PLANAF Phantom Killer!

[haneto]

Hi,guys!

It's been a while without new works.

So this is what I'm busy with recently.

I visited a retired PLA Navy air force pilot,Mr.Zhushu Wang,who shot down a USAF F-4C from 366th TFW "The Gunfighters" over Lingshui,Hainan Island on June 26,1967.

The combat story inspired me so much that I decided to make his J-6(Chinese licensed built MiG-19S) to record that history.

You can check the visit via the link below(Sorry,simplified Chinese only):

http://www.sonicmodel.com/topicdisplay.asp...TopicID=3309598

As I've already built a Bilek 1/72 MiG-19PM several years ago,this time I chose the Trumpeter 1/48 one.

The kit fit good,but still suffers from some shape issues.

I took tons of photos of a retired J-6 near my home for hours to study the plane,and then the most obvious problems I found on Trumpeter kit are the bad shaped nose and wrong windshield.

I managed to solve the problems by replacing the HiPM kit nose,which is quite accurate,and sanding/polishing the original Trumpeter windshield.

Plus,I added Eduard PE set,Pavla Models resin gear bays and NeOmega resin ejection seat,which is really a gem.

As this Phantom Killer will be finished in NMF,I chose to replicate all the rivets,with the help of photos I took around the real thing.

So this time,I'm a true "rivet counter"! ;)

Here we go now~~~

[haneto]

Ejection seat and cockpit.

The handle and leather cover above the seat are made by copper wire and Tamiya AB putty.

[haneto]

In order to fit the HiPM kit nose,some minor adjusting work is need for the original Trumpeter inner parts.

The separated fins are also self-made.

The gentle change between the bulged area and the front fin need to be sanded after putty applied and dried.

Small tricks to make pitot tube movable before fuselage glued.

[haneto]

The clear area on side view of windshield should curve below,so some sanding and polishing work need here.

The edge of flaps,etc. is too thick,just sand to thin.

The bulge on the nose is sanding from dried Tamiya AB putty.

Also,you may notice I use a piece of thick tape to protect the half-rounded area which is sanded at first.

The rivets on the windshield are all in wrong position.

I filled'em all by black super glue.

Also,the rips which combine the windshield and fuselage are also remade by Evergreen 0.14mm plastic card.

[haneto]

Nozzles are painted firstly or the fuselage cannot be glued.

The burnt effect is made by Tamiya Weathering Master Set.

I also add some welding lines by melt plastic sprue.

Then the real challange comes!The full rivet madness!!

I used template ruler on flat surface while DYMO typing tapes on rounded surface.

To protect the inner colour and the ease to paint,masking the inner area then stick the canopy from inside.

[haneto]

Main parts are finished and glued.

I spent about 30 hours rivetting!Include a week's night during my business trip in Shenyang.

Blade shaped antenna is made from plastic card because the original part is too thick.

I use Quickboost resin intakes but some wrong shaped issues are not corrected.

So I have to correct them myself,then add welding lines.

[haneto]

The black things you can see from the pics are all sanded black superglue to fill the wrong shaped rivets/panel lines.

Stabilizers are worked movable.

The resin gear bay need some sanding work to fit in.

[haneto]

The oddest thing is that you can only find welding lines on real fuel tanks,but Trumpeter made them all recessed!

I have to fill'em all and add melt plastic lines,then sand to make the welding effect.

[haneto]

Side view of the real J-6 I took.

Notice the red line.

This is the original kit looking.

After my customized work.

[haneto]

Another interesting place on MiG-19S/J-6 is that actually the intake section is not round.

The top area is thickened to fill into the camera gun.

You can find that from these pics.

So again,Tamiya AB putty helps me.

I will continued with the landing gears and painting after my business trip to Tokyo next week.

Thanks for watching! :)

Cheers,

Yufei

[Aigore]

:) I´m at a loss for words!

[dragan_mig31]

:yahoo: :) :D

[Girolamo LORUSSO]

great job!

[LanceR21]

Brilliant job!! :D :wub:

Cheers,

Nenad

[Pirata]

Incredible detailing work!

[viperbite]

毛兄, as I replied on SM, 太老卵了!

[4scourge7]

Incredible work, thanks for posting! :)

Cheers, Ian

[Qian]

:D

I love your detailing work on this MiG to make it look real. And interesting article in that link. Took me quite a while to read through it.

Your build is simply making me 哭笑不得！！ :P :lol:

Keep posting! :D

Edited September 14, 2010 by Qian

[josepedro]

Fantastic job there!!!

[ChernayaAkula]

Inspiring work!

But it's in 1/48! Again! Do we have to be concerned you're deserting The One True Scale?

[Marlin]

WOW

I bow to the Master

Maybe if I live to 375 I might rise to the same level.

Truely Stunning.

Thanks for posting.

/Bosse

Edited September 14, 2010 by Marlin

[haneto]

Thanks for the nice feedbacks,guys!

I'm no master,just a normal modeller who's always trying his best to find a serious attitude to his hobby.

毛兄, as I replied on SM, 太老卵了!

多谢兄弟！I cannot access SM from my office but still thanks a lot for the comment both here and there.

We're planning a model geeks party during National Day holidays in Shanghai.

Do you have any friends who can lend the place?

:lol:

I love your detailing work on this MiG to make it look real. And interesting article in that link. Took me quite a while to read through it.

Glad you like it,Qian.

It's a very precious history and I think we should try our best to restore it.

It's a pity that the famous pilot who shot down an ROCAF RF-101 passed way 2 years ago,

so there's no way to confirm many details and his private pictures now.

It's a shame.

But it's in 1/48! :o Again! Do we have to be concerned you're deserting The One True Scale? :o

Sorry,Shark.But Farmer maybe too small to show details in 1/72 I'm afraid.

Plus,I'd like to make a collection of PLA fighters and most of them are only available in 1/48 scale.

Will keep you updated.

Cheers.

Yufei

[Aggressor Supporter]

High quality work so far and like the background information you provided. Keep it up.

[kurnass77]

Gianni

[Jinxter13]

You're doing great work with the MiG. I do like the MiG-19 and if the price ever hits my range I'll do one.

If I may, what were the circumstances of the engagement. Why did a Chinese MiG shoot down an F-4 (that is assuming it was, Chinese). Not all pilots flying MiG's in Korea were Chinese or Korean, and rumor has it that the same went for some of the pilots flying MiG's in North Vietnam.