SeaVenom Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Came across this on Ebay...... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Firefox-MIG31-plastic-model-kit-CLINT-EASTWOOD-1-144/254381062655?epid=23034326837&hash=item3b3a4af9ff:g:WH0AAOSwwFldmhJU I've wanted a plastic kit of this ever since the film came out in the 80s but whether it's any good though who knows. Looks about average for 1/144 scale. .. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 That would be a good option for anyone interested to use in the “Movie/TV” group build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 1/72! 🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: That would be a good option for anyone interested to use in the “Movie/TV” group build. Great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 23 hours ago, Mike Esposito said: 1/72! 🤨 If this sells ok then who knows we might get a bigger scale kit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10644835 Don't know their postal charges but Hobby Search are currently charging about $32, list price is around $41. Paul Harrison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 That's a lot for a 1/144 fighter kit... 🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffan Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Sure, very expensive for a little Model Kit ( 1/144) And we need this Firefox on 1/72 scale ...🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.sin Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Neffan said: Sure, very expensive for a little Model Kit ( 1/144) And we need this Firefox on 1/72 scale ...🤨 We need a Firefox in 1/48th scale! 😁 Edited October 8, 2019 by B.sin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Mike Esposito said: That's a lot for a 1/144 fighter kit... 🤨 Something like this isn;t going to be as cheap as a Spit or Mustang or even a Mg 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Neffan said: Sure, very expensive for a little Model Kit ( 1/144) And we need this Firefox on 1/72 scale ...🤨 Can't disagree with wanting it in 1/72.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, B.sin said: We need a Firefox in 1/48th scale! 😁 And agree about 1/48th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I was wondering about size, so looked it up. One source says film mock-up of the fictional Firefox was 44' span and 66' long, another source says just over 43' and 63. So that makes it pretty much the same size as a Foxbat or an F-14 with the wings slightly spread. Bigger than a Phantom, smaller than a Vigilante. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHx Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Is it true that you can only build it if you think in Russian ? 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 IIRC it was made from a 66 foot radio antenna mast, the undercarriage is from an F-4 Phantom and it had a Volkswagon engine for power. Before building it they were originally going to paint a couple of Saab Viggens black. Paul Harrison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Think I'll stick with my 1/48 Anigrand for now... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 If it's really 16" long (seems a bit of a round figure) then that particular kit is based on a 64' full size length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavingav1 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 On 10/8/2019 at 7:52 AM, Neffan said: Sure, very expensive for a little Model Kit ( 1/144) And we need this Firefox on 1/72 scale ...🤨 All tv/movie related items are relatively expensive as they have to cover the cost of the licensing fee in the cost of the kit, look at the price of star trek kits for instance . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 16 hours ago, Work In Progress said: If it's really 16" long (seems a bit of a round figure) then that particular kit is based on a 64' full size length. I think its a little over 16" which would put it in step with the 66' full scale mock up of the Mig-31 Firefox. It's a lovely kit in terms of shape, parts and general engineering. It's only let down are the lines (trenches) that are far too deep, though this is relatively simple to rectify with a little filler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Club Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Yeah, Scribing (trenches) are really too heavy on this model, let's hope that they won't do the same thing on a 1/72 model ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) On 09/10/2019 at 22:13, gavingav said: All tv/movie related items are relatively expensive as they have to cover the cost of the licensing fee in the cost of the kit, look at the price of star trek kits for instance . Only on high profile subject matter. Anigrand have had Firefox kits in 1/144, 1/72 and 1/48 in their range for years and they are all still available. They advertised a couple Star wars kits for little over a month a few years back before getting a C&D order from Lucas. Two things we can glean from that: - Anigrand don't do licensing. - The rights owners of Firefox don't care. For the record Anigrand's 1/72 Firefox is the same cost of this kit in 1/144. Just saying, like. Tommo. Edited October 11, 2019 by The Tomohawk Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, The Tomohawk Kid said: - The rights owners of Firefox don't care. Very likely correct. Firefox the movie was a Malpaso production, Clint Eastwood's company. If it were a major studio theirIP people would probably have cared enough at least to licence it for a nominal amount, or whatever they though they could get that wasworth the cost of the correspondence and staff time. Of course another big difference between that and Star Wars is Star Wars IP continues to appear in new productions, so it is necessary for the rights owners to maintain control over their stuff. No-one's going to be making any more Firefox movies, so it doesn't really matter from the point of view of protecting current and future productions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Found a review/build article in that there Japanese, so I ran it through the Google mincer in case anyone fancied a look: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&tab=wT&authuser=0&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2F144hikouki.hatenablog.com%2Fentry%2F2019%2F04%2F30%2F024310 The price is a bit of a kicker, but then I suppose they probably don't expect to sell thousands and have to recoup costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 30 minutes ago, Mike said: Found a review/build article in that there Japanese, so I ran it through the Google mincer in case anyone fancied a look: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&tab=wT&authuser=0&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2F144hikouki.hatenablog.com%2Fentry%2F2019%2F04%2F30%2F024310 The price is a bit of a kicker, but then I suppose they probably don't expect to sell thousands and have to recoup costs Looks very interesting and I hope it becomes a precursor for larger scale styrene models of the subject. Main concern with all of these remains the panel lines (trenches). The lines on the studio models and full scale replica were imperceptible so it would be good if this were better represented. I'll be puttying all of the lines on my Anigrand kit but I'll also be doing my best to replicate the 'aztecing' paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleygolding Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 It clearly shows that the wings are too big. You guys should be following this thread to make some 1/18 ones! https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/firefox-mig-31-movie-aircraft.239915/page-16 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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