1/48 MiG-3 late ''black 12'' build

[4bogreen]

Hi Massimo!

I will use the  Zvezda Yak-3 engine and engineframe where i can. I was looking for info and (again) ended up here (where else??)
The frame is not the same as the LaGG-3, but i can modify the frame (i love scratch building). I use the ICM kit and the vector cockpit set. Also some eduard PE and a new canopy i have to build this plane.

Regards

Remco

[Massimo Tessitori]

Hi Remco, interesting idea, to use the Yak-3 of Zvezda. A good and cheap source of details. Can the kit be built after having subtracted those pieces?
Regards
Massimo

[otto]

Yes Massimo, Zvezda Yak-3 has parts to show the engine compartment both "all open" and "all closed". A clever solution, but my self-flogging plans for it are leaving only some engine panels open, thus needing trimming and scratch-building.

[4bogreen]

Well, i have taken a look for the detail on the engine and its great! Its a kit on its own. Zvezda did a great job!
Now i have a very nice yak-3 and a engine for my Lagg-3. I think doing the same with my Petlyakov Pe-2...

[4bogreen]

Hi guys,

i have taken the mig-3 out of the mothballs (big sneeze of the dust  ). The flaps have been succesfully glued to the warped plastic. Now for the last time i put the parts on witch i have doubts, in the putty. I hope i have the plane in the basecolors before christmas (ambitious, i know). I have a bit of daubts how to paint the landing gear leggs. A-14, underside blue or silver (sometimes seen on VVS planes). The basecolors are Akan MK7 white, Alclad  polished aluminium. The only thing i have to choose, are between Akan AMT-7 or A II G blue... Suggestions are welcome!

Regards,

remco

[Massimo Tessitori]

Hi Remco,
what plane do you want to represent? Black 12?
I don't think it has MK-7 on its wings and rear fuselage, but a glossy nitro paint.
About the legs, for what I know they are of the colour of the outside, that is light blue.
From the photo, one can suspect that the undersurface is silver; if this is scarcely credible, I suggest the lighter and more glossy of the blue shades, that is AII light blue.
Regards
Massimo

[4bogreen]

Hi Massimo,

Its the black 12 plane i want to build. I kan also use A-11 for the white part. If its a matt paint, its no problem. I always spray the model in a glossy lacquer (Alclad aqua gloss alc 600). MK-7 is a bit off white with a greyish glow.

The underside and landing gear will be A II G blue. I think its possible that the undersurface was silver, i have more the idea its the A II G blue color...

I have just sanded the parts were i put some putty on it. I have to clean the parts and the its primer time.

Thanks for your advice Massimo!

Regards,

Remco

[4bogreen]

Another question that has me wandering all the time. The panel on top between the windshield and the silver nose, with the radiomast on it. I think its also a bare metal/ aluminium cover. The contast between the radiomast and the cover is just as high as the nose section. Red two and the plane further down the row have evendently white covers compared with black 12... It looks very plaussible. Also it could be a field emergency repair. Take out the nose and damaged panels. Although many parts had a basecolor or primer (or they had only a stash of silver paint...)
Any thought about this??

[Massimo Tessitori]

Hi Remco,
the panel over the nose seems silver too. From what I remember, the technicians of the unit made a great effort to make operational the biggest number of planes for the ceremony, so they cannibalized some to do so. This explains the odd look of some of them.
Regards
Massimo

[4bogreen]

I already thougth it was silver  That wil be a nice addition to the colors. Now i know a bit better to paint and how to weather this bird. Great! Now i only have to make the tail wheel cover, and then were on to the cleaning procces. Followed by the painting 

[4bogreen]

I was not really sasisfied with my RS-82 rockets. Vector makes a kit and i went of to purchace it.



This is how it supose to look like, parts are unfortunally broken, like some wings of the rockets and some of the rails are broken from their casting blocks... 

[learstang]

Let's see some more photographs, Remco!

Regards,

Jason

[4bogreen]

oke Jason, here are the rockets...



Unfortunately the rockets need a lot of attention.

The rest of the plane goes pretty well. The rails of the rockets belong to Petlyakov Pe-2 like planes, so i wil use the rockets only. I am almost finished with the toutch ups and sanding. I wil put it thoughetter and take some photo's soon

Regards,

Remco

[learstang]

Ouch on the rockets! I'm sure you'll get them sorted out, Remco.

Regards,

Jason

[4bogreen]

I think the rockets will be OK Jason. No worries  I put the plane thoughetter with blue tac (sort of) and had a intresting discovery. The landing gear leggs are made when there is no weight on it! When i installed the upper landing gear covers (the part with the knack in it), did not cover the leggs completely. When i looked for reference photo's, my plane was ''high'' on his leggs, while on photo's, the plane is lower to the ground... On to my sidecutter, putty and sanding tools. Modification: Lost count...

Regards,

Remco