Real world?

noxioux · January 12, 2009, 05:18:02 PM

Well, there's a profile in "Flying Colors", but that's about the only reference to this Indian Air Force "Red Arrows" MiG-21. In the profile, it shows a very definite pinky-purple color, so I went with the ripple. Decals go on tonight, and I'll post more pics then. I just couldn't help myself. . .

Does anyone out there actually have a photograph of one of these??? I searched the interwebs, but came up with ziltch.

sotoolslinger · January 12, 2009, 05:28:38 PM

:wacko:You have huge man parts just for doing that

Jschmus · January 12, 2009, 05:39:27 PM

I found this over on airliners.net:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/India---Air/Mikoyan-Gurevich-MiG-21SPS/1310852/L/

noxioux · January 12, 2009, 05:45:36 PM

Oh! thanks!

That pic is great. Mine's not as pink, but I think I'm close enough. After all, the one on stick has been outside for quite a while. The profile in my book doesn't have those black markings by the cockpit, either. I will probably add those before throwing down the decals. Hmmm. . .

cthulhu77 · January 12, 2009, 05:52:24 PM

*wolf whistle*

AWESOME!!!!

Captain Canada · January 12, 2009, 05:53:18 PM

Nice work ! The old -21 is one sleek bird, eh ?

And I love the link to the museum pic....planes on poles !

BlackOps · January 12, 2009, 06:53:58 PM

You know, that profile has always cought my attention when ever I flip through that book (one of my favorite books!) It's really good to see this one built up!

Also the first time I've seen an actual photo of it, pretty cool

ysi_maniac · January 13, 2009, 06:12:55 AM

^^^^^
Agreed! that is a wonderful model bttb

Weaver · January 13, 2009, 06:49:42 AM

Real World or not, that makes people sit up and take notice - the nice thing is that people will accuse it of being a whiff when it actually isn't....

nev · January 14, 2009, 01:32:15 AM

Zotz or someone like that produced this one on a decal sheet.

noxioux · January 17, 2009, 10:55:08 PM

Okay, here's some pics, 99.9995 percent complete. I need to stick in the odd-rods IFF antennae, and then I'll be done with this project. After perusing those photos of the fighter on a stick, I did repaint the wings and part of the fuselage. It was ugly. The red had this nasty tendency to just peel up, like a really thin decal. But it turned out okay in the pics. In real life, you can really tell I repainted the sucker. Anyhow, I'm not entirely displeased. It's good enough for the people I hang out with. Have a gander:

Ed S · January 18, 2009, 07:38:06 AM

Well done. I like this color scheme.

Ed

sotoolslinger · January 18, 2009, 08:14:39 AM

Really just exceedingly cool

nev · January 18, 2009, 09:22:50 AM

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

ElectrikBlue · January 18, 2009, 09:30:15 AM

YES! Sweeeeet as candy.

EB

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