Harry336 Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 (edited) A bit of a kit-bash for these two Academy Mig-23S kits. The one with the Romanian tiger stripes had a spare Trumpeter Mig-29A nose and a Master pitot. Decals were scavanged from the spares box. The one with the good old Soviet '56' marking had a KP tail in addition to another spare Trumpeter Mig-29A nose, spare ejection seat and a Master brass pitot. Needless to say. The Romanian tiger stripes proved a killer. Many hours spent kneading blu-tac into shape and position. And getting double vision in the process. Glad I finished it though. Edited June 4, 2023 by Harry336 Typos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Nice builds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Yup, I agree. Nice builds. I did not know that a Mig-29 nose could be used on the Academy Mig-23. They certainly do make a difference to how the Mig-23 looks. I have the old Academy -23 and it appears to be an export version of the -23 with a smaller nose. I also like how you did the orange-ish canopy seal on number 56. It gives the open canopy a more authentic look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lost_Erik Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Lovely.👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harry336 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 Thanks, Ryan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harry336 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 Hi Jackman, thanks. I read somewhere on line that the Trumpeter Mig 29 nose fits so I went for broke. I quite like the bulbous look from the off frontal angle. The KP tail on No. 56 is definitely a vast improvement over the stock Academy tail which is slightly smaller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harry336 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 Cheers, Eric. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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