So far, I've done only part of the rough work. I still have a long way to go to the finished model.
27 August 2021, 06:48
Alec K I'll take a seat 👍. Looks like a glorious Frankenstein in plastic is in the making 😉 😄
29 August 2021, 11:51
Ludvík Kružík Welcome Alec! After today, my Frankenstein is no longer just plastic. Some metal was added to it. I used a thin sheet metal to repair the bad shape of the bumps on the fuselage. 🙂 I will add photos to the album as soon as possible, I didn't make it today.
Daniel, if your question about odor is related to the material used to make the bumps (salmon paste tube), I will unfortunately disappoint you. The smell of salmon is gone forever and has been replaced by the smell of glue, paints and sealants. Which is very nice for modelers. 😄 😄 😄
30 August 2021, 21:18
Ludvík Kružík The construction of the model continues slowly. After the unification of the fuselage surface, it will start to look like a MiG fuselage. 🙂
2 September 2021, 17:39
Maciej Bellos Missed this one. Quite a lot of work done! Amazing!
2 September 2021, 20:11
Slavo Hazucha Nice progress, everything turned out really nice & natural under the primer 👍
3 September 2021, 08:28
Ludvík Kružík You're right, Slavo. I was pleasantly surprised by the appearance of the fuselage after spraying the primer. Of course, the primer revealed a few places that still need to be repaired. But there are not many of them and they are just small depressions and grooves.
Ludvík Kružík Thanks to Konrad. I did not devote myself to this construction for some time. First I wanted to finish the color MiG-21PFM. Now the PFM is done and I can work on completing this model.
27 October 2021, 14:30
Robert Podkoński Following with pleasure and interest, of course!
Ludvík Kružík The MiG-21PF kit from the Academy is old. But that doesn't mean she's bad.The surface details are surprisingly fine and the overall conformity of the model with the pattern is not the worst. If you do not mind the small shape inaccuracies of the model, you can build a nice model from the kit without major problems. In any case, I would recommend paying attention to the cockpit. It doesn't really correspond to reality. There are more shape inaccuracies on the model. But what still pays to fix, everyone has to think for themselves.
I describe most of the shape errors of the model and how I solved their correction in the introduction to the photo album and for individual photos from the construction of the model. Of course, I know there are better kits for this plane. But I have two reasons to build this kit. The first reason is that I had this set at home. And the second and main reason is that I really enjoy this way of building a model.
If you want to build a nice MiG without the need to modify and repair the kit, I recommend the MiG-21 from Eduard. As far as I know, this is probably the best Mig-21 kit in 1/48 scale at the moment.
10 December 2021, 12:00
Clifford Keesler Thanks you for the info. I have several of the Eduard mig-21's and have built one Eduard Mig-21PFM. They are nice kits. I have resin cockpits for both of my Academy migs.
11 December 2021, 01:23
Ludvík Kružík To Clifford:
I'm glad I could help 🙂 I'll be happy to provide more information (if possible).
Coincidentally, I also recently built a Mig-21 PFM from Eduard. Photos of the finished model can be viewed here: MiG-21PFM | Album by KLuK (1:48)
I also have a MiG-21MF kit from the Academy. I also have repair resin kits and a set of photo-etchings with details for this kit. I plan to build this kit for a later time. First I want to finish my ongoing projects.
11 December 2021, 12:52
Ludvík Kružík Something more about the MiG-21PF / PFM from the Academy. The set also includes parts for the cannon holster, which, however, do not have the correct shape and size. Mainly cannons are not visible. They have a common cover with an oval firing hole (similar to the MiG-21MF). And the cannon case in the kit is 2 cm shorter.
ATTENTION! Only later versions of the Mig-21PFM could carry a suspended cannon holster! The PF version and the first PFM version did not have an auxiliary canon control device installed.
11 December 2021, 15:00
Clifford Keesler Early PF models carried only 2 Atoll AA missiles I think, and usually a center line drop tank.
12 December 2021, 02:12
Ludvík Kružík Yes, AA Atoll rockets were the most commonly used.
Most versions of the MiG-21 (including the early version of the PF) could also use RS-2US missiles. The PF and PFM versions could carry 2 missiles. The central sub-hull fuel tank was used as standard. MiGs in general (thanks to not very economical engines and smaller built-in fuel tanks) had a short operating range.
Ludvík Kružík Gentlemen, thank you for your comments and I will be very glad if you continue to support me.
14 December 2021, 16:29
Ludvík Kružík I went back to the model I didn't finish. For a while I switched to building models of two Avias - BH-9 and BH-10. Both Avia's are already finished. And I just found out that the moment took half a year. Time to get back to work on the Mig.
Ludvík Kružík I glued the pilot seat and instrument panel into the cockpit. For this machine I want to keep the cockpit closed, so I glued the cockpit cover in the closed position. Then I glued the mask to the cockpit cover and sprayed the model with silver paint with a touch of grey. This aircraft was sprayed with silver metallic paint during the overhaul, so it had a uniform surface with no subtle color differences between the panels, as seen on aircraft that were painted with clearcoat.
3 July 2022, 21:47
Ludvík Kružík I'm continuing to finish the model. Today I added details to the nose and stern of the aircraft.
6 July 2022, 18:37
Ludvík Kružík During the overhaul, this machine was sprayed with silver lacquer, giving its surface a uniform appearance without details.
It is a good thing that there were a large number of service descriptions on the surface of the machine. These add a bit of colour to the surface. But it took a lot of time and patience to glue all the service labels on. 🙂
Ludvík Kružík I added more details - air brakes, additional fuel tank, front undercarriage covers, main and backup pittot tube.
All that's left to do is add a few small antennas, finish the minor cosmetic modifications and arm the plane with rockets. 😎
23 August 2022, 13:22
Ludvík Kružík I made it to the finish line. My MiG-21PF is finished. 🙂
For now I only added a few photos, as soon as I have time to take a proper photo of the model I will add a separate photo album with the finished model.
Ludvík Kružík Thanks Robert, it was a massacre trying to build a plausible model from an old kit. The result must be judged by others. For myself, I can say that I am happy with the result and had a lot of fun building it. 😎
Greg Baker This is handy. I have this kit as well and was wondering what I could make of it. You've set a fine example.
25 August 2022, 15:27
Ludvík Kružík Thanks, Greg! I'm glad you were inspired by my build. 🙂 If you don't mind having to make major modifications to the kit, you can build two versions of the MiG: MiG-21PF or MiG-21 PFM. The PFM version, however, lacks the correct canopy in the kit. The part that the kit contains corresponds to the PF version. The PFM version had the same two-piece canopy as the later M and MF versions (but without the rear-view mirror).
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Alec K
Slavo Hazucha
Clifford Keesler
Greg Baker