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 …...

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 …...

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 …...

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 …...