The Pharaohs have landed - completed the Eduards 1/144 scale MiG-21 (No.7628), Egyptian Air Force

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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Here is my completed rendition of the Eduards 1/144 scale MiG-21.

The kit was painted in the camo scheme of No.7628, 73rd Squadron, 236 FGA Brigade, Birma Tanta Airbase, Egypt, 1988.

The kit was a quick build but it had a lot of challenges as well.

The first one was after assembling the wings and the vertical stabilizer. There was a huge gap between the wing-roots and the fuselage and the vertical stabilizer and the fuselage.

This required a lot of filling and sanding.

The next challenge was a masking tape disaster which took the paint off with it when I pulled it off, even though the paint had been drying for 2+ days.

And the last challenge was the canopy. It was a real fiddly one to fix with the front section not fitting into the fuselage groove properly

Here are the final pics.

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Nicely done. The color scheme must have been dififfcult. I do like the color overall. It’s very difficult to replicate. Great job!

Toshi

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First, I didn’t know they make 1/144 aircraft that detailed.

Second, I like what you’ve got going on with this build.

Some advice for the next one; Thin your paints down more. You’ll get a far better finish if you have two or three layers of thinner paint vs. one layer of thick paint.

Did you use a primer under your paint before the tape pulled it off your model? We can all agree that it does help keep your paint in place, but there are still mishaps, from time to time. lol

I think that what I see here shows real promise. You have the vision to make great models. Just keep making more and keep working to improve your skills. You’ll be great in no time. :slight_smile:

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Thats nice, Sherbir. Do work on a better paint finish, as it would really set this off.

An airbrush is a great investment too.

It’s an unusual subject for me, although I am guessing not for you. Unusual subjects are a favorite of mine.

I built some Egyptian armor this Spring and had fun doing it.

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Thanks Toshi. Yes it was difficult on that small a subject. I love MiG-21s and I love to paint unusual subjects. I chose this paint scheme as it was a very colorful one, specially with the orange paint.

I knew there would be challenges and thats what I wanted to fight. Learning never stops.

Thanks for stoppimg by and looking.

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Its an Eduards kit and the costliest 1/144 kit I ever bought. Its called a Dual Combo and has 2 kits of a particular 1/144 scale aircraft.

Talking about the size of the kit,

Your advise is helpful, and I usually do thin down all my paints (see my other builds). This one in particular, I believe, had issues because of the plastic. Probably not upto the mark. There were the other challenges as well.

I did not use a primer, and generally don’t do so on any of my models though I agree it helps to prime.

Thanks for the encouraging comments. The paint scheme was tough to achieve with what you mentioned “a lot going on”. And that’s what was challenging. But I learnt.

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Thanks GMorrison. It isn’t an unusual subject for me, coz I love MiG-21s. But this paint scheme in particular was very challenging, specially on that small a footprint.

And I always like doing away from the ordinary paint schemes. :slight_smile:

I am contemplating on buying an airbrush but it is very expensive to afford and maintain.

Thanks for stopping by and looking.