Jasta 14 addict Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Will take a look in the stash for the nose cone and will sent it to you. Mark That would be great Mark, thank's mate for the help. I'm sure you will get it sorted, Danny. Time will tell. Thank God it's an M and not an ML/MLD. As to the latter two versions, the radome would be the least of your problems. I sure will do Erik, first i want to sort this problem out before i go further with this build. the UC bay photo shows that there is no inner rim around the edge of the wheel bay opening. The Aires resin bay is a little bit too small for the opening. If you want to go this extra mile add some strip styrene to remove the step between the resin insert and the outer skin of the model. Regards - dutik Oh ok, now i see it, thank's Dutik for this feedback, much appreciated mate Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Pm inbound for the nose Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Great stuff, guys. And I was in Germany when that crash happened. Saw it unfold in "real time" as it were. I still remember the intercepting a/c reporting "there's no pilot," which confused people even more. Are replacement noses available anywhere? I have a Flogger B that will be East German one of these days, as well as a Flogger K as yet unbuilt. Still waiting for that Cam Ranh Bay decal with the dolphin. Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Are replacement noses available anywhere? Nope, not that i know of. The Trumpeter MIG 29 nose would fit and has the right look's, so from the moment i have it at home i will start to mould it. Pm inbound for the nose Mark Thank's Mark, much appreciated mate. Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 At the moment i prepared all regarding the cockpit prior for painting. First a coat of Mr. Surfacer black, after that wheelbay's and cockpit in their respectively colors. Tomorrow i will start painting. Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Hi Guy's, yesterday i started to paint the different cockpit and wheel bay part's. First thing to do, the base color. For the wheel bay's and ejection seat i used the same color. For the cockpit i used the well know Turquoise color. Next, the detail painting of the KM-2 ejection seat. I hoped that Trumpeter included the decals regarding the text on the head-rest. And yes they did ........but..........in the wrong color I took the liberty to construct the kit's ejection seat, and i noticed that the seat cushion wasn't there?? Concluding, with the yellow text in mind that the guy's from Trumpeter used a early black KM-1 ejection seat as reference. Ok, i don't have any blue printed text to my disposal, so i decided to go one without it. Detail painting was done with Vallejo model color and Vallejo model air. After that i put a wash on the ejection seat. Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Fantastic detail and great painting, Danny. Looking forward to seeing more of this stuff! Cheers Rainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Great work, Danny. The wash looks a little heavy to my eye - might just be the photography. Would you consider a light rub with a thinner-soaked swab? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Fantastic detail and great painting, Danny. Looking forward to seeing more of this stuff! Thank's Rainer More stuff is coming your way, but at a slower rate. After 5,5 months at home, i'm going back to work on Monday. Great work, Danny. The wash looks a little heavy to my eye - might just be the photography. Would you consider a light rub with a thinner-soaked swab? Jim Thank's Jim, indeed, on the photo's the wash look's really hard. In real time it's much better. Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Today i received the Trumpeter MIG 29 nose cone from Mark (mark31). Sadly in a state which is simply said FUBAR (thank you postal services ). The part was really squeezed and cracked, with the result of losing it's nice round form. I all ready glued everything back in place, and i used the MIG 23 kit nose as a master which i putted into the MIG 29 nose to get a nice round form again. This will stay in place until i made a resin copy of it. For now, the nose is primed and will be sanded once it's dried, until it get back the original form and smoothness. To Mark, i wanted to say, sorry mate for this but i will give your nose cone back in a original state and i will cast some extra copy's for you. Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 No sorry Danny im happy that you saved it With a bit TLC this is going to turn out great Take your time u are coming a great job Mark Lars Befring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Great teamwork boys. It's looking good. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Thank's Jim. I had a bad feeling this morning when i received the package. So i will do the necessary thing to give Mark his nose cone back in a correct state. At the moment, the nose cone is back in his original state. Tomorrow i will make a mold of it. Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Finally got the mold for the MIG nose cone. I hope i can make my first casting today. Here are some pic's of the preparation to make the mold. First i made a box from plastic card. In here, the nose cone will be trapped. With plasticine i made a base to put the nose cone on, and to hold it tight. Then i made the rubber and poured it gently into the mold. You can see the air bubbles rising to the surface. After 8h00 to 24h00 the rubber mold is dryed. This will be the bottom of the mold. And the top, which is still covered by the plasticine. The plasticine will be removed, and then comes the second part of the rubber mold. The nose cone is still trapped into the mold and is filled with plasticine (sorry i forget to take pictures of it) I take two pieces of sprue and place them onto the plasticine that's in the nose cone. Again i pour some liquid rubber into the mold. When the rubber is cured i remove the plastic card from around the mold. And also remove the two sprue's. Now i have my in and outlet for the later casting. And finally, i have a two part mold for the nose cone casting. Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Danny, I'll have a copy of that if you want to knock out more than one, just let me know costs via PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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