"The Six" and "The Fishbed" 1/72

[Bender10101]

Hi everyone, this will be my first GB. I have been anticipating this one since joining a few months back. Took me awhile to decide on the subject. Picked up a NATO ground crew half off at my local hobby shop and started planning around that. I had an idea about the Mig25 Foxbat and Victor Belenko's defection but couldn't find any locally. Glad to see someone else did it tho. I found the F106 and settled. A week later I picked up the Mig21 and a U.S. ground crew (half off as well). So I've decided to make a diorama using skills I've learned from here and other sites. This will be my first...also first time doing figures as well. My son Ash will be helping me from time to time to. I can't keep him away from the bench There isn't much to the kits, thats' why I am gonna try doing a little more and get out of my comfort zone. Hopefully I have the time. Like I said been anticipating for months and already behind Still learning how to post in forums so if I do anything wrong kindly let me know. I will post more info on my build soon. Until then...
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[DBMiller]

Very nice! And, of course, you will build the Cape Cod F-106 because it has the best markings and I've seen them fly at airshows way back in the 80's!

[NorthernModeller]

Hi everyone, this will be my first GB. I have been anticipating this one since joining a few months back. Took me awhile to decide on the subject. Picked up a NATO ground crew half off at my local hobby shop and started planning around that. I had an idea about the Mig25 Foxbat and Victor Belenko's defection but couldn't find any locally. Glad to see someone else did it tho. I found the F106 and settled. A week later I picked up the Mig21 and a U.S. ground crew (half off as well). So I've decided to make a diorama using skills I've learned from here and other sites. This will be my first...also first time doing figures as well. My son Ash will be helping me from time to time to. I can't keep him away from the bench There isn't much to the kits, thats' why I am gonna try doing a little more and get out of my comfort zone. Hopefully I have the time. Like I said been anticipating for months and already behind Still learning how to post in forums so if I do anything wrong kindly let me know. I will post more info on my build soon. Until then...

Hi mate, Great to see you joining in with the GB but could you use a third party hosting site like Flickr for you images as directly attaching them like you have done saps a lot of bandwidth from the forum. This results in the forum being down. Thanks again.

[pourquoi61]

Looking forward to your build, what ever you do just enjoy.
Welcome.

[Bender10101]

Very nice! And, of course, you will build the Cape Cod F-106 because it has the best markings and I've seen them fly at airshows way back in the 80's!

Cool. Cape Cod is the one I will be building

[Bender10101]

Hi everyone, this will be my first GB. I have been anticipating this one since joining a few months back. Took me awhile to decide on the subject. Picked up a NATO ground crew half off at my local hobby shop and started planning around that. I had an idea about the Mig25 Foxbat and Victor Belenko's defection but couldn't find any locally. Glad to see someone else did it tho. I found the F106 and settled. A week later I picked up the Mig21 and a U.S. ground crew (half off as well). So I've decided to make a diorama using skills I've learned from here and other sites. This will be my first...also first time doing figures as well. My son Ash will be helping me from time to time to. I can't keep him away from the bench There isn't much to the kits, thats' why I am gonna try doing a little more and get out of my comfort zone. Hopefully I have the time. Like I said been anticipating for months and already behind Still learning how to post in forums so if I do anything wrong kindly let me know. I will post more info on my build soon. Until then...

Hi mate, Great to see you joining in with the GB but could you use a third party hosting site like Flickr for you images as directly attaching them like you have done saps a lot of bandwidth from the forum. This results in the forum being down. Thanks again.

Thanks. Sorry didn't know that's what it did. I'm on Flickr now trying to figure it out.

[Bender10101]

Cold War Build by Josh Burre, on Flickr

[Bender10101]

F-106_Delta_Dart_87th_FIS, on Flickr

The Convair F-106 Delta Dart served in the continental US, Alaska, and Iceland, as well as for brief periods in Germany and South Korea. In service, the official name ,"Delta Dart", was rarely used and was universally known as "The Six". Its first test flight was 26 December 1956. The Six was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the US Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it proved to be the last dedicated interceptor in US Air Force service to date.
The F-106 was the ultimate development of the USAF's interceptor program of the early 1950s.. The initial winner of this competition had been the F-102 Delta Dagger, but early versions of this aircraft had demonstrated extremely poor performance, limited to subsonic speeds and relatively low altitudes. During the testing program the F-102 underwent numerous changes to improve its performance. On 17 June 1956, the aircraft was officially re-designated as the F-106A.
The first prototype F-106, an aerodynamic test bed, flew on 26 December 1956 from Edwards Air Force Base, with the second, fitted with a fuller set of equipment, following 26 February 1957. Initial flight tests at the end of 1956 and beginning of 1957 were disappointing, with performance less than anticipated, while the engine and avionics proved unreliable. These problems, and the delays associated with them, nearly led to the abandoning of the program, but the Air Force decided to order 350 F-106s instead of the planned 1,000. After some minor redesign, the new aircraft, designated F-106A, were delivered to 15 fighter interceptor squadrons along with the F-106B two-seat combat-capable trainer variant, starting in October 1959.
On 15 December 1959, Major Joseph W. Rogers set a world speed record of 1,525.96 mph (2,455.79 km/h) in a Delta Dart at 40,500 ft (12,300 m). That year, Charles E. Myers flew the same model aircraft at 1,544 mph (2484 km/h). Nevertheless, Major Rogers received the award because cold war pressures dictated that a military pilot should be recognized.
Similar to the F-102, the F-106 was designed without a gun, or provision for carrying bombs, but it carried its missiles in an internal weapons bay for clean supersonic flight. It was armed with four Hughes AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles, along with a single GAR-11/AIM-26A Falcon nuclear-tipped semi-active radar homing (SARH) missile (which detected reflected radar signals), or a 1.5 kiloton-warhead AIR-2 (MB-2) Genie air-to-air rocket intended to be fired into enemy bomber formations. Like its predecessor, the F-102 Delta Dagger, it could carry a drop tank under each wing. Later fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle carried missiles recessed in the fuselage or externally, but stealth aircraft would re-adopt the idea of carrying missiles or bombs internally for reduced radar signature.
Although contemplated for use in the Vietnam War the F-106 never saw combat, nor was it exported to foreign users. Following the resolution of initial teething problems, in particular an ejection seat that killed the first 12 pilots to eject from the aircraft, its exceptional performance made it very popular with its pilots. After the cancellation of their own Avro Arrow, the Canadian government briefly considered purchasing the F-106C/D.
The F-106 was progressively updated in service, with improved avionics, a modified wing featuring a noticeable conical camber, an infrared search and track system, streamlined supersonic wing tanks which provided virtually no degradation to overall aircraft performance, better instrumentation, and features like an inflight refuelling receptacle and an arrestor hook for landing emergencies.
Air-to-air combat testing suggested "The Six" was a reasonable match for the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in a dogfight, with superior high-altitude turn performance and overall maneuverability (aided by the aircraft's lower wing loading). However, the Phantom had better radar – operated by an additional crewman – and could carry a load of up to four radar-guided Sparrow and four infrared Sidewinder missiles, while the Falcon missiles proved a disappointment for dogfighting over Vietnam. The F-4 had a higher thrust/weight ratio, superior climb performance, and better high speed/low-altitude maneuverability, and could be used as a fighter-bomber. Air combat experience over Vietnam showed the need for increased pilot visibility and the utility of a built-in gun, which had been added to the "E" variant of USAF Phantoms.
The F-15A started replacing the F-106 in 1981, with "The Sixes" typically passed on to Air National Guard units. The F-106 remained in service in various USAF and ANG units until 1988.
Between 1 June 1983 and 1 August 1988 the Delta Darts were incrementally retired and sent to the Military Storage and Disposition Center in Arizona. When the need for a high performance Full Scaled Aerial Target Drone was required the USAF began withdrawing Delta Darts from storage. Starting in 1986, 194 of the surviving surplus aircraft were converted into target drones and these were designated QF-106As and used for target practice vehicles under the Pacer Six Program by the Aerial Targets Squadron. The last was destroyed in January 1998.
Six F-106s were retained by NASA for test purposes through 1998. An F-106B two-seat trainer was operated by NASA Langley Research Center between 1979 and 1991. This Delta Dart was used in research programs ranging from testing supersonic engines to improving maneuverability of fighters. Between 1980 and 1986 the aircraft was modified for the purpose of lightning strike research and became known as the Lightning Strike Plane and was struck 714 times without damage.

[Bender10101]

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[Bender10101]

Finally some time to post. I will be using MM enamels, acrylics, and some Tamiya acrylics. Started out with the pilot and cockpit.
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Tried a wash to give him some detail.

[Bender10101]

Had some issues with decals in cockpit. Believe their supposed to go on the flat but I wanted to see them. Not to happy with how it looks. Could of trimmed them more but don't want to mess them up more.

[pourquoi61]

Coming on just fine mate, chill and enjoy your models.

[Bender10101]

All the first parts done ready to go in fuselage. First time using the metalizer. I like the way it looks now I want to go grab the other colors to.
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Engine cowls in and nose on.
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Bit of the underside painted up with dark green. Calls out for interior green but this is what I had, looks close enough for me.
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Put the landing gear on then I thought I probably should paint body first. Taping them off was fun.

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Pre-shading done. Again something I've never really done before. Really enjoy airbrushing now over dry brushing. So far this kit hasn't been to bad. I've done quite a bit of sanding on edges of parts from the extra plastic. Other then that the parts are fitting together nicely.

[warpedcrisis]

wow
That's coming together well

[pourquoi61]

Lovely aircraft and a great build so far, I like the painting stage best followed by decals.

[Bender10101]

Thank you gentlemen.

[Bender10101]

Finally some time to post. In the past few weeks I've done quite a bit considering how busy I've been. Had my compressor stop working on me as I got the final coat on. Had to switch to my big pancake compressor and get some fittings so I could airbrush.

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Drop tanks and AIM Falcon missiles taped up and ready for paint.
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Little touch up on missiles left. Nose antennae was fun to paint. Finally something to use my sky blue on.

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First time using the clear paints. I like how the blue came out. Never knew about tinting until I seen in instructions and then watched some videos.

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There is a small hatch on the bottom that wasn't defined so I taped off where it should be. Also didn't have a color to match so I mixed a few together to make it work. The green circle wasn't defined either. Not sure what it is.

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My mistake from a couple weeks ago. As I was painting my finger broke the top antennae.
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My first scratch building? Stretched out some sprue and sanded to fit.
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Painted up it's kinda hard to tell.
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All parts on minus canopy. Ready for a coat of Future and then decals.
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[pourquoi61]

Looking great sir.

[Bender10101]

Quick update. The canopy still needs a little work. Had a problem with the tape residue sticking to my clear blue. Got most of it off with goo gone. Needs some touchups yet.




Sneak peak with decals

[Bender10101]

2nd part of my diorama will be the Mig-21 Fishbed. Originally found an Academy kit at my local HS. It had Finnish decals and couldn't find any Soviet sheets locally. Then I went to NIMCON last month and found an old Haswega kit...for $5. The 2 kits are almost identical. Not much to them. No color codes and only 8 steps. Not much detail. Nice panel lines tho.

[Bender10101]

Got a tip from the VP at my model club. Paint magic tape and then cut to width and length needed. Then just feather in with a brush. Said hes been using this trick for 20 years and the models still look good.

[Bender10101]

The mig had a lot of flash on the parts that needed sanding.

Seat needed a little help to get in. No decals for cockpit was disappointing.

Fuselage went together quite well tho



All puttied up with Mr. Putty.

Sanded ready for paint.

Base coat on with MM enamel aluminum.

Taped up for the green and some panels I will paint steel.

[Bender10101]

All ready for decals.

After taping I used interior russian green for base coat on canopy.

Then the aluminum.

I had read in a review that the decals were no good and hard to work with. Had no issues and thought they adhered quite well using the MM decal set. Just put a coat of future on.

Tomorrow I will glue canopy on and try some weathering.

[Bender10101]

Decided to nix the U.S. ground crew and save for another time. Using a few figures from the Airfix NATO ground crew set.




These guys took a lot of sanding at the seams. Had fun painting them tho using a mix of MM enamels and some acrylics.

[Bender10101]

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed "balalaika", from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek (English: pencil) by Polish pilots due to the shape of its fuselage. Approximately 60 countries over four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations six decades after its maiden flight. It made aviation records, became the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War and previously the longest production run of a combat aircraft.

The MiG-21 jet fighter was a continuation of Soviet jet fighters, starting with the subsonic MiG-15 and MiG-17, and the supersonic MiG-19. A number of experimental Mach 2 Soviet designs were based on nose intakes with either swept-back wings, such as the Sukhoi Su-7, or tailed deltas, of which the MiG-21 would be the most successful.

Development of what would become the MiG-21 began in the early 1950s, when Mikoyan OKB finished a preliminary design study for a prototype designated Ye-1 in 1954. This project was very quickly reworked when it was determined that the planned engine was underpowered; the redesign led to the second prototype, the Ye-2. Both these and other early prototypes featured swept wings. The first prototype with delta wings as found on production variants was the Ye-4. It made its maiden flight on 16 June 1955 and its first public appearance during the Soviet Aviation Day display at Moscow's Tushino airfield in July 1956.

In the West, due to the lack of available information, early details of the MiG-21 often were confused with those of similar Soviet fighters of the era. In one instance, Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1960–1961 listed the "Fishbed" as a Sukhoi design and used an illustration of the Su-9 'Fishpot'.

Armament
Guns: 1 × internal 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannon with 200 rounds
Hardpoints: 4 with a capacity of up to 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of stores and provisions to carry combinations of:
Rockets: S-24
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
K-13
K-5
R-60
R-73
R-77
R-27
Air-to-surface missiles:
Kh-66 Grom
Kh-25
Kh-31
Bombs:
KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb
4 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs
Information taken from Wikepedia.