WIP : Revell 1/72 MiG-21F-13 ‘AURI’ Pt.4 – Painting & Finishing
Once the main painting is done I picked out the details like the exhaust and gun port. Then a gloss coat with AK Gauzy is done to get ready for decals. Markings will come from Scale Nutz. This is a long out of production sheet from almost two decades ago. Let’s see how it holds …...
WIP : Revell 1/72 MiG-21F-13 ‘AURI’ Pt.3 – Painting & Finishing
After masking the canopy, I carefully cemented it into place with the help of some pressure to get it to fit with minimal gaps. The canopy frame needs pre-painting but I wasn’t sure what’s the correct color so I just went with the tried and true black. The MiG I’m modeling has a red shock …...
WIP : Revell 1/72 MiG-21F-13 ‘AURI’ Pt.2 – Construction
Once general assembly is done it’s time to deal with the nose profile. To my eye, the angle of the slope on the kit is just that minorly too sharp. First though I have to deal with the shock cone which is molded with 4 attachment arms. This is wrong as it should only arms …...
WIP : Revell 1/72 MiG-21F-13 ‘AURI’ Pt.1 – Construction
For my next Indonesian Air Force build, I’m tackling the MiG-21F-13 that served the AURI in the early 1960s. Revell kits can be quite hit or miss, how will this one fare? A quick dryfit shows decent fit. The details are very finely done but the leading edge of the wing root gap is quite …...
Completed : Trumpeter 1/72 Sukhoi Su-30MK2 Flanker-G ‘TNI-AU’
Kit Info Brand: Trumpeter 01659 Scale: 1/72 Media: Styrene Markings: Caracal Models CD72041 The Subject The Sukhoi Su-30MKK (Russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-G) is a variant of the Su-30 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-C). The Su-30 is a twin-engine, two-seat fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by...
WIP : Trumpeter 1/72 Su-30MK2 TNI-AU Pt. 5 – Finishing
Time to finish this build even though I didn’t make the 17 August deadline. Finishing took more time as usual because of various unforeseen disasters that needed to be addressed. Anyway, the decals I’m using comes from Caracal Models. They were printed by Cartograf so quality looks very good. Over the usual gloss coat, the...
WIP : Trumpeter 1/72 Su-30MK2 TNI-AU Pt. 4 – Painting
To prep for the second gray color, I masked off the pattern with Tamiya Masking Tape for Curves. The TNI-AU uses solid demarcations for their camouflage so the tape would be OK. However, the tape just won’t do sharp curves so I ended up going back to using blutack for these. The second gray color …...
WIP : Trumpeter 1/72 Su-30MK2 TNI-AU Pt. 3 – Painting
Unlike my previous builds, I need to paint the exhaust area around the Su-30 first. As these will be metallic colors, I’ll need a glossy base. I begin with spraying a base layer of Tamiya X-18 Gloss Black. Reference photos show that the exhaust area is a myriad of shades of dark metal colors. I …...
WIP : Trumpeter 1/72 Su-30MK2 TNI-AU Pt. 2 – Construction
Trumpeter offers a ton of weapons to mount onto the Flanker. I went with a pair each of R-73E (AA-11 Archer), R-77 (AA-12 Adder), R-27T (AA-10B Alamo) and KH-31P (AS-17 Krypton). I couldn’t resist having the Krypton anti-radar missiles: TNI-AU SEAD! I added pins using brass rods to the rails for added mounting points for …...
WIP : Trumpeter 1/72 Su-30MK2 TNI-AU Pt. 1 – Construction
This one has been on my to-do list for a while: a Sukhoi Su-30MKK deployed by the Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU). The plan is to finish this by 17 August, Indonesia’s independence day. Let’s see how I deal with a fixed deadline (I’m usually not good with it). I first took a …...
