_GOTOBOTTOM
Modern (1975-today)
Discuss the modern aircraft age from 1975 thru today.
FEATURE
Madagascar's MiG
Jessie_C
_VISITCOMMUNITY
British Columbia, Canada
Joined: September 03, 2009
KitMaker: 6,965 posts
AeroScale: 6,247 posts
Posted: Friday, September 26, 2014 - 03:01 PM UTC
Thomas Wirsching proves that no matter what genre of models one likes to build, skill and attention to detail will result in art.

Link to Item

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
Joel_W
Staff MemberAssociate Editor
AUTOMODELER
_VISITCOMMUNITY
New York, United States
Joined: December 04, 2010
KitMaker: 11,666 posts
AeroScale: 7,410 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 27, 2014 - 01:57 AM UTC
Thomas,
Glad you stopped by with your really excellent Mig 15 build. I'm most impressed. I did the same years ago just to see what the aviation modeling world was up to since I was actively building USA armor. Just never left.

Your NMF is really quite well done, especially with all those variations in tone panels. Weathering makes it look like an operational Mig, not a museum piece, which is how I like 'em.

Nicely done figure and base all help to make this an exceptional display piece.
Joel
Removed by original poster on 09/27/14 - 14:20:00 (GMT).
Merlin
Staff MemberSenior Editor
AEROSCALE
#017
_VISITCOMMUNITY
United Kingdom
Joined: June 11, 2003
KitMaker: 17,582 posts
AeroScale: 12,795 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 27, 2014 - 08:08 AM UTC
Hi Thomas

Really nice! The combination of a classic aircraft with unusual markings ticks all the boxes for me. It caught me out too - I was all set to say "Wrong era, surely?" until I read your note that this is a '90s survivor. The hint of former markings is superb.

All the best

Rowan
chrism
_VISITCOMMUNITY
United States
Joined: January 05, 2012
KitMaker: 160 posts
AeroScale: 156 posts
Posted: Sunday, September 28, 2014 - 11:44 PM UTC
0It's not every day you see a Madagascar MiG! Nice touch with the faded North Korean markings. Just the right amount of weathering too!
lfetz145
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Colorado, United States
Joined: May 18, 2014
KitMaker: 69 posts
AeroScale: 67 posts
Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 03:20 PM UTC
I just finished up a 1/32 Trumpeter MiG the other day, and I have to say, yours is eight billion times better than what I was able to accomplish. Congrats to you.
 _GOTOTOP