1/48 MiG 15 cockpit

[Mike Esposito]

I have the old 1/48 Hobby Boss MiG 17 aftermarket zoom cockpit details from eduard along with a MiG 17 cockpit mask and some metal 37mm cannon and 23 mm cannons.

 

My question is: will this stuff be suitable for the Bronco MiG 15? 

 

Not sure if they had the same armament and cockpit and canopy? 

 

Thanks

[Jure Miljevic]

Hello Mik

MiG-17 first prototype designation was MiG-15 bis 45, as at first she had been considered as just another refined version of MiG-15. Although I have no access to my books at the moment, and most of the cockpit photos on the web are of restored war birds, I think cockpit of late MiG-15 bis is at least close enough to early MiG-17 one, if not identical. Also, you are fine with the armament and the rest of the equipment in the nose, like radios in front of the windshield. Cheers

Jure

[exdraken]

The cannon barrels are the same, cockpit layout might differ..

But did you try and Google your reference pit vs the zoom part?

Surely can be made to fit...

[Jure Miljevic]

Hello Mike

Here is a cockpit photo of MiG-15 bis, built in Zavod 1 (State factory no 1) ...

 

 

... this is how it looked in early MiG-17 ...

 

 

... and this is Eduard Zoom set:

 

 

It looks like Eduard instrument layout differs more from the one actual MiG-17 than MiG-15 dashboard differs from the one on MiG-17. However, cutouts are in correct positions for both types so hardly anyone will notice it. Cheers