discussion AMK MiG-31BS "Blue 16" (1/48)

[BlackMamba]

This is my MiG-31B/BS built as BS "Blue 16" from AMK. It is an excellent kit (a fact I believe has been stated more than once), and I really did enjoy building it - especially with the KittyHawk MiG-25 fresh in mind. This kit ALMOST built itself.
Still, I managed to do a few screwups. For those of you with a sharp eye for details, you'll notice that these are not the R-40 Acrid missiles that came with the box. These are actually from my KittyHawk MiG-25... (yes, I f****d up the AMK ones).
The aircraft itself was finished back in november, with the exception of the missiles. These were painted and mounted only a few days ago - so I'm calling it done. All in all I'm satisfied, but there are (as usual) a few things I would have done differently if I had the opportunity, such as giving the missiles a better finish. Painted with various Tamiya acrylics (XF-19 Sky Gray and XF-2 Flat White mixed with a 4:1 ratio to achieve the right color), and weathered with various washes from AKs product range.
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[BlackMamba]

...and I noticed right now how shitty my phone camera is

 

[BlackMamba]

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[papa 695]

Excellent work Marius

 

[BlackMamba]

Thank you☺

 

[yak face]

Superb build marius , perfectly painted and weathered , looks great next to the foxbat too. A top build of a fantastic aircraft , cheers tony

 

[BlackMamba]

Superb build marius , perfectly painted and weathered , looks great next to the foxbat too. A top build of a fantastic aircraft , cheers tony

Thanks Tony! Two awesome aircraft, indeed

 

[flyjoe180]

Great build Marius, and despite the phone camera it's come out nicely on my screen

 

[BlackMamba]

Great build Marius, and despite the phone camera it's come out nicely on my screen

Thanks, Joe. I'll still try to get some better photos

 

[colin m]

They look quite a menacing pair sat next to each other. Very nice finish.

 

[BlackMamba]

They look quite a menacing pair sat next to each other. Very nice finish.

Thanks, Colin. They do, no doubt! Next up in my russian lineup will probably be a MiG-21 SMT from Eduard.