MiG-25RBT (Reconnaissance Bomber version), ICM 1/48 (No.48901)

MiG-25RBT (Reconnaissance Bomber version), ICM 1/48 (No.48901)
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ICM’s brand new kit of MiG-25RBT in 1/48th scale was thoroughly reviewed by us here.

Now it is time for its build, to see how it goes together and its general shape, fitting and details when finished.

As usually we started with the cockpit. We used (from Cold War Studio's nose correction set) the printed dials for the control panel, as they are more realistic than the kit’s layout. However we chose to use the kit main nose parts (corrected for RBT type upper prominent curve and characteristic bottom bump in current kit releases - Bravo to ICM for listening and fast response to modellers!). The only other addition here and in the whole kit was a little set of Eduard with seat belts. The basic color of the cockpit came from a 1:1 mix of Gunze’s H25 and H46. Then we moved on to the internal parts of the exhausts. They were painted in various tones of brown and tan colors, with some parts green, and weathered mainly with Humbrol’s smoke pigments. Next step was with the intakes, which need some attention in order everything to be aligned correctly, because a little misalignment here will cause problems later. The landing gear bays are easy to paint, weather and fit, and the fuselage closes rather fast for such a big model. The wings and the rear parts of the fuselage needed some putty and we chosed to use Milliput which can be easily cleaned with water before it dries. Some attention is also needed at the exhausts, but we did not manage to avoid some gaps.

When everything was in place, we started painting the metallic areas of the rear fuselage. Main color used was Alclad’s duraluminium and in some areas pale burnt metal. The darker parts were painted with various shades of Modelmaster’s metalizers, mainly mixes. The main gray came from White Ensign, code ACSM06, with 30% white to match the lighter tone the MiG25 has compared to the MiG31. The dielectric areas were painted with White Ensign’s ACSM08, and some with dark gray, almost black. The weathering started before varnishing with lighter and darker tones of the basic color, applied with the airbrush using photos as reference. The decals applied nicely after several layers of Gunze H30 gloss varnish. The wash was done with dark gray artist's’ oil and the final varnish was Winson & Newton’s Galeria mat, applied in several layers to achieve a realistic finish. Among the last parts placed was the landing gear, which also needed some care to be aligned correctly.

The finished model is really impressive, with a length of almost 50 cm, and stands very nice next to AMK’s MiG-31 we have in our collection since last year! Highly recommended, the ICM's MiG-25 is the best 1/48th scale Foxbat kit so far.

Useful links:

http://www.icm.com.ua/news/454-mig-25-rbt-soviet-reconnaissance-plane-100-new.html

http://www.fasmamodels.gr/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=20579

http://www.gehobbies.gr/el/aeroskafi/32603-mikoyan-mig-25rbt-soviet-reconnaissance-plane-.html

 

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