model_madness 0 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Thinking of buying one of these kits, just wanted to know how old is the mould, detail, quality and fit? Recommended or stay well clear? Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Matt 3,022 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Older mold. Think Mig15 quality and you're not far off. Mind you they are available often for $7US so adding some resin etc becomes pretty doable. Go for it. Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,222 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 have done one recently as matt said, its an older mold i didnt use any resin, but would recommend doing so (cockpit) i just added seatbelts, a pitot tube, stretched hollow sprue for 20mm gunbarrels (the 30mm is just drilled out) the suspension of the droptanks ist anywhere near the originals i have seen be careful with the fit of the fuselage parts between front and rear (guess how i know) you have to sharpen the rear of the wings, these are much too fat get the osprey book on the vietnamese mig 17s for some good reference Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,222 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 i read somewhere the intake has its issues too, but i didnt adress that Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,222 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 the landinggear doors are pretty thick, more like armorplates i built it just for fun and may do one with all the bells and whistles in the future Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Roberts 0 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 They are the FIRST Trumpeter kits. I read an interview with the founder of the company and these kits (along with the Mig 15) were hand crafted during his off hours at the plastics company he worked at. So don't expect current Trumpeter standards with them. I keep hoping that they repop the kits with new molds maybe for the 10th or 15th anniversary of the release. We really need a good Fresco in ALL of the scales. http://www.geocities.com/ipmsoregon/news/0609-news.pdf This is a local Oregon IPMS mag that reprinted the IPMS Phillipines interview (first find on Google vs the actual IPMS Phillipines location) Matt Link to post Share on other sites
Grizly 403 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 While Trumpeter's Mig-17 is not one of their better kits, with a bit of effort, it can be turned into a decent model with the help of some Cutting Edge resin, Eduard photo etch, a new vac form canopy and some simple modifications/corrections. I finished mine as a Polish Lim-6. Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Ray 8,769 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Like everyone else says, one of their first releases. On the other hand, their MiG-19's and MiG-21's are VERY nice! I have heard of a couple shape issues, but they are still head and shoulders above the MiG-15 and MiG-17. So if you are into MiG's, be sure to look for those two!!! Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Matt 3,022 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 their MiG-19's True enough Ray but whats the go with that blob of resin for the MiG19 engine. Ye gads thats some truly diabolical casting. Maybe their first shot at multimedia I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites
model_madness 0 Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 thanks guys, i've already got the academy 48th 21PF and trump 21 MF, thjink ill pass on the 15 for now, not into sparse detail and bad fit. Link to post Share on other sites
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