[REQUEST] Has there ever been a bare metal Mig-29

[Burning Bridges]

This may be a request for ahistoric skin, but I always loved bare metal. It's so Soviet and would sure look fantastic on the MiG-29

 

The first step would of course be an image of such a plane, but so far I couldn't find it

 

I can remember seeing photos in an East German aircraft magazine (that was still before the wall came down) and they looked very different and 70s like. There was speculation of the new type just as in the West, of course the pictures were 5-10 year old but that created even more the impression of a typical, 70s Soviet jet fighter.

 

I hope it's clear what I am talking about. If not, I've fallen head over heels in love with the 29 and would love to fly a very early prototype in a metal skin (like MiG 15-19-21) and would not mind if it is somewhat ahistoric.

[Texac]

I never thought about this although I really like the idea. I will see what I can come up with.

[Burning Bridges]

Have you found a reference picture? I am sure there must have been some, we are now used to Mig-29 only in Army Air force pattern, but they originally come in metal don't they?

[Texac]

I found images of prototypes or test aircraft and a german MiG-29 in the hangar while being maintained which shows a lot metal/unpainted parts.

 

My skin will be similar to the MiG-15, 19 and 21 metal skins.

 

I will post some progress later this day.

Edited January 4, 2019 by Texac

[Texac]

Just to give an idea how it's going to look like. I will make it more shiny than this and perhaps less dirty.

 

[Akatsuki]

Very nice!

[Texac]

Thank you Akatsuki!

 

Almost the final result, only a few and minor things need to be tweaked.

 

At first I went a little to much with the metal or color differences, so I reduced that a little bit.

 

 

 

Take a look at more screens here.

 

https://imgur.com/a/PNbBk2Z

[Texac]

Here are 4 finished skins that represent China, Iraq, the USSR and North Korea.

 

Download

 

 

 

 

[Burning Bridges]

@Texac

 

just 2 words

 

UTTERLY

AMAZING

 

I'll report back tomorrow when I slapped this sexy thing on the MiG

[dali]

not historically corect, but as burning bridges got it - utterly amazing

[Burning Bridges]

"historically not implausible"

 

Let's say this MiG is covered in silver paint to make it look like the Soviet fighters of the 1960s.

 

The planes are not made entirely from metal, but this is a topic by itself.

 

these are more modern variants so we still dont know for certain how they would have looked like

 

http://www.aame.in/2011/07/indian-navy-air-force-mig-29-aircrafts.html

 

 

 

[Akatsuki]

Looks like it’s covered with Tamiya masking tapes. :)

[Burning Bridges]

I fly it :D gives me 70s vibes

 

Thanks a lot Texac!

 

I also tried to give some instructions on the download page, because some people may not know how to use the files. For example it was not stated that it's for Mig-29A.

[Texac]

I fly it :D gives me 70s vibes

 

Thanks a lot Texac!

 

I also tried to give some instructions on the download page, because some people may not know how to use the files. For example it was not stated that it's for Mig-29A.

 

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks! :)

 

It is filtered for the MiG-29A only though, while there are plenty of guides, forums posts, etc. on how to install skins.