replicant Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Hello Britmodellers, here my newest Kitbash in 1:72. STOL-Protytype No. 23.01. 23.11 had swing wing. Bad Art Model needed Academy forward fuselage and more Airfix, R.V. and Italeri etc. parts. 90 hrs solely building time. After surgery it looks like a MiG. Before, it didnt... Cheers, Tom 54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Looks great!! Very nicely done indeed! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Bahr Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Holy sheep ****!!! "90 hours?!" 😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Nice build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Very nice work. But 90 hours... sounds like it took some commitment and willpower! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Thank you, mates! 5 hours ago, J.C. Bahr said: Holy sheep ****!!! "90 hours?!" 2 hours ago, zebra said: Very nice work. But 90 hours... sounds like @ J.C. and zebra: Yes because there was so much riveting and to do for that kit was so wrong. I made e.g. new mudgards and let cast them in resine and so on... When you see one built OOB, thats another bird... But i LOVE x-planes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Excellent work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Looks terrific. A new type to me and very handsome it is, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Thank you! Its right, very rare, only one built. No survivor... Cheers, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Very cool, kinda looks like a Mig-21 and a Mirage had a drunken night together 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 7 hours ago, F-32 said: Very cool, kinda looks like a Mig-21 and a Mirage had a drunken night together Thank you! Yes, a real nice Migage! Cheers, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Excellent work, @replicant! 👍 Superb surgical and painting jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 One on my TO-DO list.........but after all you done...it will for sure stay in the stash for a long time..... Beautiful work and finished look. All your effort pays.....you done a great model. Something we do not see often finished. Onece more...BRAVO! Best regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 That's lovely - a very interesting and attractive aircraft and a very sweet looking model. Shame that you had to do so much work on the kit - sounds like the Art Model kit was more trouble than to was worth!? My only criticism would be that it would be nice to see the lift jets deployed. There is a short video of the original, which I am sure you are aware of, here if anyone is interested: Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Baldy said: That's lovely - a very interesting and attractive aircraft and a very sweet looking model. Shame that you had to do so much work on the kit - sounds like the Art Model kit was more trouble than to was worth!? My only criticism would be that it would be nice to see the lift jets deployed. There is a short video of the original, which I am sure you are aware of, here if anyone is interested: Cheers Malcolm Yes Malcolm, you are right, this would show the USP! But its too ugly for me and there is not a single pic of the interior to find (only from Yak-38) So i built this: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Baldy said: Shame that you had to do so much work on the kit - sounds like the Art Model kit was more trouble than to was worth!? Yes. Many Russian text about MiG-23PD: http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33938&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=160 If shortly, Art Model have a wrong nose part.....all single seat MiG-23 family in 72nd scale have wrong nose part....but MiG-23PD have more wrong. For corrections I recommend use detail set from P&J or nose part from YuMTK MiG-23....but it's also extremely rare. But don't get upset, some modeller's make the MiG-23PD and on the 48th scale from Trumpeter: http://scalemodels.ru/articles/11252-Trumpeter-1-48-mig-23pd---mig-s-ukorochennym-vzletom-i-posadkojj-.html W.I.P: http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_t_60905.html On 10/15/2019 at 5:07 PM, replicant said: only one built. No survivor... Unsuccessful aircraft as and unsuccessful conception. At the OKB, Mikoyan considered the obvious idea of building an ordinary fighter without STOL on the basis of this aircraft, but probably the work was postponed due to the higher priority 23.11 had swing wing, future MiG-23, who became a real fighter only in the MiG-23 MLD modification. B.R. Serge Edited October 19, 2019 by Aardvark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Aardvark said: Yes. Many Russian text about MiG-23PD: Hello Serge, thank you! I use many russian sources, this forum is always a good help for me and was for this build! I know your beautiful 48th PD! My MiG-23PD will be in ModellFan 1/2020 Cheers, Tom Edited October 19, 2019 by replicant 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 hour ago, replicant said: I know your beautiful 48th PD! Tom, PD in 48th, not my! My collection - jet fighter in 72nd scale! 2 hours ago, replicant said: My MiG-23PD will be in ModellFan 1/2020 Waiting!! B.R. Serge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Nice! As I remember this machine was shown on 1967 Air Show for the 50 years anniversary of October's Revolution togetehr with VTOL modification of Su-15 and Mig-21 VTOL Cheers J-W 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Frankly speaking both these Su-15 and Mig-21 were rather STOL than VTOL machines... However it's very interesting for me whether this 23DPD used the wings of Ye-152/166 ? Or it's the other way round - maybe these are the wings of (then) future Chinese J-8 ? It looks impossible for me that the Russians have simply made two (or three) sets of wings to throw them away and scrap - this money must have been returned Cheers Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 19 hours ago, KRK4m said: Mig-21 were rather STOL The MiG-21PD is a fully experimental aircraft, it doesn’t even have the wheels removed, they simply have nowhere to hide in the fuselage! No main wheel bay! 19 hours ago, KRK4m said: However it's very interesting for me whether this 23DPD used the wings of Ye-152/166 ? Photo comparison MiG-23PD with which aircraft from the E-150 / E-152 family do you want? I have and MiG-23PD, and E-150 / E-152 family in 72nd scale. But something say my - wing MiG-23PD from MiG-21? 19 hours ago, KRK4m said: Or it's the other way round - maybe these are the wings of (then) future Chinese J-8 ? No. Chinese J-8 it's probably only peeped idea....conception. Parallel way E-150/E-152 while it seems to me more aerodynamically perfect! It’s a pity that nobody does J-8. B.w. analogue E-150/152 it's.....Su-9/11. 19 hours ago, KRK4m said: It looks impossible for me that the Russians have simply made two (or three) sets of wings to throw them away and scrap - this money must have been returned If there were 90s now, then I would write something about a planned economy in which money is not counted, but now knowing how many experimental aircraft in the West were destroyed (for example, CF-105 Arrow) I understand that people all over the world are the same! 😉 Probably MiG-23PD was long time in hangar Moscow Aviation University as study guide, after which he was handed over for scrap. B.R. Serge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Hi Sniffer Tom! Long time indeed since I haven't seen you in these pages, although it is more than likely me who was too busy elsewhere to catch up with you. Gee, when you say kitbash, you sure mean kitbash!!! My kitbashing usually comes down to borrowing the wheels from another kit... Very daring! Whatever, the end result of your open heart surgery is really smashing! Congratulations!!!! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 9 hours ago, jean said: Hi Sniffer Tom! Long time indeed since I haven't seen you in these pages, although it is more than likely me who was too busy elsewhere to catch up with you. Gee, when you say kitbash, you sure mean kitbash!!! My kitbashing usually comes down to borrowing the wheels from another kit... Very daring! Whatever, the end result of your open heart surgery is really smashing! Congratulations!!!! JR Thank you, Jean! You had serious reasons. But me too wasnt here so much because of building every month one ModellFan Magazine in Germany. And i am definitely not getting younger, considering business life. But so, i have a little Armada (old and young) flying in here now... All the best in wonderful Africa Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Hi Sniffer Tom, you are rekindling old memories by mentioning ModellFan! I used to religiously buy that magazine when I was working from Holland, so many centuries ago! It is great it is still going, when so many modelling publications have bitten the dust over the years. Wonderful Africa is around 39 Celsius today, and on Monday they are forecasting 48 Celsius... Not good. Cheers JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Really really well done. The finished product looks absolutely flawless and quite inspiring. Loving the pilot figure also. I'm sure when photographed in sunny conditions on a diorama base the result would appear an archive photograph more than one of a model.Thank you for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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