Trumpeter 1/32 MiG-17 Fresco, Egyptian Air Force October War/Yom Kippur War 1973

[Stew Dapple]

This is my latest completion, the Trumpeter MiG-17F in 1/32 scale. The model represents an Egyptian Air Force aircraft No.2115 from the October War/Yom Kippur War in 1973:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did build the kit OOB as far as possible, but the bomb-racks really did need to be added and one damn thing led to another and in the end I probably spent triple the cost of the kit - which, in fairness, I got delivered for a shade over £20 - but i regret nothing  

 

 

Changes or additions I made:

 

• Replaced the kit's pilot figure with a PJ Productions NATO pilot 1960's
• Light on intake splitter filled and painted over, landing light relocated to lower port wing
• Nose-mounted pitot, ventral fin and tailfin flare dispenser from ProModeller set
• Afterburner nozzle from Eduard set (not sure it should poke out that much, but it didn't want to go any further and as I'd spent a fairly traumatic half-hour trying to bend it into shape did not push the point, for fear of it collapsing on itself)
• Wheels from the Armory set
• Gun barrels and pitot tubes from the Master set
• Bombs from Trumpeter Russian weapons set, bomb racks made from laminated and shaped plastic card, sway braces from spares box
• Drop tanks moved inboard (a considerable amount)
• There may have been more, it's just a hazy memory now... 

 

The model is wearing (an approximation of) the Nile Valley camouflage scheme – I say an approximation as the colour bands on the original uppersurface generally seem to sweep more smoothly than mine which meander a little too much but I'm still happy with how it turned out. The colours used were Colourcoats ACRA01 - Giallo Mimetico 1, an unlabelled grey-green similar to RAF Interior Grey-green, ACRA09 - Verde Oliva Scuro 2 and an unlabelled tin of pale blue grey for the undersides. Were these the correct colours to use? Almost certainly not  The pattern was painted freehand with my Badger Renegade.

 

The Egyptian Airforce roundels and fin-stripes as well as the Arabic numbers on the nose were painted with masks done on a Silhouette Cutter by @Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies with the 'Saladin Eagles' on the tail marking provided as a decal – both worked much better than I had dared hope... thanks very much for doing that for me mate  

 

Ed Okun's build from 2014 provided a lot of useful pictures and information including a photo of 2115 which appears not to be carrying the outboard racks for the Sakr air-to-ground rockets and thereby gave me the excuse not to have to try making and fitting them which would have probably been enough to put me off completely  

 

Cheers, Stew

[Vultures1]

Excellent work!  The "Nile Valley" camouflage scheme looks great to me and the modifications/additions you have made make all the difference. Well done!

[dragan_mig31]

Great looking mig17 bravo

[Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies]

Cracking job Stew. This one would have been finished at least a week if not two sooner had I not - ahem - kept forgetting to actually cut out and post the markings stuff 😳

[AliGauld]

Absolutely beautiful paintwork on this.

A cracker.

 

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair