MiG-37B Ferret-E "Blood Wolves" Squadron

[seadude]

Getting this spot ready for my next project which will start this coming weekend.    Wait until you guys see the crazy paint scheme I have planned for this one.        The bottom of the aircraft will be all black. But the top of the aircraft............     

[sandiego89]

I think I recall that this kit actually caused a bit of a pause with those involved in the F-117 program as it looked much more like the stealth fighter than the gently curved F-19 "stealth fighter" kit. Some were worried there had been a leak.  The angled contours, canted tail, inlets and exhaust are much closer to the F-117.  Most, including Clancy in Red Storm Rising surmised a curved design.

[Dizzyfugu]

Interesting. I have never seen one of these moulded in grey? The only kits I know/have built were/are black? Where did you get this kit from?

Anyway, a MiG-37 is always a nice topic, the kit has a lot of potential, both building- and painting-wise. 

[zenrat]

Interesting. I have never seen one of these moulded in grey? The only kits I know/have built were/are black? Where did you get this kit from?...

We had this discussion during the Soviet GB.  The one I built (Italeri) was moulded in grey and someone made the same observation.

[seadude]

Interesting. I have never seen one of these moulded in grey? The only kits I know/have built were/are black? Where did you get this kit from?

Anyway, a MiG-37 is always a nice topic, the kit has a lot of potential, both building- and painting-wise. 

The kit shown in this thread I had bought on Amazon. I also have a 1/48 scale MiG-37B at home too and that one is molded in black plastic I believe.

[DogfighterZen]

The kit i built in the Soviet GB was also molded in grey.

[seadude]

Two sneak peek pics for now. I hope to have this bird finished this coming weekend and flying the unfriendly skies. 
Top still needs a second coat of red. Bottom needs to be finished painted black, and the landing gear bays need a little touchup.

[seadude]

FINISHED!    I know it looks kinda plain without much decals and markings, but a stealth aircraft won't have much when flying at night. You don't want to be recognized by your enemies. 
Anyway...........here's my What If build of a 1/72 scale Italeri MiG-37B Ferret-E into a fictional Ace Combat video game aircraft. The paint job is based slightly on a fictional Ace Combat artwork I saw on the Internet.
https://orig00.deviantart.net/deac/f/2014/034/7/1/ifx_25s_6_view_falken_by_haryopanji-d7513b3.jpg
Although the artwork is showing the "Wardog" squadron scheme and markings, I did not have any Wardog unit decal markings to put on the model. So I substituted some extra Warwolves Squadron markings from my previous Hasegawa ASF-X Shinden II model and based my MiG-37 with a fictional "Blood Wolves Squadron" instead hence the red color of the aircraft and wolf decal markings.

Anything else you want to know, just ask! 

[seadude]

Would you believe all the aircraft in this pic are 1/72? Especially the red MiG-37?    Damn, that MiG is small! 

[DogfighterZen]

 

[TheChronicOne]

Fantastic stuff!!!!    And yeah... that IS small... I had no idea. I figured it was about the same size as the others.

Anyway, I love it... Ace Combat is such a joy... the games (most of them) are pure fun and the planes are cool. Nice treatment of the source material and excellent whiffery. 

[seadude]

Maybe tomorrow or next week, I'll go through my extra decal stash and see what else I can put on the aircraft. Still looks a bit plain. Wish I knew of what else I could add?  

I do like the wolf emblem decal in this pic though. I used a spare 1/72 scale Japanese WWII roundel, then put the wolf insignia on top of it to make it look like the wolf was howling at a "blood red" moon, which is very fitting since the squadron name is the Blood Wolves. 

[Old Wombat]

Interesting colour choice.

[seadude]

Interesting colour choice.

I thought so too.   Rather than Testor Insignia Red for the top, I had thought about possibly a darker "blood red" such as Tamiya XF-9 Hull Red. But........the Insignia Red won out and I like it better.
I searched through my entire extra decal stash last night and there's nothing extra I can use on the model for a little extra "detail" to cover up so much of the "empty space" on the aircraft.   If anybody has any suggestions, please let me know.

[CammNut]

Looks good - I usually just use stencils and warning markings to fill out "sparse" schemes