1/48 ICM MiG 3

Gallery Article by Jens Gerber on Sept 6 2013

 

 

This MiG 3, one machine of the 38th Dar. homeland defense of Moscow one of these machines is documented in pictures, where there is greater discus ions to the real color.

Augenscheilich is documented in the pictures MiG been badly affected, whether by air combat / Flak or ground raids by the Luftwaffe, can not be determined from the images.

 

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The kit from ICM has its advantages and disadvantages, the interior looking to convince, and is worth seeing as a basis 8 Decalversionen, 4 Winter, 4 Black / Green standard as a major disadvantage I feel the layout and dismemberment of the fuselage and wings, when it comes to the Versionenmix benefit, it is nevertheless plenty of putty from emergencies a co production of ICM and Trumpeter would probably be the golden road especially as the Trumpeter kit may separate flaps, the fit of the parts is much better at a Chinese ebenfals.

I painted my MiG with Gunze color, a black and green, a lightened RLM 78 with hemp, neutral gray and a system modeled on RLM 81 Hellgün, the bottom has got a mixed himself from Model Master Light Blue the inside has then get the neutral gray, according to the original images found in Finland MiG 3 of 1941 may not be the absolutely wrong choice the device board should also be dyed in the bright gray, but my got the Dev'cal, and ICM believes all black would be more appropriate.

Jens Gerber

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Photos and text © by Jens Gerber