discussion Pauls MiG 17....Airfix 1/72

[PaulTRose]

Here we go again lol

Upgraded from a 15 to a 17

Plan is to do the polished metal Egyptian version rather than the American evaluation one

 

[yak face]

Was watching one of these on ebay this week but missed the auction end , could have maybe got it for £9 all in . If I won it I would have been aiming to do the natural metal version too .

 

[Geoffers]

Nice choice Paul

Should look good in NMF, it’s the iconic MiG look.

Geoff.

 

[PaulTRose]

A little progress

 

[PaulTRose]

Slooooow progress lol

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

Oooh, shiny!

 

[Neil]

I really need to get my groove on! Good work and looks like it went together very neatly.

 

[PaulTRose]

looks like it went together very neatly.

So so........ Wing roots are a bit rough but should get hid by the walkway decals...... Fuselage halves needed the join fillering

 

[flyjoe180]

Looks good Paul, wing roots don't look too bad in the photos.

 

[PaulTRose]

Decals on, needs clear coat to seal next,

Kit doesn't come with decals for the walkways, you're supposed to mask and paint but I made a little template then found some black stripes in the spares box that were big enough to make the walkways..... No idea what the stripes were originally for but they were thick and a pain to get on

 

[Jim R]

Looks good. Always nice to see a bare metal finish although not easy to achieve. Yours looks good.

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

Very nice. Though the dark un-shape in the cockpit is kind of, disturbing

 

[PaulTRose]

Very nice. Though the dark un-shape in the cockpit is kind of, disturbing

Pilots not in the office yet..... He will break it up a little lol

 

[Neil]

A lovely little model that. You can absolutely see this and the Sabre as the same-era aircraft right?

 

[flyjoe180]

Looks great Paul. The stripes are identification markings I believe.

 

[yak face]

Looking real nice paul , great to see the Egyptian scheme for a change , cheers tony