BradG Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 I'll be jumping back into large scale with the Trumpeter F-7 kit. I picked it up very cheap at a swap and sell as it was lacking decals and instructions, although I have sourced some instructions and decals should be easy to come by. Pictures to follow soon. She will be carrying a pair of AA-2 Atoll missiles, which were a direct copy of the Aim-9B Sidewinder. Alain Gadbois, Martinnfb, dutik and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I have a un-started 1/32 Revell F-15E to make into a Israeli F-15B Baz with Sidewinders and or Pythons. BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 This is what I'm working with. Note the photocopied instructions and lack of box which was destroyed some time ago, but it is complete. denders, Azgaron, Alex and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Rookie mistake, I posted on your post, sorry about that. That's a lot of sprue for a small jet, good luck with that. JB BradG and Daniel Leduc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 3 hours ago, John B said: Rookie mistake, I posted on your post, sorry about that. That's a lot of sprue for a small jet, good luck with that. JB No worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Nice choice! Is this version the exact copy of the MiG-21 F, or one of the later Chinese evolutions of it? BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 On 9/8/2024 at 7:40 AM, Alain Gadbois said: Nice choice! Is this version the exact copy of the MiG-21 F, or one of the later Chinese evolutions of it? It's the MiG21-F-13 with some modifications, most notably the canopy was changed from the forward opening 1 piece to the more traditional side opening split canopy and windscreen, as there were issues with pilots ejecting and hitting the canopy. Later models were also adapted to use western tech, there were other changes too but this is the early F-7II. Alain Gadbois and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 Made a small start over the weekend. Fit of the parts is ok, although you need to take care on proper alignment and placing of interior parts as this is not always clear in the instructions. Test fit everything before committing glue. Engine needs to be installed for the jet pipe although I left a lot of the details off it as I will be gluing the fuselage together. artoor_k, Shoggz, Alex and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artoor_k Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Is this version with larger wings or normal Mig21 delta wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Hey Brad, do you have a profile illustration of the scheme you'll be doing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted September 30 Author Share Posted September 30 On 9/25/2024 at 6:07 AM, artoor_k said: Is this version with larger wings or normal Mig21 delta wings? Standard Mig 21 wings, the larger wings were the latter versions. This is pretty much a Mig 21F-13 with a few modifications, mostly to the canopy. Martinnfb and artoor_k 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted September 30 Author Share Posted September 30 (edited) On 9/28/2024 at 5:38 PM, MikeMaben said: Hey Brad, do you have a profile illustration of the scheme you'll be doing ? No but I have this picture of one early F-7 in an Iraqi aircraft dump (back one with the pitot tube under the nose). They were standard light sand /brown/ olive green over a light blue or grey. The one a the front is a slightly later version as it has the additional wing hardpoint, the pitot changed to the top of the nose and the air intake is slightly bigger. Behind them looks like a MiG 21MF and PF(maybe) There is a profile of a similarly coloured Chinese aircraft, but I think this is based off the camouflage of one in a museum and not in operational use. Edited September 30 by BradG Martinnfb, Alex, Alain Gadbois and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 Doing a bit more work, this is the rear fuselage and the fin. Take care to line everything up here if you want to close the fuselage as I will to minimize any filling and sanding between fuselage sections. I also test fitted the aft end to the forward fuselage and for the life of me, I could not make it fit properly with the jet pipe in place, so i ripped out the jet pipe and I'll do some surgery to make sure you can see the tail pipe without fitting the whole thing. Wings here, pretty simple, just again make sure you line up the mating surfaces to the fuselage to minimse filling and sanding, also poke out the holes to fit the misile pylons. themongoose, Alex, Daniel Leduc and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted Monday at 12:34 PM Share Posted Monday at 12:34 PM On 9/30/2024 at 9:36 AM, BradG said: No but I have this picture of one early F-7 in an Iraqi aircraft dump (back one with the pitot tube under the nose). They were standard light sand /brown/ olive green over a light blue or grey. The one a the front is a slightly later version as it has the additional wing hardpoint, the pitot changed to the top of the nose and the air intake is slightly bigger. Behind them looks like a MiG 21MF and PF(maybe) There is a profile of a similarly coloured Chinese aircraft, but I think this is based off the camouflage of one in a museum and not in operational use. That's a great photograph. I love weathered, derelict boneyard aircraft (for some reason I'm not 100% sure on). Martinnfb and BradG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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