Kagemusha Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Congratulations to Lucian, and thanks for posting Florin, looking forward to the Su-25!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorinM Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanks, Guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 The nose profile being too sharp, it had to be replaced. Lucian looked for an alternative and found it in another Trumpeter kit. Funny thing is that nose has a wrong profile for the aircraft it came with. It is the MiG 29 nose cone! To the left you can see the original MiG 23 cone, shortened and the MiG 29 one dry fit to the fuselage front half. It looks so much better! Hi Florin, I know that I'm replying to a post that you wrote over 1,5 years ago, but I only found it yesterday, looking for info on MiG-23's. Because others might find this thread while looking for information on MiG's, I'd like to react to your statement that Trumpeter's MiG-29 nosecone has an incorrect profile. Trumpeter's MiG-29 is the prototype MiG-29M or MiG-29K, according to the Yefim Gordon book, the nose of those aircraft did get another profile than on the Product 9.12 (Fulcrum-A) and 9.13 (Fulcrum-C). So the nose of the kit might well be accurate, since it depicts quite another version of the MiG-29 than the early production versions! Anyway, the built and corrected MiG-23 by your friend is very inspirational!! I very much enjoyed reading the Work In Progress-thread! Cheers, Erik. Daniel Leduc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorinM Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Maybe what you say is true, but this does not change the fact that Trumpeter has given the wrong nose for what they have written on the box and the Zacto nose is the way to go. Edited March 19, 2016 by FlorinM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Maybe what you say is true, but this does not change the fact that Trumpeter has given the wrong nose for what they have written on the box and the Zacto nose is the way to go. I don't agree since the Mig-29M (Fulcrum-E) and the Mig-29K (Fulcrum-D) have a different radome profile than the early production Mig-29's (Revell). At least according to Yefim Gordon's book. Zacto's nose is meant for the Fulcrum-A and Fulcrum-C, not the D and E. But nevertheless, I'm grateful for the tip to use a cast of the nosecone to make an accurate MiG-23 nose! Before I build my MiG-29K, I'll be sure to make a mold of it's nose! Cheers, Erik. Edited March 20, 2016 by One-Oh-Four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 The main gear has two components that need to be modified so that the aircraft sits right. 5 (five) millimeters need to be removed from the axle beam assembly and the piston that actuates the retraction/extension of the gear should be lengthened by 4 millimeters. The gear legs were then improved. That build is a great tutorial for anybody wanting to build a Mi-23... Just a question : what is the material used to make the various pipes or wires on the landing gear legs? It look very nice to use, very flexible and with a pretty natural shape. Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorinM Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Thank you! Electronics wiring for the thick piping while the thinner ones are made from stretched sprue. Greg W and Zero77 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Thanks Florin ! It seems that keeping the sheath on the copper wire really change the shape and the way it looks as it got softer curves. I have to try it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelf75 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 very nice work it looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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