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Trumpeter MIG-15 Red Falcons....but a Blue Red Falcon- Done 3/1/18


Shawn M

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Nice going ! Great choice for the BG, and thanks for that film, just loved it! That pilot is hilarious! I think he's in a hurry to land close to the nearest toilet! With all that nice photoetch, you could use a better figure. I'm thinking of a Hase Bf 109 pilot. About the same look as soviet pilot of the times.

Alain

Note: I just checked the film with more attention and those pilots appear to wear Luftwaffe summer helmets!

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I thought so too Alain, they are straight outta MIG-3 or BF-109s!

 

But I decided to hack up a pilot.

 

While not "perfect", he'll do.

 

Start by disarming him ;)

 

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then using some 1/32 ANCIENT Hasegawa Zero Pilot arms (dude MUST have been the hulk on the side), I chopped, filed and sanded till the fit. Including his left hand being removed to be at a better angle.

I still need to carve more detail in, add belts, etc but this is a much better base to work from.

 

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Very nice start!!     Its a cool looking scheme for sure. It just sounds so funny with the red and blue in the same title.   Good luck on this one, I foiled mine, but in the end it was probably one of the worst fitting kits I have ever put together.

 

Im not sure if you have a plan for the canopy/windscreen, but IIRC, its pretty off in the Trumpy kit. I also seem to recall a vac canopy made..............maybe by Squadron?    Anyway, good luck and looking forward to more progress! 

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From what I can see, the wing to fuse fit is going to be.....unique.....

 

 

It is. Just look out for the wing to fuse joint at the front/leading edge wing root. Its a tough spot on the Trumpy Mig-15, and you can easily sand down that area way too far (ask me how I know!

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Ok, pilot done and mated to ejection seat!

 

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original pilot vs. mine

 

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cockpit tub done, will add stick when I add the pilot

 

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jetpipe painted up, hard to photograph the effect I achieved

 

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currently working on aligning the jetpipe (base attach point) into the fuse.

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pilot completed

 

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For the inflight support, I cut the tail of the jet pipe off, added a bulkhead drill for a dowl and rod, then reattached.

Getting it in the right centered position was critical to ensure the tailpipe was in the right spot and on the centerline of the airframe.

 

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mig'on a stick

 

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