Eduard 1/48 MiG-21MF ProfiPACK

[SiDennis]

The MiG-21 was one of a long list of Mikoyan-Gurevich products to be integrated into the armed forces of the Soviet Union, the Warsaw Pact,
and allied client states. Its predecessors included such notable types as the MiG-15, MiG-17 and the supersonic MiG-19.
The first of the new line to enter production was the MiG-21F, which together with the MiG-21P and F-13 represented the first generation of
the MiG-21, and was in production through the end of the fifties and the beginning of the sixties. Subsequent versions included the PF, FL, PFM,
R, S, N and PD, the production of which peaked at the end of the sixties. The third generation started production in 1968, which included such
versions as M, SM, MF, SMT, bis among others.
Simultaneously, two-seat training versions were also produced designated MiG-21U, UM and US. Production of the MiG-21 ended in 1985,
and was put into service with some fifty nations.
Over the course of the cold war, the opponents of the MiG-21 included the likes of the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter and the Dassault
Mirage III. NATO assigned it the reporting name ‘Fishbed’. It became the most produced supersonic fighter in terms of quantity. The new
machines came off Soviet production lines in Moscow, Gorky and Tbilisi. The MiG-21F-13 was also built under license in Czechoslovakia and
the MiG-21FL, M and bis in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. The Soviet Union produced 10, 645 examples of all versions, 194 were built in
Czechoslovakia and 657 in India. Outside of the Soviet Union, the type flew with a long list of nations on all continents with the exception of
Australia. The MiG-21 participated in combat in Vietnam, the Indo-Pakistan wars, the Cuban participation in Angola and in the Arab world’s
attempt to eliminate Israel. Thanks to the high volume of use, the highest number of aces produced on the type was in Vietnam. The top of the
ladder is occupied by Nguyen Van Coc with nine kills.
This is an export version of the SM where the ‘M’ signifies ‘modernizovaniy’ and the ‘F’ ‘forsirovannyi’ – or ‘modernized with afterburning’.

This aircraft, adorned with a sharkmouth and eyes, served with the 812th Training Squadron, operating within the structure of the Kharkov higher training
facility. This was one of the aircraft that were displayed for the leadership during the open house on August 18th, 1991.


















This build has been a real labour of love, the decals alone took me 3-4 nights
This was my first build in around 9 years, it certainly wont be my last as I have really got the bug again.
Am over the moon with how it turned out
Hope you guys like it

[DC87]

WOW stunning model, everything about it looks superb from the cockpit to the weathering to the decals. This certainly shows through as a labour of love.

You should be well chuffed- well done.

[JayCub]

as already mentioned a super build, and the photography is brilliant as you can pick out the amount of work and detail in your project.... very nicely done.

[Joesdad]

Amazing Rocky well done, like you say you must be extremely proud with the finished result..
Take a bow.....



Tim

[Paul]

Great work Rocky, awesome job

[T3hGuppy]

Lovely work dude.

Gotta love the stencils on these jets lol.

[Radzy]

Brilliant job, Rocky.

This MiG looks amazing!

Cheers,
Radek

[Nige201980]

WOW she beautiful mate everything is stunning but the camo just takes my breath away.

[UKscalemodeller]

ooohhh now that is pretty

[Lee]

That looks fantastic Rocky - Love it

[HWGuderian23]

Fabulous work mate ! Very well done

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Great work, love the weathering
Awesome model

[Rob]

Now that's what I call great modelling! Beautiful all round

[Gav0909]

Really nice work there Rocky, it turned out brilliantly!

The base sets it off nicely as well. Well done!

[longlance67]

wow what a gem of a MiG

amazing work mate


shane

[chief5437]

You should be over the moon with this, it's turned out great! Well done mate, I hope mine end up this good! All round beauty

[ThomasBrown]

Fantastic stuff man! It shows that it was a labor of love. Top notch! The cockpit was amazing.

[ScaleModelling1105]

That really is exceptional. Weathering is great and that cockipit... wow

[Jamesday1998]

That is professional looking model that you should be proud of

[patrickroos]

Another top quality build, there is a lot of talent in here...
Did You use different colors on the panel lines? Just love it!
Great detail all over, and a fantastic looking cockpit.
Hard to pick out any detail, but I have to mention the seat.
The paintjob and weathering on that gets 10 out of 10 from me!
Wow!