aeroplanedriver Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 This is my entry to the annual One-Week Group Build on the 'What-If?' site. I started it Wednesday night and finished this evening. I'm not very happy with the pics, so I'll take more tomorrow after work. The kit is the lovely Fujimi 1/72 Mig-21MF. On July 28, 1976 two RAF Lightnings were scrambled from RAF Gutersloh to intercept a pair of fast moving targets inbound from northwest Czechoslovakia. Intercepting the two targets just inside West German airspace there were tense moments as the RAF fighters armed their Red Top missiles. However, when interecepted the two aircraft, which turned out to be a pair of Czech Mig-21s, complied with international interception procedures and indicated a wish to defect. The two Migs were escorted to RAF Gutersloh, where under great secrecy they were studied and the pilot's debriefed. Within two weeks a Shorts Belfast arrived at Gutersloh to remove the Migs under cover of darkness. Little else was known of what happened to the Migs until they resurfaced two years later, both at Boscombe Down. Both were initially sent to the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment for evaluation. While the single-seat Mig-21MF remained with the A&AEE, serving in many roles, including Dissimilar Air Combat Training, the two-seat Mig 21UM was tranferred to the Empire Test Pilot's School, also at Boscombe, in late 1978. In 1984 the single seater joined the two seater at ETPS when the RAF and USAF formed a joint (and highly secret) Agressor Squadron flying ex-Soviet hardware at Nellis AFB in the US. In British service the two Mig-21s were officially known as Cossack F.1 and Cossack T.2. Both were retired from ETPS in late 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I like it, good back story as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Ver nice model and a good idea. The Shorts Belfast would have needed about 4 trips to move em though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Thats one pretty little MIG!!! Nice one APD!! D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfv Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Very nice Mig, always like rasberry ripple color scheme, particularly with a little "what if" mixed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 This is absolutely brilliant APD The back story is perfect, fits nicely with the Cold War Bex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeew Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Excellent model and story, nicely done!! (what is it about that scheme? it lends itself to any aircraft really well IMHO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I think its brilliant, and i'm not normally into the "what if" - well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radish Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Go to the top of the class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Great idea, excellent model! Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
model_madness Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Lovely WHiffer! Really gorgeous aircraft, looks superb in ANY scheme, but i'd love to have seen a squadron of these gracing our skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 That's a cracking Mi.... err Cossack. It somehow just looks the part in the ETPS colours and you could easily believe that TPs were trained on a bit of Eastern hardware as well the usual Western stuff. Like the back story as well, again believable and fits the jet nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplanedriver Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 Thanks for all the comments. I was quite surprised, but I actually won the One Week Group Build with this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Nice one APD and a well deserved win in the group build too. Paul Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overkiller Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Thanks for all the comments. I was quite surprised, but I actually won the One Week Group Build with this! Well deserved win too Sir! Love the build, and the back story, but it gets me thinking that a MiG-25 needs to join the ETPS...! Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchet Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 It looks great APD! The Raspberry Ripple is very well executed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 A cracking build with a good story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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