Thanks. This kit needs a lot of extra work, out of the box it would look terrible. Especially because the pylons, they do not fit at all, so thats why I used epoxy putty. I also do not recommend the decals, they can ruin your model they are so thick. Also the fuselage inside has to be operated out as the cabin tub does not fit. In the same time surface details are pretty good, although adding extra riveting pays off in the final looks. I also have 2 more boxes of this kit! Lots of extra work but result could be nice. Good luck with the build.

Thanks. Yes, I think so.

Igen

Me too, they only would have to change the fuselage from the MF kit. But they have a nice 1/48 Bis kit.

@@brushmodelsextravaganza It's just the spine, rest of the parts are already included.

Its surprising how well even budget kits can turn out at the end if one puts extra effort in. Same with this one. Its a lovely kit for the price, for example you have nice instrument panel. Only thing is that main landing gear stem side hydraulic arms have to be cut off and refitted in a different angle because they do not fit in the original position. Good luck with the build.

Hungarian AF

Yes

Yes this is super old kit but it can be beefed up easily. I will work on the wheels especially, adding extra lines there because the real thing looks more segmented. And extra riveting needed for the insides of the main wheel side cover.

@@brushmodelsextravaganza Can't wait to see it done!!!

Very good decals and stencils, also the great thing is you have 4 sets of photo etched instrument panels and side panels. And 4 sets of the same in stickers. You will use one set. In any way you will be left with 6 photo etched instrument panels and 8 instrument panel stickers that you can use in other kits that dont have these!

@@brushmodelsextravaganza wow...sounds awesome...and i only build 1/72 so this is right up my street....was it expensive?

Around 15 EUR so I would say its fantastic value. You can use those extra instrument panels 'forever' on other lesser 1/72 kits. 14 extra instrument panels. Quite crazy good 😊

@@brushmodelsextravaganza that is amazimg value for money....must pick 1 up.👍👍👍

Thanks. I have that kit too. Basically you have to polish off the very tall raised panel lines especially on the top front fuselage and nose part. Raised panel line is not a problem but in that case its too much. I would also carve lines into the pylons and also add riveting along the panel lines on the fuselage and wings. Should be ok. Good luck with the build😊

Thanks! This is Revell enamel (email) matt white

Thanks!

Same here, only brush! But I use acrylic paints (mostly Vallejo).

Thank you for the kind words 😊. Indeed, soon I am picking more expensive models too as I guess most people don't like to mess around too much with vintage kits. I also like however to tune-up more budget kits, it's fun for me. But yes, better kits coming up in the future. Thanks 4 subscribing!

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Thanks

Good feedback, thanks. I am building it now and it will be my next video. I have a few challenges already, especially fitting the cabin tub. Its just too wide, cannot close the fuselage halves. I ended up shaving off tons of plastic from the inside of the fuselage. Now I can close it. Also, the shock cone is attached to the shock cone ring in an ugly way. I cut it off and fixed it in a different way.

Thanks!

Koszi😉

If you don't mind spending extra time with the cockpit in particular, adding extra details from leftover pieces, it's a pretty good kit. Very good surface details.

@@brushmodelsextravaganza actually, I love spending extra time adding details! I use thin wire, plastic pieces I create, aluminium tape etc. I recently bought an ICM MiG-31, and it was missing the main piece of a landing gear. I created the whole piece from scratch (first and last time I bought an ICM kit). I love the surface details of Směr and KP kits. Lots of rivets!

Exactly. Rivets are so important for soviet aircraft. I was thinking about buying ICM too but I had the feeling it won't be good, so my suspicion was right 😏

Thanks. This kit cockpit wise has almost no detail. Flat instrument panel for example. But good kit otherways, good details on body and wings.

Thanks, yes its was interesting to see how small the Mig-21 is compared to the Mig-23 which is huge in comparison. Like one fighter pilot said: "If the Mig-21 flies like a Porsce, the Mig-23 is more like a truck" talking about its agility.

By the way the Smer Mig-21R has Yugoslav markings too.

@@brushmodelsextravaganza Awesome. And by the way, on some of my update videos on my channel you can see the decals of Yugoslav MiG-21's.

Will probably work with acrylics too if you have a thick enough layer. But I guess even then, you would still need a protective clear coat as acrylics paint easily gets damaged. And so that would beat the purpose. Let us know 👌

@@brushmodelsextravaganza oh, I was afraid that this would be the answer... I guess I will have to rely on my gloss varnish. I am painting with brushes, I don't know how well it will look. We'll see.

@@brushmodelsextravaganza it works, I tried it. Even with a thin layer.

Nice! I guess if the paint is properly dried, cured, then its ok to do it

I recommend you seek out the Italeri 72 scale gripen, not this Tamiya one. They are the same but Tamiya is more expensive, making this kit bad value imho. However the 48 scale Italeri gripen is great value I would say.

Interestingly, it has more surface details than the current new KP "Silver Wings" Mig-19.

Exactly. The Chinese licence aircraft was called J-6 while the one the Chinese exported to Pakistan for example was called the F-6.

@@brushmodelsextravaganza ah grand...tnx...is it any good and how accurate is it?....

Accuracy is not the strongest part of Smer kits I would say, so have the blade ready for removing lots of flesh. In my experience fitting is not very accurate, but nothing some sandpapering cannot help, so imho it does not lower the value.