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Spoke a lot! We will be more specific in our analysis. If the new set of Revell rescaled their model at 48th ... how competitive would it be against other manufacturers at 72nd scale? B.R. Serge

We didn't have that either. There was a paradoxical situation, thanks to the magazines "Wings of the Motherland" to a lesser extent and to a greater extent "Foreign Military Review" we knew a lot about modern Western aviation, but practically did not know anything about modern military aviation of the USSR, was only photo with signed "missile carrier" or "multipurpose aircraft". For the first time I saw the MiG-29 model in 1987, it was Fujimi, it was almost smuggled in, because the name MiG-29 was still closed ...yes, photo MiG-29 was published, but without name "MiG-29". Name "MiG-29" was published in 1988 if I remember correctly. During this same period, home-made models of Soviet aircraft made entirely from scratch by modelers began to appear. I have seen at least three of these models MiG-29, Su-24 .... and MiG-27 in 1:57 scale! Moreover, there was a paradoxical situation when Tu-128, Yak-38, Yak-28, MiG-27 simply found themselves in the shadow of the fashionable Su-27 and MiG-29, which could be talked about and told in the press, but not about their predecessors. But that was not long, then literature came from the west, local magazines tried to keep up. I knew that Tu-128 models are made in the West in the form of a vacuum, but it was not realistic to get Western vacu here, it was rare. But, due to the deteriorating economic situation, the models became prohibitively expensive, and they began to develop Vaku here. Then I got a Tu-128 Vac from YMTK, which I just gave when I got an A-model. This my storie from other side 😁Moon. B.R. Serge

Absolutely Not, Tu-128 it's only my precious, ONLY MY: 😁😁😁 Sorry, I can’t help myself, the national characteristic described by the classical Russian poet Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin: ("There, Tsar Kashchei wasted away over gold .... there the Russian spirit, there it smells of Russia!") 😁😁 B.R. Serge P.S. Of course I'll help!😉😎 Can’t be joking ?! 😉 In fact, I write remarks in all interesting topics, not only to write at least something, but to share my knowledge and (possibly!) get some knowledge in return. And of course, I write only in those topics of this GB, the objects of which are in my collection, that is, you's are unlikely to see my posting in the Fulmar or Sopwith Baby theme! Because I just don't understand anything about Sopwith or Fulmar, and I've been collecting my collection of Jet Fighters for more than thirty years, so I think I understand something about this thematic, just a little!😉😁

Ahhh, wrong (late fixed) Airfix box-art without tail!!!! 😍😍 I specifically bought myself just this! And the aftermarket decal from Modeldecal on shark teeth 😍😍... and Airfix then made a version with shark teeth ... B.R. Serge

😲 Has the AZ model made a canopy padlock, and if not, will it? 😁 Seriously, why is there a padlock? The plane is in a hangar, in a fenced-in parking lot, with no stairs, what could threaten its interior? Is there any ninja-fan 😁with parkour or Spiderman skills 😁 to get into the cockpit of this SR 53 and steal something? B.w. pay attention on instruments under the glass on the right side of the fuselage from below! About the that the concept of using S.R.53 is based on Me.163, I probably disagree, but I have my own GB topic with "casino, blackjack and ..." and a rocket fighter, 😁 there I can calmly state my arguments to no one here annoying! B.R. Serge

In my case, I decided on the decal options, but I was not sure where to find these decal options! B.R. Serge

In this topic was technical manual: http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29162&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 but link for download broken.... Also BM: B.R. Serge

Kazakhstan specnaz: with screaming "For Borat!" are already coming to visit You! 😉😁😁 B.R. Serge

In Wikipedia (I do not remember, only in Russian, or in both Russian and English versions) there was no data on the participation of RAF Venom F.B. 4 in the Suez crisis 😲(!), and they appeared only after it became clear during a discussion on the Russian forum scalemodels.ru (one "expert" 😁referred to the fact that since there is no data on Wikipedia about Venom's participation, it was not there!) what the forum user has made the appropriate additions to Wikipedia! Therefore, Wikipedia is not always a complete source. Although, in fact, my posting was, only to put Your topic under observation! I always do this if the build is interesting to me! 😉😁 B.R. Serge

A link to this news is possible? Of course, I have a 72nd scale*,😎 but some of my friends collect 48th scale and they will be very happy with this news! B.R. Serge ____________ * - the only true and correct scale !!!! 😉😁😁 All other scales were invented by Satan and sent down to our world straight from hell!😜😁😁

Not all! 😉😛😁 Something missed: https://xmold-modeling.com/products-information/ B.R. Serge

Your Honor, clarification, "serial worlds largest and heaviest interceptor", because, I don't know how about heaviest, but largest in the length was YF-12A! 😉😁😎 B.R. Serge

Officially You right, the official explanation was rather idiotic - you need to destroy the fleet of single-engine aircraft, because twin-engine aircraft are more reliable ... but the truth is at the Le Bourget air show MiG-29 Kvochur officially (unofficially named other reasons) fell from the hit of ONE bird in ONE engine and the fact that the MiG-29 had two engines, Kvochur did not help. But under this pretext, the fighter-bomber aircraft (all this MiG-27/Su-17) in the Air Force as a class was completely destroyed. This led to a decrease or complete cessation of state funding for defense orders at factories, which in turn ceased to produce products for the domestic market and for export, which led to the non-receipt of funds in the state budget, after which the state could no longer (and in our case and reluctant!) to allocate money to factories. It turned out to be a vicious circle, which led to the bankruptcy of many enterprises of the aviation industry, followed by an outflow of personnel and the subsequent degradation of the design school. As examples, in fact modern RF don't design and made VTOL aircraft, because Samara aircraft factory where the Yak-38 and Yak-141 were made, destroyed as well as actually destroyed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau. E.t.c., e.t.c., e.t.c. Naturally it's results economic "reforms" carried out by "young" reformers in government under the strict guidance of foreign advisers. As I wrote, this is a long and long topic, which goes beyond the fate of the MiG-23MLD. This is a slightly different thematic. As far as I understand, being left without a geopolitical rival in the form of the USSR with an almost completely controlled post-Soviet space, it would be logical to save some money by reducing the amount of weapons, labor and R&D, but a mistake was made, China was not taken into account in the calculations. As a result, we have what we have. 1.The fact that everything is fine with him is wonderful. 2. Are you trying to lure me to your's Trans-Baikal forum ?! Alexey, you are a very cunning person! 😁😁😁 I'm afraid not everyone there will like my opinion on non-aviation thematic. You know, in the third reich, the family of an executed anti-fascist or underground fighter received a bill for the execution, which included the costs of the executioner, soap and rope, and so on ...based on your posting, to some extent they even overtook the third reich, because you have to come to the execution of the plane with your own soap and rope ... and with your own executioner ... the evil humor turned out ... B.R. Serge

As for my most interesting nose art F-106 it's Dick Stultz Nose Art - "TAZ", "Lurch IV" "Big Red1" and "Bones Crusher": (resource photo: https://www.f-106deltadart.com/piwigo/picture.php?/2616 ) unfortunately, as far as I know, there are such options either in very old Hasegawa decals in models or Microscale decals, unfortunately both decals are rare. Now do You understand why I think the Meng version of the decal in the model is not very good? B.R. Serge

Unbuilt in box, this model looks amazing, it's my personal impressive. I have exactly the same but with two aftermarket Resin Sets Meng and Master Pito. But I personally do not like those decal options that are inside Meng, will You make them, or will You use an aftermarket decal? In my personal opinion, in the Meng model, the decal in the box is very weak when compared to the aftermarket decal: http://www.fundekals.com/deltaDart_f106_Stencils_72.html For the F-106, the manufacturer's original technical manual for the repair and maintenance of the interceptor is freely available for download, but the model is so well made that I just don't see the point in modifying it. Of course, if You are interested in this guide, You can find the download link here: https://www.f-106deltadart.com/manuals_documents.htm As for my https://www.f-106deltadart.com very good and highly recommend site for F-106 fans! B.R. Serge

??? Who is the model manufacturer, what is the scale ??? 😉😁😁😁 B.R. Serge

XF-103 !!! 😍😍😍😍😍 I have only vacu in 72nd scale in my collection. As for my, on this time, best build Collect-Aire 1/48 XF-103 Thunderceptor, on the Internet is here: https://www.dishmodels.ru/gshow.htm?p=12140 The best and most complete collection of information on this aircraft is here: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/republic-xf-103-interceptor.4304/ B.R. Serge

And yes and no .... oddly enough, the Su-34 is worse than the Su-24 in its ability to make a long flight near the ground in the terrain bend mode. In principle, even the chief pilot of the MiG V. Menitsky mentioned that the Sukhoi Design Bureau considered not McDonnell Douglas or Lockheed but the Mikoyan Design Bureau as their main competitor, and made every effort to destroy it .... in principle, they actually succeeded. 😁 "You talk as if there is something bad in it!"(с)*😁 B.R. Serge ___________ * - Russian modern ironic expression, popular meme in friendly discussion, often logically contradicts the previous statement, as an example: "- but he's an idiot! - You talk as if there is something bad in it!" 😁

Pete, I wrote about this in the Chat of this GB. In fact J-8-I and Ye-152A similar enough as the planes of one design school can be similar ... more precisely, the planes of a student (China) and a teacher (USSR). There is even a conspiracy theory that the USSR transferred some E-152A drawings to China. In fact, with a common idea and identical engines, the fuselage of the E-152A and J-8-I are different in design. In J-8-I the expansion for two engines begins in the cockpit area, and section J-8-I - oval, but for the E-152A, first there is a circle in cross section and the expansion for two engines begins where the wings end and the tail begins. As I think J-8-I aerodynamics better, but Ye-152A has less weight. The problem is that the two-engine E-152A was a reserve in case of failure of the single-engine E-152-1, but the E-152A had almost no advantages over the Su-9 / Su-11, which were already in service. Moreover, the E-150-E-152 heavy MiGs are actually of the same dimension as the Su-9 / Su-11! Yes Ye-150/152 had a higher speed than the Su-9/11, so Sukhoi made his answer to the E-150/152 series - Sukhoi T-37, which was built but never took off ... because on the horizon the great and terrible E-155, the future MiG-25. B.w. Sukhoi was own two engine modification Su-9 - Sukhoi T-5, which because of the wide waist with two engine was named Motherland. 😁 But in fact T-5 was testbed for T-58 future Su-15. The successes of the Su-15 haunted Yakovlev, so he converted his Yak-28PM with wing engines into the Yak-28-64 version with two engines in the fuselage, but the Yak-28-64 turned out to be complete 💩. The successes of the Su-15 most likely haunted the Chinese, so they decided to upgrade their J-8-I to J-8B by making side air intakes, the design of which they spied on the MiG-23, which they bought from Egypt. In turn, the air intakes in the MiG-23 are somehow very suspiciously similar to the air intakes of the F-4 Phantom ...😁 This is my short version of the development of events. B.R. Serge

I wrote: because it made no sense for me to buy Revell Lightning for $ 15 or $ 20, while the plastic Lightning made a factory in my city and they were even sold in newsstands 😁 for $ 1 or $ 2., that's why I never held a box of Revell from Lightning in my hands, despite the fact that a stream of Revell poured into our city from 1994-1995, among which I fished for my collection F-101B, Ta-183, FJ-4B, Go.229, Me.1101B, Me.1099B...but of course Revell repack Lightning, Sea Vixen, Shackleton, Skya, Canberra e.t.c in my city they weren't taking it ... it just didn't make sense! 😁 But the local community of modelers certainly knew that the Donetsk Toy Factory was working under export contracts with Revell.😎 Much later, I was told what Shakespearean passions were then raging in the factory at the conclusion of that contract with Revell. The fact is that in addition to Revell, the Poles also showed interest in the sales of Sea Vixen. They really wanted to start selling Sea Vixen earlier than Revell, but Revell's offer was more tempting for the locals in terms of money, and then after the last visit of the Poles to the factory, which ended in failure for the Poles, the mold on the Sea Vixen canopy disappeared. She just disappeared without a trace, evaporated ... The Poles faded all suspicions, yeah. 😁 But the contract with Revell was signed, Sea Vixen had to be supplied ...in general, the locals had to order a new mold for the Sea Vixen canopy to fulfill the contract. Therefore, the modern canopy in Sea Vixen is slightly different from that of the old FROG canopy. B.R. Serge P.S. Didn't I tell the story of Sea Vixen canopy in the BM FROG topic?

Common! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Shenyang_J-8_81192_harrasses_American_aircraft.webm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident B.R. Serge

The relationship between FROG and Hasegawa is not simple: "By this time, the owner of the trademark was the firm “Rovex Industries Ltd.”, which was already actively working on the successor model, which was supposed to be the latest modification of the BAC “Lightning” F.Mk.6. The development of the mold began in 1967, and in the FROG registry the model received the F201 index with preliminary inclusion in the Red Series. It is possible that over time we would have seen a completely different “Lightning” under the FROG brand, but it was then that “Rovex” entered into a period of close cooperation with “Hasegawa”, having concluded an agreement to sell Japanese castings in their boxes. To avoid the production of two identical models, the "Frog" project was rushed to close. As it turned out, the sales of repackaged castings could be a good profit. The first edition under the box title “B.A.C. Lightning F-6 Fighter ”was produced during 1968-1974. In the FROG catalog, the model received the index F266 and was included in the Orange Series. For the G1 box, a box art was developed with the image of a fighter from the RAF. The decal and paint scheme retained the design options for the RAF and the Saudi Arabian Air Force, but with different serial numbers. Over 7 years of sales, 165,000 castings were sold, some of which were repackaged by UPC (5082-100) for sale in the USA. But not everything was so cloudless - an acute economic crisis soon led to the curtailment of cooperation with “Hasegawa”. Against the background of these events, the management of the company "Rovex Ltd." (as it began to be called after the next renaming), decided to make a “knight's move”. A copy of the Japanese mold was made on our own, and the F412 index was reserved for the “new” model and the development of a new decal with two RAF variants began. The work was carried out during 1972-1973, but in the end the publication of this edition did not take place. They returned to this project in 1975, when the business for the British manufacturer, which changed its name to “Rovex Models and Hobbies” in 1974, was going nowhere worse. Having signed a contract with the Soviet company “Novoexport” for the supply of molds, the British simultaneously began to produce models of the latest developments. The third and final edition was produced in 35,000 copies. The model was supplied in H1 packaging with new box art, but with paint schemes from the first edition. The box name was changed to “B.A.C. Lightning F-6 Interceptor Fighter ”, but the index and series in the FROG catalog remained the same." "By creating their mold based on the model from Hasegawa (“BAC / English Electric Lightning F Mk.6”, JS-019), which went on sale in 1967, the developers at FROG did not engage in blind copying. In addition to changing the arrangement of parts on the sprues, some changes were introduced. First of all, the detailing of the cockpit was updated - the floor, dashboard and steering wheel were removed. Instead, a new, more authentic pilot's seat appeared, and the figure itself became more “human”. In addition, the emergency braking hook part, which was attached to the bottom of the fuselage aft, was removed - and in vain, this "highlight" was not found on all "Lightning" F.Mk.6." from: http://retromodels.ru/f266/ Besides, Revell did not copy FROG as far as I know, they just bought a certain amount of Lightning castings (as well as other models) from the Donetsk Toy Factory where these models were produced during the USSR period and after its collapse for some time, and if You look at the side of the Revell box, in theory You should see the inscription there: "Molded in Ukraine" what actually means made on Donetsk Toy Factory. 😉 B.R. Serge

http://walkarounds.scalemodels.ru/v/walkarounds/avia/after_1950/J-8B/ http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason/j-8b_finback_b/ Now You know more! Also, as I remember @Flankerman taking photo of J-8B during his travels on China. B.w. but it's most probably no service camouflage, it's probably museum art. B.R. Serge

Yeah....MiG-27, especially in modification MiG-27K has always been the object of envy and lust in the Sukhoi Design Bureau! 😉😁 They reached the level of the MiG-27K in the fixed wing Su-17M5 .... which was made only on paper.... B.R. Serge

😁 On this topic was many discussion about "Su-57 really true stealth or not really stealth?" 😁 In reality Su-57 have unique high-tech stealth mode, it is enough for the pilot to press the top secret button in the cockpit: "View like as self-propelled gun!" and it: flies across the sky! 😉😁 How do you's like that, my dear F-35 and F-22 fans, can they stealth in this mode? 😉😁 If seriously, news from 31.10.2020 "The second production aircraft of the fifth generation Su-57 made a successful test flight in the skies over Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Air Force may receive the first batch of aircraft at the end of this - beginning of next year." B.R. Serge