this time a Chinese Interceptor! not too many out there in modeled form, although Trumpeter did a great job on bringing them along! (I am desperately missing a Spey engined JH-7 Flying Leopard though! )
J-8B Finback
敵 機
PLAAF
Famous for unsafely making an EP-3 Spyplane emergency-land at Hainan Island...
Trumpeter 1/48
Metal landing gears from Up-Wind models
no more aftermaket available.... simple as that!
the kit fits great, detail is good!
instructions could be a bit better in some areas, the landing gear assembly and some doors are a slight puzzle, as are the pylons and missile/ rocket / tank combinations. not helped by the fact that some of it was done for the J-10 kit and that all parts for the D/F are aslo included.
WIP in the very recommendable group build section and the about to finish Interceptors GB:
quite a beast! like 2 MiG-21s or one upscaled....
I think it also uses 2 MiG-21/ J-7 type engines...
will put her next to some more well known planes for getting an idea....
thanks for your interest and thanks for the great BM GB community!
Werner
PS: I already wonder what you say about my Chinese (at least I hope that!) characters above