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There was a sarcastic comment on a czech forum concerning my posts. Had to answer it in a similar style. Google helped to translate your uncomprehendible comment into an understandable English language. Your words are flattering and far too kind! You make me blush! Thank you so so much!!! Accidentally I found this sensational drawing by Jan Bobek which was received few years ago signed by a kit manufacturer. As can be seen the E bunny was studying very carefully my book “Everything you always wanted to know about MiG-21 but were afraid to ask”. But it

Work in progress What is the definition of this? Doing some research, looking for photos, opening reference books, considering kit alternatives . . . is that also preparatory work, part of work in progress? Looking around in the Work in Progress I can see so many titles where page after page reference photos, contemporary or museum ones are discussed in detail. So. . . Or the modeller opens the kit box and starts straight hacking away, cutting, gluing and painting without looking at any references, just what is inside the box??? And what the kit producer provides. Here i

The current plan calls for an April release of two brand new Clear Prop! kits. The MiG-19P and the MiG-19PM are scheduled to be released simultaneously. Since first images of the kit and the planed paint schemes were published in February this year there were many comments and corrections provided. There are kit companies who accept such help and make corrections to a future kit release. Many details and fine tuning of the decals was made in the past weeks. Like the Hungarian version was corrected and many details added to make the markings as perfect as possible. : ) : )

Here is the MAY newsletter featuring new kits for MAY, which will be released in MAY, which is the fifth month of the year MAY. : ) : ) The newsletter is showing APRIL instead. OK. This can happen to anyone when in a hurry to put together his work. But as I have said before they offer silly blunders on a silver plate. One tries to help the company where ever one can, so corrected the title to May. : ) : ) : ) But here is what was written about the “new” MiG-21bis kit which will be a Dual Combo in Limited Edition. The main new release for May will be a 1/7

After a look at details of parts for the front of the aircraft let’s have a look at the other end of it. Everything is related to everything else and MiG-21bis differed from its predecessors by having a new engine, the R-25. It looks very different from the R-11’s and R-13’s of earlier Fishbed versions. Here I am speaking not about how the engine looks like from the outside and its performance parameters but more about the inside or to be more precise what is visible of it from the outside, looking up its tail end. What is visible of it on a model, after all this is what should in

I am sure eventually there will be a manufacturer who will make a decent, right scale and in all its details true replica of the MiG-21U / US / UM two seat versions of the Fishbed. But for the moment don’t expect it from the Czech aftermarket manufacturer! As for the MiG-21bis. This is the best that they could do by using existing sprues from previous MiG-21MF sets with the addition of a single Frame “K”. Best regards Gabor

What are the actual new parts or true 100% MiG-21bis parts on this new Frame “K”? Let’s start from the nose area. Part K12 is the combined forward radio compartment cover plus the Alcohol bottle cover panel. In 48th scale the Alcohol cover was a separate part or to be more precise two parts. Two versions of the cover were given in 48th scale, the “early” Part J8 and the “late” version Part J5. Since the breakdown of parts for the line of kits in 72nd scale had a different setup (one piece nose cover) for the new 72nd scale MiG-21bis the same combined part was designed. The alcohol

Hi Thadeus, Yes, in princilple the "FIghter Bomber" version represents the Moscow aircraft factory №30 manufactured so to say "Standard" MiG-21MF (Type 96) which was built for export (also). In Eduard ID system the "Interceptor" represents the Gorkiy factory №21 (the big MiG factory, OK one of them but this is a long story . . . ) built MiG-21MF's (according to some sources Type 93) but for example the Czech refer to it simply as "Greys". The manufacturer tried to communicate this at the time of release with very little success, showing/explaining the differences

So the new kit will have one new frame “K” plus all the old sprues from the 7 year old MiG-21MF “Interceptor” kit. Which is the later version of the MF manufactured in Aircraft factory №21 in Gorki. Here is the frame and also a list of the parts. This is the moulding tool for the outer side of the sprue, that is where most of the surface details are. The inner half of the mould is less “exotic” although it also has some interesting details. The third part is the slide mould insert for the one piece fuel tank/fin Part K3 inside. Frame K 70170 parts list: (same as . .

The brand new MiG-21bis kit will include just one single new sprue to represent this late version Fishbed. It is Sprue „K” 70170. Let’s see what really new on this sprue in comparison to Sprue J8230 which was included in the 2011 48th scale MiG-21bis kit. Actually in a sense there is more but also less. There is more in that a new pair of air to air missiles are provided. The R-3R radar guided missiles are included along with the appropriate APU-13U2 launch pylons. (by the way they were already available in the aftermarket range for many years in 72nd scale) There is also a pair

Some fresh news of this planned MiG-21bis. Just to show what is going on in the background for a more complete picture. Best regards Gabor

Some fresh news of the planned product MiG-21bis in 72nd scale. Best regards Gabor

Привет Memphis, Yes, they are going to release a kit with the LABEL MiG-21bis in 72nd scale. Just as with the 48th scale kit it is going to be a hybrind between the MiG-21MF (or in your case MiG-21C /CM) with the "big" №7 fuel tank added to it from the MiG-21bis. The kit includes four sprues from the MiG-21MF released half a decade ago. Plus ONE new sprue added with some details of the MiG-21bis. The "new" kit could be already on sale at the Moson show in April this year. Hi Habu2, Yes, it is a build in progress report of

As for the 48th scale MiG-21F-13 (type 74) here are a month old images of tool making. Best regards Gabor

How about a 72nd scale MiG-21bis (or be it 48th or any other scale)? OK, let’s take it step by step. First of all we have to clear in minds what is exactly a MiG-21bis? The bis in the name implies that it is a “second”, “reborn” version (to take just few of the meanings of the bis) but in Soviet aviation terminology it always meant a re-think, completely re-engineered version of an already existing aircraft type. Of course there were other names also given to this aircraft, like in GDR service the SAU was often used, referring to the SAU system in the air