This bird was built
almost 4 years ago and was my second Fishbed. I built it straight out of the box
and followed photos of an actual aircraft to simulate the weathering on the
model. I painted it overall with Testors Flat Aluminum from (not Silver as
per the instructions in the kit) and applied pastel chalk for weathering.
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Some panels on the
fuselage were painted with Gun metal and Chrome Silver from Tamiya with various
ratios of mixing in order to make different shades. These simulate the panels
which were replaced without antioxidant during war time, so they would oxidize
very quickly.
With small details,
washing is the best way to make those come out.
As usual, I applied
the last layer with Testors Gloss Finish.
This aircraft is
from the VPAF, Vietnamese People Airforce. You can see 13 stars on her
upper fuselage near the cockpit which represent 13 aerial victories over US air
power during the Vietnam War. However, these victories were scored by 9
pilots because the aircraft was not designated to just 1 pilot, North Vietnamese
pilots would fly any aircraft that was ready....regardless of designation. This
4326 is very well known as a Phantom Killer and almost every scale from many
hobby manufacturers depict this one. The actual aircraft is now displayed at
Air Defense Museum in HANOI.
With best regards to
all modellers,
Tung
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