MiG-23M 1/48 Trumpeter
Usualy i build planes from Nam Era this time i try somethink different hope you will like it 😉
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Pedro L. Rocha said on November 7, 2019
Trumpeter? Very nice looking from here. Is that seat from the box or is it after market stuff?
Leoš Penčák said on November 7, 2019
Complete cocpit Is from Aires . Rockets And landing gear Eduard
Pedro L. Rocha said on November 7, 2019
Thanks Leoš, seems a fine model as base but the AM resin makes it a whole new level. Great job!
Leoš Penčák said on November 7, 2019
Thnx a lot 😎
Jordyn Collier said on November 7, 2019
This plane looks like the Russians copied the F-14 Tomcat.
Peter Klin said on November 8, 2019
Who copied who?
Actually the first Tomcat flew in 1970 whereas the first Mig-23 was in the air already in 1967…
The “copyright” of variable geometry wings belongs in fact to Germans, albeit their project didn’t reach the prototype stage. If we omit the purely experimental Bell X-5 (developed from German plans) of the fifties, the first operational jet using this solution may be considered the F-111, which first flew in 1964. (Both F-14 and the MIG-23 are therefore “inspired” to the F-111).
I consider the MIG-23 a difficult airplane to model, because of its particular shape and I really have to praise Leoš for his succesful build!
Leoš Penčák said on November 8, 2019
Thnx a lot funniest part is undercarriage
Robert Royes said on November 8, 2019
Fantastic build of this cold war warrior! Great work on the ejection seat. They did take the idea of the variable intake ramps from the F-4.
Dan Lee said on November 8, 2019
It’s nice to see a Flogger model as well built as this one.
I had so many problems with mine that it is sitting in a box with mangled landing gear (waiting for a solution or hammer which ever comes first) and I thought Mirage landing gear was complex and fiddly…
Greg Kittinger said on November 8, 2019
Lovely build, and a really nice finish on it.
Josh Patterson said on November 8, 2019
Nice one Leos! The subtle weathering is very nice! You should totally submit this to the MiG group build! The Flogger has one of the most interesting landing gear around and the green you find in the tailpipe of certain Russian engines keeps the back end from being boring! I’ll have to add this to the wish list! (I hope the have a two seat version as well like with their MiG-21!)
Leoš Penčák said on November 9, 2019
Thnx a lot dont know how to submit it in MiG builders