Uncarina Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) I almost never work on two kits at once, especially when they are big. However, I simply could not wait to share the other build I have been working on, the Slovakian MiG-29AS in digital camouflage. I have had the Trumpeter MiG-29A kit for several years now and have collected some aftermarket: Scale-Pro Digital Camouflage Stencils Quickboost Nosecone Quickboost Ejection Seat Eduard Cockpit Set Eduard Canopy Mask Mastermodel Pitot Tube Tamiya "Bird Slicers" IFF antennae I could be mistaken (certainly not the first time), but I believe the aircraft has the following paint: FS 36375 FS 36493 FS 36081 My references are all online, but include Seans epic work: As well as Martins of course: Unfortunately the photos are gone from the latter, but I still have learned a lot! I will be making some corrections, and wanted to start with these so that I haven't invested a lot of time and effort in the build if they do not work out. So far my main areas of focus is on the upper fuselage: --To extend the LERX forward I have scored plastic inside the upper fuselage forward and behind the gun port and bent it out. When fitted to the lower fuselage this creates a gap which I will address with plastic shims, then sand the profile to shape and rescribe --The curved line below the cockpit is a actually two overlapping planes, so I've sanded the upper part to accentuate this and make this section more vertical --The dorsal spine should be rounder in profile, so I've sanded it back with a slight bulge at the APU --The upper bulges for the engines are anemic and too angular. I will be adding Tamiya putty, sand, and scribe. Anyway, here are the photos: My subject aircraft Cheers, Tom Edited May 17, 2020 by Uncarina Out2gtcha, scvrobeson, Madmax and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Aw man, another killer project! Looking forward to what you do with this one! THOR Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 You're a braver man than me, very much looking forward to following along, Tom. Out2gtcha, Martinnfb and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: You're a braver man than me, very much looking forward to following along, Tom. +2! A LOT braver than I Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Thank you! This will be a backburner build for the time being, but this airframe is so cool on so many levels I find it hard to stay away. Cheers, Tom Edited April 26, 2020 by Uncarina Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Oh cool..................................a jet! Dan Martinnfb and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 lordy lordy! thats a project and a half! Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 26 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: +2! A LOT braver than I Now Brian, I do not know about that! The magic you've performed with foiling is just one example of something I find courageous in the extreme. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Phartycr0c said: lordy lordy! thats a project and a half! I know, I know. But I think it is eminently more doable than the BAE Lightning build that resides unfinished on my Shelf of Doom! Cheers, Tom Phartycr0c and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Nice, nice nice ! As you may already know Tom, there is a cockpit set available from coldwar studio. It does fix a whole bunch of canopy related discrepancies. Lothar, Uncarina and jgrease 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Thanks Martin! I thought the set was just a cockpit upgrade but hadn’t realized it does more than that. Time to do some research! Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Ok, looks like it won’t be available for shipping, but it looks great! Something to keep an eye on for sure. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Madmax, Lothar, Kais and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Uncarina Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Oh those look just so good! Thanks Martin! Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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