Mig31 Firefox

[TK Iain]

Done and dusted with the Anigrand 1/48 Mig31 Firefox from the 1982 film starring Clint Eastwood.

This is the first all resin kit I have built in about 30yrs and with the Super Star Destroyer build looming on the horizon this was a bit of much needed practice working with resin and highlighted the fact that I need to get an appropriate respirator before the next auction build.



At 16" in length this builds up to make a big kit and it was a delight to put together. I really have to get another to add to "The Stash" and would advise any fans of the film to get one as it is a crackin' kit to display.






It does'nt come with a pilot figure but I managed to get a resin Mig31 pilot at 1/48 scale on Ebay and it fitted the cockpit perfectly. I did toy with lighting up the engines and the flare/chaff dispensers as seen in the film but the detail on those parts was just too good to ruin with drilling holes so I shelved that idea. The one light I did install was in the cockpit to emulate the homing device Clint activates to find Mother 1.







And as always a short video to close off this post,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Bn34k_y4o

[whb64]

Very cool!

[ImWolf]

Lookin' sweet Iain..... I love the panel lines on this kit and how they stick out....  Did you accent them with a pencil or anything along the way?

Wolf

[madmonk]

Great build Iain, got to be one of the best Sci-Fi plane designs.

[TK Iain]

Thanks guys!

Wolf - the panel lines are as you see them - very well defined on the kit.

[starsiegeplayer]

Wow, that is a huge bird. 

[Wenessanut]

You made a great model. It really helped. I will try to do some, I will take to show.