Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => MiG GB => Topic started by: Buzzbomb on November 10, 2018, 05:18:42 PM
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Time to put up again.
two weeks left so why not slam a quick one together
How about this, the Grafix MiG 29, although the box top is a little perplexing
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/migs/Migbuild1.JPG)
But for $5 from K-Mart.. not really caring that much
Now when I mean quick build how about this. A short video about 18mb in size
www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/migs/migbuild.mp4 (http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/migs/migbuild.mp4)
Well that is the easy bit done :o
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Looks interesting. My other reaction is "there's still somewhere with K-Marts?" They left this state over a decade ago.
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Looks interesting. My other reaction is "there's still somewhere with K-Marts?" They left this state over a decade ago.
Still plenty in Australia
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*chuckle* Wonder if they are under different ownership than the ones in this country? The operator in the US is going bankrupt and closing a host of Sears and K-Mart stores (what K-Marts have not already been closed).
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K-Mart in Australia is owned by the Coles-Myer group of companies.
Who they are owner by is beyond my care factor.
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I might be wrong here (there's been so many big chains getting taken over or merged with another I'm losing track), but I think all the K-Marts in Canada got taken over by WalMart
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Who knew that K Mart was so interesting ???
So, anyway, the build is just about done, not that I have done much
Remove canopy area and replace with part of a droptank to make some sort of intake. Plus bung on a refuelling probe
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/migs/Migbuild2.JPG)
Some stores, I figured that old nicely streamlined Mi-21 tanks still look groovy and a recon pod, Jammer Pod and probably a KSh-27 Kegler Anti Radar missile for opportunity targets. Somehow I think I have buried the landing gear area, so plan to move the tanks outboard a bit
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/migs/Migbuild3.JPG)
Whip on some paint and should make the deadline
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Good start :smiley: Is the intake in the old cockpit area for cooling avionics or some such?
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Good start :smiley: Is the intake in the old cockpit area for cooling avionics or some such?
Start ? That was pretty much it;D and yes the intake is something like that.
As the kit was so horrid I did not want to expend too much effort on it.
So here we are. Done
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/migs/Migbuild7.JPG)
Some beauty shots
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/migs/Migbuild4.JPG)
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/migs/Migbuild5.JPG)
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/migs/Migbuild6.JPG)
Tried a bit of Frank's 3D business as well and printed the MIG logo, probably the best bit of the model ???
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Great idea, Brian, :D but I'm afraid I don't think the paint job's anywhere near your usually high standard :(
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Looks so cool,this is the best use for this kind of kits.
I really like the camo,great job!
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Armed Recon I note. Well done - looks great!
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That's one very sharp conversion and an incredibly plausible whiff with an excellent paint scheme!
Most excellent!
Brian da Basher
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Armed Recon I note. Well done - looks great!
I agree on the appearance. The term "reconnaissance in force" would seem applicable here (got the term from Drake and Flint's Belarsarius series for Baen.
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:-* :-* winner!!