1/48 Lindberg MiG 31

by Said 'Shark' Ordaz

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This is my 1/48 MiG31 by Lindberg. The kit is very much a builders kit. Which means it gives the basic shape of the jet, and any detail has to be built by the modeler. I started this kit back in 2002, and after a lot of fiddling with it, it got finally done.

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The details of what I changed or did for this build are too many, so this is a brief summary of this build:

  • 1. All panel lines rescribed (I know there are no panel lines on this bird, but I have seen pics with what looks to me like panel lines)

  • 2. Pre-shaded all such lines

  • 3. All rivets redone (also, some pics show something that look a lot like rivets to me)

  • 4. Scratch built front landing gear (the kit has it like an F15, folding forwards and the bay doors are a joke. I redid that, moved the landing gear forward, made the lights, added wire, and more)

  • 5. Added wire to the rear landing gear

  • 6. 2 resin K36 seats, the glass is one piece and did not bother cutting it to show the detail added in the cockpit

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This was a very challenging build, but am happy it got done. This is the largest kit in the collection, and it looks great next to the Fulcrums. Even though the kit is very wrong on a lot of areas, it is the only one in 1/48, and no MiG collection could be complete without it, in my opinion. So it was worth the time.

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Enjoy the pictures! Here is how the MiG Alley looks now a days.

Said

Photos and text © by Said 'Shark' Ordaz