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 Posted: Mon 17 Nov 2008 19:40 pm Post subject: Airfix Cold War Jets GB - Stukaman's Mig 17F Build. |
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| Posted: Tue 18 Nov 2008 08:57 am Post subject: |
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I'll be building the MiG 17F
The Box:
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| Posted: Tue 18 Nov 2008 16:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue 18 Nov 2008 22:15 pm Post subject: |
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This one's from SMER tooling IIRC? It'll be interesting to see how it builds up. 
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| Posted: Wed 19 Nov 2008 07:50 am Post subject: |
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The Parts:
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| Posted: Wed 19 Nov 2008 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a good one, will you be doing the scheme on the box?
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| Posted: Wed 19 Nov 2008 11:42 am Post subject: |
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This is a departure from my usual German WW2 builds.
I bought/won this kit on Ebay a few months back. A bargain at A$11.50.
If it wasn't for this Group build, it would still be gathering dust in the spare room.
| badwolf wrote: | | This one's from SMER tooling IIRC? |
I was wondering why it had SMER on the sprue, and NOT Airfix.
| daniel7891 wrote: | | Looks like a good one, will you be doing the scheme on the box? |
No, I'm doing the USSR version (silver), the one on the box is the Vietnamese Version.
The kit itself looks pretty good, relatively free flash free, I guess the proof is in the building, which if I finish by the Group build end date (31 Dec) it'll be my quickest build since returning to modelling.
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| Posted: Wed 19 Nov 2008 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Ayup Stukaman...
Great boxart...
Mind you, it'll look good in silver too ! no sweat !
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| Posted: Wed 19 Nov 2008 11:54 am Post subject: |
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| feanor wrote: | | Mind you, it'll look good in silver too ! no sweat ! |
And not to mention, a lot easier to paint with a hairy stick.
Which of course had no bearing on my decision at all. 
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| Posted: Wed 19 Nov 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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It's a nice kit, very similar in style to the MiG-21 and Su-7 put out many years ago by a company called OEZ and reboxed by ESCI and Revell, among others.
I don't have a copy to hand but there was an excellent article on building this kit in Finescale Modeler some years ago.
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| Posted: Wed 19 Nov 2008 18:42 pm Post subject: |
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Easy to do SILVER with a brush??
You are bold and fearless, my friend.
I always use a brush; and silver, white and yellow are the worst troublemakers I have ever known.
Lovely kit by the way. If I ever see one, I will be really tempted to add it to my stash.
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Excellent choice of kit - I'm still in the process of doing this is Egyptian markings. I like it.
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| Jesper wrote: | Easy to do SILVER with a brush??
You are bold and fearless, my friend.
I always use a brush; and silver, white and yellow are the worst troublemakers I have ever known. |
Bold and Fearless, that comes from my not knowing any better. 
I know all about the joys of painting white & yellow & I heard silver was tricky as well, but after painting the jet inlet & outlet with (MM enamel) chrome silver, I'm pleasantly suprised with the result. Actually it went on better than any other color I've used.
| Jesper wrote: | | Lovely kit by the way. If I ever see one, I will be really tempted to add it to my stash. |
I must admit, I was impressed with the kit the moment I opened the box.
| JohnWalker wrote: | | It's a nice kit, very similar in style to the MiG-21 and Su-7 put out many years ago by a company called OEZ and reboxed by ESCI and Revell, among others. |
Thanks for letting me know, I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for these on Evil-Bay.
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Did you ever wonder why it came with 2 tail fins?
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| hangertime wrote: | | Did you ever wonder why it came with 2 tail fins? |
I did. I was assuming one of the tail fins was for Lim-6 bis version. But not sure which one.
Have been searching the net for info but haven't found anything that helps. Are you able to shed any light on the matter?
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| Posted: Thu 20 Nov 2008 10:39 am Post subject: |
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The one without the brake chute fairing is the one you need, IIRC
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| Posted: Sat 22 Nov 2008 13:51 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for that info, John. Much appreciated.
For anyone that's interested there's one going on Ebay (Portugal):
click here
14.99GDP. A bit on the expensive side, when converted to Aussie Dollar.
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| Posted: Mon 24 Nov 2008 08:14 am Post subject: |
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The Cockpit:
I should have taken pics before I put in the seat. It hides a fair bit of the cockpit detail.
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Ayup Stukaman...
Top stuff !
Very brisk and busy !
You know this is what gets me about Airfix kits. Even the 'lesser' kits have SOME feature that makes it worth building. even if only building OOB.
And if you take a bit of extra time, and maybe a bit of plasticard and sprue, well, it turns into something special...
But in the end, Everythings what you make it I guess...
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