We're flying high / We're flying right up to the sky...

[DanCooper]

Hi Mangas, do you know more details about this plane? For example is the "65" on it´s side original?

regards

Stefan

[Mangas]

Hi Mangas, do you know more details about this plane? For example is the "65" on it´s side original?

regards

Stefan

Hello, Stefan. If you ask about restored MiG-3 "Red 65" (with "Za Rodiny" inscription on port side), I don't know if the Red 65 numbers are from the original remains. The only it's story I have is this: in 2005, near Kurkovo village (Tver region) were found the remains of the pilot, wing commander of the 122-th IAP Yury Alexeev (born in 1920) and the wreckage of his plane MiG-3 №3872. The fighter was shot down while on the patrol during Rzhev-Sychevskaya operation, four kilometers north of the village Chichakovo on August 15, 1942. The aircraft crashed into the ground, pilot died. "Aviarestavratsiya" engineers began restoring the third of the MiG-3's. Since there are no any operable AM-35 (AM-38) engines still, the aircraft got, as in the previous case, Allison V-1710. The first flight of the MiG-3 № 3872 "Red 65" took place in ​​December 17, 2009. It was the third full-assembled MiG-3 and the second flyable. Today it is registered as RA-1563G and based in USA.
You can see it very detailed in this movie (including cool "helmet cam" footage):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wTZjYGyl-4

[Skyraider3D]

Very cool video! Your latest profiles look pretty sweet too!

[Mangas]

Thanks, guys.

Here's one more bird in typical scheme:



And here's the one with opened canopy (I wonder why didn't I do it before):



Note some details scattered in the grass... (Thanks to Ugo for "human presence" idea )

[Skyraider3D]

Looks superb! I like the opened canopy.

Minor crit: the reflections in the bottom of the wing don't seem to match with the belly features. Also perhaps darken the bottom of the wing slightly (although for print it's probably fine).

[JMSmith]

excellent, on a personal note, I would make the green and blue just a tad stronger, but hey Russian colour are a bigger minefield than the Luftwaffe

[Skyraider3D]

but hey Russian colour are a bigger minefield than the Luftwaffe

Very true that!

[gamary]

Very well done Anton! I agree with Ronnie's comment on the underwing reflections.

[Mangas]

Thanks, guys. I think I understand now what my problem is: I always been doing profiles with the retractable wheels in down position. This is what distracted my attention and prevented me form seeing how "underbelly/underwings" 3d work should be done properly. I think James (aka GFR) warned me about that a while ago, but I didn't listen...

[BLOWHARD]

Nice work as always!