WIP - 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF (x2)

[doogsatx/]

Between the 1/32 Jug and 109, I've got two pretty substantial projects on the bench. So I decided to crack into Eduard's 1/144 MiG-21MF Dual Combo. I've had a crazy itch to play with some lawn darts lately, and these qualify without dumping me into another crazy-involved build. They'll be done light, fast, and out of the box.



As for paint schemes...I'll be doing the following Czech and Polish schemes.





It'll be fun masking the camoflage off on something that's the size of a business card



So...off to the races! First up - painting the cockpit. Using some color PE out of a 1/48 MiG-21 as a reference point, I mixed up the interior blue-green using Tamiya Sky Blue and Yellow.



Extricated the various cockpit parts from the main sprues and got some paint on them.



Also began the detail work with Vallejo Light Gray and Black Gray on the ejection seats.

[deafpanzer]

WOW! Looks like another fun build to follow. I dig the camo work you have chosen for this... good luck!

[Deleted]

Doog,you said this would be quick,so I'll just stand at the back and watch!!...Second thoughts...better push to the front,so's I can see what you're doing!!! ;D ...Interesting to see how these come out in 1/144

[Deleted]

Fantastic choice Doog, I love these kits, can't wait to see what you do with them

[venom1]

Looking good Doog, I have heard some great things about these kits, so I will be ken to see how they turn out!

Pretty sweet so far!

Cheers,

Sam

[modelfreak72]

Dam! 1/144 has come along way from the old revell 144 squadron! Looking good Doog!

[bullardino]

Nice start. That blue is absolutely convincing

[venom1]

Just noticed my previous post. I won't be "ken". Or anyone else. Just me.

Bring on the MiG!! ;D

Cheers,

Sam

[doogsatx/]

Got one of the micro-MiGs closed up last night...

[Deleted]

Nice looking cockpit, great detail for 1/144 these new Migs are miles better than the old Academy ones.

[doogsatx/]

More progress! Got through main construction last night:



Today I'm home alone, so after dealing with the hell of getting the Christmas tree set up I got to do a bit of futzing. First thing - the tiniest canopy masks I've ever seen.



Once the masks were in place, I hit them with the same blue-green mixture I'd used on the inside, and also busted out the Gunze Bright Green to spray the panels that are painted green for reasons Google wouldn't cough up immediately.



Hoping to mask those off soon and see how far I can get into painting this evening. The bare metal surrounding the engine, certainly, and perhaps the undersides of the two if I'm industrious!

[eastrock]

Doogs, even its 144 the details is awesome

[TRM]

Yes Doog, nice detail in these little guys!! I do mean tiny!!! Looking forward to seeing you move through the painting on these!! Keep it coming!!!

[doogsatx/]

It's amazing what you can get done when the family is out of town!

After masking off all the green bits (helpfully, Eduard provides masks for these), I shot the MiGs with Tamiya black, then Alclad Magnesium on the burner cans and on the nose ring of the Polish scheme.



The Czech scheme got its white stripe with Gunze C69 Offwhite



And the Polish had its can and ring masked off and the underside shot with Gunze C306 Gray lightened up with about 50% white.

[Deleted]

Superb paintwork it's really pulling out the details

[doogsatx/]

Thanks! The color-over-black is working really well on these two!

Got the Czech MiG undersided...the profile called for RLM 65, but I decided to go with the lighter RLM 75...now to the LHS to find a suitable brown for the upper camo.

[doogsatx/]

Base topside colors done...

[Deleted]

Looking very nice buddy, great contrast in the camo colouring

[doogsatx/]

Okay...upper camo is done!

To mask on such small kits, I used some liquid frisket film designed for watercolor use. It's basically ammonia and latex, and just peels/rubs right off when you're done. You can see the glossy areas where it was applied.



And...done...

[bbd468]

That some cool little migs fella and your doin a crackin' job on em too. Very nice man!

Gary

[doogsatx/]

Nope, not much paint at all!

Decals went on last night.

[Deleted]

Great camo on such small models, these look superb

[doogsatx/]

Finished the buggers up last night. Exactly two weeks start to finish, and that's with working on two big 1/32 kits in between.

Overall, I had a blast building these micro MiGs. Great kits, interesting marking options, and a nice change of pace.

[deafpanzer]

WOW! They are 1/144? I can not tell the difference... stunning work!

[Deleted]

Great result x2 ! superb work on such small kits