Radleigh Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 What are the Trumpeter kits like generally? Good shape? I was put off the Su-24 for the nose, but I know nothing about the Mig-23 series.... Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiGFan79 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I have the "M" boxing which i am led to believe is reasonably accurate, certainly better than the strike versions recently released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvy5 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Mig-23MF is quite ok, but BN is a caricature. Foror MF is repair set Ciro Models with new canopy and right shape air brakes and intakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkmouth Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Radleigh, I have all the flogger kits (I am the one who posted images on another site where people pointed out that the production kit needs a nose job). Shape wise, the fighters are quite good. As Harvy5 stated, Ciro Models have some updates but only the canopy will be my repeat purchase (I bought two of their 'Big Set's). The Big Set includes the vacuum-formed canopy which corrects the windscreen. It also includes resin replacement intakes which correct the upper outer radius which was too small (too sharp a corner) and also hollows out the landing lights and correctly thickens the lower surface of the intakes. By the way, Aires (under Quickboost) also produces the replacement intakes with the added benefit of the landing light lenses. The third part of the big set is a replacement lower rear fuselage to correct the outline of the lower airbrakes in the closed position. To use this set, one must cut the kit fuselage and mate the resin item. Also included is a replacement parachute housing bullet as the one in the kit is too rounded. Both of these last two corrections are not difficult to do oneself. Hope this helps, Edited December 10, 2015 by sharkmouth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 generally quite ok, by far the best MiG-23 out there! some very impressive models to be found on BM! if ask specialists, then there are quite some details off! more so on the later models (ML. MLD) tip: replace the missiles with Eduard ones! (from the MiG-21 kits for early M S, or MFs) or Brassing Aphids for later models! they look great! build one! looking forward to seeing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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