From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Carol and Mike" References: Subject: Re: Academy MIG -21PF Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:35:30 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C40B3A.0CC71980" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C40B3A.0CC71980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mike, Thanks for sending in Fernan's Mig-21 article. I'm catching up on a = backlog of e-mails....sorry for the slow response. I'll e-mail you when = Fernan's article goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Carol and Mike=20 To: Steve Bamford ARC=20 Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 2:49 PM Subject: Academy MIG -21PF Gallery Template #12 "1/48 Academy MIG - 21PF"=20 by "Fernan De Gannes=20 Photos by Michael Wyatt" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Academy's 1/48 MIG -21PF provides a good platform for creating a = satisfactory reproduction of this important aircraft. The high point of = the kit is its finely engraved panel lines and rivets, however it = suffers in the cockpit area, wheel wells and landing gear where detail = is sparse. To improve these areas, I sourced the MIG -21PF Cockpit Set = from FM, which was an almost perfect fit. The cockpit was airbrushed = with Russian Interior Blue (Model Master) lightened with a little white. = Details were accentuated with a dark grey acrylic wash. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 =20 Moving along to the wells and landing gear, I added hydraulic lines = from fine wire and used beads from a craft store to represent the many = spherical tanks housed in the main gear area. Brakes were fashioned = from styrene and brake lines added accordingly. These are prominent on = the real aircraft and I felt it was worth the effort to include them. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Overall, construction was straightforward with only two fit problems. = One was the joint between the front and rear portions of the fuselage = and the wing to fuselage joint. I had to be very careful not to lose = the detail in these areas. Because I decided on a bare metal finish, I = used super glue and accelerator to fill gaps and depressions as = Metalizer paint reacts well with this medium. I thinned the trailing = edges of the wings, elevators and rudder, as well as the exhaust area = for better scale appearance. Static dischargers (tooth brush bristles), = were added. Various intakes and scoops were drilled out for a more = authentic appearance. =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 06.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 08.jpg=20 =20 =20 After several wet sandings, and close inspections, the model was ready = for painting. Model Master Aluminium Plate was used for the overall = finish, while the exhaust area was airbrushed with a combination of = Stainless Steel, Titanium and Burnt Metal. The model was then sealed = with Metalizer Sealer. A dark brown acrylic wash was applied to accentuate the recessed = details. VNAF markings from the kit, were used and these went on = without any problems. After sealing the decals, the airbrakes, landing = gear, weapons and sundry other delicate parts were added. I hope you = like the end result. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 09.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 09.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 10.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 10.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 11.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 11.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 12.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 12.jpg=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Fernan De Gannes" ------=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C40B3A.0CC71980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Mike,
Thanks for sending = in Fernan's=20 Mig-21 article.  I'm catching up on a backlog of = e-mails....sorry for=20 the slow response.  I'll e-mail you when Fernan's article goes = on=20 ARC.
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Carol and=20 Mike
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 = 2:49=20 PM
Subject: Academy MIG = -21PF

Gallery Template=20 #12

"1/48 Academy MIG - = 21PF" 

by "Fernan De Gannes

Photos by Michael=20 Wyatt"
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Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized=20 version of photo 01.jpg here
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 Academy's 1/48 MIG -21PF provides a good = platform for=20 creating a satisfactory reproduction of this important aircraft.  = The=20 high point of the kit is its finely engraved panel lines and rivets, = however=20 it suffers in the cockpit area, wheel wells and landing gear where = detail is=20 sparse.  To improve these areas, I sourced the MIG -21PF Cockpit = Set from=20 FM, which was an almost perfect fit.  The cockpit was airbrushed = with=20 Russian Interior Blue (Model Master) lightened with a little = white. =20 Details were accentuated with a dark grey acrylic=20 wash.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

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Moving = along to the=20 wells and landing gear, I added hydraulic lines from fine wire and = used beads=20 from a craft store to represent the many spherical tanks housed in the = main=20 gear area.  Brakes were fashioned from styrene and brake lines = added=20 accordingly.  These are prominent on the real aircraft and I felt = it was=20 worth the effort to include=20 them.

 
Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here
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Overall,=20 construction was straightforward with only two fit problems.  One = was the=20 joint between the front and rear portions of the fuselage and the wing = to=20 fuselage joint.  I had to be very careful not to lose the detail = in these=20 areas.  Because I decided on a bare metal finish, I used super = glue and=20 accelerator to fill gaps and depressions as Metalizer paint reacts = well with=20 this medium.  I thinned the trailing edges of the wings, = elevators and=20 rudder, as well as the exhaust area for better scale appearance.  = Static=20 dischargers (tooth brush bristles), were added.  Various intakes = and=20 scoops were drilled out for a more authentic=20 appearance.  

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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After = several wet=20 sandings, and close inspections, the model was ready for = painting.  Model=20 Master Aluminium Plate was used for the overall finish, while the = exhaust=20 area was airbrushed with a combination of Stainless Steel, Titanium = and Burnt=20 Metal.  The model was then sealed with Metalizer=20 Sealer.

A dark = brown acrylic=20 wash was applied to accentuate the recessed details.  VNAF = markings from=20 the kit, were used and these went on without any problems.  After = sealing=20 the decals, the airbrakes, landing gear, weapons and sundry other = delicate=20 parts were added.  I hope you like the end=20 result.

 

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Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Fernan De=20 = Gannes"

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