ESCI Mig-23S

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3 17 June 2020, 23:44

Clifford Keesler
Calling this one finished.

17 June 2020, 23:48

Nathan Dempsey
Nice work Clifford. I really like the color scheme/markings you put on this one. You really uplifted this old kit.

29 June 2020, 14:19

Clifford Keesler
Thank you very much Nathan. Your kind words mean a lot. It was a lot of work, but an enjoyable build. Eventually I will finish the Mig-27.

29 June 2020, 20:51

Clifford Keesler
Thank you very much Sir.

30 June 2020, 14:30

Alexander Grivonev
Wooow, are those bullet holes or rivets?😢

Nice job mate, great result with this oldie👍 Had my share of the MiG-27 kit 20 years or so ago

30 June 2020, 15:44

Michael Phillips
That really turned out great Clifford! I love that scheme, and plan to do the exact one myself eventually.

30 June 2020, 17:22

Clifford Keesler
Thank you very much Alexander, Roland and Michael, for your kind words. It makes me feel good that you like it. @ Alexander, they are supposed to be rivets. LOL. Guess I need to use a smaller needle. I used the same one I use for scribing panel lines. I threw every PE detail set that Eduard makes at this one. It was a lot of fun. The Mig-27 will get the same treatment. I may try to add more riveting to the 27 with my riveting tool.

30 June 2020, 20:02

Michael Phillips
Since I recently riveted an entire 1/48 MH-53E (it is HUGE and it has A TON of rivets), I can share something I found that works for me. What I did is place a thick tape (such as letraset or Tamiya tape for curves) where I wanted the row of rivets to be, and then took a pencil and drew a line using the tape as the guide. I then removed the tape and ran the tool over the line freehand. I found that to work much better than just using the tape itself as the guide. It does take some practice, so do so on scrap plastic first.

I have the RB rivet tool, not sure what you have, but it works really well.

30 June 2020, 20:08

Clifford Keesler
I have the Trumpeter one. I need to get a better one.

30 June 2020, 20:37

Clifford Keesler
I have the Trumpeter one. I need to get a better one.

30 June 2020, 20:39

Alexander Grivonev
The Trumpeter one is really $hit, also considering buying a proper one for quite some time. Everyone is praising "Rosie the riveter" but almost 30€ for just one size....dunno:/

I am aiming at some modular type like Michael mentioned by RB models but they seem to be sold out.

30 June 2020, 21:06

Clifford Keesler
Yes they are hard to get. That is the one I want, but it seems like it is always out of stock, so must be very popular. I agree the Trumpeter one is a POS.

1 July 2020, 15:34

Alexander Grivonev
Found another one, they also had them listed on eBay recently. Seems legit, but they are asking 25$ for shipping from China.

galaxy-model.com/product_en.html#tools

1 July 2020, 16:03

Clifford Keesler
Looks legit, shipping seems a little steep.

2 July 2020, 04:14