KlausH That´s a really nice work Michael! Congratulations!

I have the Revell kit on my stash. Do you have a link or shop where I can order the corrected nose?

Michael Phillips Thanks Klaus!

Here is the CWS nose:

coldwarstudio.com/MiG-25%20RBT%20nose%2048%20scale.html

And the Fairy Hobby Nose can only be bought on ebay, but they go almost as quickly as they are put up for sale:

Ebay.com Item - Fairy Hobby 48007 1 48 MiG 25RBT Foxbat correction resin nose part for ICM kit

KlausH Thank you very much Micheal!

potez452 What a magnificent paint. I like so much the jet's exhausts. Congratulation. Which paint did you use ?

Dave Flitton I think I saw the original airframe outside of Baghdad in 2004, it did not look pretty at all, they had removed the cameras and radar and the whole aircraft sat on its rear wheels, sad really

Urban Gardini Thanks mate!

Norbert Steffens Fantastic paint job and weathering

nikolaos kouzinis nice job Michael

Donald Dickson II Very nice sir!

James C Really nice work and looking forward to the final assembly.

Michael Phillips Thanks Holger, Donald, and James! I hope to be finished this weekend!

Got the exhaust painted and installed. Will add a bit more weathering and heat staining to them, but mostly they are done.

Greg Jones Looking good Michael! I'm liking the loadout!

Dale Marston That is really coming together well Michael

Maciej Bellos Those thrust inverters look SWEEEEET.

Clifford Keesler YAH Baby!!!!!!!!!!

Markus Kutsch Top work.

Greg Jones It has really come to life with the weathering, great job Michael! Can I ask, how did you weather the panel lines to give them the brownish look?

Michael Phillips Thanks James, Erik, Michael, and Greg!

Greg, the brownish tint of the weathering is done by two different techniques. The wash I used, MiG Ammo Deep Gray, has a decidedly brownish tint. I remove it before it completely dries, so it gives it a bit of a brownish stain in some areas as I wipe it off in the airflow direction. But what really gives it some extra pop, with a bit of a brownish cast, is the Tamiya smoke. I spray that over random panels, sections, panel lines (not all, just randomly), and areas where dirt and staining would collect. Heavier in some areas, lighter in others. I also use heavily thinned Tamiya rubber black to simulate soot and other darker dirt areas, such as on the vertical stabilizer right above the horizontal stabilizers.

Hope this helps!

Michael Phillips Got the bombs painted, and made a homemade ablative coating using Mr Surfacer 500 blotted on using a brush to give it that textured look. I will post pictures of that soon. I might possibly be able to finish up tonight, as I have a few hours to work on it tonight. Stay tuned!

Michael Phillips Added pics of the bombs and the homemade Thermal coating. I actually made two too many bombs, I found out I can't fit a bomb on the insides of the TER on the inside pylon because of the landing gear doors, so I had to take one off each side. Oops! Lol

Rex "Slant Two" on the inner pylons is just like in real life. So, your model will be realistic in that sense, Michael. Rule of thumb for 500# on Skyhawk inner pylons,,,,,,Slant Two for TER, Five bombs for MER, and there was clearance for 6 on the MBR. (the guy with his back to the door during loading was very uncomfortable, though.)

Michael Phillips Thanks Rex for that great insider info! I love to hear about the real world anecdotes concerning any project I am working on.

Tom Griffin Inspiring work, Michael. Very nice weathering. Thanks for sharing your techniciques. I learned a few things to try.

Michael Phillips Thanks Tom, I really appreciate the kind words! I hope to see you post some pics of your progress on any of your projects on here. I am glad to hear you can take some inspiration from things I have done and apply them to your work.

Maciej Bellos It will take some time before you start working on it, but certainly following.

Adam G. Followmg!

Melf Boyens Very interesting kit, hope you keep the same color scheme as the box-art shows?

Michael Phillips Thanks guys, welcome!

Melf, I do indeed plan to use the dark gray scheme as shown on the boxart.

Michael Phillips Off and running on the Tornado IDS! Got some work done on the cockpit today. First time using decals on the IPs. Turned out pretty nice I think.

Murad ÖZER Michael you do love your greys!

Michael Phillips Haha, I sure do! This is my third gray one in a row... and my next one, the completion of my on-hold KH Fitter in Polish markings, will be the fourth. LOL

Hmmm, somehow I accidentally commented on the project instead of the new album. Doh!

Bryn Crandell Looking good so far. It is amazing how much time we spend on cockpits only to close them up. Love it with larger scales so you can see the detail, and this has got some detail.

Holger Kranich Will you make a german Tornado, Michael? Work on the pit looks already very nice! I´m curious if the complex kit will slow your building speed down, i bet it wont!

Michael Phillips Thanks Bryn and Holger!

Bryn, I hear ya! I really am not great at cockpit detailing, and I don't spend as much time on them as I should lol.

Holger, yep, this one will be a German IDS. Going to do plain old in-service jet. And you are not kidding about it being complex! I thought the ICM MiG-25 was complex, but this one is far more so. But I am plugging away at it. Just got the wings attached last night.

Holger Kranich That sounds good, Michael!

Maciej Bellos I really like the dirty look of it. That's on fine Scooter. Any pics of the underside?

Michael Phillips Thanks Maciej! I once again forgot to take underside pics. I never seem to remember to do that...

Martin Oostrom Too many enamel fumes in the past?

Michael Hickey I remember when I built my Israeli Skyhawk I wanted to fit the cockpit and wheel well bays from Aires, but the fit was shocking I just gave up and kept building it with out all the resin.

Glenn . Really nice work Michael

Choppa Nutta This came out well !!

Dale Marston very nice

Michael Phillips Thanks Michael, Glenn, Choppa, and Dale!

LOL Martin, I wish I could claim that, but I have been modelling for a couple of years and have only used enamals a few times for washes.

Michael Phillips Thanks Augie! The pictures are actually all from before I went crazy with weathering. Eek!

Alistair, I feel ya on the Russky stuff, I am really into that right now. I love all jet aircraft, and the Tomcat is my favorite, but I do just love the bruteness and unique look of Russian Aircraft.

And yes, the Master Pitot is fantastic. It really is well worth the price and a great addition to the kit.

Romain Flechon great work!!

Alfredo Jurado Absolutely great work, Michael. One of my prefered aircraft in an excellent Work. I love that flying crate.

Michael Phillips Thanks Rom and Alfredo, I too love that brutish nature of this beast. It just look mean and nasty!

kamal sabokbar verrrryyy nice.

Ronan Very nice paint job !

Choppa Nutta tail pipe looks great

Markus Kutsch Yepp....great work.Top weathering