1/72 ICM MiG-25PD

Gallery Article by Justin on Mar 11 2013

 

 

This is the ICM MiG-25PD, I'm very happy with the way this kit turned out, it's a very accurate MiG-25.  With that being said this was one of the more difficult kits I've done and it took a lot of patience and gap filling!  In the end I think it looks terrific and makes me want to try ICM's other MiGs. 

 

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I used Coulorcoats Paints from White Ensign Models for the overall light gray.  For weathering, I made a darker shade of gray and added it to some panels on the airplane. Other than that Model Master paints were used for the radome and any other details on the kit.  For most all of my kits, I like to use pastels lightly brushed on for oil leaks, exhaust and just overall dirt.

Decals were aftermarket from Begemot, including about a billion stencils, but what the heck the kit took forever to build, why not spend days adding stencils!  Anyhow, they really add to the realism of the kit so no biggie!  I really like how you can see the flame holder in the exhausts, a lot better than the old Hasegawa kit.

Justin

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