Hi... My name Chris Wauchop. I want share my experience building MiG-21bis at 1/48 scale in 1996, not
long after the Academy MiG-21MF Fishbed-J kit was released. Aftermarket accessories were not as
prevalent in the mid-1990s as they are today, especially for such a recently
released kit as Academy's MiG-21MF Fishbed-J. I must scratch built the cockpit
interior, including dozens of tiny switches on the side consoles, and also significantly rebuilding Academy's KM-1M ejection seat.
Additions and modifications for upgrade MiG-21MF to MiG-21bis include :
- Trailing edge static dischargers from fine wire with a red-painted blob of super glue on the end
- Nose probe extended
- Wheel well plumbing added using solder
- Landing gear hydraulics added using solder
- Angle of attach sensor added to port side of nose using plastic card
- Wing leading edge antennas and navigation lights added, using Krystal Kleer
- Trailing antennas on top of tail added
- All small cooling intakes etc, hollowed out
- Tyres slightly flattened
The model was painted using the Testor Aztek A470 airbrush. Being
built nine years ago, I'm cannot recall all the exact paint colours and
brands used for this model. I remember that the lower surface colour was
Gunze RLM 76 Light Blue. However, I applied weathering techniques, including post-shading panel lines with a thinly sprayed
mix of Tamiya acrylic Red Brown and Black.
Markings for this Angolan subject
were sourced from Aeromaster Decals sheet 48-240. The
camouflage pattern on the decal instructions differed significantly from those
seen on reference photos in World Air Power Journal Vol. 19. I'm used the
reference photos as guide. The national markings and aircraft numbers were
weathered by carefully hand painting over the decals with the underlying
camouflage colours... Enjoy!
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