MiG 15 bis Trumpeter 1:32 "desaster-kit" - Aircraft of World War II

fam43 · 05-04-2009, 08:48 AM

Hi folks,
In the past I built several Sabres and always looked for a MiG in 1:32.
In 2007 I was on a modelfair in the "Luftwaffenmuseum" at Gatow Airport in Berlin. There I found this sadly rotting MiG. I decided to built one.

Last year I finally aquired Trumpeters MiG 15-bis. I was warned about that beast reading articles in LSP. Nevertheless I had to built it.
First thing I did, was reshaping the windscreen and adding some details to the ejectionseat.

Lucky13 · 05-04-2009, 08:50 AM

Looks great Michael....looking forward to more pics mate!

Wurger · 05-04-2009, 08:57 AM

With Jan here....

muller · 05-04-2009, 08:59 AM

Same here

Wayne Little · 05-04-2009, 10:03 AM

Agreed!...more please.

Airframes · 05-04-2009, 06:30 PM

I'm with the guys. If it turns out anything like your Sabres, it should be good!

Matt308 · 05-05-2009, 01:54 PM

Looking forward to this. More pics please.

fam43 · 05-06-2009, 03:41 AM

Next came the cockpit-tube. I decided to paint it in a deep green. Don´t know the real paint of korean war time MiGs, but I liked this color. some bits and pieces mostly copperwire were added. The instrumentpanel does not fit well and I had to add some plasticshheet to correct as you will easely see in the pictures.

I designed the instrument gauges on th PC transferred them to clear decalfilm and put them on the white painted instrumentpanel.

fam43 · 05-06-2009, 03:43 AM

I decided to built the nonexistent jetinlets integral with the Nosepiece and painted the interior of the frontfuselage black to camouflage any flaws of my construction. The fit of the fuselagehalfes and the cockpittube ist at best very demanding. Much putty has to be used to fill the joints. At this point I added some details to the parts aft of the ejectionseat.
I was posetively suprised by the excellent fit of the weaponsbay. The yellow arrows point to the 37mm and 23 mm cannons made out of an earcleaner and coppertube.

After sanding some more details were added to the cockpit area.

The next flaw was in the tail section. Far to shallow airbrakewells and counterweights of the rudders molded to the fixed part of the controls.

Screaming Eagle · 05-06-2009, 05:26 AM

Looking good Michael!

Wayne Little · 05-06-2009, 08:48 AM

Nice work so far....i'm sure Mig 15 cockpit colour is either light Blue or Light Grey...?

Lucky13 · 05-06-2009, 09:21 AM

Looking great Michael!

Maximowitz · 05-06-2009, 09:53 AM

Excellent work.

Lucke.stz · 05-06-2009, 01:23 PM

So good ! I love this plane, I made my on 1/144, but I did the SbLim-2, the Polush version to UTI...

Are going to make it with camo painting or natural metal ?

Here some inspiration...

fam43 · 05-06-2009, 02:36 PM

Hi Lucke.stz,
Your dwarf looks very good!

I'll do it in natural metal using Revell water-colors.

05-04-2009, 08:48 AM	#1
fam43 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 81	MiG 15 bis Trumpeter 1:32 "desaster-kit" Hi folks, In the past I built several Sabres and always looked for a MiG in 1:32. In 2007 I was on a modelfair in the "Luftwaffenmuseum" at Gatow Airport in Berlin. There I found this sadly rotting MiG. I decided to built one. Last year I finally aquired Trumpeters MiG 15-bis. I was warned about that beast reading articles in LSP. Nevertheless I had to built it. First thing I did, was reshaping the windscreen and adding some details to the ejectionseat. __________________ Good Bye Happy modelling Michael

05-04-2009, 08:50 AM	#2
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Looks great Michael....looking forward to more pics mate! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

05-04-2009, 08:57 AM	#3
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 13,974	With Jan here.... __________________

05-04-2009, 08:59 AM	#4
muller Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Emerald Isle Posts: 1,498	Same here __________________

05-04-2009, 10:03 AM	#5
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	Agreed!...more please. __________________

05-04-2009, 06:30 PM	#6
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,063	I'm with the guys. If it turns out anything like your Sabres, it should be good! __________________

05-05-2009, 01:54 PM	#7
Matt308 aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 13,386	Looking forward to this. More pics please. __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts

05-06-2009, 03:41 AM	#8
fam43 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 81	Next came the cockpit-tube. I decided to paint it in a deep green. Don´t know the real paint of korean war time MiGs, but I liked this color. some bits and pieces mostly copperwire were added. The instrumentpanel does not fit well and I had to add some plasticshheet to correct as you will easely see in the pictures. I designed the instrument gauges on th PC transferred them to clear decalfilm and put them on the white painted instrumentpanel. __________________ Good Bye Happy modelling Michael

05-06-2009, 03:43 AM	#9
fam43 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 81	I decided to built the nonexistent jetinlets integral with the Nosepiece and painted the interior of the frontfuselage black to camouflage any flaws of my construction. The fit of the fuselagehalfes and the cockpittube ist at best very demanding. Much putty has to be used to fill the joints. At this point I added some details to the parts aft of the ejectionseat. I was posetively suprised by the excellent fit of the weaponsbay. The yellow arrows point to the 37mm and 23 mm cannons made out of an earcleaner and coppertube. After sanding some more details were added to the cockpit area. The next flaw was in the tail section. Far to shallow airbrakewells and counterweights of the rudders molded to the fixed part of the controls. __________________ Good Bye Happy modelling Michael

05-06-2009, 05:26 AM	#10
Screaming Eagle Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,553	Looking good Michael! __________________ "Success is nothing more than taking advantage of an opportunity." - Hitman! - The Technical Guide for the Independent Contractor.

05-06-2009, 08:48 AM	#11
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	Nice work so far....i'm sure Mig 15 cockpit colour is either light Blue or Light Grey...? __________________

05-06-2009, 09:21 AM	#12
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Looking great Michael! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

05-06-2009, 09:53 AM	#13
Maximowitz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, England. Posts: 839	Excellent work. __________________

05-06-2009, 01:23 PM	#14
Lucke.stz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sertaozinho-SP-Brazil Posts: 259	So good ! I love this plane, I made my on 1/144, but I did the SbLim-2, the Polush version to UTI... Are going to make it with camo painting or natural metal ? Here some inspiration...

05-06-2009, 02:36 PM	#15
fam43 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 81	Hi Lucke.stz, Your dwarf looks very good! I'll do it in natural metal using Revell water-colors. __________________ Good Bye Happy modelling Michael

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