1/48 Eduard MIG 29

Gallery Article by Ronald Beelen on Sept 14 2012

 

 

This is my MIG 29, the Eduard release, so it is a mix of Academy and new Eduard stuff like the resin cockpit, PE parts and a bonus helmet.

 

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The build went smooth but the fit is not as good as Eduard's MIG 21 kits. The paints used are Tamiya (sky grey for the light camo colour, sky grey + dark green for the darker camo). The coats are Tamiya gloss and after decalling valley satin varnish. the kit received a wash of promodeller's black wash. The cockpit however was painted with Xtracolor Russian cockpit green/blue.

I choose not to put on the belly tank. It is rigged for battle and in those cases the tank was not carried. (i read that somewhere, correct me if I'm wrong)

The real bird flew in the German Democratic Republic in 1989. It was part of a Guards regiment of the Soviet Air force.

Ronald Beelen

      

Photos and text © by Ronald Beelen