building the airlex Mig 3

[Lloydthegamer]

I picked up a couple of Mig 3s by Airlex in December and finally finished them in mid February. Here's a few shots of the build. Most Airlex kits come with the plane and small parts all molded into one sheet of resin. I had already cut this one out when I decided to start taking pictures, but you can see how the plane fits into the sheet.

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The models look pretty rough straight from the carrying sheet.

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However, it doesn't take must filing and sanding to get them into presentable shape.

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There were a few blemishes to fill and file, but not many and easily dealt with. This one is ready to get some priming and painting.

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I chose to model two Migs from the 401 IAP, so shot them with black primer and then taped them for the green sections on the fuselage.

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Here's a couple of shots of the finished products.

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This was a fun project. Airlex kits are a bit rough, but with a little fiddling and filing they are make very acceptable models.

[somaliavet]

Wow, that certainly cleaned up very nicely. Looking at the first picture, I wasn't sure the small parts were salvageable! Nice job! :thumbsup:

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Great work Lloyd. I have a couple of metal Air 200 MiG-3's and they don't finish up as well as the resin.

[grumpybear]

Nice . No ugly seams that shouldn't be there

[Baldrick62]

:thumbsup:Nice work. Hopefully it will encourage more people to try resin kits.

[Nick_ace]

Nice job, lovely models!!!!:thumbsup:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

:clap:You have made a really good job of that Mig Lloyd. You make the cutting out and cleaning up look so easy, but it still requires a deft hand and a good knowledge of how to handle your material and tools.
Well done that man.
Rob.

[itchy]

well done ,that would have been straight in the bin if I had it.

[Guntruck]

Yes, very nice job.

[Grey Knight]

Very nice job there.:thumbsup: