MiG-29SMT

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September 26, 2019
Additional wiring and bottles in the right main gear well.
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September 26, 2019
Extra detailing of jet intakes and front wheel well.
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September 26, 2019
Riveting and rescribing in progress.
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October 17, 2019
While Zvezda made nice over-exhaust plates on their 9.13 kit, they somehow missed this area when designing the SMT and made those plates without any details. While not perfect, simple scribing and rectangual pieces of Tamiya tape make quite a difference.
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October 17, 2019
One of the reasons why I'd pick Zvezda over Trumpeter MiG-29 any day in 1:72 scale. Trumpeter completely simplified the shape of engine bulges; too narrow and without that inital curve that makes them look really beefy on real aircraft.
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October 17, 2019
Really like this stage of model building when you put sub-assemblies together and the model takes shape of the aircraft you're building.
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October 28, 2019
While I like using Eduard's photoetched parts, I really hate the fact that most often than not, their cockpits are painted in wrong colours and the flat surfaces appear really grainy. So what I did was cut thin strips of Tamiya masking tape and masked the
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October 28, 2019
Cockpit installed and windshield attached. The assembly was pretty straightforward but I did manage to make a boo-boo out of a HUD. I've tried folding the PE part just with my tweezers but I didn't get nice 90deg angles and the end result was terrible. So
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October 28, 2019
I intend to use Master brass pitot tube - you can see how much better it looks than its plastic counterpart. However the attachment point is much narrower diameter than the kit part, so I've had to attach the plastic one first, and filled the seam with CA
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October 28, 2019
The result of over engine panels under a coat of primer - not perfect or 100% accurate, but still much better than just leaving them plain.
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October 28, 2019
Just before installing the tail fins to the model, I noticed on my reference photos, that the aircraft I am building, has strengthening plates installed. creating a simple template, I made those out of Tamiya masking tape.
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November 12, 2019
I've recently became a really big fan of One Shot primer by Ammo (also known as Stynylrez and Ultimate Primer).
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November 12, 2019
Instead of using black basing, I have used the primer's dark grey colour as a base to show through the light grey of the underside.
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November 12, 2019
Tracing the approximate lines of the splinter pattern, the upper light grey was applied. Also note the chipping on the left wing's leading edge.
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November 19, 2019
Painting completed
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November 19, 2019
Painting completed
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November 19, 2019
Painting completed
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November 19, 2019
Painting completed
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December 4, 2019
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Comments

1 26 September 2019, 08:52

Łukasz Gliński
Following another masterpiece in progress 🙂

26 September 2019, 12:31

Daniel
yeah, one of the meanest looking planes imo, watching with interest!

26 September 2019, 19:21

Konrad -
Very cool don't wanna miss this one 👍

26 September 2019, 19:52

Daniel
This is turning out great! 👍 love the lines on those smts, def. need to get my hands on one of the gwh kits in 48 ...

12 November 2019, 15:57

Stephan Ryll
Looking very good 👍

12 November 2019, 15:58

Sebastijan Videc
Thank you, Stephan!

13 November 2019, 06:12

Bryn Crandell
Great looking Mig-29. Love the camo work.

19 November 2019, 15:53

Sebastijan Videc
thanks, Bryn!

20 November 2019, 18:28

Harry Eder
Turns out great! 👍

4 December 2019, 10:24

Igor Lyash
Looks nice Sebatijan your SMT!

4 December 2019, 10:30

Igor Lyash
Will the weathering be the same as on a photo?

4 December 2019, 10:39

Sebastijan Videc
Thanks, guys! Igor, yes I try to follow that weathering pattern.

4 December 2019, 20:46

Spanjaard
looking really great Sebastijan. gorgeous fulcrum!

5 December 2019, 00:16

Igor Lyash
Sebastian, the entourage will be present - an airfield carrier and so on

5 December 2019, 12:27

Ronan
Very nice 👍

5 December 2019, 13:38

Sebastijan Videc
Thank you, Spanjaard and Ronan!

Igor, I was thinking only a small airfield stand with engine covers next to or maybe 1 on of them on the intake and wheel chocks, ladder and a pilot standing next to the aircraft... not a diorama as such, but just a nice presentation.

5 December 2019, 22:02

Igor Lyash
OK! Great solution Sebastijan!

6 December 2019, 07:51

Spanjaard
a simple base.... will make this beauty shine even more. good idea

17 December 2019, 20:12