Airfix mig 15 new tool

The original aircraft number was painted over with a darker colour and the stencilled added. Airfix art work shows it as having a black or very dark under side with very consistently and in orderly manner applied mottling camo. But what is far more interesting. So neither the periscope, nor the ejection seat is given correctly in the future Airfix kit for this particular scheme.

How authentic it will be? The problem here is with its size. The real one was considerably longer than what is shown on the CAD and had some very distinct details. Could it be that the persicope is missing from the CAD drawings because it simply hasn't been toggled "on"?

There's really only one way to find out Yes, it is possible but unlikely. Please read the Airfix article which shows details of the kit and the designer is introduced with resin trial kits in background.

There are only two images where the periscope is visible. One is the scan the other is of parts break down. So far there is no evidence of this. About the same time as I was writing this about an hour ago:. Airfix has confirmed that there will be two versions of canopy. As I have mentioned the art-work is still in development.

There are benefits to vetting your CAD with the community before committing to molds. It seems that even the best intentioned CAD designers can make mistakes. Of course, the company has to listen to the community when they do find problems. As stated it is too late for Airfix to make any changes to the molds, unless they are willing to eat the cost of redoing them.

Modelcollect learned the hard way with their BG. Fortunately for them, they listened to the community when problems were found and were willing to make a correction set for their G and has made recommended corrections to the H.

Probably at considerable cost. Listening to their customers has gained them a lot of standing in the community and probably more sales. I am sorry but have to repeat and clear few points here which have been shown on previous page.

I believe there is some misunderstanding here. There is a break in leading edge angle of the wing on the MiG All versions had the same. This is included in the Airfix CAD images. There is no problem with this. The construction of the wing has a speciality where from the same point of leading edge angle change second wing fence there is also a change in wing cross section resulting in that particular kink seen on the leading edge. The fairly sharp leading edge at inboard wing section the one with more angled leading edge transitions within a very short distance just 46 cm from rib11 to rib13 into a very blunt, rounded leading edge of the outer wing section.

While the leading edge kink could be neglected if one is not so keen on details but the wing root attachment is far more visible. At the front it is almost a right angle joint. At fuselage frame 13 where the wing main spar is connected to fuselage the radius of the panel is the biggest. Going towards the trailing edge the roundness decreases once again. Concentrating and emphasizing the question of the gear down-up indicator as the main problem and by doing so degrading ridiculing all other issues is not a serious approach.

Above I have emphasised that the gear indicator can be sanded down in about 2 minutes with no problem. So this is just an observation and it has no real importance, just one of the really minor points noted in connection with the CAD. It would be nice to see some CAD details on cockpit details, trailing edge of wing top surface above the flaps. What will the actual kit show is a long way in the future. The points raised above are observations of the CAD images and comparing them to the real aircraft, it is sad that some people take it as an attack on unquestionable sacred Airfix.

Have a look here on what is seen of the rivets on a real airframe. In all cases they had four big service panels. Two either side on top and two on the bottom surface. The ones on bottom were slightly off-set in comparison to each other. The panels gave easy access for engine system inspections.

For the ones on top you had to remove just 8 quick release crews. On the bottom it was just 3 for each panel. Opposite to the side with screws the other side had 3 locator pins.

It was a design consideration since there was barely much room under the aircraft. So when buttoning-up after servicing you simply pushed the locator pins of the panel in place and locked the three screws on top.

The MiG had lots of small and bigger panels all over it. Most of them were rarely opened, but this four very big engine inspection panels were opened every time and they were of a large size. I would say it is OK if one or two of the smaller ones are missing but these four panels are important.

This is how it looks on the real aircraft from the bottom. On Airfix CAD this particular area looks a bit naked. I am sure it is only an early CAD and the panels were added before it went to the tool makers. Or was it? OK, Airfix has shown the first test shoots of the new kit. Remember that it is May now and it has been 5 months since this kits program and the CAD images were released.

They say they are working on it. In the past 5 months basically nothing happened. I am sorry, but in 5 months nothing was changed and it is all visible now on the actual plastic parts:. Not surprising that back in January Airfix did not show interior brake down of the kit.

Now it is evident that they have several more mistakes. In the new Airfix MiG kit about which they write so much in their workbench post, which is supposed to be a quantum leap with its afterburning engine. This is very silly and stupid! Obviously the designer had absolutely no idea what he was doing! I have serious doubts that Airfix ever scanned a real aircraft and that the Airfix team spend time for familiarization with the real plane as they state in official Airfix post:.

Did they lose all those notes and reference photos somewhere on the way??? It is more likely that they scanned some other producers kit and used that. If they did indeed scan a real aircraft then the results were not really utilised in the design of this kit. Will the new Airfix Buccaneer be to similar high and authentic standard???

You are welcome. All I can do is to show the original aircraft and compare it to the CAD and plastic parts. Everyone can make up their mind on what they see. But there is something else too. Can anyone please at Airfix design team please tell me and all the modellers what has happened to the wing on the new MiGF kit??? Please have a look at the real aircraft and the Airfix CAD and sprue images. On the real wing as on all wings for that matter the top section is a continuous curvature going backwards to the trailing edge.

This is how aircraft fly, how the wings make a lift ever since the Wrigth Bros! The main gear legs are nicely molded, as are the single-piece main wheels. The nose wheel is integral with the nose gear leg. This simplified engineering will require some careful painting to look correct. The canopy parts are crystal clear if not a tad on the thick side. Parts are provided to pose the canopy open or closed: very nice. Should you wish to put a load on your MiG, the underwing stores provided include rocket launchers, missiles, and drop tanks.

The decals, by Airfix, are well printed with good registration and color density. Airframe stencil data and markings for two airframes are provided as follows:. Well, there you have it. Remember me Log in. Lost your password? Development While the MiGbis introduced swept wings to air combat over Korea, the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau had already begun work on its replacement as early as Operational History MiGs were designed to intercept straight-and-level-flying enemy bombers, not for air-to-air combat dogfighting with other fighters.

My overall impression of this new kit is positive. There is some good raised rivet detail around the fuselage wing roots. The panel lines follow the current Airfix tradition: wide and of a consistent depth. The air brake doors are separate pieces, as are the 3 gun barrels which will benefit from either having their ends drilled out or replacement. The wheel wells are shallow but have good detail and so do the landing gear. The characteristic wing fences are nicely done and of an appropriate width, albeit slightly over scale.

Two different types of wing-mounted drop tanks are included and you get a pair of each-that's a nice touch. The jet exhaust nozzle is shallow and simplified. The latter comment also applies to the cockpit, wherein decals are supplied for the instrument panel and side consoles. The ejection seat is overly simplified however and I recommend either an aftermarket seat from Pavla or the use of the supplied pilot figure as he is very good indeed.

Make sure you pack in the recommended 3 grams of weight before closing up the fuselage to avoid a tail sitter, which is explained in the instructions. These are well illustrated with a logical 18 step build sequence.

Color callouts are for Humbrol enamels. The kit includes decals for 3 different planes:.