1/48 - MiG-15 & MiG-17 by Eduard - in project

[Jirka Bures]

Yesterday on E-Day Mr. Šulc informed about the upcoming 1/48th scale model of MiG-15. The date has not yet been announced.

 

 

He also added that if they are going to produce MiG-15, then they will add MiG-17 as well.

[tony.t]

Thanks. Hoping they will do a 1:48 MiG-15UTI at some stage. Would also love a Profipak MiG-17F or two.

Any news about the 1:48 MiG-21F-13 ? 

 

Tony

[mack]

20 minutes ago, tony.t said:

Thanks. Hoping they will do a 1:48 MiG-15UTI at some stage. Would also love a Profipak MiG-17F or two.

Any news about the 1:48 MiG-21F-13 ? 

 

Tony

happy they're mentioning again the MIG-15, hope it will see the steel of the mold, alongside the almost forgotten S/CS-199 and Blanik in the same scale...

[Jirka Bures]

1 hour ago, tony.t said:

Any news about the 1:48 MiG-21F-13 ?

 

Říjen = October (2025)

[Masinissa]

MiG-17? Really?

 

That would be nice because the Ammo by MiG 1/48 MiG-17 kit is hard to find at a decent price.

[Jirka Bures]

I hope Mr Šulc wasn't joking when he said that on Saturday.

[Piotr Mikolajski]

On the other hand I wouldn't expect their MiG-17s sooner than 2026 or even 2027.

[Dennis_C]

Downscaled 1/72 MiG-17 could be a bestseller especially if they manage to produce complex wing correctly. If they make 1/72 MiG-17 - I'm clearly in the game.

Edited September 30, 2024 by Dennis_C

[Bozothenutter]

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[Jirka Bures]

First things first. The MiG-15 is a sure thing. MiG-17 is highly probable. Everything else does not belong in this thread, although I'm sure many of us wish it did.

[Mycapt65]

I'm in for one 15 and 17. I need them as famous counter parts to my future saber and phantom builds.

 

Check that. Doesn't Tamiya make a Mig 15? Unless there's something majorly wrong with it. The Tamiya might be a better fit for my standards. It'll likely be cheaper and easier to build. 

 

The Mig 17 will be most welcome. 

Edited October 1, 2024 by Mycapt65

[Piotr Mikolajski]

6 hours ago, Mycapt65 said:

Doesn't Tamiya make a Mig 15?

 

• 1996 - Tamiya
• 2000 - Trumpeter
• 2020 - Bronco

Different reboxes of Bronco by Hobby 2000 from 2021 and 2022 are still available.

 

[Tbolt]

7 hours ago, Mycapt65 said:

I'm in for one 15 and 17. I need them as famous counter parts to my future saber and phantom builds.

 

Check that. Doesn't Tamiya make a Mig 15? Unless there's something majorly wrong with it. The Tamiya might be a better fit for my standards. It'll likely be cheaper and easier to build. 

 

The Mig 17 will be most welcome. 

 

The Tamiya kit has got the wrong sweep angle on the wings and tailplanes.The MiG-15 experts probably can see mor issues. The cockpit is fairly basic as well, it builds nice, but is certainly showing its age.

[Mycapt65]

2 hours ago, Tbolt said:

 

The Tamiya kit has got the wrong sweep angle on the wings and tailplanes.The MiG-15 experts probably can see mor issues. The cockpit is fairly basic as well, it builds nice, but is certainly showing its age.

Basic cockpit is fine with me. The wrong sweep is not. That's a big enough fault for me to go with another kit. 

 

Thanks

[Tbolt]

11 hours ago, Mycapt65 said:

Basic cockpit is fine with me. The wrong sweep is not. That's a big enough fault for me to go with another kit. 

 

Thanks

 

I dug this out so you can decide if it's enough for you to worry about. I built then Tamiya kit a couple of years ago because I had two in the stash and didn't bother correcting the sweep.

 

 

 

 

[Dennis_C]

1 hour ago, Tbolt said:

I dug this out so you can decide if it's enough for you to worry about. I built then Tamiya kit a couple of years ago because I had two in the stash and didn't bother correcting the sweep.

A nicely done MiG! If Tamiya's sweep angle is smaller than 35° I think I see that from the photo. Are stabilisers okay in Tamiya kit? On the photo they look like they are correct at 40° but of course plan view would work better. 

[Duncan B]

The Trumpeter 1/48 Mig 15 kit is a horror to make due to the general poor fit of parts, the make up of the fuselage (especially around the nose and gun pack), the wings are a very poor fit, the fin sweep angle is incorrect and I believe the elevators are wrong too (apart from that it's still a dog lol).

 

 

Duncan B

[jenko]

11 hours ago, Tbolt said:

 

The Tamiya kit has got the wrong sweep angle on the wings and tailplanes.The MiG-15 experts probably can see mor issues. The cockpit is fairly basic as well, it builds nice, but is certainly showing its age.

 

It's also as rare as hens teeth.

 

Dick

[Mycapt65]

2 hours ago, jenko said:

 

It's also as rare as hens teeth.

 

Dick

That's not an issue for me now that I know the geometry is wrong. I'm sure for those that want a Tamiya Mig 15,  they'll suddenly appear at reasonable prices on auction sites once Eduard releases theirs. For some strange  reason the auction prices on Tamiya P-51Bs and Corsairs dropped recently 😊. Lucky me!

[Tbolt]

3 hours ago, Dennis_C said:

A nicely done MiG! If Tamiya's sweep angle is smaller than 35° I think I see that from the photo. Are stabilisers okay in Tamiya kit? On the photo they look like they are correct at 40° but of course plan view would work better. 

Sorry I forgot to post the drawing showing the corrections for the Tamiya kit, post amended.

[Mycapt65]

What I'll be interested to see is how Eduard handles the wing fences. 

[Piotr Mikolajski]

25 minutes ago, Mycapt65 said:

What I'll be interested to see is how Eduard handles the wing fences. 

 

Probably like in their 1/72 kits.

[Dennis_C]

In 1/72 these are just molded as part of the wing. Was there any trouble with the approach?

[exdraken]

I fully appreciate an Eduard approach on these topics, but what us the issues , if at all with the newest MiG-15 from Bronco / Hobby2000?

[FlatlandFox]

The Bronco kit is flawed at the wing root. Not a minor defect.