1/72 Bilek Mig19PM

by Károly Magó

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  Hungarian Holiday 

 

This is the 1/72nd scale Mig19 kit from Bilek. I decided to make this kit look exactly like it's real sister ... in run-down shape as she can be found in the Szolnok Airport museum, Hungary. I made resin replacements for the nose, cockpit, canopy, ejection seat, weapon pylons, air intakes to improve the overall look of the model.

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I used Humbrol metallic paints to reproduce the not-perfect metallic look of the plane as it is shown on the above photo as well. I also used Humbrol enamels for weathering. One interesting point of the weathering is the aged color of canopy. This was achieved by lightly spraying on a mix of cream color and flat varnish over the clear part.

Decals came from the range of HAD (Hungarian Armour Decals).

Károly

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Photos and text © by Károly Magó