MiG-231, fixed wing and twin-boom (finished page 1)

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After the F-20 and also 1/144 from Mini Hobby Models in China, I got another kit, and I am going to build a reduced-size MiG-23. Here is the kit content (all, for serious modelers, enjoying undercarriage, weapons and all):

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_4691_mig231.jpg
The first idea was: either becoming canard or T-tail.

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The huge problem I am facing is that the fin is sooooo long, impossible to cut the rear fuselage like I do usually, so... this will be a twin-boomer, asymmetric with the long fin on one boom (made from sprues), while the fuselage/pod will be very short as usual:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_4694_mig231.jpg

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I have started to apply glue and this supersonic asymmetric twin-boomer is quickly taking shape (I love 1/144 for that):

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_4695_mig231.jpg

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Next step:
- tailplanes have been glued on the booms
- a little wheel has been glued under the pod (this is not for the "airplane' to land on the runway from the sky; this is for the "object" to stand on the shelf)


= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_4696_mig231.jpg

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The MiG-231 model is finished 


= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_4708_mig231.jpg
+ http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_4707_mig231-x4.jpg

It will not be painted, as grey is ok and there is no putty to hide.

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The MiG-231 was a good model but... comrade Leonid said "I dislike asymmetry!", so it was redesigned in acute urgency before all engineers being sent to gulag 


= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_4708_mig231-z0.jpg
+ http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_4708_mig231z1.jpg

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A symmetric version with two little fins was also built (in dreams, at least):

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_4708_mig231z2.jpg