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Yom Kippur War...1/48 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13, "Black Ravens" Egyptian Airforce


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Like the Iraqi Su-7 this was built in 2016 too.
Trumpeter kit with Aztec decals, initially wanted to use the Pavla SK-1 seat but it didn´t fit well (was also too short) so my dad used the kit seat, only stole the seatbelts from an Eduard kit. Added the missing IFF antenna on the belly with plastic rods. Camo done with Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan and XF-58 Olive Green, underside colour was an older selfmix. Couldn´t exactly tell which colour the cockpit had. Decided for the colourful turquoise, mixed 50:50 with Gunze H25 Sky Blue and H46 Emerald Green.

Build thread here

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235008806-yom-kippur-opponents148-mig-21f-13-vs-mirage-iiicj/&tab=comments#comment-2491093

 

The model shows an a/c of the Egypt elite No.26 Squadron which was considered the best dogfighter unit in the EAF. This aircraft made it through the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War.
The Arab airforces still used this older MiG-21 type because the Atoll rockets were unreliable and the F-13 30mm gun was more potent than the 23mm gun of the other MiG-21 types.

 

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