Resin cast MiG-3 early
Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
Impressive work!
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
Nice work, Borg! 
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
That is very nice indeed! Great job on these little jewels! 
Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
We have arrived at the painting phase.
After the resin primer, there was some more sanding and filler. And a layer of Mr Surfacer. I was almost out of black so I diluted it with gray to dark gray.
After that the first color. Black, AMT 6 by AKAN, diluted with Vallejo acrylic thinner. I have used Gunze thinner on a previous batch of AKAN paint but that combination turned gooey.
White 42 gets a black nose, so it is painted completely black. And for both white 40 and 42 the pieces that were made of wood were made darker. Even though the same color green was used, there was a color difference between the metal and wooden parts.
I hope to approach this with a difference in surface.
After the resin primer, there was some more sanding and filler. And a layer of Mr Surfacer. I was almost out of black so I diluted it with gray to dark gray.
After that the first color. Black, AMT 6 by AKAN, diluted with Vallejo acrylic thinner. I have used Gunze thinner on a previous batch of AKAN paint but that combination turned gooey.
White 42 gets a black nose, so it is painted completely black. And for both white 40 and 42 the pieces that were made of wood were made darker. Even though the same color green was used, there was a color difference between the metal and wooden parts.
I hope to approach this with a difference in surface.
Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
Coming along quite nicely!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
Akan paints are great source for accurate Russian colors. I had a couple bottles but both are kaput/empty. I know the Linden Hill Imports has a distributor stateside that carries Akan paint lines and other products. I have yet ordered anything from them yet.
https://www.lindenhillimports.com/store ... cks.html#/
https://www.lindenhillimports.com/store ... cks.html#/
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
Disaster struck, I made a mistake with thinner and now the paint wouldn’t harden. So I had to wipe it all off.
I restarted this build. Attempt two starts with the cockpit. This is my resin part. I added a spade grip to the control column. The rest of the cockpit is exactly as I pulled it from the mold.
I restarted this build. Attempt two starts with the cockpit. This is my resin part. I added a spade grip to the control column. The rest of the cockpit is exactly as I pulled it from the mold.
Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
Sorry to hear this, but it looks like you have it under control.
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Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
What happened here, Borg? Vallejo thinner versus Akan acrylics?
Make more models!
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Resin cast MiG-3 early
Wow…. I hate it when paint and thinner don’t play nice. You’ve got this, Borg.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn