Mig-23 MLA . trumpeter (red-39)

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Drawings scaled-up to 1:32nd from a russian book "MiG 32 ML P MLD" by S. Burdin, published in Minsk, 1994, Pages 21- 28. Also of great help were "MiG-23 fighter variants MF,ML", bilingual Czech/English, from 4+ publications and "MiG-23/27 Flogger. Soviet
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Profile nose too sharp, had to be replaced. I looked for an alternative and found that another Trumpeter kit. The point is that the nose has a wrong profile for aircraft came. The nose cone MiG 29!
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On the left you can see the original MiG 23 con, shortened and MiG 29 a dry fit half the fuselage.
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Pinocchio nose had set. This is how it looked:
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Compare it to his new cone, the one modified from the MiG 29. It makes a huge difference
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We also took the opportunity to further strengthen the area, or by adding styrene ...
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reproduction cone
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riveting and re-engraving:
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Cockpit all done, ready to be installed in the front half of the fuselage:
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Comments

21 December 2014, 08:03

Florin Moldovan
Most interesting. You cast a new nose cone. Can you elaborate on that?

21 December 2014, 09:41

Es-haq Khosravi
Well done!!!

22 December 2014, 02:05

Lucian Millo
Good question, Florin!
Consulting line drawings and multiple photographic references it is immediately apparent that the Trumpeter MiG 23 nose is much too pointy. A solution had to be found. Also in my stash there is a Trumpeter MiG 29, whose shape for its nose is wrong, but it is perfect for the MiG 23! If you want an accurate nose for the MiG 29, You should get one from ZactoModels. My solution was to make a resin copy of the Trumpeter MiG 29 radome to use in the MiG 23 build, while my Fulcrum will receive Zactoman's corection. Also in my stash there is a MiG 29 from Revell, from which some parts were copied and modified for the current build.

22 December 2014, 15:09

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My new project is Trumpeter MiG 32 ml, with its many glaring defects corrected with the Aires resin - cockpit plus drive bays and inlet separator plates Zactomodels, very few pieces of kit Eduard exterior and lots of buildings zero!

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