MIG-25 FOXBAT 1/144 SCALE!

[iambrb]

Oh POOP! I really thought that this was in MAY!!!! Oh well, here is my entry:

It is all of two main trees and one small tree for the canopy, it number about 30 total parts, so as long as the fit isn't too bad, I think I can manage it!

as a size comparison, I have my car's key there, with the canopy on it:

Well, I was wanting to try my hand at bare metal finish again...looks like I get my chance!

 

[moon puppy]

Little Bat...

 

[Flyingbabydoc]

This is really cool. Watching with interest

Cheers

Alex

 

[Iron Mike]

That key looks kinda out of scale. :tomato

 

[razordws]

Nice choice. Bare metal in teeny tiny scale should be fun. :frantic

 

[iambrb]

OK so here she is with 90 minutes of build time. The fuselage required some sanding, and I had to re-scribe a few lines, but otherwise she went together OK. Note that there is NO interior, so I am thinking I will make this appear like a 'static' plane, by painting over the cockpit in black, then masking it and proceeding with the BMF. Hope to have that process thru pretty soon.

 

[iambrb]

Wave my magic wand...once, twice, three times.....PA-POWWWWW!!!!!

So here she is...neat little build! the Al-Clad worked much better this go 'round, I have an F-86 in the stash I may have to try next! I used the kit supplied decals for all but the nose cone. In retrospect, I really should have painted all the red & gray leading edges, + the black @ the cockpit, as the decals were pretty darn thick there, but the Rooskie stars looked good and layed down nice & flat.

Not complaining though, this was a FUN little model...thoroughly enjoyed myself!

I know I should have posted some in-progress pics, but man this thing went together fast! The actual Mig-25 really wan't that great of an aircraft, but it met the intended design goals, at least though so that, at the moment it became operational, US Spy planes avoided it's operational areas, proving it was successful in it's task!!!

So here she sits, ready for high-altitude interception!

 

[Iron Mike]

:dude

 

[moon puppy]

Good job,

 

[razordws]

Nice!

 

[iambrb]

Thanks guys...and thanks for the prompt placement of the ribbon!

 

[sharkman]

Nice!

These Migs to me always look like the engines are too oversized for the plane.

 

[lupanzer]

Nice!

Luiz.