Guest Peterpools Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 John WOW! You really came a long way and the Mig's NMF and markings look spot on. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 That is looking Sierra Hotel! I love MiG-15s. Tim W. mywifehatesmodels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Well, I'm calling this done, with the exception of the base. There's plenty of touch-ups to do, but no amount of fixing is really going to make this into what I hoped it would be. That's my own fault, as I've kind of lost the enthusiasm on this one. I have too many other projects calling right now, so I'm just going to finish up the base as soon as possible and move on. Here are some preliminary pics from the bench and I'll try to get some outdoor photos at some point (not sure if the little base will be big enough for realistic looking outdoor shots, but I'm going to give it a try. And here's the start of the base. The first application of my spackle/white glue/water mix is almost dry. I pressed the lines in with a ruler to represent the concrete sections that will be the tarmac and I will be putting ground/grass on the sides. I'll post pics when I get the base done and get it outside. Thanks for checking in!! John D.B. Andrus and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 John Congrats on a build so very well done and looking at all that needed to be overcome ... aces on the build :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Well buddy, pulled another one out ! She looks good considering.......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Thanks, guys! It's overcast today, so I figured it would be a good time to take some outdoor pics. Still working on the display base, though. So, I used my normal photo base for these pics. And a few with the contrast cranked up a bit... Shaka HI, scvrobeson and Kendzior 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Here's the base after the initial sanding. I had some low spots that I had to fill in afterwards and they're drying right now. These smaller spots should dry much faster than the larger initial application, which took all night. Cheers! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Nice! Makes me want to get back to my own -15 all that much more. mywifehatesmodels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Nice! Makes me want to get back to my own -15 all that much more. Thanks, Kevin. Do it, because I can't wait to see it finished! Here's one more for a sense of scale. I was going to do this outside, when I took the other photos, but the cold and increasing wind kind of put a hurry on things! Thanks again, John Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Whole new perspective on size John ! Makes your work more better ! And Kevin, yes, you need to get back to it !......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Fantastic build John! I'll use yours as a template when i get around to my baby Mig Matt mywifehatesmodels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looks great John! Makes me want to take a stab at some 1/72 ... Jim mywifehatesmodels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Excellent work, John! And it's so tiny! How can you see stuff that small? Cheers, D.B. mywifehatesmodels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Thanks, everyone! Fantastic build John! I'll use yours as a template when i get around to my baby Mig Matt Matt, I would love to see what you can do with it. Just be careful with the fit of the cockpit, especially how it relates to the intake splitter and the gun cover panel on the "chin". I would recommend maybe even taking a similar approach as Kevin is doing with his 1/32 Mig 15, just to be sure everything fits/looks as it should. Excellent work, John! And it's so tiny! How can you see stuff that small? Cheers, D.B. Well, D.B., I really can't. As nice as this kit is for the scale, I think I have reaffirmed my reasoning for abandoning 1/72 to begin with. I don't foresee myself doing anything else in this scale again, unless it pays very well. I've been working on the base, off and on, today. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to even get on photobucket, much less upload any pics. I've run into some hurdles with that, as well. The various grays that I wanted to use were not cooperating with me. I think I've got it to an acceptable start, but it didn't go quite according to plan. I'll post pics and give a better explanation when I'm able to . For now, I'm just going to keep chipping away at it. The taxiway/tarmac section is mostly complete. Now, I just have to weather it, then start adding the ground work along the sides and I'm contemplating adding some small sprouts of grass, here and there, in the seams between the "concrete" sections. We'll see how it goes. Thanks again to everyone for the kind words. I greatly appreciate it. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Very nice effect! mywifehatesmodels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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