MiG-21PF Revell kit #85-5482 Review

RoR Step-by-Step Review 20120220* – MiG-21PF Revell #85-5482 kit Review
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 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name “Fishbed”) is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed “balalaika”, from the aircraft’s plane form-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek (English: pencil) by Polish pilots due to the shape of its fuselage. Some 50 countries over four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations a half-century after its maiden flight. The fighter made aviation records. At least by name, it is the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation and the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War, and it had the longest production run of a combat aircraft (1959 to 1985 over all variants).

For the Modeler: The Revell MiG-21PF model kit has been around for over 35+ years. This was a pleasant modeling experience at Revell’s Skill 2 Level. It was generally an easy kit to build and it came with Russian and Indian markings. I decided to use the India Air Force Markings. Construction sequence changes and finishing tip help turn this simple kit into a nice display piece.

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