MiG-29A "Luftwaffe Fulcrum"
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Resin cockpit compared to the original plastic one
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Paint job completed, main blue gray color is a mix of 75% LP-36 & 25% C376.
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Dry fit assembly looks promising
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An oil based "Cold Gray" wash is used to highlight details
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Cockpit is now into place for good using extra fluid cyano glue
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Engraving is generally good, but some section need a re-engraving because of their shallowness
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Fuselage is now closed, fitting is correct, but some area will need some putty and sanding. Intakes fitting is not so good, sanding is required for a good alignment with the rest of the fuselage.
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Painting and detailling inside the air intakes
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Tiny errors and oversight in the Trumpeter mold engraving are highlighted in red
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PE parts are used on the intrados. There’s is some errors and oversight in the engraving too
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Transparency is not great on canopy parts, but Tamiya compounds and wax are dealing with this issue very well
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Air intake interior painted and weathered
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The APU scoop is drill a bit
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The front section of the airplane need some care to avoid gaps and "stairs" between parts. I used Mr. Hobby White Putty diluted with Levelling Thinner and Tamiya Surface Primer.
Air intakes are glued into place, such as the radome.
Air intakes are glued into place, such as the radome.
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I'm done with re-scribing
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Landing gear detailing
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I sprayed a Semi-gloss Grey for Primer, polished with sponges and microfiber cloth
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I sprayed a Semi-gloss Grey for Primer, polished with sponges and microfiber cloth
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I started the paint with a modular shading on a Gripen Grey base
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A more blueish grey (AMIG203) is sprayed, very diluted.
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First camo color is applied with a light brown (B306)
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Then the base color is lightened or darkened to give a first weathering to the surfaces, which, in real life, were pretty worned out in 1990, just before the new Luftwaffe paint job.
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Due to lots of issue, I've made my decision to restart the camo. It starts with a overall XF-65
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Followed by a smooth mottling with a bluish mix ( XF-65 / H325)
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Dark Brown camo (B087)
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Light Green camo (B091) , blutac and masking putty is used to avoid overspray
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Light and dark variations
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Light Green camo (B091)
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Light brown (B306)
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Small corrections and equalization using highly diluted base paints
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Radome and upper tails part are painted in Grey (B263)
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"Ghost" of East-German roundel are made with a stencil
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Then painted with slightly darker tones
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Anti-glare surface are painted with Nato Black and German Grey
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I'm preparing surfaces for decals and weathering with a gloss varnish and polishing compound
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Decals application
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Cold Grey oil based wash on the intrados
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Green Grey wash on the light green camo
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Brown wash on the light brown camo
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Black brown wash on the dark brown camo
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Dark green wash on the dark green camo
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Cold Grey wash on the anti-glare surface, Dark Grey wash on the nose.
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Landing gear and doors, missile launchers, and training R-73E
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Resin wheel set painted and weathered
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Anti-fod folding
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Anti-fod painted and weathered
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Engine weathering using ink pen brush
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Resin exhausts painted with Ak Xtreme Metal and Clear blue
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Resin eshaust weathered using ink pen brush
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Resin exhaust darken with diluted Smoke paint
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Canopy painted, weathered and enhanced with PE parts
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Canopy painted, weathered and enhanced with PE parts
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Final assembly is near !
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Comments
96 21 July 2021, 10:17
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Following. Great looking cockpit. I am making the same.kit, but the hungarian version. Good luck!
21 July 2021, 20:29
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Very nice! How was the fit of the resin cockpit? Is it going to be a Slovak version?
1 August 2021, 06:11
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Thank you everyone.
Hi Palo, the fit was nearly perfect, i'm really impressed ! It's going to be a Luftwaffe version 🙂
1 August 2021, 12:16
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Ah, the box of paints confused me. Good to know about the cockpit. Did you consider the Zvezda kit? Was the trumpeter better?
1 August 2021, 13:13
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I read that both kit had their pros and cons, but both are a good base, I quote : "the Mig-29 Zvezda is the most accurate in terms of reproduction of shapes while the Trumpeter model offers a more complete engraving and more details overall but has some small errors in shape."
2 August 2021, 15:49
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Cool ! I was in Luftwaffe Fulcrums' former airbase at Preschen last summer 🙂 Following !
4 October 2021, 11:27
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Very nice painting and great editing so far! 🙂
Having these two kits to build (Zvezda and the Trumpeter) I completely agree with you on the pros and cons on these kits. 😉
Following ! 😉
4 October 2021, 12:37
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Paintjob looks great, as does the decaling as well. Looking forward to the final reveal! 👍👍
23 October 2021, 01:05
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Thank you mates ! new WIP photos are coming today (oil based washes)
23 October 2021, 09:27
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Beautiful. That ca.o looks grand. Nice touch with DDR tail number 👍
13 November 2021, 20:52
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1:72 you say?! 1:1 I say! Some absolutely exquisite detailing. A beautiful result. 👍
14 November 2021, 12:03
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Thank you very much for all your appreciations guys ! Merci beaucoup 🙂
14 November 2021, 13:12
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Awesome reveal and superb work on the engine nozzles! Truly a great looking model! 👍👍
14 November 2021, 14:43
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superb model, well presented and Thank you for sharing the different stages of painting and weathering
14 November 2021, 18:46
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petite question: j'ai un set similaire de peinture "water base" Hataka pour le camouflage 3 tons du Su 34, avec quel additif/liquide l'avez vous diluer ?
les feutres W.N utilisés pour les effets d'hydrocarbures du moteur sur la photo 49 donne un résultat spectaculaire (même si il y a certainement du métier dans l'application aussi) quelles teinte suggérer vous ?
14 November 2021, 19:23
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Salut Juskifo, les teintes Hataka ont été diluées au X-20 Tamiya. Les feutres W.N et Faber Castell utilisés sont les suivants : Terre d'ombre naturelle, Cold Grey 233, green gold 268, raw umber 180, walnut brown 177. Les deux marques proposent des dizaines de teintes qui peuvent s'adapter à tous les besoins, il faut aller voir en magasins d'art et tester les teintes qui peuvent convenir au projet ou à l'effet recherché. La patine aux feutres doit s'effectuer sur une base satinée, les coulures peuvent être tirés ou fondu avec des pinceaux légèrement imbibés d'eau.
15 November 2021, 12:46
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Je pense que les autres camarades ont déjà tout dit, alors je dirai juste un mot : félicitations pour ce beau fulcrum 👍
16 November 2021, 10:26