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Title: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 18, 2008, 12:46:18 PM
Well heck this is just typical :banghead: I just found out this morning that this GB had been extended .I got the point of installing the Gina nose on the MiG when my company called :banghead: I have to be in Fresno, Cali.Monday am :banghead: So here is where she sets at this point
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If I have time I plan on finishing it like this
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But the backstory will be that Texas aquires them from Venezuela in exchance for future fighter developments so it will have RoT markings :wacko:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Ed S on September 18, 2008, 01:35:23 PM
This should be interesting.  I'm curious to see how you get these fuselages to match up.

Ed
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Arc3371 on September 18, 2008, 02:08:30 PM
This WILL be interesting and be careful with the knee
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 18, 2008, 02:28:19 PM
Yep I will be interested to see how I do that too ;D :blink: But heck I made a Typhoon nose fit on a Hellcat :rolleyes:
I will be careful with the knee .It's far from 100% but I should just be pointing at stuff and giving directions  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: The Rat on September 18, 2008, 05:11:28 PM
Quote from: sotoolslinger on September 18, 2008, 12:46:18 PM
Well heck this is just typical :banghead: I just found out this morning that this GB had been extended .I got the point of installing the Gina nose on the MiG when my company called :banghead: I have to be in Fresno, Cali.Monday am :banghead:

Well, just tell 'em no! Sheesh, I don't know why I always have to come up with these ideas.

I can see a lot of putty in your future, that step is vicious.

And get rid of those ciggies, they'll stunt your growth. Stunted mine but I won't tell you where...
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on September 18, 2008, 06:45:44 PM
Eeek! Competition!  ;D

Like everybody else, I want to see how you're going to blend these two: looking at the profile, I'd have said the Migina 2 just had the G.91 nose cone stuck straight onto the MiG intake and the canopies swapped, but hey, it's your fecking model, right?  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: pyro-manic on September 18, 2008, 07:23:44 PM
I see a socking great cannon muzzle sticking out of that gap.....
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on September 18, 2008, 11:03:13 PM
If I had to match that nose with that fuse, what I'd do is cut the intake off the Gina nose and just let the bottom of the fuse act as the intake. In that shot it looks like the rest of the Gina nose would match up better that way.

Your mileage may vary...
:cheers:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 19, 2008, 06:19:43 PM
Well the gina cockpit sets much farther forward than the MiG's .It looks to me that Arc's profile has the cockpit moved forward so that is what I was going for ;D :huh: :blink:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: John Howling Mouse on September 20, 2008, 12:37:32 PM
Heh, heh, heh: PSR to infinityyyyyyyy!!!!
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on September 20, 2008, 01:32:14 PM
Geez, if I had gaps like that, I'd break out the bondo.  Fill the gaps, blend the curve on the nose into a single smooth bump, smooth it to the fuselage, sand, cut the lines, drill the gunports.  Hell, I did similar work on the Kiev II, had to square off and fill out a section of the bridge deck so I could mount the Kashtan.  My bondo and I have become well acquainted since I started work on the Udaloy II project.  I had to rebuild part of the aft superstructure, and we've worked together on a few other small gap filling spots.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 22, 2008, 07:31:38 PM
I fear no putty ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on September 22, 2008, 07:48:29 PM
A wise modeller fears no putty, instead he practices zen and is one with the putty.  You've got a little bit of work ahead of you to smooth that join out, but it should be quite impressive when she's smoothed out and finished.  I look forward to seeing it.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on September 23, 2008, 08:09:59 AM
Oh I frequently become one with the putty...............






(and the glue, and the tape, and the paint, and the craft knife blades, and the drill bits................. :unsure:)
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on September 23, 2008, 08:38:10 AM
Yeah, I know that feeling, Weaver.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 23, 2008, 09:34:19 PM
Thanks  ;D all ya'll :wub:
becoming one with the putty
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Zen is difficult after 12+ hour days :banghead:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on September 23, 2008, 10:18:47 PM
Ouch, that's going to need some sanding to smooth out the gouges you made... could have just puttied a smooth transition rounding over the cannon ports and drilled them in at the join.  Still going to need some work at that little ridge at the top of the nose join though.

Looking good so far though!
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 24, 2008, 09:26:18 AM
Actually those gouges will be covered in putty . I had to cut the excess material away to transition from the oval shape of the MiG to the  8 shape of the Gina. For the cockpit I will fill it with clay after installing the fairing from the Gina fuselage and then press it into a layer of epoxy putty on the MiG. That will give me a platform on the fuselage that will match the contours of the Gina canopy.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on September 24, 2008, 01:13:46 PM
You're on a roll, Toolslinger! Looks like you got the putty work just right!

I think our old friend Mr Putty-Sand-Repeat will be dropping in soon.

"Like a good neighbor, PSR is there..."
:thumbsup:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on September 24, 2008, 01:55:51 PM
I'm skeptical that you did enough removal then to transition it smoothly, but then I'm looking at a relatively flat image, and I'm not in your shoes, sotool.. though you could have used the rounded shape and the slight protrusion over the Gina nose to cover the gun ports a little more, allowing a narrower field of fire in perspective.  I don't know, I'm probably rambling.  I don't have the kits, and I haven't worked with either, so I can't really say anything definitive, but you're doing a bash-up job so far!  Keep working that sledgehammer, man!
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Ed S on September 24, 2008, 05:39:27 PM
Looks like it's coming along nicely.  This is one of those modification jobs that a belt sander would be the best tool to start with.

Ed
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 24, 2008, 06:01:22 PM
You may not believe this but I have used a full size belt sander on a model before ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on September 24, 2008, 07:43:32 PM
Tempted for the use of a belt sander against the bottom of some ship hulls... it's a problem I'm having...
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 24, 2008, 08:00:35 PM
Belt sanders..... you know how they run down when you release the trigger :thumbsup: That's how you use them . on a long flat , or just slightly curved  surface....run it up to speed , place the surface in close proximity, align, release the trigger , touch the surface you want sanded to the belt as it slows to a stop ;D
If you sand the bottom off your boat  I will swear I never said any of that ;D :lol: :blink:
Carefully hand sanding  :rolleyes: the MiGina
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I tried to give as many different angles so ya'll could see how she is blending
Here is what we are going for with the canopy
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on September 24, 2008, 09:20:41 PM
Looking good so far, tool.  The setup's different, and it looks a whole lot different after having seen the different perspectives.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on September 25, 2008, 04:38:12 AM
Wow - I wouldn't have believed that those two pieces could come together as effectively as that - well done!

Question - how did you fill the sawn-off chunk of MiG? Did you put a piece of plastic card behind it before cutting and then fill in the resulting trough, or what?
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 25, 2008, 07:56:54 AM
My good friend epoxy putty. Specifically the kind made for fiberglass boats. It sticks to styrene very well.  I made the cuts to blend the Mig to the Gina nose with the dreaded Dremel tool with a drum sander bit and then just went in through the Gina intake with a probe.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 25, 2008, 07:47:49 PM
The horror ,I mean Zen of PSR :blink:
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Gotta go back to work :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: ysi_maniac on September 26, 2008, 05:41:01 AM
Hey, here is the King of PSR :thumbsup:
:bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 26, 2008, 06:46:35 PM
I thought Rafa was King of PSR.  ;D I am only crown prince :rolleyes: Bow down before me :lol:
Mo PSR
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Arc3371 on September 26, 2008, 07:04:38 PM
I wish I had your skill and patience
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 27, 2008, 06:50:14 PM
Thanks Arc but you got skills I will don't and as is obvious from this GB we need both ;D :wub: :thumbsup:
Now to keep me from having to stop sanding and puttying ....Would a MiGina be concurrent with wingtip Sidewinders :unsure: :blink:
Assuming that the Rot acquires the MiGina design from Venezuela sometime during the late 50's early 60's and either rebuilds or copies them as a subsonic ground attack /troop support aircraft would they be equipped with Sidewinders for defense?
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Arc3371 on September 27, 2008, 08:27:42 PM
Wingtip sidewinders would probably look great, as for the back story thats up to you
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 27, 2008, 08:47:16 PM
Cool  :mellow: I didn't know if Sidewinders had been invented that early.
Here is todays progress .I got up early enough to put another layer of putty but I had to work today :banghead:
So when I got back to the motel I PSR'D and slammed on a coat of primer so I could see where I was :blink:
Then while I was waiting on paint to dry I fully assembled the wings (full disclosure... the MiG-15 I got at Supercon was partially built) the  wings were put together (without flaps or landing gear doors) but already had the drop tanks installed. I will make the DT'S cannon pods.
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: BlackOps on September 27, 2008, 09:04:30 PM
I look at the way you do your body meshing and putty work and all I can say is you are one fearless modeler! I haven't got the guts to do all that PSR, I'm always afraid it won't come out. I am in envy of the way you can make any parts work together!  :bow:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 27, 2008, 09:20:51 PM
Fear not :blink: If it don't work you can always start over. :party:That , of course , is flippant :banghead: Models are frikken expensive and so are putty and glue and .....etc :banghead: But this entire site is about artistic expression and for that you must bleed :wub: :wub: :wub:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: BlackOps on September 27, 2008, 10:08:37 PM
Well I'm trying to make sure that bleeding isn't from an ulcer!  ;D  When I screw I usually screw up big and tend to not be able to fix it without going crazy.  :banghead: I think a big part of my problem is that I have limited time and so many projects in progress and waiting in the line-up that I tend to want to rush the PSR process which isn't usually a good idea.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 27, 2008, 10:21:23 PM
Effin A Skippy ;D The downfall of us all..... rushing the product :blink: The best modelers on this site some times take years to finish project. :wub:
I am not even in their league. I just slam the shapes together and hope for a good outcome :party:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on September 28, 2008, 06:34:46 AM
Making good progress Toolslinger - keep plugging away away it!

I CAN'T rush things because after about an hour of fiddling with fiddly things, my patience snaps and I have to walk away before I break something: this is why I'm up to the wire on every GB so far.

I don't see why wingtip Sidewinders shouldn't work on a MiG-15 wing. Tip rails can cause aeroelasticity problems on swept wings, but the MiG-15 wing is relatively conservative, i.e. wide, thick and not that swept. Here's an idea: instead of having them evenly spaced on the tip, why not have them set forwards (i.e. with their tail fins level with the trailing edge), so that they act as anti-flutter weights?
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 28, 2008, 10:03:38 AM
I think that would look cool ;D :mellow:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on September 29, 2008, 02:49:27 AM
You've accomplished the PSR magnificently, Toolslinger! I really like that primer black. Have you considered turning this beauty into a night figher?
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 29, 2008, 08:18:11 AM
Nope that would be icky :rolleyes: Besides I need practice airbrushing camo ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 29, 2008, 02:36:47 PM
It is official that I will not be able to finish this build for the GB deadline.After I work all day I have to have a meeting with my boss tonight so I will not be able to do anything on this till tomorrow. Mods please move this thread to current and finished projects.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on September 30, 2008, 08:35:52 PM
Hey ya'll .I actually got to do some work tonight......More PSR. She is getting there
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But as you can see I have some more to do .She is to the point where I can add the wings (got one on) but I will also need to PSR the wing to fuse joints (https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi253.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh50%2Fsotoolslinger%2FMiGina%2FIMG_1839.jpg&hash=d33d89da45a62c256bf9bf70c41169bc458185e6)
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I haven't even test fitted the tailplanes yet
Please move this thread to Current and Finished Projects ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 01, 2008, 07:49:02 PM
Another wing on
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More smoothyness
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+ I added gun bulges
I loved the niftyness of the cannon fairings that the greatest of Weavers added to the MiGina so I ,of course ,had to steal ;D :wub:
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This thread needs to be moved as ya'll can see I ain't near finshed :thumbsup: :party:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 02, 2008, 12:55:33 AM
You're welcome - I didn't patent it!  ;D

Are yours G.91 drop tanks too? They look like it......
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Arc3371 on October 02, 2008, 01:23:13 AM
You seem to make good progress despite moving around and gun fairings give a nice family resemblance with the MiGina-1
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: dy031101 on October 02, 2008, 10:13:40 AM
Things now started looking smooth......  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 02, 2008, 10:54:06 AM
Thanks all ya'll ;D Actually the gun bulges are bombs . I think from an F-18. It is the only dark blue sprue I can remember having. I could only bring a small percentage of my misc. parts stash. :banghead:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second (this sucks)
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 02, 2008, 06:29:46 PM
 EF ME :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: I had just PSR'ed again and sprayed her with primer, I saw a helicopter flying past the motel ,I spun around to grab the camera, bumped the table and
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Not only did the fall rip the wing off it busted the top seam
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AND the bottom seam
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I am so effin pissed of and depressed :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

And I didn't even get the pic of the chopper :angry: :banghead: :blink:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 03, 2008, 01:15:37 AM
Awwww cr4p - sorry to hear that, mate.

Look on the bright side - it hasn't affected the major PSR you've done on the nose, and the joints that have broken will require only minor filling.

And helicopters? Spawn of Satan - I nearly got brained by a Russian cop for pointing a camera at a perfectly ordinary Mil-8 flying by many years ago. They don't fly you know: they're just so ugly that the earth rejects them, so it'd probably have broken your camera if you had got the shot...

Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on October 03, 2008, 01:27:20 AM
Yeah, I've cursed when I bumped something and one of my projects got trashed.  Much swearing ensues.  That just hurts, man.  At least the seams just cracked, and as Weaver said, you can fill them easily enough.  It could be worse, you could have lost the nose and all that PSR work you did.  I would have made the model Actually fly at that point.  At least you still have the parts, and the work is minimal to repair.  It still hurts the sanity, for certain.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 03, 2008, 08:57:55 AM
Yeah after I got over being upset and had a beverage or 8 I glued and puttied everything back together. I'll PSR after work. ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 04, 2008, 02:25:27 PM
Everything is back together and PSR'd a couple of times
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I still don't have the lower seam completely repaired
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But the top seam is looking ok
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The nose blending is looking sweet
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And the gun bulges look cool
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I still have to blend the wing joint smoother
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on October 04, 2008, 02:52:28 PM
Mmmm fun... gotta love when things refuse to smooth out properly.  Looking good on the repair work so far.  The nose blend is good, so are the gun bulges definately.  Keep it up man.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: BlackOps on October 05, 2008, 08:17:43 AM
Slinger, sorry about the setback, been there a few times myself  :banghead:  Looks like you've made a great save after the fumble though  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 05, 2008, 12:54:57 PM
Thanks Jeff ;D
Here is the current status
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Bottom seam is better but still vexes me
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I'm glad I only paid 3 bucks for this kit cause sure as heck nothing fits right
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Could someone please move this thread to Current and Finshed Projects? ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 05, 2008, 01:36:02 PM
Quote from: sotoolslinger on October 05, 2008, 12:54:57 PM
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I'm glad I only paid 3 bucks for this kit cause sure as heck nothing fits right
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Could someone please move this thread to Current and Finshed Projects? ;D

Yeah, the fit of the gear doors looks hauntingly familiar from the Migina 1..... :rolleyes:

However, if the last picture is drawing attention to the asymetric tailplane roots then STOP: step AWAY from file, because it's actually right! Strange but true, MiG-15s really do only have an elevator trim tab on one side. The MiG-9's the same, and it threw me too until I looked it up.

Probably best to PM a Mod to get the thread moved.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 05, 2008, 02:27:25 PM
Thanks Weaver  ;D :thumbsup: I was actually referring to the huge gap between the tailplanes and the root fillet :banghead: :banghead:What is the extra trim tab for as torque steer does not seem to be present on jets? :blink:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 05, 2008, 05:19:00 PM
Look out  :rolleyes: there are sidewinder rails
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: pyro-manic on October 05, 2008, 06:13:43 PM
Looking good! I managed to drop my Tomcat just after I posted it as "finished" - it lost both wing pylons and weapons, and a tailplane. Most annoying. I did find all the bits though. :banghead:

Trim tabs aren't just for counteracting torque steer - they are used for holding the aircraft at a certain attitude - eg. during a climb, rather than hauling the stick back and holding it there through the entire duration of the climb, you use the controls to put the aircraft at the right attitude, and then adjust the trim tab until the aircraft stays there. Makes it easier on the pilot.

EDIT: There's a bit of info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim_tab
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 05, 2008, 06:14:18 PM
Quote from: sotoolslinger on October 05, 2008, 02:27:25 PM
Thanks Weaver  ;D :thumbsup: I was actually referring to the huge gap between the tailplanes and the root fillet :banghead: :banghead:What is the extra trim tab for as torque steer does not seem to be present on jets? :blink:

My guess is that it's not an extra trim tab, it's the only trim tab. With it being so close to the centreline they probably found that it didn't produce any significant rolling moment, so they left the other one off, thereby simplifying the mechanism, linkages etc...

Sidewinder rails look good...... :wub:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 05, 2008, 06:36:08 PM
Excellence :wub: Thanks ya'll. I love learning new stuff. :thumbsup: ;D :bow:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 07, 2008, 09:38:00 PM
Okay dammit I have to move again  :banghead: And I was almost ready to paint this :banghead: Oh well :blink: Maybe next week :o
Here is where she stands .....I got a wild hare(hair?) last night and added a new exhaust
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on October 08, 2008, 12:36:28 PM
That new exhaust is perfect, Toolslinger! Looks like it totally belongs!
:thumbsup:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 08, 2008, 07:51:30 PM
Thanks B ;D :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 17, 2008, 05:14:27 PM
Well since this is no longer in the profiles gb  I changed my mind on the paint job. I have had several folks comment that it looks like a shark  :thumbsup: So it will be ....a Tigershark
This color is the dark stripes
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Tomorrow I will mask it with blutac and shoot the upper color tan and the lower gray ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Arc3371 on October 17, 2008, 05:21:00 PM
Texan Tigermeet aircraft?
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 17, 2008, 05:23:28 PM
Yup ;D :thumbsup: I plan on getting as close to a real tigershark's look as I can . :wub:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 17, 2008, 05:41:58 PM
That'll look good - still going to be Texas markings,  I take it?

The sillouette looks really good in that plan-view photo. I had thought that the slim Gina nose on the fat MiG body might look a bit "pinched", but you've blended it in so well that it works a treat.  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on October 17, 2008, 06:07:27 PM
That's a killer paint scheme Toolslinger! The tinted canopy is a nice touch.
:thumbsup:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: BlackOps on October 17, 2008, 06:54:22 PM
Ya just can't go wrong with one of natures coolest paintjobs  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 18, 2008, 07:50:55 AM
Thanks ya'll :wub: The tinted canopy is kind of a cheat.I was hurrying to make the deadline for the GB so it dosen't acually have a cockpit :rolleyes: :o :blink: (let's not tell anyone) ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 18, 2008, 12:57:13 PM
AHHHH I finally get to do some work :wub:
The masking
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And tiger stripes ;D
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: GTX on October 18, 2008, 12:59:47 PM
Coming along nicely.

Regards,

Greg
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on October 18, 2008, 01:02:03 PM
Everytime you post pics, you always manage to take your projects to the next level Toolslinger! Those tiger stripes are so incredibly cool!
:wub: :wub:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 18, 2008, 01:04:52 PM
Thank you Mr. B I just hope I was smart enough to bring shark mouth decals ( I have been afraid to look in the decal stash) :rolleyes: :lol: ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Ed S on October 18, 2008, 02:05:07 PM
I'm liking this paint job.  Looking forward to seeing this one finished.

Ed
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 18, 2008, 02:11:26 PM
Thanks Ed :thumbsup: Appreciate it ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sisko on October 18, 2008, 04:21:35 PM
Wow awesome!!

That paint  job rocks  :wub:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Scooterman on October 18, 2008, 05:32:38 PM
I'm diggin' that Ron!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Daryl J. on October 18, 2008, 09:41:08 PM
Wow!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Daryl J.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 19, 2008, 05:16:45 AM
Thanks y'all ;D I hope to get more done today.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Rafael on October 19, 2008, 06:17:50 AM
My country will never know how much it lost selling those MiGinas to ROT. :banghead: :banghead:

But I'm happy, 'cuz they will never be in better hands, I mean, look at the reworked fuselage, the new, supermodern tinted canopy, the wingtip launchers, the new, uprated engines, the Big, Honking Guns, the masterfully applied tiger camo. :wub: :wub: :wub: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

This is not only a work of art, Sotool, this is also a work of love.

Great looking bird, there's everything I like in this build.

Rafa
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 19, 2008, 06:37:23 AM
Thanks Rafa ;D Just you wait until you see what your country gets in return :wacko: Go check out JP Veirera's thread and look at the F-5 XL :thumbsup: an F-5 with Draken wings :wub:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Arc3371 on October 19, 2008, 07:39:10 AM
Loving it so far but surely it will be "Tiger mouth" and not "Shark mouth" ;D

I can only bow before your skill :bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 19, 2008, 08:15:46 AM
No It's a Tigershark :huh: If it was a tiger I would have  to make it fuzzy :wacko: :lol:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: BlackOps on October 19, 2008, 09:01:38 AM
It might look cool flocked in fuzzy goodness but it would be sure to add drag  ;D

Paint is looking fabulous darling, really top drawer  ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 19, 2008, 09:38:20 AM
Thanks :huh: This dosen't mean we're engaged or anything :blink: :party:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: cthulhu77 on October 19, 2008, 10:03:29 AM
Spot on!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_shark

Love the effect, looks quite the part.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Sauragnmon on October 19, 2008, 11:02:36 AM
Very freaking cool paintjob, man... very freaking cool.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 19, 2008, 12:33:07 PM
Thanks Saur ;D It is nice to have time to work on something :banghead:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 19, 2008, 02:01:30 PM
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
I could have sworn I glosscoted this :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
I used Scotch/3M blue tape masking :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Tinted the canopy .......ripped the effin paint right off :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
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The frakkin yellow brown color is a custom mix which ,of course ,I will never be able to duplicate :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: BlackOps on October 19, 2008, 02:13:43 PM
OUCH! Now that freakin' hurts  :banghead:  Dagnabbit!  :angry:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Ed S on October 19, 2008, 03:27:15 PM
Aaaaaaaggggg,  The pain.

Just be consoled that you're not the only one to have had such a disaster.  It's fixable, it just takes some time.  Good Luck.

Ed
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 19, 2008, 03:47:42 PM
Yeah ,thanks y'all ;D I will fix it. It's enamel on enamel. I guess I just didn't let it dry long enough . My head hurts :blink: :huh:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on October 19, 2008, 05:42:09 PM
I think the fix here is to paint out the brown with that yellow, assuming that's not a custom mix too.

I feel your pain, compadre.
:banghead:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Scooterman on October 19, 2008, 07:15:03 PM
DAMNIT!  I HATE it when that happens...... :banghead:
Good luck with the fix.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 21, 2008, 06:05:57 PM
Redone .... New color
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Ed S on October 21, 2008, 06:12:10 PM
Looking good.  Nice recovery.

:thumbsup:

Ed
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: bexwh773 on October 22, 2008, 01:46:48 AM
Nice recovery there Toolslinger my friend  :bow:  Although, instead of repainting, you could have just weathered it perhaps?  With what youve done here you could give some kit manufacturers lessons on how to make parts fit. I know Im late for the party (Hey Girls are ALWAYS late for parties so nuh  :blink:  ) and shes nearly done, but, one idea to stash away for the future, how about Overwing Sidewinder rails?

Bexy
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 22, 2008, 04:42:42 AM
Quote from: bexwh773 on October 22, 2008, 01:46:48 AM
Nice recovery there Toolslinger my friend  :bow:  Although, instead of repainting, you could have just weathered it perhaps?  With what youve done here you could give some kit manufacturers lessons on how to make parts fit. I know Im late for the party (Hey Girls are ALWAYS late for parties so nuh  :blink:  ) and shes nearly done, but, one idea to stash away for the future, how about Overwing Sidewinder rails?

Bexy

That would actually fit well with the many and large wing fences that the Ruskies are so famously fond of.....  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 22, 2008, 06:50:02 AM
I had actually thought about that to the point of looking it up on Jaguars. I do in fact have a couple more sidewinders in the stash :wacko:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on October 22, 2008, 04:47:58 PM
Nice save, compadre! I actually like the re-done paintwork better!
:thumbsup:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 22, 2008, 05:50:31 PM
Thanks bubba ;D Here's an update
I DID HAVE TEETH :wub: :thumbsup:
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Now she got REAL teeth :wacko:
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: BlackOps on October 22, 2008, 08:26:37 PM
My what big teeth you have!  ;D   Nice recovery  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on October 23, 2008, 01:49:05 AM
Love the tiger shark mouth, Toolslinger! The perfect touch!!!  :wub:
:bow:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 23, 2008, 04:24:40 AM
That's looking mighty fine, Toolslinger - good recovery!  :thumbsup:

Been trying to think what the new tiger scheme reminds me of - think I've seen similar (but not the same) shades on an Indian MiG-21. That's a very "tigerish" sharkmouth, with it's scalloped gum-line and all - nice choice!  :wub:

Now a suggestion, although it might be a bit late since you've already made the wing pylons.

The further outboard you go an a swept wing, the harder it is to mount big stores, because you're getting further and further behind the centre of gravity. For this reason, MiG-17s (dunno about -15s), -19s, Su-7s etc... often had inboard pylons ahead of the main gears. These plyons had to stretch a long way forward of the leading edge for obvious reasons, and even then, they couldn't carry very long stores.

Your triple stores (what are they, by the way?) might just go on such an inboard pylon, although they're pretty long themselves.

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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 23, 2008, 06:43:51 AM
The triple stores are just very bad HVARS from a Lindberg F-100  ;D I used two different pylons I had in the (limited) stash o parts I have with me on the road.
The backstory is that after receiving the MiGinas from Venezuela the Texicans use the design to build their own version with uprated engines ,weapons ,and avionics (as well as an extremely sexy tinted canopy ;D) but due to a lack of area ruling they remain subsonic. They are primarily used as bomber intercepters, and ground support craft. They do see limited use as fighters but are to be replaced in that role by 1965. :wacko:
Thanks for all y'alls comments . I hope to get more done today  ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 23, 2008, 05:17:43 PM
Stuff today
Decals
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And gunbarrels
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Tailpipe
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Ignore this one(you don't see this) :wacko:
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: noxioux on October 23, 2008, 05:22:37 PM
That's a mean looking critter.  I particularly like the "don't tread on me" decal.  Excellent!
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 24, 2008, 12:57:56 PM
More work before I have to go to bed(dang job starts a midnight)
Armed up
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Gas tanks (dang did those silver :banghead:)
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Danger .....blast
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MMMMM loadout
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Got eyes now
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Mo loadout
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Stand somewhere else
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Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Rafael on October 24, 2008, 04:44:50 PM
Okay. Now I need a new change of undies!!!!

Have to love that Eddie Crazy Legs Miller decal, and the Don't tread on me is one of my favorites of all time.

What can I say, another masterful model. I'd have to wear a million hats. That's how many hats off to you for this. :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Rafa
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 24, 2008, 11:29:48 PM
Thanks Commandante ;D She is not finished yet but I am on the home stretch :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Brian da Basher on October 25, 2008, 03:06:11 AM
Oh yes!!! Total whiffgasm! Those markings rock, Toolslinger!
:wub: :wub: :wub:
Brian da Basher
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 25, 2008, 04:24:44 AM
Thanks B ;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: cthulhu77 on October 25, 2008, 07:03:29 AM
Bring it along, if you have time to swing by, my bench is your bench !
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Ed S on October 25, 2008, 07:06:03 AM
Looking good STS.  Love the decals on it.

And that stand you have it displayed on is really special.

Ed
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 25, 2008, 02:19:55 PM
Yeah that's what you get when you build models in hotel rooms ;D :blink:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 25, 2008, 02:54:27 PM
Move that craft knife before you stab yourself in the leg with it!  :blink: Tch - bet you used to run in the corridor with scissors when you were at school, didn't you..... :rolleyes:

The markings look very good indeed - what's the panel under the nose with the triangular shape on it?



Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 25, 2008, 04:25:12 PM
The one at the very front or the one behind the RoT marking
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Arc3371 on October 25, 2008, 04:36:42 PM
Great build!
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 25, 2008, 06:59:17 PM
Thanks ARC ;D I got the idea from a master designer :thumbsup: :bow:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 25, 2008, 07:46:11 PM
Quote from: sotoolslinger on October 25, 2008, 04:25:12 PM
The one at the very front or the one behind the RoT marking

The one behind the ROT marking.
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 25, 2008, 07:49:08 PM
I don't know what you mean (you don't see that) there is nothing behind the RoT marking :wacko: :wacko:
I am not part of any world wide conspiracies ;D
Hail Eris :wub:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 26, 2008, 07:48:55 PM
Mate, you really have fnord nicked my bookshelf, havn't you? First the TTA.....

All Hail Discordia! (Whatever that means.....)

The robot known as Weaver
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Ed S on October 26, 2008, 08:41:32 PM
Nice, looks good STS.  And it's a wonderful example of perseverance as well.

Ed
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 27, 2008, 06:56:05 AM
Thanks Ed. Here is perseverence.... this took better than a year. I owned no power tools when I made this. Weaver you should appreciate the symbology
http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/CROSSBOW/
;D
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Ed S on October 27, 2008, 07:02:34 AM
Nice piece of work.  And just remember, that the original makers of these didn't have power tools either.

Ed
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 27, 2008, 11:54:42 AM
Thanks Ed . It was a fun build. It works like a champ too. :wub: I set the pull very low because at the time I was using it in mock combats in the SCA but the prod will go up to 150 lbs :wacko:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: ysi_maniac on October 28, 2008, 07:08:28 AM
Pills overdose?  ;D

Anyway I love your model :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: Weaver on October 28, 2008, 03:59:03 PM
Quote from: sotoolslinger on October 27, 2008, 06:56:05 AM
Thanks Ed. Here is perseverence.... this took better than a year. I owned no power tools when I made this. Weaver you should appreciate the symbology
http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/CROSSBOW/
;D

Heh  -seriously nice piece of work there!  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Seen this, by the way?

http://www.principiadiscordia.com/index.php
Title: Re: MiGina The Second
Post by: sotoolslinger on October 28, 2008, 06:11:52 PM
Fnord :thumbsup:
http://authorweb.dingir.org/occult/discordia/text/what.is.fnord