dmthamade Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Great progress, Shawn!! "Ivan" is sitting pretty in the seat. The PE work in the 'pit looks nice, always impressed how some can make PE work look so good. In the vid, all other planes are red, is this the leaders aircraft? Don Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thanks Don. Yes it was the "Head Formation" ship at Tushin in 1950. I'd never seen this color scheme until the video, its still a hard one to research as very little (I've found) is out there about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 The pilot turned out nicely Shawn - a great improvement Torben Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thank you, while not "great" hes better then OOB! TorbenD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 I wanted to get the Gun tray fitted to one half of the fuse to make the build go a bit smoother. Needed a little persuasion Then onto the intake splitter, wrapped the reshaped "vanes" with some strip stock to improve fit then onto the intake lip, these tabs that protrude are visible in the opening and need to go gone filled some ejector pin marks and primed the interior I felt I needed to close off the top of the gun tray to prevent any light getting through the shell ejection ports I opened earlier. Cut to shape and prime in black Fit and glue, this will also hid more of the visible crap inside the intake Not willing to create intake trunking, and needed a "firewall" for the cockpit tub I made a bulkhead. It all fits perfectly and time to prime and start painting the intake stuff. I need to build out the IP then fit the tub, pilot/seat and stick together. Almost time to seal up the fuse! Dragon, sandokan, TorbenD and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Coming on nicely Torben Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Shawn, Just FYI, HAD models from Hungary will soon come out with a corrected MiG-15 canopy for the Trumpeter kit. I have no connection with them, but I saw this and thought you might be interested: http://hadmodels.eu/?page_id=3892&lang=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Mark that does look very nice, thanks for the link! I've got the squadron VAC replacement for mine, having never used a vac canopy before I felt this would be good experience. That said, if I mess it up I will be getting the HAD one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Vac canopies are not difficult to use, but time must be taken to test fit and not remove to much material. It just takes more time than an injected one. I use little scissors to cut excess material a bit at a time. At that point the vac part becomes very flexible so be careful when handling. Sandwich sandpaper between kit and canopy to achieve a good fit. Good luck! Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 thanks for the tip Alain! Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 And deal with it early in the build! If you find you need to make adjustments to either kit or canopy to get it to fit, you don't want to get past the point of no return before you discover this. Kev Shawn M and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 The canopy will be easier to handle if you pack it with clay before cutting it out from the sheet. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 many thanks gang! I figure once the fuse is joined together, I will address the canopy then set it aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Very nice work! FYI the tail is way off shapewise (really a lot) and there is a greymatter resin replacement Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 yeah, there is a LOT wrong with the shapes and details of the kit, I just dont feel like correcting them all lol If I were to do a serious build of the '15 I'd get the HPH kit. Alain Gadbois and blackbetty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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