Trumpeter 1/48 MiG-23M Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:57 am
Here is a rare (for me) non-WW2 aircraft that I started in May 2015 and completed in August 2016. It's a 1/48 scale MiG-23M kit by Trumpeter and I added quite a few aftermarket items to the build:
1. Aires resin cockpit
2. Aires resin exhaust nozzle
3. Eduard resin wheels
4. Eduard resin wheel wells
5. Dream Model metal pitot tube
6. Model Maker decals
Originally started as part of a jet group build. At the time, I was just starting to delve into the aftermarket realm and I think the sheer amount of goodies that I added was too overwhelming to deal with at the time. The group build ended without me finishing the kit and it was boxed up and put on a shelf. After 2 months, I dug the kit out and started working on it again. I was able get the major components together and even completed the tedious seam work. But I ran out of steam AGAIN after the camo didn't come out as I had envisioned. The painted airframe was placed in a plastic bag where it would be protected from dust and I could see the poor MiG in a bag every time I entered my little workshop in the garage. Ten months later, I finally worked up enough motivation to drag this thing across the finish line.
It's not a great build by any means and there lots of flaws and little broken parts here and there that I didn't bother to replace. But I am proud that I finally finished it.
1. Aires resin cockpit
2. Aires resin exhaust nozzle
3. Eduard resin wheels
4. Eduard resin wheel wells
5. Dream Model metal pitot tube
6. Model Maker decals
Originally started as part of a jet group build. At the time, I was just starting to delve into the aftermarket realm and I think the sheer amount of goodies that I added was too overwhelming to deal with at the time. The group build ended without me finishing the kit and it was boxed up and put on a shelf. After 2 months, I dug the kit out and started working on it again. I was able get the major components together and even completed the tedious seam work. But I ran out of steam AGAIN after the camo didn't come out as I had envisioned. The painted airframe was placed in a plastic bag where it would be protected from dust and I could see the poor MiG in a bag every time I entered my little workshop in the garage. Ten months later, I finally worked up enough motivation to drag this thing across the finish line.
It's not a great build by any means and there lots of flaws and little broken parts here and there that I didn't bother to replace. But I am proud that I finally finished it.
The MiG-15 was built in 2016 and remains the only 1/72 build I've ever done. But who knows right?