Микоян - Гуревич, МиГ-21 [Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21] NATO Reporting Name FISHBED

[Dizzyfugu]

Two things:

Not certain how new this info is - there's an 1:72 kit of the MiG-21 'analog' from Modelsvit available: actually two of them, one for each prototype. Kit looks decent? I might get one, making it a service aircraft.





And: there's a MiG-21 hidden in this picture... 


1:72 Republic F-109C "Thunderdart"; BuNo 62-28502 of 121st Fighter Squadron, 113th Fighter Wing; (District of) Columbia Air National Guard; Andrews Army Air Field, summer 1972 (Whif/Kit-bashing) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr

[ysi_maniac]

[Dizzyfugu]

That's not far-fetched. Mikoyan used the swept-wing layout originally considered for the MiG-21 for heavier fighter designs like the I-75 - and this actually led to the X-20 cruise missile where these wings were used.
BTW, there's an Amodel kit of that missile, so a 1:1 transplant is feasible. Considered that stunt a while ago... 

[elmayerle]

Odd thought, Helwan gets license-rights to build the MiG-21 and designs a prototype that uses much of the MiG-21 structure but the aerodynamics of the HA-300 (essentially a scaled-up HA-300 with variable intakes).  Sound plausible?  It would give a larger nose for a more capable radar.

[Dizzyfugu]

 

1:72 Helwan Aircraft HA-410 "4642" Egyptian Air Force (EAF); 204th Fighter-Bomber Brigade, Belbaits Airfield, around 1971 (Whif/Kit bashing) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr

More here: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,35550.0/highlight,ha-410.html

[ysi_maniac]

Toying with MiG  and Mirage

Mirage III tailfin can inprove anything ...


Just MiG bits ...


MiG-29 tailfin and canopy ...


Mirages with MiG-21 tailfins ...

[NARSES2]

Nice collection. In particular I like Mig 21 with the 29 tailfin and canopy  The rear end has an English Electric Lightning look about it....sort of 

[ysi_maniac]

MiG-21 with oval intake

[ysi_maniac]

Alternative Spanish Air Force (Republican or Imperial) Oval intake MiG-21 F13

[NARSES2]

Spanish ones are neat 

[ysi_maniac]

MiG-21MILF



MILF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MILF

[TheChronicOne]

Oh brother!     


Very nice stuff in here! Impressive! I want to build quite a few things.  Actually getting to it, now, is another thing all together. 

[zenrat]

Oh mother! 

[TheChronicOne]

 

[ysi_maniac]

New tailfin for MiGs