that category. The details and your knowledge on the subject is excellent.
Looking forward to seeing another Cold War jet real soon.
Quality stuff
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Cheers joe and Paul , yes its certainly a bit obscure. Not strictly a cold war jet though Paul , it only entered service around 1990 and its still in service with the chinese navy air force (PLANAF) today , so more 'bamboo curtain' than cold war! thanks for looking in , more progress today hopefully , cheers tonyComment
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Looking good Joe nice start, bit high-tec for me iff it ant in the box TUFF lol.
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Nice work there so far Tony this seems to be coming along nicely.
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Lovely work so far Tony, coming together nicely.
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I'll have that with noodles....................
Looking good, love the attention to detail!
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Bit more done today , the scoops are all on including a further 2 under the tail . The fin under the tail is on too and also the AOA vane housing on the side of the nose. Ive fixed the canopy , this just needing a smear of Vallejo acrylic putty round the edges of the front part then its ready for primer. The scheme I'm doing it in is white all over , this being a tricky one as its always difficult to get a realistic finish with such a scheme . Too clean and it looks toy like , too weathered and it looks really mucky , too heavy on the panel line wash and it looks like a technical drawing - its a bit like goldilocks and the three bears , its got to be just right! The thing I'm aiming for is a mix of all three ,so I reckon a grey primer base with black pre shading ,then mist on the white till it looks right. I probably wont bother with a panel line wash , even a pale one would probably look OTT , just highlighting the control surface hinge lines should be enough. cheers tony
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It's Tony's build JohnOriginally posted by \
Reckon you have the colour sorted Tony. Agree with the panel lines etc, even on BMF panel washes seem to emphasise the 'toy look' too much especially in smaller scales. A light grey wash might be the way to go if it needs it at all?Comment
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My mistake Tony. Im not really that familiar with Chinese jets but the look of this aircraft certainly belongs to another era (although I'm sure the Chinese have made improvements on the Classic Mig design). The details you're adding are definitely giving this model a lift and are turning this into a very'busy' build.Cheers joe and Paul , yes its certainly a bit obscure. Not strictly a cold war jet though Paul , it only entered service around 1990 and its still in service with the chinese navy air force (PLANAF) today , so more 'bamboo curtain' than cold war! thanks for looking in , more progress today hopefully , cheers tony
White schemes can be tricky and you're right to keep the weathering and panel lining minimal.
Looking forward to this. If it's anything like your last build it will be very, very cool.
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No need to apologise Paul , it certainly is based on an iconic cold war jet the MiG 21 F-13 , but the tangled story of how the chinese came to this aircraft starting with the original MiG 21 F-13 licence produced as the F-7 is fascinating. The original F-7 was just a straight copy , the F-7 I made improvements to hydraulic systems and quality , further improvements were made for the F-7 II mainly to avionics and the canopy and ejector seat. The F-7 III was a different thing altogether being a copy of the MiG 21 MF ,with different nose,fuselage etc but this wasnt very successful . The next development saw the F-7 E with new wing and engine , then the F-7G improved the canopy again .It all spans about 30 + years and shows that an old design can still be effective today. cheers tonyOriginally posted by \Comment
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You have to give the Chinese their due credit, they have proven that they can reverse engineer and redevelop existing airframes into more capable machines. They only stopped building the J-7 in 2013 I just read! 30 years sounds like a long time, but when you think of the first 4th generation US fighters, the F-15 and F-16 in particular have been around since the 1970s. Amazing really.Comment
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Wonky pre-shading on , theres a few bits where the airbrush decided to start spluttering as well , but hopefully it wont show after the white goes on , cheers tony
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Coming together nicely Tony
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Latest progress- Ive used Model air White for the top coat , misted on with 2 or 3 coats , the pre shading just showing through . Its just drying now , is it just me or does anyone else find model air takes a few days to dry properly ? When I did the paint on my Mig 15 uti that was the same but I just put that down to it being a metallic , but this is the same.Anyways its getting left for a few days so I cracked on with the undercarriage. The main U/C legs werent very detailed so i had to add some brake lines from fuse wire and the prominent scissor type attachment for the bottom section of the gear doors. The nose wheel leg has had lines added too but with black coloured beading wire .The pics in the reference book show the effect I'm after. Cheers tony
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