Hobbyboss 1/48 MIG-17 PFU - upated 25 Dec 18

[harvs73]

I bought this today in the hope that it would be a quick build unlike the rest of the models I have on the bench at the moment (OK the Airfix Sea Fury is a quickish one). Unfortunately the wing root on one side is a very bad fit. The rest of the kit needs careful cleaning up and test fitting but it appears ok. The engine, while a nice kit in itself, is a waste of plastic as you can't see it once you close up the fuselage. I didn't paint, clean up or add all the bits due to this reason.

[TiG]

Great pics. I'll be keen to see how you go with this one as I have the Hobbyboss MIG17C Fresco in the stash. A shame about the wing root fit issue, but hopefully the rest of the build won't fight you further.

[RAAFBrat]

Hmmm, that engine looks quite "Briddish" . I'd be really tempted to make up a stand for it & model it as well.

[harvs73]

Hmmm, that engine looks quite "Briddish" . I'd be really tempted to make up a stand for it & model it as well.

It looks 'Briddish' because it is/was unfortunately. Some bright spark after WWII gave complete jet engines to the Russians who promptly copied them and made the MIG 15 etc using that technology

[RAAFBrat]

Yes, but they got a solemn promise from their Red Friends that they were for research only - not production .

[harvs73]

It is coming together well and hopefully it will get the first coat of paint tomorrow.

[harvs73]

More work has been done on the MIG.

[harvs73]

It is finally up in it's wheels now. I am actually amazed at how little weight I needed to put in to the nose of the model to keep it down. The green nose is just a test colour which I think I will end up masking off and airbrushing with Tamiya XF-5 as it is apparently similar to the right version of green.

[harvs73]

I am finally getting much closer to finishing this 'quick' build. I would love to strip it back and repaint it as the paint job reminded me why I hate doing metallic finishes! Despite wiping down the surface it still has heaps of dust on it and seams I thought were good are not, but I want to move on so it lives as is.

I have stuck all the small bits on now and once dried I will finish the paint job, seal it then weather it.

[harvs73]

The MIG-17PFU is now done. I will be adding more images on the main site on the next update.