Chengdu F-7BS Sri Lanka 1/72

[rossm]

I bought the Aztec Sky Guardians sheet without much research and found the first aircraft from it that I want to build is an F-7, not a MiG-21.

 

I've found this thread http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234984813-chengdu-j-7-egyptian-air-force/#comment-2036387

and this one http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234949739-namibian-air-force-chengdu-f-7/

and the plans in the latter post and this page on the variants http://dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr/Shenyang F-7/en-en/.

There is also a walkaround on BM.

 

BUT I'm wondering, starting from the Revell MiG-21F-13 1/72 kit what do I need to do? I have listed my thoughts but have I missed anything......

 

1 - new canopy - can I get away with a bit of scribing, smoothing, polishing and painting of the kit one?

2 - Braking parachute fairing

3 - cannon fairing - the front of the fairing is longer / different but I'm unclear how and the BM walkaround is for an earlier variant.

4 - a blade aerial was added to the fuselage underside beneath the cockpit at some point, as was a chaff dispenser (?) on the port lower rear fuselage. - they don't show in the early photo I have seen but are in the ones on airliners.net.

5. Seat - what type?

6. 4 underwing pylons

 

Anything else?

 

At least the colour scheme is simple, overall pale grey with a polished metal tailpipe.

 

TIA

Ross

Edited March 5, 2017 by rossm

[AaCee26]

Hi Ross,

At least points 1 and 5. The cockpit canopy was taller because Chinese ejection seat was taller than the original Soviet one.

Cheers,

AaCee

[rossm]

12 hours ago, AaCee26 said:

Hi Ross,

At least points 1 and 5. The cockpit canopy was taller because Chinese ejection seat was taller than the original Soviet one.

Cheers,

AaCee

 

Thank you for clarifying - the plans don't seem to show it but I had a suspicion it was more humped in the photos. I might have to decide the difference in 1/72 is negligible as making my own canopy is waaaaaaaaaaaay out of my comfort zone.

[Ryan Hothersall]

Very annoying Trumpeter have made quite a few of the J-7/F-7 variants, but in 1:48 scale.

[rossm]

10 minutes ago, Ryan Hothersall said:

Very annoying Trumpeter have made quite a few of the J-7/F-7 variants, but in 1:48 scale.

 

And Omega (resin) have done the crank winged variants in 1/72, 28 euro doesn't seem too bad, even at post Brexit exchange rates, until you have to add 10 euro for UK postage. I have asked them if they will sell me just a canopy for this project.

[Antoine]

36 minutes ago, rossm said:

I might have to decide the difference in 1/72 is negligible as making my own canopy is waaaaaaaaaaaay out of my comfort zone.

 

Just give the old canopy its new shape with filler or else, then vac-form the new one.