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MIG-29A FULCRUM – Building Steps 1
New Project – Mig-29A Fulcrum
MIG-29A FULCRUM A – Starting A New Project
Mig-29A Fulcrum plastic model kit 1/48 scale produced by Academy Plastic Model Co.,Ltd at 1993 with box number 2116.
Total 7 plastic parts tree one of them clear parts for canopy.
Panel line details are all good engraved and sharp. Some rivet details are rised rivets needs remove.
Weak cockpit and wheel bays as a standart at that years product.
Air brake can be position open or closed and details is not bad.
Canopy can only be build closed if the kit not supported by detail sets.
Weapon loading are for air to air mission. Kit gives a pair of R-27,R-73 and R-60MK.
Decals for three camouflage pattern: Two pattern for German Air Force and the other for Iraqi Air Force.
Extras are going to use in this building:
- Aires Cockpit Set
- Aires Wheel Bays
- Aires Exhaust Nozzles
- Aires AirBrakes
- Master Model Pitot Tubes
- Eduard Wheels
- Eduard Photoetch Interrior set
- Montex Canopy Masks
- Quickboost Mig-29 Sensing Units
- Quickboost Mig-29 Correct Nose
- Aerobonus Moders Soviet Pilot
- Aerobonus R-60 Missile
- Aerobonus R-73 Missile
- Miniarm R-27ER
F-16D Fighting Falcon- Chapter 3
Some detail photos of right side of F-16D. Fuselage bottom photos are going to publish later.
F-16D Fighting Falcon- Chapter 2
Some detail photos of left side of F-16D. Right side photos are going to publish later.
F-102 Delta Dagger in Turkish Air Force
Written by the military aviation historian Levent Başara, this book tells the short story of the “F-102 Delta Dagger” in the Turkish Air Force.
Prepared in Turkish and English, the book is 76 pages in full color. It includes around 280 photographs (most of which have not been published before) from the Turkish Air Force archives and from private collections both in Turkey and abroad. The details of the air defence sorties performed by the F-102s over Aegean Sea in 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation is the most interesting part of the book. The information given shows that F-102s successfully completed the interception missions. In another chapter, the writer tells about the reasons of the early retirement of the Delta Daggers. Beautiful drawings of the F-102s in different colors were also given to help modelers. Finally, at the back of the book, the serials numbers of all F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft that entered the Turkish Air Force inventory gives the aviation enthusiasts and researchers a valuable reference. F-102 Delta Dagger in Turkish Air Force is the third book of the series which will follow the other types of fighter aircraft flown by the Turkish Air Force.
Contents:
- Development of the F-102
- The Introduction of the F-102 to the Turkish Air Force
- Pilot Selection and Training
- The F-102 in Cyprus Peace Operation
- Decommissioning of the F-102
- The Surviving F-102s
- Miscellaneous F-102 Photos
- Serial Numbers
This research study is a top reference book for all the aviation enthusiasts, especially for scale modelers.
For more information contact:
leventbasara@hotmail.com
F-16D Fighting Falcon- Chapter 1
Italeri F-16D Fighting Falcon 1/48 – Main Fuselage Details
Kınetic reboxed by Italeri F-16D kit is completed after 5 month works. Kit converted Block 50+ with some additions from Hasegawa F-16 Block 52+.
Livery is for F-16D Block 50+ from 161.squadron 6.Main Jet Base – Bandırma.
This kit is builded to show some scratch build open panel works.
24 scratch build, 8 resin, total 32 open panel builded in 1/48 scale.
The other additions are:
- Resin cockpit and seats.
- Resin wheel bays and tires.
- Resin exhaust nozzle.
- Resin weapons.
- Resin Sniper pod.
- Some photoetch additions like Remove Before Flags.
- Scratch build FOD covers.
Detailed building phases published in IN PROGRESS section.
This section is for main kits look after finish.Detailed open panel pictures are going to publish later.
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End of this section.
