Marks mig 21mf Slovakia

[Mark1]

So time for a new build . Eduard 1:48 mig 21mf profipack.

If this builds anything like their 1:72 goes together then im going to enjoy this one.
Made a start on wheel housings and the engine. Wheel housings are nicely detailed as the rest of the kit generally is, the exhaust was lacking a bit though so ive had a go and started adding a bit of detail, using 1mm half round rod cut to length and glued around the inside, more to do yet but its a start.what i am trying to replicate is the darker green inner section,the lighter green colour is the grey nozzle or petals i think there called :thinking: on the bottom picture

[Tim Marlow]

Looks good. I’ve got one of these in another boxing so I’ll keep an eye on this Mark….

[Steve-the-Duck]

MiG-21s always worth the price of admission

[rickoshea52]

You won’t regret building this kit, except maybe wishing you’d done one already. Great kits to build.

My build thread is here if you are interested - https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threa...g-21-mf.26350/

[yak face]

Great choice mark , its a fantastic kit , I did this scheme for the mig 21 GB we had ages back but I used the Weekend boxing . I found it a superb kit , very precise fit in places , so much so that you have to be careful not to get any paint on the mating edges as this is enough to make a difference . Looking forward to seeing this one again , cheers tony

[Mark1]

Cheers for looking in chaps :thumb2:
Nice build rick and cheers for the heads up Tony the 1/72 was a great kit.

[Mark1]

So i have finished off the end of the exhaust by adding a ring of 0.5mm rod to cover the end of the added strips and given it a metal finish something resembling the photo.
And a pic with the nozzle on, tricky to get a decent picture due to the lighting and the gloss finish.

[Mark1]

Most of the interior painted apart from the seat, PE instrument panels to fit and the exhaust done not that youll see much of it

[yak face]

Great work mark , just been looking back at my build and one thing I found was that it helps to add the two bulkheads in the middle after youve glued the fuselage together as its easy to get them slightly off centre , which would cause problems getting the seam tight . Also dont cement the exhaust assembly for the same reason , it will stay in place unglued . Hope this helps , cheers tony

[Mark1]

Great work mark , just been looking back at my build and one thing I found was that it helps to add the two bulkheads in the middle after youve glued the fuselage together as its easy to get them slightly off centre , which would cause problems getting the seam tight . Also dont cement the exhaust assembly for the same reason , it will stay in place unglued . Hope this helps , cheers tony

Cheers Tony :thumb2:

[papa 695]

Just pulled up my chair Mark, a very nice start so far.

[Mark1]

Just pulled up my chair Mark, a very nice start so far.

Thanks Ian although you might be better off with a sofa bed time it takes me to finish anything lol

[Mark1]

Cockpit as sorted as its gonna get and the fusalge halves have now become one.

[Steve-the-Duck]

Looks great. How did you get the 'squiggle' effect in the blue?

[Mark1]

Looks great. How did you get the 'squiggle' effect in the blue?

Thats the coloured photo etch, just how it looks close up