MiG 27z - NATO reporting name Flogfoot - Finished pics pg 6

[zenrat]

MiG 27z: NATO Reporting name Flogfoot

Flogfoot 10 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Originally designed as a stopgap measure to fill a need while the Su 25 was developed, the MiG 27z ended up remaining in service alongside the aircraft it was intended to be replaced by.
It was basically a MiG 27 with the heavy and complex variable geometry mechanism removed and swept wings with many hardpoints fitted.
Flogfoot 1 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Flogfoot 13 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Faster and capable of carrying a heavier offensive load than the Grach the MiG only lost out in the survivability stakes where its single engine made it more vulnerable to ground fire than the twin engined Sukhoi.
Flogfoot 15 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Flogfoot 6 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
The aircraft pictured was part of an "advisory" detachment to Eastern Syria during the late 1980's.
Flogfoot 7 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Model
Academy 1/72 MiG 27 Flogger D with the wings from a (Chinese knock off) Matchbox Mystere IVA.
Weapons from a variety of sources including ICM Soviet Weapons sets, Academy A-37 Dragonfly and the MiG kit itself.
Camo scheme is based on that used by Chad on its Frogfoots.
Decals are those from the MiG kit.
Flogfoot 16 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[AXU]

Yes,it look so right!
I like it a lot!

[Dizzyfugu]

I like the top view/shape of this one a lot, like a Su-25/MiG-27 hybrid with the best from both concepts. I am just not certain about the stabilizer, so close to the fuselage? It looks a bit squashed, maybe a true T-tail would have been a better option? Nevertheless, glorious result, I like it a lot. 

[Snowtrooper]

Not a whif but "should've been". Love the maximum loadout and the camo came out pretty well

[Gondor]

I am so going to copy this idea with maybe a little refinement here and there

Gondor

[chrisonord]

Perfect Fred, perfect   
Chris

[DogfighterZen]

  What a loadout! That looks great, like the camo a lot!

[NARSES2]

Great build and camo and just love the load out 

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.
Dizz - agree re the horizontal tails but they fitted so well onto the braking chute (?) bulge.  Longer would have been nicer but I didn't have anything suitable.

[comrade harps]

Very nice.

And quite an advisory loadout, too. 

[Glenn Gilbertson]

That looks magnificent - a beautifully modelled "could have been"!

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.

[KiwiZac]

That looks so, so good Fred. I love it! Bravo!

[zenrat]

Thanks Zac, glad you like it.

[Old Wombat]

Is done! Is good!

Load-out is as spectacular as the camo!