Yaks cross kitted MiG 15 UTI 'Midget' in 1/32 scale

[Ian M]

You are doing a great job Tony. A most interesting build to follow.

Ian M

[flyjoe180]

Super work Tony, it really is looking like a MiG now.

[yak face]

Hi al , despite not getting in the shed much lately ive managed to get a bit more done on the pit. The area behind the rear seat has had the canopy sliding rails added and the lightening holes drilled .Ive added a piece of plastic card to form the rear bulkhead behind the seat and this will be filled with milliput . At the front Ive been detailing the coaming over the instrument panel with fuse wire to represent the canopy demisting rails that run around the inside bottom edge of the canopy. The rear cockpit has also has this . On top of the coaming I added the air vent pipe and used pleated wine foil to simulate the folded up blind flying cover . The gunsight has had the over thick reflector lenses cut off to be replaced with clear acetate and a fuse wire cable added. Although you cant see it much in the pics Ive made some rear canopy sliding rails from plastic strip ,wine foil side rail pieces and fixed the clear acetate rear cockpit wind deflector. This has a pair of explosive pistons to jettison the canopy in the event of an ejection and i made these from plastic rod ,fuse wire and strips of Tamiya tape . The picture from the reference book shows what I'm trying to recreate , its a bit of a long winded process but the cockpit is such a noticeable area on the model I wanted to get it as detailed as possible. Heres the pics thanks for sticking with this slow burner , cheers tony

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[papa 695]

Nice to see you back, and back on this one Tony. Loving the work your doing on this

[Gern]

Excellent work so far Tony, but you forgot to drill the holes in the top of the demister rails! I'm sure you used to include that kind of detail in your 1/144 builds

Gern

[flyjoe180]

Good looking progress Tony.

[Guest]

Looking great Tony,you're doing some excellent surgery on this!

[Guest]

Well done Tony, squeezing the last drop of detail as usual I see. Cheers mate Derek

[yak face]

Excellent work so far Tony, but you forgot to drill the holes in the top of the demister rails! I'm sure you used to include that kind of detail in your 1/144 builds Gern

I was actually considering how to make the holes Dave! but then common sense got the better of me , I might just represent them with black dots using a pen! Cheers Tony

[yak face]

Thanks everyone for the positive comments and for sticking with one of the slowest builds ive ever done!!! cheers tony

[tr1ckey66]

Wow, this is a proper kit carvery!

Sorry Tony, I've only just caught up with this thread and I have to say I'm impressed. Great surgical skills, super office detail and masterful skills with the putty, plastic, fuse wire, acetate... Etc, etc!

Quality stuff

Paul

[Guest]

Just came across this one.

Impressive details here Tony and excellent build as usual.

I will follow with interest.

Francesco

[yak face]

Little bit more progress in the cockpit. Ive sanded and given the first coat of grey to the area behind the rear seat (thats why it looks a bit streaky in the pics) , ive also added the top of the guide rails for the ejector seat. The coaming area over the front instrument panel has also been painted , as has the folded blind flying canvas and gunsight , the blind flying hood receiving a wash to highlight the details .The gunsight has had the two lenses stuck on and the front one tinted with Tamiya x19 Smoke and (just for you Dave! ) ive depicted the holes in the windscreen demister bars using a black fineliner pen. The two canopy jettison rams have been painted and are ready for sticking on either side of the wind deflector screen. Ive also been making good the edges of the canopies that were cut shorter by adding a frame using aluminium foil tape , adding rivets by making indents using the end of a needle file. The prominent plate round the bottom of the front screen has been made from plastic card and fitted , all that needs doing in this area now is to fit the screen and make good the join . Once all this work in the cockpit is done I can get things moving a bit faster,, heres some pics , cheers tony

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[flyjoe180]

That is looking great Tony, lots of detail in there.

[Gern]

You gotta admit it looks better though Tony! Cracking work so far.

Gern