Vital Stats

Manufacturer: Trumpeter

Trumpeter Scale: 1:48

1:48 Aircraft: Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21F-13

Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21F-13 Markings: “White 2015” – Polish Air Force| Poland

“White 2015” – Polish Air Force| Poland Aftermarket: Eduard Interior | Eduard Brassin Wheels | Scale Precision insignia masks

Paints: Tamiya | Alclad | Vallejo | AK Interactive

Mini-Review

Overall, Trumpeter has a nice, competent kit on their hands here. In my opinion, Trumpeter’s F-13 is not as good as Eduard’s later-model MiG-21s. Detail is good…enough. Fit is generally excellent. The engineering is the maddening part. In some places it’s inspired. But the butt join of the stabilators, two-pin wing mounts, and fussy main gear struts bring overall quality down a notch.

Aftermarket Verdicts:

Eduard Interior: Meh. Eduard whiffs on this one a bit, but the HGW/Eduard textile belts continue to be greatness.

Meh. Eduard whiffs on this one a bit, but the HGW/Eduard textile belts continue to be greatness. Eduard Brassin Wheels: Nicely detailed. Perhaps more effort than they were ultimately worth.

Nicely detailed. Perhaps more effort than they were ultimately worth. Scale Precision Masks: Made this project possible. Nuff said.

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