1/72 Condor Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25U Foxbat
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:54 am
Morning all!
My second build for this GB will be as mentioned above but in english, Condor's 1/72 scale Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25U Foxbat.
Here is a little background information on the Trisonic masterpiece courtesy of Wikipedia:
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a Trisonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that was among the fastest military aircraft to enter service. It was designed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich Bureau, and is one of the few combat aircraft built primarily using stainless steel. It was the last plane designed by Mikhail Gurevich before his retirement.
The first prototype flew in 1964, and the aircraft entered service in 1970. It has an operational top speed of Mach 2.83 (Mach 3.2 is possible but at risk of significant damage to the engines), and features a powerful radar and four air-to-air missiles. When first seen in reconnaissance photography, the large wing suggested an enormous and highly maneuverable fighter, at a time when U.S. design theories were also evolving towards higher maneuverability due to combat performance in the Vietnam War. The appearance of the MiG-25 sparked serious concern in the West and prompted dramatic increases in performance for the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle then under development in the late 1960s. The capabilities of the MiG-25 were better understood in 1976 when Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected in a MiG-25 to the United States via Japan. It turned out that the aircraft's weight necessitated its large wings.
Production of the MiG-25 series ended in 1984 after completion of 1,190 aircraft. A symbol of the Cold War, the MiG-25 flew with Soviet allies and former Soviet republics, remaining in limited service in several export customers. It is one of the highest-flying military aircraft, fastest serial produced interceptor aircraft and the second fastest serial produced aircraft after the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft that was built in very small numbers compared to the MiG-25. As of 2018, the MiG-25 remains the fastest manned serial produced aircraft in operational use, and the fastest plane that was offered for supersonic flights and edge of space flights to civilian customers.
Onto the Kit.
Content shot:
I can assume this wasn't Condor's intended state of the kit:
A huge crack/break in the rear fuselage.
I guess someone fulled the tail section off the sprew.
Theres a tiny hole in one of the gear wells.
And a crater under one of the wing sections:
So onto progress:
First task on the agenda is gluing the break in the fuselage:
And here she is last night after filling all the holes and breaks aswell as building the fuselage sections, Tail sections and the duel ring that holds the afterburners in place:
My second build for this GB will be as mentioned above but in english, Condor's 1/72 scale Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25U Foxbat.
Here is a little background information on the Trisonic masterpiece courtesy of Wikipedia:
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a Trisonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that was among the fastest military aircraft to enter service. It was designed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich Bureau, and is one of the few combat aircraft built primarily using stainless steel. It was the last plane designed by Mikhail Gurevich before his retirement.
The first prototype flew in 1964, and the aircraft entered service in 1970. It has an operational top speed of Mach 2.83 (Mach 3.2 is possible but at risk of significant damage to the engines), and features a powerful radar and four air-to-air missiles. When first seen in reconnaissance photography, the large wing suggested an enormous and highly maneuverable fighter, at a time when U.S. design theories were also evolving towards higher maneuverability due to combat performance in the Vietnam War. The appearance of the MiG-25 sparked serious concern in the West and prompted dramatic increases in performance for the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle then under development in the late 1960s. The capabilities of the MiG-25 were better understood in 1976 when Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected in a MiG-25 to the United States via Japan. It turned out that the aircraft's weight necessitated its large wings.
Production of the MiG-25 series ended in 1984 after completion of 1,190 aircraft. A symbol of the Cold War, the MiG-25 flew with Soviet allies and former Soviet republics, remaining in limited service in several export customers. It is one of the highest-flying military aircraft, fastest serial produced interceptor aircraft and the second fastest serial produced aircraft after the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft that was built in very small numbers compared to the MiG-25. As of 2018, the MiG-25 remains the fastest manned serial produced aircraft in operational use, and the fastest plane that was offered for supersonic flights and edge of space flights to civilian customers.
Onto the Kit.
Content shot:
I can assume this wasn't Condor's intended state of the kit:
A huge crack/break in the rear fuselage.
I guess someone fulled the tail section off the sprew.
Theres a tiny hole in one of the gear wells.
And a crater under one of the wing sections:
So onto progress:
First task on the agenda is gluing the break in the fuselage:
And here she is last night after filling all the holes and breaks aswell as building the fuselage sections, Tail sections and the duel ring that holds the afterburners in place:
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