WIP - Mig-23MLD Monument

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September 20, 2015
As usual I started from armament. Not much choice as only seven pylons...
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September 20, 2015
and 3 of them are taken by droptanks.
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September 20, 2015
While waiting for resin I cut and glue other parts.
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September 20, 2015
Set of resin from Aires including cockpit, wheel bays, exhaust and many others.
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September 20, 2015
I tried to fit main wheel bays - what a surprise they fit pretty good.
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September 20, 2015
I also glued and sand an air intake.
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September 20, 2015
Trying to fit main gear bays as they are a little bit different that kit's (which are open at the top.
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September 20, 2015
Then I'm trying to fit exhaust nozzle.
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September 20, 2015
So a lot of cutting is required as resin is bigger then Trumpeters.
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September 20, 2015
Dry fit.
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September 20, 2015
Almost perfect - resin is a little bit too small.
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September 20, 2015
Engine parts looks very nice - they are very well detailed.
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September 20, 2015
To fit cockpit and front panel some cutting is needed.
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September 20, 2015
Simple visualization of model on monument.
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September 20, 2015
Painted wheel bays (without wash).
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September 20, 2015
And color test for cockpit.
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September 21, 2015
Cockpit front panel.
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September 21, 2015
Side panel.
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September 21, 2015
Other side.
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September 21, 2015
Seat view.
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September 21, 2015
To mount cockpit and fron wheel bay I had to add some wooden stick to strenghten whole construction.
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September 28, 2015
Main gear bays glued in place.
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September 28, 2015
Main gear bays glued in place.
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September 28, 2015
Front fuselage halves glued.
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September 28, 2015
Front windshield added (on photo with maskol).
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September 28, 2015
Ejection seat added.
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September 28, 2015
Dry fit on canopy.
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September 28, 2015
Production of plaster elements for monument.
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September 28, 2015
Production of plaster elements for monument.
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September 28, 2015
Wing moving mechanism ready...
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September 28, 2015
...and working.
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September 28, 2015
Airbrake glued as monument planes do not have them open.
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September 28, 2015
Dry fit of all main elements.
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September 28, 2015
Engine cut to fit resin exhaust.
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September 28, 2015
Some parts added to engine.
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September 28, 2015
And resin-plastic engine. I will add some wiring also.
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September 30, 2015
Corrected exhaust of S-24B rockets.
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September 30, 2015
Glued canopy. Some putty was required.
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September 30, 2015
Cleaned up, polished and glued gear.
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September 30, 2015
May be not needed...
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September 30, 2015
...but I made...
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September 30, 2015
...a cart to lift up the rear section.
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September 30, 2015
Scratched plaster board will be used to cast some copies.
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October 7, 2015
Main module of monument.
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October 7, 2015
Front view.
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October 7, 2015
Bottom view.
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October 7, 2015
Dry fit of model and base.
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October 7, 2015
Dry fit of model and base.
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October 7, 2015
Added one more part to monument.
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October 7, 2015
Front view.
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October 7, 2015
And one more...
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October 7, 2015
Top view.
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October 7, 2015
Another bricks layout.
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October 7, 2015
And this is how monument looks so far.
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October 7, 2015
Base plan.
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October 7, 2015
Some pavement added.
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October 7, 2015
Stones and land added.
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October 7, 2015
Air intakes added.
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October 7, 2015
Side view.
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October 7, 2015
Teets as vortex generators added. Looks odd.
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October 7, 2015
Engine interior painted and assembled. Waiting for painting.
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October 7, 2015
And MiG as StarWars spaceship.
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October 12, 2015
Painted and weathered elements of engine.
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October 12, 2015
The same.
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October 12, 2015
The same.
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October 12, 2015
The same.
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October 12, 2015
Assembled engine - rear.
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October 12, 2015
Assembled engine - front.
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October 12, 2015
Compleded engine...
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October 12, 2015
...mounted in rear part of fuselage.
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October 12, 2015
Elements used to join mid and rear section of fuselage...
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October 12, 2015
mounted in place.
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October 12, 2015
All combined together.
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October 12, 2015
Dry fit of all elements.
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October 12, 2015
Kits wheels look poor so I ordered resin ones from Armory.
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October 12, 2015
2 hours of preshading.
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October 12, 2015
Some painted and washed.
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October 12, 2015
Cart with colors...
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October 12, 2015
...and wash.
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October 12, 2015
Added some smaller rocks...
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October 12, 2015
...and grass.
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October 12, 2015
Working on central part.
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October 12, 2015
Test of reusable progel to create molds.
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October 12, 2015
Monument so far.
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October 15, 2015
Added some wiring/plumbing to gear struts.
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October 15, 2015
Antennas/pito tube added.
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October 15, 2015
More sensors added.
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October 15, 2015
Chaff/flares launchers and air scoops added.
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October 15, 2015
Chute/sensors added.
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October 15, 2015
And more sensors, lights, gun pod added.
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October 26, 2015
Monument ready for painting.
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October 26, 2015
Some blue on walls...
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October 26, 2015
... and oranges on rest.
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October 26, 2015
Base waiting for upgrade.
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October 26, 2015
And with some asphalt layer...
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October 26, 2015
..and monument. So now I have two bases in one. 😉
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October 26, 2015
The whole set of load out is completed.
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October 26, 2015
And plane is primed...
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October 26, 2015
...and ready for...
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October 26, 2015
...some preshading.
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October 26, 2015
Bottom part half done.
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October 26, 2015
Bottom part and side painted on some crazy colours...
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October 26, 2015
like those.
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October 26, 2015
Gear flaps and fuel tanks ready.
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October 29, 2015
Corrected front gear bay doors.
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October 29, 2015
Preshaded top surface with black, grey and white.
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October 29, 2015
First color masking.
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October 29, 2015
Dark grey sprayed.
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October 29, 2015
Masking for second color.
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October 29, 2015
2 of 4 colors ready.
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October 29, 2015
Quite tricky masking for third color.
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October 29, 2015
And light blue is on.
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October 29, 2015
Worst masking. But last one.
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October 29, 2015
Camo is now ready.
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November 2, 2015
I tried to mask and paint tricolour flag instead of red star but masking was bad.
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November 2, 2015
So I did in PS my own masks. Here is the painting result.
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November 2, 2015
I also paint some details...
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November 2, 2015
...chaff/flares ejectors...
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November 2, 2015
...and the nose cone.
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November 2, 2015
I also did my own masks for side number.
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November 2, 2015
Primed...
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November 2, 2015
...preshaded...
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November 2, 2015
...first color painted...
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November 2, 2015
...added rest of masks and painted.
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November 2, 2015
And the result.
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December 18, 2015
Started wash and added from wheels.
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December 18, 2015
and main gear struts.
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December 20, 2015
Exhaust ready.
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December 20, 2015
Exhaust ready.
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December 20, 2015
Exhaust ready.
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December 20, 2015
Exhaust ready.
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December 24, 2015
Some dirt and striking on top.
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December 24, 2015
Closer look.
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December 24, 2015
Model on monument.
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December 24, 2015
Monument with grass.
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December 24, 2015
Air mission armament.
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December 24, 2015
Ground attack.
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December 24, 2015
Mixed air/ground.

Comments

1 20 September 2015, 16:00

Augie
oh wow.. very impressive

20 September 2015, 17:12

Dieter Bihlmaier
I agree with Augie. Very impressive start.

20 September 2015, 18:53

Kerry COX
The detail is certainly there to be enhanced Przemek, and the wheel wells are certainly a great start. 🙂

21 September 2015, 08:33

Przemek Przybulewski
Thank you guys.

21 September 2015, 09:56

Günther Debiscop
Przemek, is it based on a real monument? Do you really want to put all that detail in a monument, mostly they don't have any dials and seat in them 😉

21 September 2015, 10:26

Bulldog Scale Models
Great detail really good

21 September 2015, 10:35

Przemek Przybulewski
Thank you very much Antonio.
Gunther - idea is to combine 2 in 1. As a base I would like to put a monument on a display, but I also would like to do it as removable, so I can show only model on this base.

21 September 2015, 11:23

Günther Debiscop
Great idea.
I'm also thinking of making some monuments (found in Belgium) but then it would be just like to monument with e.g. tainted canopy.

21 September 2015, 11:25

Przemek Przybulewski
I found picture of MiG-23 monument few hours after ordering details to my model. It was too late to cancel order but I wanted to build it as monument so I had to think of something which allowed me to use model as stand alone but also to put in on a monument.
Maybe some day if model will be bad I will albo build it as statue with all doors closed, simple engine and closed and covered canopy.

21 September 2015, 12:56

Marko
Great work on that cockpit. 👍

21 September 2015, 14:34

Bart Goesaert
very interesting subject and very well executed so far... wouldn't the rocket's exhauts be covered with a plate as a dummy on such a model? Last pic does look more than a Gundam or a Valkyrie (macross series) then starwars, but that is my opinion...

7 October 2015, 12:19

Przemek Przybulewski
Bart - you're right about the rocket exhaust but that's the part of surprise. 😉

7 October 2015, 13:46

Przemek Przybulewski
Some new photos (from 91 to 104) uploaded.

26 October 2015, 11:17

Bart Goesaert
nice work on the monument, and the teaser for the camo... can't wait to see it...

26 October 2015, 12:15

Przemek Przybulewski
Thank you Bart. I will try to find some time this week to finish camo painting.

26 October 2015, 14:26

Holger Kranich
Yeah, Show us the camo, Przemek! I´m eager to see it, too!

26 October 2015, 15:42

Marek Swiderski
Przemek, will you fill with putty this small [four] holes on both front undercarriage doors.

27 October 2015, 09:09

Przemek Przybulewski
Holger - soon, maybe even today as I have three colours ready, masking for last one. And of course some details paintng like sensors, antennas etc.
Marek - Thanks. I thought that there were holes not stencils. It is done now but I will have to repaint those elements.

28 October 2015, 08:11

komoras
Hello Przemek, an amazing paint job! 👍
What colors do you use? Is that UHU Patafix?
Could you post a picture of the real monument? 😄

29 October 2015, 12:43

Bart Goesaert
very nice paintjob so far... topjob...

29 October 2015, 12:57

Przemek Przybulewski
komoras - Hi, thank you very much. This is BluTack aomething quite like Pattafix.
Colors were my mixtures, unfortunately I'm unable to provide exact ratio because I was adding something paint straight from jar and sometimes only few drops. Dark grey is an XF-53 Tamiya mixed with white and a fe drops of X-14 Sky Blue. Dark blue is based on X-14, black and white. Light blue is lighter version of previous one and Light Grey is a white with only a little bit of black and blue.
Picture of real monument:
[img1]

Bart - Thank you very much.

29 October 2015, 13:08

Holger Kranich
This is a heck of a nice paintjob! Well done!

29 October 2015, 13:09

Przemek Przybulewski
Thank you very much Holger.

29 October 2015, 13:29

Harry Eder
Nice paintjob ! 👍

29 October 2015, 13:29

Przemek Przybulewski
Thank you Harry.

29 October 2015, 13:58

Bernhard Schrock
Very remarcable project! Kamuflaż wyszedł super Przemek! Bardzo jestem ciekaw, jak wszystko będzie wyglądać. 🙂

2 November 2015, 16:59

Przemek Przybulewski
Thank you Bernhard. I'm thinking now should I paint flags on the wings or not. Real planes have red stars there but plane on monument do not have anything on the wings. Besides I'm wondering what to do with decals.
So many problems to solve. 🙁

3 November 2015, 11:27

Steven Baerselman
Wow.... this is spectacular.
As far as scale models go, modern jets aren't my first choice but your work definitely gives me 2nd thought.
A question, going thru your painting progress, why do you paint the various colours (white, light blue, med blue and grey) as seperate sections, why not say do a base of white, then add the blue splotches over top? Paint get too thick and reduce details?

21 December 2015, 02:17

Bryn Crandell
Looks great! What did you use for a wash to make the rivets show like that. Going to try that on next model.

21 December 2015, 03:38

Kerry COX
Przemek, your one hell of a talented modeller mate. 👍 👍 👍
The detail you have achieved is wonderful to see, and in fact, quite inspiring and motivating. 🙂
There will be a lot of guys going back to look at what more they can do with their builds. 👍
I know I am now looking a little harder at my work.
Super job. 🙂

21 December 2015, 03:41

Przemek Przybulewski
Guido - Thank you. Model is quite big, it's almost 60cm long and about 40 wide with spread wings.
Steven - Thank you for your suggestion. I thought about it but I've decided that similar base and presiding for all layers will be better. I've never painted colors over white base so I wasn't sure how this will look like at the end. Also in this case the lightest color is not white as it might appear as it. It's a white with small addition of grey and blue so even I would paint white base I would also have the same number of masking as I would have to paint white with my whitebluish mix. Anyway you idea of painting is so interesting that I will have to use it some day on maybe Su-27. Thank you again for your comment and suggestion.
Bryn - Thanks. Was is homemade mixture of VanDyke brown and Ivory Black oils with white spirit. After first layer and wiping it off I usually add some more wash but only in some points in few different steps. To add some dirt, smudging etc.
Kerry - Thank you mate. You warm my heart with such words. Thanks to you I feel that my work makes sense.
I put a lot of work, time, heart to my models and it's good to know that someone enjoys it.

Usually when I build plane I never like the stage after camo painted. Time when glossy lacquer is applied and model is like a plastic toy. I like painted plane with raw colors and I like it even more after wash and matt finish where you can see all the details, masks are removed, addition parts are mounted and it finally start looking as a plane and not just a pack of plastics elements.

21 December 2015, 07:44

Kerry COX
I am yet to meet a modeller who has a different view of our hobby and, what we go through to get our final result too mate, but in the meantime, we just try our best to please our selves and all those who look on.
An achievement like yours is not all that easy, but I bet you could look at it for hours, and still have a big smile on your face too.
Top job. 👍 🙂

21 December 2015, 08:08

Steven Baerselman
Hahaha Przemek, don't mistake my question for suggestion XD i'm complete amateur here - it was an honest question from amateur asking a pro like yourself :'D

21 December 2015, 10:39

John Dunbar
The exhaust looks superb! In fact, the whole plane does!

21 December 2015, 11:56

Przemek Przybulewski
Kerry - thank you again. And yes, you're completely right. I can watch for hours and smile all the time. That's why I'm not able to sell any of my completed model (even I had few propositions and one or two were really tempting). So they sit on a shelf collecting dust but hey, I know what I build through last couple of years.
Steven - Thank you. I didn't took you as an amateur and I do not feel like a pro. I'm just a simple modeler. Sometime thing get better and sometimes they not. 😉
John - Thank you. I tried to add this red and blue burnt areas where metal gets overheated and change the color. Unfortunately it barely visible on photos. In real it's looks quite different - less gold more blue.

21 December 2015, 13:14

Marko
Perfect. Just perfect.

24 December 2015, 14:14

Leighton H.
Looks Amazing.

24 December 2015, 14:32

Kerry COX
Just how a monument should look too. 👍
Superb result. 🙂 👍

24 December 2015, 14:38

Przemek Przybulewski
Marko - Thank you.
Leihton H. - Thanks.
Kerry - Thank you very much.

24 December 2015, 15:10

Michel Huijghe
👍

24 December 2015, 15:43

Augie
Stunner, I am lost for words.

24 December 2015, 18:25

Mike Grant
Beautiful work, your attention to detail is inspirational 👍

24 December 2015, 20:33

Vladimir Kafka
"I can watch for hours and smile all the time."
yeah! I know this sweet moment of peace... looking at your creation... a complex creation, your child... "And God saw that it was good" (Genesis) 😄 😄

24 December 2015, 21:24

Scott Dutton
I admire your skill, the painting is sensational. Think that is a great decal option, I've never seen that before on the wings. Merry Christmas

24 December 2015, 21:31

Eugen P.
This MiG looks really good 👍 Compliment!

25 December 2015, 00:18

Przemek Przybulewski
Michel - Thanks.
Augie - Thank you.
Mike - Thank you.
Vladimir - Thank you very much.
Scott - Thanks. Nice to read such words.
Eugen - Thank you.

25 December 2015, 07:58

Christian Ristits
This is Marvellous Przemek! Top Work!

25 December 2015, 08:13

Mike Kryza
Very nice camo. 👍

25 December 2015, 08:45

Roland Sachsenhofer
I am impressed, never before saw anything like that!

25 December 2015, 09:10

Alexander Perov
So cool and beautifully coloured ....but these flags on the wing all messed up I have never seen such notation

25 December 2015, 12:18

Dieter Bihlmaier
Wonderful finish Przemek!

25 December 2015, 13:30

Przemek Przybulewski
Christian - Thank you.
Mike - Thanks.
Roland - Thank you very much.
Alexander - Thank you. My model was inspired by the photo found on Wikipedia. Camo, colors, flags are just my own version of this plane. Some elements are like real monument and some are not. It is just an easy interpretation of this subject. Please take a look at mentioned photo - I hope it will explain some more my idea:
[img1]

25 December 2015, 13:35

Erik Houghton
Incredible work, sir! 👍

25 December 2015, 13:55

Roland Sachsenhofer
Especially I like the "wear and tear" you did on this exquisite model- just look at picture 127, how real the sweeping wing is reproduced in the stains on this picture of the airplanes underside!
Just excellent!

25 December 2015, 19:36

Jan Stary
Wow, beautiful work!

25 December 2015, 19:39

Przemek Przybulewski
Erik - Thanks.
Roland - Thank you very much again.
Jan - Dziękuję. 😉
Guido - Thank you. I will post some photo of finished model in a few days. I'm just waiting for everything to dry up to easy and safely manipulate model during photo session. :-D

26 December 2015, 02:16