dora9 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I modified the opening when I built mine. Flatened the area just aft of it. Tony T, Martinnfb, Menelaos and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Well done! Nice you noticed that detail. Egypt? dora9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Yes, I love those big orange panels! Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 Hi all! Here is an update on the progress of the corrections to the MiG-21 fuselage. The length is now correct and the cuts filed with Apoxie Sculpt. Most important, the front has been deepened and widened to get the correct shape. Careful study of MANY photos was essential for this, in addition the the measurements. The spine has been removed completely, in order to correct the height for this part, which is off quite a bit. As a bonus, it will be easy to make more variants, such as the PFM, BIS and SMT. Here is a close up of the nose section, with intake ring in place. You can see how the part fits in place precisely with the fuselage. The auxilliary intake doors have the correct shape, but the radius of the curve is too small, so it will be modified. All scribed detail will be completely removed and the whole fuselage will be redone correctly. Studying the plans, measures and photos, I noticed the front airbrakes are inaccurate in shape, length and actual position on the fuselage. After thinking about the problem, I figured it will be easier to just replace the bays completely, still using the corrected kit airbrakes. This is a lot of work, but I think it is worth it as the resulting parts will be much more accurate and I am sure it will be quite noticeable on the finished kit. Regards, Alain My thoughts with you and your family André. Paul in Napier, Tony T, Gazzas and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 Hi all! A bit more progress on the airbrakes I can show. After cutting out the kit plastic, the right hand part is put in place. Apoxie Sculpt is added to fill the gaps and sanded. Also the radius of the aux. air intake is corrected with a bit of epoxy paste in each corner and shaped with a suitable section of round brass tubing. There is no detail inside the airbrake bays yet, but it will added at a later step. You can see how much closer the airbrake is to the centerline after modifications. At this point, the other airbrake bay is already in place and some initial sanding around it is done. I must check both fuselage sections to be sure the surface is smooth and regular. Thanks for watching! Alain Menelaos, blackbetty, Martinnfb and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Very impressive work Alain. Martinnfb and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Nice rework Alain. Finishing off a -21F-13 with rebuilt inner windshield and gunsight and a trompe l'oeil inlet, but the fuselage is as-is. I've found it to be a pig of a kit but it does scrub up well. Tony Martinnfb and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcatfreak Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Great work Alain Martinnfb and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Very impressive! I would have a hard time still having a fuselage that didn't noodle back and forth after all that cutting and re-positioning. Martinnfb and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Should we move this to the WiP forum now, Alain? Kev Trak-Tor and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 Thank you all! very much appreciated! On 11/22/2018 at 4:19 AM, Gazzas said: Very impressive work Alain. On 11/22/2018 at 6:11 AM, Tony T said: Nice rework Alain. Finishing off a -21F-13 with rebuilt inner windshield and gunsight and a trompe l'oeil inlet, but the fuselage is as-is. I've found it to be a pig of a kit but it does scrub up well. Tony 20 hours ago, Tomcatfreak said: Great work Alain 9 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: Very impressive! I would have a hard time still having a fuselage that didn't noodle back and forth after all that cutting and re-positioning. That's why I used a jig to keep things aligned. Not perfect but not too much work to get a smooth exterior surface. I was not planning to keep any engraved detail so nothing to worry about sanding with some energy. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 9 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Should we move this to the WiP forum now, Alain? Kev Since there isn't much discussion anymore about the lenght of the kit, but there is a lot of work in progress going on, I guess it is OK to change to the other forum. Alain Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 6 hours ago, Alain Gadbois said: Since there isn't much discussion anymore about the lenght of the kit, but there is a lot of work in progress going on, I guess it is OK to change to the other forum. Alain Done! Kev Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Hey Alain, any progress on this project? Cheers Martin phasephantomphixer, Alain Gadbois, Rockie Yarwood and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Inquiring minds want to know... Rockie Yarwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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