Trumpeter 1/48 MiG 21 UM cockpit fitting

[Dannie]

A question for anyone that have ventured into the build of Trumpy's Mongol.

Is it just me or does the cockpit tub sit too low and too forward in the fuselage when attached to the stubs in the fuselage.

I am thinking of going "Aires" on the tub to fuselage fit, namely sand everything until satisfactory fit is achieved.

(parts U5 and U10). Test fitted to the complete tub and the fuselage.

Same for the avionics bay details. (Part E2) If fitted where it's supposed to go, the fuselage does not close up, and the panel cover fits (Part E13), while the intake cowl (E19) is too small.

if left out, the fuselage closes but the cowl is too large and the avionics panel cover looks like taken from a different kit altogether.

Did anyone encounter these things?

[Floggerman]

You should close the avionics bay as the interior is totally wrong (it's from MF)

[Dannie]

Yep, it is wrong and is missing a lot of details as is.

On the other hand, closing it down creates a new set of problems.