EFKA, Mikoyan MiG21F-13 in Czechoslovak service

The Limited edition kit of Soviet supersonic fighter aircraft Mikoyan MiG-21F-13 in 1/48 scale. The kit offers 8 MiGs serving in the Czechoslovak Air Force.

- plastic parts: Eduard

- marking options: 8- decals: Eduard

- PE parts: yes, pre-painted

- painting mask: yes T-Face

- resin parts: no

- extras: magnet sticker with Mikoyan MiG-21F theme,

- wheel wells plugs (Omask),

a pictorial book about service of the Mikoyan MiG-21F-13s in Czechoslovak Air Force written by Martin Janousek

Markings

COL A
MiG-21F-13, c/n 269903, Air Force Training Center, Milovice-Mladi AB, Czechoslovakia, 1962-1966

COL B
MiG-21F-13, c/n 660416, 1 Fighter Air Regiment, £�eske Budejovice AB, Czechoslovakia, 1968-1970

COL C
MiG-21FR, c/n 061002, 3 Flight, 5 Fighter Air Regiment, Plzel�-Line AB, Czechoslovakia, 1972-1987

COL D
MiG-21FR, c/n 061013, 5 Fighter Air Regiment, Plzel�-Line AB, Czechoslovakia, 1979-1989

COL E
MiG-21F-13, c/n 560316, 2 Flight, 9 Fighter Air Regiment, Bechyne AB, Czechoslovakia, 1970

COL F
MiG-21F-13, c/n 460110, Air Force Training Center, Milovice-Mladi AB, Czechoslovakia, 1964-1965

COL G
MiG-21FR, c/n 161105, 3 Flight, 4 Fighter Air Regiment, Pardubice AB, Czechoslovakia, May 1975

COL H
MiG-21F-13, c/n 760609, 1. Fighter School Regiment, Prerov AB, Czechoslovakia, 1989-1991

 

The long awaited MiG-21F in 48th scale is here. This marks a new beginning in Eduard’s line of Mikoyan delta jet kits, returning to the first generation of the legendary jet fighter. The intro into the new series that the Czech company is making is with a Limited Edition Box /#11190/ including goodies that won’t be found in the following releases that – without any doubt – will be many. The boxart is vivid, with camouflaged jet in the background and a silver arrow in the front. Streamlined, sleek, sexy!

The kit is just a baby still, which means that not everything that can be exploited from it can be found…Yet! Eduard are gonna explode with aftermarket from their line, but they are not going to be the only ones to do so. Wit that said, the simplicity of the MiG-21F is going to be a more or less limiting, but after all, that is where its beauty lies. You can expect improved cockpit and engine, probably external features related to the ground personnel. Who knows, maybe even more.

One thing we would like to mention here though is that we found an error that Eduard made. This – and correct us if we’re wrong – is not a proper MiG-21. Rather, the kit they are releasing is representing a license built copy of the original MiG, made in Czechoslovakia and actually labeled S-106. Aero made those jets and they feature slight differences externally, usually invisible for the untrained eye. But please note – the canopy of the original Soviet made MiG-21F continues backwards with a transparent piece, where in that section the S-106 has a fairing made out of metal. The difference is small, but for the modeler’s who are always keen on maximum realism, this is important. All the options included in the box seems to be of S-106, except one -“9903”.