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Eduard 1/48 MiG-21 MF WIP

Here’s the work done on the MF so far. Essentially the model builds itself. On this dry-fit picture the only glued parts are the halves of the vertical stabilizer and the rudder, which is offset to port.

Dry fit
Dry fit

Glued main office parts together and gave them a splash of color – my own mix, which when dried turned out to be very different from the kit-supplied PE variation…

Painted cockpit
Painted cockpit

Here you can see the floor. Everything in this area is basically “click-fit”. Rudder pedals were inserted later on.

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Eduard’s 1/48 MiG-21 MF Profipack, kit 8231

It is out and the world will never be the same. This blog has now also changed and I need to remove the “Braille scale” from the title… The definitive 21 so far – and not just in the Quarter scale.

Eduard 1/48 MiG-21 MF - box top
Eduard 1/48 MiG-21 MF – box top

I am certainly not THAT mucher of a sucker for 21s to have ordered the special edition from Eduard, the Profipack will do (heh-heh). The box is literally packed with details on total of 8 sprues, 2 photoetched frets, two resin UB-16 FFAR pods, an express mask, as well as two decal sheets of monstrous proportions. Each of the 6 color options is represented in detail within the magazine-sized booklet.

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