Fishbed 3

Augie
Fishbed 3 started as always the cockpit.

Nathan Dempsey
Watching this one for sure.

Augie
Lol plenty of seats am sure 🙂

Maciej Bellos
In! I kinda like the early Fishbeds. They look slick and pretty crude at the same time.

Augie
Welcome!

Slavo Hazucha
Great start, the instruments look really crisp and the cockpit blue is spot-on 👍

Augie
Thanks slavo, the blue is my own special mix 🙂 instruments is my usual tricks too.

Augie
Just quick update as to why it is.. Actually quite impressed with this kit, the fit so far has been divine!

Augie
Thanks Roland, its a nice kit that helps a lot.

Ben M
Yeah, love the cockpit color. Watching, I'm a big fan of silver soviet tubes.

Augie
Thanks Ben, its a mix I made which seem to hit it just right.

Augie
So Lot of silver went on, my usual way 🙂

Nathan Dempsey
It's looking great Augie.

Peter Hardy
Augie, as long as I live I doubt I'll ever see a modeller as skillful as you with a brush. Girl, you are awesome!!

Augie
Thanks Nathan 🙂

And thanks Peter 🙂 i'm sure there are others out there as practiced as i am with the hairy stick

Peter Hardy
Might be Augie, but it is amazing how often your name comes up in conversations you aren't privy to about brush skills. Von Drinkoften and I Skyped a week or so ago and guess who's brush skills came up. Yup, yours! Ya FAMOUS!

Augie
@ Peter Yikes, I didn't realise I was that famous for my brush work!

Roland, please do put pictures up will be good to see!

Clifford Keesler
Snuck another one in on me did ya Lass. It sure looks nice though. Did you use your regular method for NMF finishes. I got some of the AK true metal colors that come in the tube. You can apply them then buff them to a very shiny state. I love them. I am going to use them on my next F-100 Super Sabre.

Augie
Hehe yeah guilty Clifford, usual method, although tried something new with the contrast panels. Seems to of worked too 😄

The contrast is AK true metal over the standard finish I use.

Clifford Keesler
It worked good.

Augie
Thanks buddy, another one from different angle to really show the contrast.

Clifford Keesler
How is the Trumpeter kit? I'm surprised that Eduard has not done one yet. Or have they?

Augie
Its trumpeters offering, actually really nice kit, the fit is magical

Kerry COX
I too am a devotee of the AKA interactive metal finishes. 👍
The contrasts are well defined. Great work milady. 😉 👍

Augie
Thanks Kezza, was dead easy lol I dunno what all the fuss is about😉

Kerry COX
Especially as it is buffable too. 👍 😉

Clifford Keesler
Hi Kezza, glad to see you are still with us. I was quite worried about you and Mikey there for awhile.

Clifford Keesler
Hey Aug's what color did you use for the cockpit? Is that emerald green, or blue. I have like 3 different bottles of paint for Mig cockpits and I can never quite figure out which color to use. I have Russian emerald green for cockpits, Emerald Green faded for Russian cockpits, Mig 29 cockpit Gray and Russian Gray Blue for cockpits. (The gray blue is for SU-27's etc). I think the Faded emerald green is for my Mig 23's and 27's. But I just can't figure out what color the Mig-21's were. Help!!! LOL.

Donald Dickson II
You brush painted the AK????

Kerry COX
Donald. If your using the AK interactive tube type paint, its easily brushed as it is a wax type material and can be spread super thin with great coverage and polishes up to a nice sheen. I us them all the time. 👍

Kerry COX
Augie. You have done exceptionally well with the paint scheme, and the multi tone on the upper surfaces say just how good the AK works. 👍 😉

Donald Dickson II
Ah yes, forgot about the paste stuff.

Bernhard Pethe
Russian MiG-21F13 had no green cockpit. It was medium gray with a black device panel. The green cockpits only came with the MiG-21PFM.

Augie
Hehe wow guys 🙂

@ Cliford i will send you the mix i use 🙂

@ Don, i brush paint everything! Lol

Thanks kezza, I aim to please

Kerry COX
🙂 🙂 👍 Smoooooooooooooooooth. 😉

Augie
Bernhard, have you anything to back that up with? As I have seen a few 13's with the green cockpit.

For example planespotters.net/ph..mig-21f-13-fishbed-c

Clifford, the mix i use is 50/50 H25 and H46 from Mr Hobby, with some Vellejo Matt varnish in.

Bernhard Pethe
Yes, there are these exceptions, of course. Machines that have been under repair or have been changed in a museum. I was a technician on these aircraft for many years and I know them very well.
arcforums.com/forums..-f-13-cockpit-color/

modellversium.de/gal..ishbed-c-revell.html

Kerry COX
Augie. You nailed it perfectly. No matter what. so what if there were a few rivets too many...................................................................😉 👍

Augie
Thanks bernhard. Oh well 🙂 looks like she was a referb.
Other than that, always worth when criticising a build to give reason...not just the fault😉

Cheers kezza 🙂

Kerry COX
😉

Bernhard Pethe
Hello Augie, please continue building your MiG, it will definitely be a nice model. I just wanted to point out that all MiG-21F13s from the Soviet Union were delivered with a gray cockpit. Unfortunately, there are many model fans worldwide and you can see it again and again who think that the MiG-15, MiG-17 to MiG-19 all have the green cockpit. Unfortunately, this is not the case. I didn't want to take that as a criticism either, just a hint. 🙂

Augie
Thanks bernhard, will do 🙂

Clifford Keesler
Thanks Augie and Bernhard also.

Tim Heimer
Knowledgeable people willing to share is always a good thing!

Clifford Keesler
So I will be correct if I use the Green on my Mig-21PFM's and Mig-21 MFN?

Augie
I'd of said so 🙂

Clifford Keesler
Thank's.

Peter Hardy
Augie I'm flabbergasted, again. Stop doin' this shite with hairy sticks!

Augie
Lol thanks Peter 🙂

Slavo Hazucha
Good stuff - particularly on the MiG-21/naked soviet duraluminium surfaces, the brushwork adds realism to surfaces that would be otherwise too pristine. Really nice work going on here 👍

Augie
Thanks Slavo 🙂 that you approve is an honour

Gordon Sørensen
Great looking NMF, Augie! The finish you get with silver, with a brush, is awesome!

Augie
Thanks Gordon 🙂

Augie
My usual quick update, slow progress, got distracted gaming... picked up again and decals are going on.

Tim Heimer
Sweet looking!

Augie
Thanks Tim! 🙂

Tim Heimer
Not a problem!

Kerry COX
I am waiting for the day when you don't present an award winning build mate. 😉
I just love your work milady. 👍 🙂

Augie
Lol behave yourself, Its ok, but hardly an award winner! 🙂
Cheers tho matey 🙂 Will be watching your builds too.

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice Augie. I am in my new house now, just got internet back about an hour ago, Now comes the fun part. Unpacking, AAAARRRRGGGG. LOL.

Augie
Lol it'll be fine.

Augie
Ahh the lost Mojo.. had a few gone that way, suspect ones I liked the idea of.. but never really liked the subject of too much.

arne vd burg
Amazing paint job Augie

Augie
Thanks arne 🙂

Clifford Keesler
My workroom is a pathethic pile of boxes and other assorated items. LOL.

Augie
more decals on.. about another 20 to go.. ish

Clifford Keesler
Looking good Augie.

Augie
thanks buddy 🙂

Slavo Hazucha
The cockpit blue makes a great combo with the metal exterior 👍 - planning to keep it open?

Augie
Hi Slavo,

Yeah she's going to be open. Just trying to sort the bang seat out.

Clifford Keesler
Is the panel photo-etch, decals or your mastery with the hairy stick?

Augie
Thanks Clifford, Its paint and the kit supplied decals 🙂

Augie
So boys and girls, she's done. from what I have seen of them, they were fairly clean unless left out to rot, so she's kept as she is.

Nathan Dempsey
Finally able to see this on a bigger screen. Double wow Augie!

Augie
Thanks guys 🙂 glad it appeals

Kerry COX
It looks like you have won a few more hearts Augie. 😉
The lip stick and make up you apply to your birds makes them as attractive as they will ever be, every time.
Well done girl. 👍 🙂

Augie
Lol thanks kezza 🙂 i've not resorted to lipstick on em yet, but i have used model paints as nail varnish! Lol

Clifford Keesler
Most impressive Augie, you have done it again. A very nice Mig, especially one done with ye old hairy stick. My hat is off to you.

Augie
Thanks Clifford 🙂 Hows the unpacking going?

Bernhard Pethe

May I ask if the model is now ready?

Augie
Hi Bernhard, yeah, she's ready. All done.

Slavo Hazucha
When I was kid (some say I still am... 🙂), there was a "naked" MiG-19 in a park & everybody was climbing on it - the metal looked very much like the brushwork-effect you got on this one 👍 Very nice, you captured the "spirit" of the machine rather well!

Augie
Thanks slavo 🙂 thats quite a compliment given your builds 🙂

Bernhard Pethe
No Augie, please don't do this to me. A few parts are still missing. On the nose gear, the fork on the right side and the head plate on the ejection seat. Everything was in the kit. Maybe you will look again.😉

Augie
Hi Benhard, the forks on that was added after the picture was taken. The head plate is a good point I missed it.

Clifford Keesler
Thank's for asking Augie, the unpacking is going slowly. All schools are closed for the next month due to the Coronavirus, so I have all 5 of my grandchildren who are not in school, so it is making the going kind of slow. I hope to get my work bench set up this weekend. Then I can get to reparing the models that got damaged in the move, and then I plan on starting my Airfix Lighting, though looking at your Mig has me thinking about the stack of Eduard Migs I have.

Augie
Hehe well hope things sort out soon for you buddy..

on the Migs.. do it, they are fun little blighters.

Clifford Keesler
Hope I can do them as well as yours.