Piero Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 ... and now all together!!! Fuselage is completed with the two vertical tails. The extensions with the chaff launchers has been reshaped and detailed using stripes of plasticard and pieces of PE. As you can see flaps&slats are fitted too: the positions of the all the mobile surfaces has been referred to many photos of the MiG-29A when is parked. It's curious that the flaps are in neutral position, the control surfaces are a little bit in up position and the slats are a little bit in down position... why the control surfaces are a little bit up in both the wings?... with the engines turned off of course. ... Landrotten Highlander, alain11, Greg W and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Piero said: why the control surfaces are a little bit up in both the wings? The only thing I can think of is that they are hydraulically actuated, and the way the hydraulics are connected means that additional oil pressure is generated by gravity which in the lines of the control surfaces mean they are being pushed upwards. if that makes sence ? Martinnfb and Piero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Wow! Time to bring all that hard work to life with some paint........ Cheers Bevan Piero and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) nearly close to put on some paint... but still some work to do. The airbrake has been put on in closed position. The actuators has been reshaped and detailed too. Some details has been added to the IP cover. The HUD frame is there but still no glass, this will be added after the painting phase. A very nice surprise were the plastic under-wing pylons: I was worried of the amount of work I should done because these parts in the M and K versions are wrong in shape and details. Instead, in this box the pylons are almost correct in shape and details... so a little work here and the job is done! Now its time to paint the cockpit area and the frame inside the windshield. CIAO! Piero Edited February 19, 2021 by Piero johncrow, Uncarina, spartacus2000 and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Superb work - I love the Fulcrum Martinnfb and Piero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Nice work mate! Cheers Alan Martinnfb and Piero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Moving on the cockpit... I've painted the area over the IP and added the glasses of the HUD. I have no pic but I've already painted the inside of the front windshield: the color is not black as I supposed it was but instead is light grey as the rest of the cockpit. CIAO! Piero LSP_Kevin, johncrow, Greg W and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale_artisan Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Hi Piero, You have done a very thorough and at the same time interesting work on that Mig and I was wondering if you have thought about what sort of weathering you will apply on the model. For example, did the Polish Air Force colours had the tendency to weather really fast and how well were these preserved by the maintenance crew? The reason why I'm asking you this is because I am also in the process of finishing a Mig-29 (No. 10, "Blue"), though in smaller scale (Italeri 1/72) and I was wondering what sort of weathering I should apply. Many thanks! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Scale_artisan said: Hi Piero, You have done a very thorough and at the same time interesting work on that Mig and I was wondering if you have thought about what sort of weathering you will apply on the model. For example, did the Polish Air Force colours had the tendency to weather really fast and how well were these preserved by the maintenance crew? The reason why I'm asking you this is because I am also in the process of finishing a Mig-29 (No. 10, "Blue"), though in smaller scale (Italeri 1/72) and I was wondering what sort of weathering I should apply. Many thanks! Hi, early Polish MiG-29As were ex-Czech machines that retaines the original 4-tones camouflage for some years until they went to the overhaul maintenance where they were repainted in greys shades. The original 4-tones camouflage of the Fulcrums was not keept very well. The PAF's maintenance crews overpainted the Czech's roundels with blochs of Dark Green over the wings on on the vertical tails. Under the wings they applied some Light Blue Grey, used on the side of the jet air intakes too. And then applied the Polish markings. So the camouflage got a heavy fading over the years until they were repainted. CIAO! Piero Paul in Napier and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale_artisan Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Thanks Piero. I guess I need to apply some short of weathering to my model. It is the "Blue 10", the one that was presented back in 1988 at the Farnborough Airshow. The problem is that there are not a lot of photos that show this aircraft in actual service and therefore I am limited on what weathering effects I can apply or, how fast the two colours of the paint scheme have weathered. What I do know is that the Soviet colours tended to fade very fast. Anyhow, many thanks again for your help Piero. CIAO! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Hello, the windshield has been glued to the fuselage: the fitting of this part is really good. Unfortunately I have no photo of this step... Then I've spent a good amount of time to clean all the plastic parts to prepare for the painting phase. The clear part of the windshield has been masked using Tamiya's yellow tape and some Maskol to seal the cockpit area. Now I'm ready to paint it!!! First layer is a coat of Tamiya X-18 Semi-Gloss Black: this has been sprayed in two thin layers with a pass of very fine grane sanding sponge between the painting layers and... wow... that's a MiG-28!!! Next step is spray a random pattern of Very Light Grey, Gunze H338 in this case, trying to stay inside the panels but without worrying... here she is with the marbled effect on. Tomorrow I'll start with the real camouflage... Hurray!!! CIAO! Piero johncrow, Paul in Napier, Neo and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 A little step before the camouflage... I sprayed some pure white inside the main panels to highlights these areas. An hint for the camouflage colors... CIAO! Piero Greg W, Landrotten Highlander, johncrow and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Wow great work on your Mig all round! Love everything you‘ve done to her! Cheers, Marcel Piero and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Thanks guys! Here the first two camouflage colors sprayed: these are Gunze H44 and H312 thinned with Tamiya's Thinner Yellow cap. Here the masking using Patafix's rolls and Tamiya's Yellow Tape. CIAO! Piero LSP_Kevin, IvanVasili, Alex and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I cant wait for each post.You have a "style" that at I admire. When you changed the shape of upper engine nacelles I thought " this guys crazy" but you made it look easy. Cant wait to see more. Edited March 1, 2021 by Hemi Piero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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