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MiG-17/17F “pitot”


RidgeRunner

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Hi all, 

 

A bit eleventh hour!
 

Having been blindly following Airfix’s instructions I have now seen that many/all Frescos seem to have had a small pitot type protrusion on the nose, starboard side. It sits on the join where the upper cover joins.

 

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There is no part for this in the kit and the Bilek doesn’t show it either..... what was it and should there be one fitted?

 

Thanks all. 
 

Martin


@Wez @Marlin @viperchief and any others, please 

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Yep, it's as Bosse says, some do and some don't have it, a quick check of my references shows that some Fresco A's had it too.  It's really a case of finding a picture of your subject I'm afraid.

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56 minutes ago, Wez said:

Yep, it's as Bosse says, some do and some don't have it, a quick check of my references shows that some Fresco A's had it too.  It's really a case of finding a picture of your subject I'm afraid.

Thanks Wez. My three seem to have it! I just didn’t see it before :(

 

Thanks Bosse @Marlin :)

 

Martin

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I think Airfix likely just copied a museum example. It seems a few of their more recent kits are slightly let down by errors as a result of copying museum aircraft too closely. Even before release, the new Vulcan is known to have a few such flaws. 

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