Geoff

[Geoff]

Nearly got the Migs done. My next is another Mig-21 in 1/48th. It's a What if?/ What nearly was. The Pre -production batch of Mig-21R's were based on the earlier PF airframe. Not sure if it will be VVS or an export?

[Geoff]

Finally got the Bear sprayed - it was warm enough to do it outside. Finished off the Vickers as a Siberian Inf Regt recce vehicle.

[NARSES2]

Finally got the Bear sprayed - it was warm enough to do it outside. Finished off the Vickers as a Siberian Inf Regt recce vehicle.

You seem to have your mojo going mate - sun finally come out in Leeds ? 

[Geoff]

Yep looks like.

Been using some Arkan paints on the Migs. Made in Finland for a Russian company from Russian paint chips as refs. Cool and brush paints quite well.

[NARSES2]

Been using some Arkan paints on the Migs. Made in Finland for a Russian company from Russian paint chips as refs. Cool and brush paints quite well.

Saw an advert for those somewhere or maybe I saw them at Cosford (getting old). Was sorely tempted by the WWII ones but my White Ensign ones will do. Must admit they looked very comprehensive with all the interior colours 

[Thorvic]

Been using some Arkan paints on the Migs. Made in Finland for a Russian company from Russian paint chips as refs. Cool and brush paints quite well.

Saw an advert for those somewhere or maybe I saw them at Cosford (getting old). Was sorely tempted by the WWII ones but my White Ensign ones will do. Must admit they looked very comprehensive with all the interior colours 

Coastal Kits do them although i think Martin sources them via Guy at Linden Hill, he did say he was trying to get a dedicated colour set created form his 1/72 MTB/MGB range. I guess your able to get them from Martin at the club nights Geoff ?.

[Geoff]

Yep

[Geoff]

The Mig-21R is turning into a kitbash, I am going to use the canopy from an OEZ  "MF" along with what looks a bit like a recce "D pod". Now I have to remember wher I put that resin KM-1 seat or scratch build onw on the kit seat - oij!

[Geoff]

Well I seem to be doing real world stuff -

The Mig-21R has gone on hold for the moment. I have got an SPS but it's in 1/32nd and I want to do something else with it. Might bodge a 1/48th Academy kit into it though as I picked up 3 the other day at £10 a go at MZ.

I've finished the 2 Edward 1/144th Mig-21s and they look pretty good - to me anyway. I also did a 1/144th Mig-21PF from the old Academy/Airfix/Revell kit. It needed a bit of work and has little detail compared with the newer kits. But it's the only game in town. I did wonder about taking the spine off the PF and mating it to the Edward MF kit.
I picked up an Edward Spitfire IXc  in 1/144th. Nice kit - did it as a IAPVO aircraft from early post war. Ony problems were there is nothing in the cockpit! The Mig has 6 or 7 bits in the cockpit. The Spit = NIL. It's being put out seperatly as a metal kit. Cheers lads - me I would like a bit in there if even only a seat; and I had a sod of a job with the decals. Thumbs trouble the decals were fine and did well to survive my kakhandedness. (Nice compound word).

[Radish]

Thinking of adding a 1/144th Hurricane for Biggles...the Zvezda one looks OK.

Looking forward to seeing these '21s.....got a stack of 1/72nd and 1/48th ones to play with

[Geoff]

The second Spit will be a Wif in Red Army of China markings, a bit early realy should be PLAAF

[Mossie]

Thinking of adding a 1/144th Hurricane for Biggles...the Zvezda one looks OK.

The Sweet kit maybe?  Not seen one myself, but the word is they're lovely and you get two in a box.  Not sure how easy it is to get hold of them though, but HLJ have them.

[Geoff]

I have seen the Sweet kit and its nice. I have the Zeros in the stash.

[Geoff]

Well got little done. Back on the old mood roller coaster again and cannot concentrate on a single project. At present there are 7 or 8 unfinished models on the workbench and I've been rooting in  the shed (No, it means something different in the UK for the Kiwis here) and come up with a few ships. Oij! I have been fiddling with some sub models, mainly U-Boats. Then I wanted to do an Iranian F-16. Nothing to show so far. I want to do a few more Fatherland builds; I did do a small version of an upgraded KMS Hipper, and just spotted the Airfix 1/600th model is out again.  Missile launchers and radars plus choppers and heli pads etc.

[Geoff]

Been looking though the ships from the shed. Might do a Leander as an ASW, or an AAW ship. Bodge up a Devonshire with different SAM systems for the Caspian Flotilla?