Reviewed by Brett Green  
 

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Considering the splash made by the Trumpeter A-10, their 1/32 scale MiG-21 kits should be popular. These kits will be more affordable than the Warthogs, and offer a far greater range of options for colours and markings.

Reliable sources advise that the model is even higher quality than the A-10 Thunderbolt (both the MiG-21 MF and the MiG-21 UM have been reviewed in detail on HyperScale).

Cutting Edge has released a 1/32 scale MiG-21 cockpit already, and now has added three sets of decals to the range:

CED32022 MiG-21 Fishbed Part 1 (5 aircraft)

MiG-21 SM "Red 16" from August 21, 1968 Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia - overall natural metal with two red ID stripes on tail

MiG-21 bis "Blue 40" Russian presentation aircraft from Komsomol  (Soviet Communist Youth Organisation) which was part of a propoganda visit to Finland in 1974 - overall natural metal

MiG-21 MF flown by Egyptian Air Force based at Al Manzilah Air Base, 1981 - four colour camo scheme

MiG-21 US (twin-seat) flown by Egyptian Air Force based at Al Manzilah Air Base, 1981 - four colour camo scheme

MiG-21 SM "White outline 17" flown by Russian 1st Squadron of 18th Vitebsk Guard, 303rd Composite AD, Ast Air Army, Galyonki Air Base, 1985 - complex six colour camo scheme with white lightning bolt on fuselage.

 

CED32023 MiG-21 Fishbed Part 2 (3 aircraft)

MiG-21 MF "Red 5121" North Vietnamese Air Force, it's believed the red star kill markings were applied only after a/c retired - overall natural metal

MiG-21 US "Blue 10" (twin-seat) Russian AF at Akhtyunisk, June, 1995 - five colour camo scheme

MiG-21 bis "Red 1007" 1st Section, 2d Section (Chinese) 1 Naval Aviation Division, 34. Pulka Lotrictwa Mysliwskiego Gyndia-Babie Doly, Poland 1995 - overall Light Grey FS 36622 with Polish national insignia.

 

CED32024 MiG-21 Fishbed Part 3 (4 aircraft)

MiG-21 bis "Red 957" Afghan Air Force as flown by defecting pilot to Pakistan in 1989 - complex six colour camo scheme

MiG-21 MF "Red 7812" 41st Fighter Regiment, Poznan, Ploand - overall Light Grey FS 36622

MiG-21 bis "Red 8859" 1st Section (Sioux) 1 Naval Aviation Division, 34. Pulka Lotrictwa Mysliwskiego Gyndia-Babie Doly, Poland 1995 - overall Medium Grey FS 35630

MiG-21 bis "Red 8705" 1st Section (Sioux) 1 Naval Aviation Division, 34. Pulka Lotrictwa Mysliwskiego Gyndia-Babie Doly, Poland 1995 - overall Medium Grey FS 35630.

These three sets of decals provide plenty of variation in national insignia, colour schemes, unit markings and nose-art.  Any of the schemes will look great on your new Trumpeter 32nd scale MiG-21 kit.

Highly Recommended.

Thanks to Cutting Edge Modelworks for the review sets.

Review Copyright © 2001 by Brett Green
This Page Created on 12 August, 2001
Last updated 22 July, 2003

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