Yup. I'm now sure it was the right decision.
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Time for a last small 2020 update on the Fishbeds.
Managed to repair the damage to the cockpit canopy. Some filling, sanding and even filling and sanding that nasty scar down the fuselage side with Mr Surfacer 500. Getting it back to where I was before wasn’t without setbacks, though. Wholly self-inflicted, too.
I resprayed the cockpit green with AKAN and let it dry. Or so I thought. Followed with AK’s Extreme Metal Aluminium. It crazed immediately. I wasn’t patient enough. Luckily, though, the crazed paint came off easily, including the turquoise AKAN colour. I resprayed with a blue green from Vallejo and followed that with some Vallejo “Metal Color” Aluminium. That worked flawlessy, both being acrylics. The Vallejo Metal Color is wonderful stuff.
Okay, the Angolan MiG was all but finished now. Even had the final flat coat on. I thought I might get it finished before year’s end. But it wasn’t to be. To quote the Dude: “New sh!t has come to light!”
Notice anything?
ChernayaAkula-Edu72Fishbedx81 by
Motschke, on Flickr
Yeah, Eduard botched the colours on the rudder.
I had my suspicions earlier, but couldn’t get any proof. Seeing some pics in the third volume (delivered this morning) of “War of Intervention in Angola: Angolan and Cuban Air Forces, 1975-1989 (Africa@War series)” did confirm that the red would be at the top. Other pics I had seen were either at bad angles (one pic had the MiG at a perfect angle, but the rudder defelcted away from the camera!
) or inconclusive due to the quality of the picture.
It makes sense, looking at Angola’s flag.
Okay, more masking and spraying. Tamiya’s white, black and red to the resuce.
ChernayaAkula-Edu72Fishbedx82 by
Motschke, on Flickr
There. Much better.
ChernayaAkula-Edu72Fishbedx83 by
Motschke, on Flickr
Showing the lighter colour (red) at the top of the rudder and the darker (black) at the bottom of the rudder.
ChernayaAkula-Edu72Fishbedx84 by
Motschke, on Flickr
I should be able to finish the Angolan MiG soon. The black is a gloss colour and needs some flat coat. Also needs some oil staining n the rudder hinge.
Work continues on the Egyptian and Bulgarian Fishbeds. The Egyptian one only needs some minor weathering and some chipping to be ready for the final flat coat, while the Bulgarian is in the middle of the weathering stage. Didn’t do much on the Soviet MiG, but did get a boxing of KP’s re-worked R.V. Aircraft MiG-21M/SM to nab the decals from.
All three did have more colours applied to their engine sections for a livelier look.
ChernayaAkula-Edu72Fishbedx85 by
Motschke, on Flickr
So much for 2020.
Up next should be finished pics of the Angolan MiG.