Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:20 am
its already looking much better than the Encore offering!
Page 2 of 4
Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:17 am
That's looking Nice Borg!
Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 2:03 pm
Thanks guys and girl for all the compliments. Next up is is some external detailing. I am going to open up some in-, outlets and exhausts.
Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:44 pm
Before:
After;
And some work on the guns. I have opened two but have to close the middle. This is going to be a late MiG-3 with two cannons instead of three machine guns.
After;
And some work on the guns. I have opened two but have to close the middle. This is going to be a late MiG-3 with two cannons instead of three machine guns.
Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:04 pm
Nice detailing Borg!
- Kari
- Kari
Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:37 am
Looking good!
Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:43 am
Nice detail work in the cockpit. And you're braver than I am when it comes to opening up intakes/exhausts. 
Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:10 am
I had to use a bit of putty (Mr Surfacer 500) on the radiator. And made a canvas cover for the tail wheel. Late MiG-3's had the doors for the tail wheel.
Also a bit of putty on the headrest and to fill the centre machine gun. This late MiG was fitted with two cannons.
Also a bit of putty on the headrest and to fill the centre machine gun. This late MiG was fitted with two cannons.
Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 4:20 am
Some nice bits of conversion work there Borg - good attention to detail
Re: HB 1/72 MiG-3
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:06 am
I am a bit neurotic about the MiG-3. I have build one, have 2 more in the stash and AM ockpit & decals for further builds.
Like a lot of aircraft the MiG-3 has all sorts change during the production run. These are very wel described at Massimo's MiG-3 website. And I really like to model these small variations, it makes the model more "personal" for me. I am not building "any" MiG-3 but a very specific one.
Like a lot of aircraft the MiG-3 has all sorts change during the production run. These are very wel described at Massimo's MiG-3 website. And I really like to model these small variations, it makes the model more "personal" for me. I am not building "any" MiG-3 but a very specific one.