MiG supersonic VTOL fighter

Flyer · January 09, 2016, 06:58:05 AM

I was reading through Vertical Take-Off Fighter Aircraft by Bill Rose last week, I seen that the author had noted the simularity of the 1963 Sukoi Shkval 1A to a shortened MiG-25 fuselage. I had (until yesterday) a unstarted MiniHobbyModels 1:144 MiG-25 with no intended use so I will try a hypothetical MiG designed version of the concept with larger flying surfaces and a full MiG-25 fuselage. Wings have been cut free and slots for the new wings roughly cut out so far.

McColm · January 09, 2016, 09:43:52 AM

Interesting

Dizzyfugu · January 10, 2016, 06:15:44 AM

Oh, a Shkval! Looking forward to it.

Captain Canada · January 10, 2016, 10:56:28 AM

Oooh....now this is going to be cool !

zenrat · January 11, 2016, 02:03:04 AM

Mmmmmmmmm...

Flyer · January 12, 2016, 12:05:07 AM

Wings cut free, new wings to be used (F/A-18 vertical tails) and the tailplanes will be the canards.

zenrat · January 12, 2016, 12:10:54 AM

Groovy.

Looks like it could transform into a mobile suit/giant robot at any moment.

Dizzyfugu · January 12, 2016, 12:13:53 AM

Sweet. The scale mix works very well, very nice!
Wingtip tanks to come, too? Is there going to be a floor window for the pilot?

Flyer · January 12, 2016, 12:43:14 AM

Does look like it could be mates with Starscream, maybe a Decepticon repaint after GB...

Tanks/pods when I figure out how, I have already broken my best pencil sharpener trying to get a repeatable result making sprue pointy.

Hadn't thought about a downward window, not a bad suggestion.

I had however thought about a pivoting forward fuselage but dismissed it due to complexity and the scratch building involved.

Flyer · January 18, 2016, 10:49:27 PM

4 good size bombs courtesy of Zenrat have arrived, they will become the tip pod's shortly. Also hunting through my spare parts for a clear window/s for the underside.

PR19_Kit · January 19, 2016, 01:48:15 AM

.... and BIG rear view mirrors for landing it too!

Dizzyfugu · January 19, 2016, 02:29:36 AM

Quote from: Flyer on January 18, 2016, 10:49:27 PM
Also hunting through my spare parts for a clear window/s for the underside.

At 1:144, decals or a painted solution might suffice?

Flyer · January 19, 2016, 03:44:27 AM

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on January 19, 2016, 02:29:36 AM
Quote from: Flyer on January 18, 2016, 10:49:27 PM
Also hunting through my spare parts for a clear window/s for the underside.

At 1:144, decals or a painted solution might suffice?

Paint would be the easy way, yeah I think that will do.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on January 19, 2016, 01:48:15 AM
.... and BIG rear view mirrors for landing it too!

Hmm, wing mirrors- literally, I could make the canards very shiny and move them to in front of the cockpit and have them rotate 90° for vertical flight so the ground is reflected over the entire surface. Nah, I like the look of them where they are.

Old Wombat · January 19, 2016, 06:46:05 AM

Rear-facing perscopes might be more realistic, methinks.

Or cameras.

Or both.

Tophe · January 19, 2016, 09:56:50 AM

Great start! Go on!