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1/72 Matchbox Mig-21
mgrandison
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Posted: Friday, October 02, 2009 - 04:55 PM UTC

1/72 Matchbox Mig-21

Done up in North Vietnamese Markings

Matchbox Kit with Box

Scratch built cockpit, speed brakes and pylons from evergreen strip and sheet. The missiles are from Hasegawa.

Thanks for looking,
Mike
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Posted: Thursday, October 08, 2009 - 09:46 PM UTC
Nice job, Michael. The only thing you could have added where different shades of aluminium to the fuselage. But the silver arrow also looks good.

Nice to see one of the old Matchbox kits build.
Siderius
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Posted: Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 02:21 PM UTC
Just wanted to add a comment and that is a really nice job. Matchbox kits can be pretty good to fair in my estimation and it is nice to see one built up. I have an F-101 which I am interested in building I just wish there was a bit more detail to the kit. Again, good build. Russell
mgrandison
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Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 11:36 AM UTC
Thank you. Yes, I'd like to add an overall oil wash to bring out some more details. Then I can try some pastels, etc to make different shades on various panels. I'm happy with the results though and I think that the scratch built details really helped this kit.

Mike
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