Marius Thank you Bernd!
The launch rails for the Kormoran missiles are the same ones used also for the AGM-88 HARM missiles, which are included in the Revell kit of the ECR version. So I just used the parts from that kit.
These specific launch rails were mounted both under fuselage and wing pylons, for example here for the AGM-88: [img1] [img2]
@Bhm Dhn: I am personally very careful with applying camo over pre-shading by using a 0.2mm airbrush nozzle and starting with the camo edges until they are solid enough. This time I just messed up the colours and had to redo everything. Here is one other recent example where things went well: F-4E - Israel - 1973 | Album by Redicus (1:72)
Marius @Vintagemodeler: sure, you ca go to someone's page/profile and there is this button called "actions" close to the profile picture. There you can choose to "follow" or become "mates". If you are following someone, a list of those users will appear on your page and you can check them from time to time. I am also checking from time to time the modellers I am following. I don't know if there is any way to get notifications when some of your mates are posting something.
Marius Danke fürs Photo! Sind es normalerweise viele Besucher? Sonst habe ich den Eindruck vom Bild, dass einige Leute sogar was verkaufen?
14 January, 11:30
bughunter Besucher geht so, je nach Zeit. Mir geht es eher um das Treffen mit den anderen Modellbauerm.
Und ja, man kann sich auch als Verkäufer anmelden, kostet etwas. Es gibt ein paar Händer, Bücher etc.
Cuajete Great job one more time. Fantastic result, Marius.
Congrats!
6 January, 19:34
Marius Thank you once more for the appreciation Cuajete!
7 January, 09:13
December 18, 2023
Marius Beware of the painting guide/subject/marking selection. The number #1 option is incorrect, while the options #3 and #4 are 100% fiction and never existed. To be more precise about each marking option from the instructions:
#1. Egyptian (UARAF) MiG-19s were NOT metallic, but delivered in grey paint ("Russian Air Superiority Grey"). The later ones received from Irak were also grey. The identification stripes were definitely black with no white background.
#2. There are plenty of photographs with the new Shenyangs J-6 painted like this in the 80's, so you can check for yourself.
#3. Egypt/UARAF had no Shenyangs J-6 until the late 70's, so there was none in 1967. Also, there was absolutely no camouflage paint ever applied by Egypt neither on the MiG-19s nor on the Chinese copies other than the already presented marking #2 in the 80's. So the description of the type, year and painting suggestions are all inventions.
#4. Syria never operated the MiG-19, so there never was any MiG-19 with SyAAF markings. Neither during the UARAF period was there any common MiG-19 unit operating from Syria.
regarding the grey colour used for the MiG-19, I have only the following information: it's designatiom is AS-1115, later know by the name you mentioned. I checked the literature again and Tom Cooper gives the MRP-354 as a match. [img1]
Basically the same color as some late MiG-21s. Nevertheless, be aware that paint quality changed over the decades and at least the gred paint applied on MiG-19s used to develop some local bluish tones due to fatigue (age, heat, friction, etc), accorsing to accounts of Egyptian crews from the 1960s. For my own project, I chose a slightly more bluish overall impression. Probably it's not that accurate either.
It's not perfect, could have been a bit better here and there.
Clement: I also have the MiG-19PM from KP and I am planning to build it too. For the Soviet MiG-19S, there are only extremely few colorful schemes you can make, since most of them were in NMF. The Chinese copy, the Shenyang J-6 had a couple of interesting camouflage patterns in the PLAAF, Pakistani and after 1980 also in Egyptian service. I chose to do mine in a NMF in Vietnamese service: MiG-19S (Shenyang J-6) - Vietnam - 1972 | Album by Redicus (1:72)
Marius Thank you so much mates, highly appreciated! I think lightning and photography are quite important at the end. I am certainly not mastering this part.
Mike Siemers If your thinking of doing something other than one of the OOB options, I do believe that the Russian, Aussies, and maybe NZAF flew the "E's" also.
3 September 2023, 22:42
Marius Thank you Mike for the suggestion! The USSR had close to all P-40 variants in service and I am planing to build at least 2 such models. I am also planing one RNZAF and two more USAF P-40s. It's only the RAF ones I am finding a little dull.
Marius This appears to be the first announced kit of this new company.
I am personally interessted im the Romanian version, where some small differences are known to exist with respect to the early Orao version (instrument panel for example).
Marius
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