MiG-21MF Fighter Bomber MiG-21 item No.
7458
1/72 Scale Plastic Model Kit
The MiG-21 was the most-produced supersonic fighter in the world serving with more than fifty Air Forces over four continents. The MiG-21 was one of a long-list of Mikoyan-Gurevich designs integrated into the armed forces of the Soviet Union, the Warsaw Pact, and allied client states. Its predecessors included such notable types as the MiG-15, MiG-17, and the supersonic MiG-19. The roots of MiG-21 project reach back to the first half of the fifties. In 1954, when the preliminary design study Ye-1 came to its end and was quickly replaced by the reworked Ye-2 prototype. Both had a swept wing. The first MiG design to feature the delta wing was the Ye-4 prototype, which took to the air for the first time on June 16, 1955. It was also demonstrated a year later at the Moscow airfield Tushino. The new aircraft with the MiG-21 designation was the first successful Soviet design integrating fighter and interceptor characteristics. It was also quite light Mach 2 aircraft, although the long-lasting development was adding weight gradually. The design featured sleek fuselage with the front air intake and shock cone. This feature later limited future development due to the very small space available for the radar.
and participated in many conflicts and wars. The most remarkable combat use includes the Vietnam war, the Indo-Pakistan wars, the Cuban participation in Angola and in the Arab world’s attempts to eliminate Israel. It is no wonder there were many pilots achieving ace status flying one or more variants of MiG-21. Thanks to the high volume of use and intensive combat actions, the Vietnamese pilots are topping the list of aces of MiG-21. The top of the ladder is occupied by Nguyen Van Coc with nine kills with three eight-victory aces following: Mai Van Cuong, Nguyen Hong Nhi and Pham Thanh Ngan. Of the other nations the Syrian pilots Bassam Hamshun and Majid Zugbi both achieved seven kills flying MiG-21MF, while Adeeb Al-Jarf had the same score with MiG-21FL and Egyptian pilots Ali Vajai, Sami Marei and Sami Marei scored five times. In the interceptor role the MiG-21 served with the Soviet Union and other nations of the Warsaw Pact into the eighties when it began to be replaced by the MiG-23 in seventies and MiG-29 Fulcrum in eighties.
Cold War warrior The first of the new line to enter production was the MiG-21F, which together with the MiG-21P and MiG-21F-13 represented the first generation of this line. These versions were in production through the end of the fifties and the beginning of the sixties. Subsequent versions included the PF, FL, PFM and R with production of these peaking at the end of the sixties. The third generation started production in 1968 and included the most advanced versions of MiG-21 like the M, SM, MF, SMT or bis among others. Simultaneously, two-seat training versions were also produced designated MiG-21U, UM and US. Production of the MiG-21 ended in 1985. The new aircraft came off Soviet production lines in Moscow, Gorky and Tbilisi, the MiG-21F-13 was also built under license in Czechoslovakia and the MiG-21FL, M and bis in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. The Soviet Union produced 10,645 examples of all versions, 194 were built in Czechoslovakia and 657 in India. That counts 11,496 aircraft produced. Over the course of the Cold War, the opponents of the MiG-21 included the likes of the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter or the Dassault Mirage III. NATO assigned it the reporting name “Fishbed”, while the Soviet pilots called it “Balalaika” due to the shape resemblance with the Russian musical instrument.
This kit: MiG-21MF This plastic model kit represents the MiG-21MF, an export version of the MiG-21SM where the “M” signifies “modernizovaniy” (modernized) and the “F” “forsirovanniy” (with afterburner). The MiG-21MF lacked some of the “sensitive” avionics equipment of the SM version. On the other hand, it also sported some improvements to its export predecessor, the MiG-21M, in several aspects. It was powered by more powerful Tumansky R-13-300 engine with afterburner and carried the Safir-21/RP-22 radar instead of less effective RP-21MA of MiG-21M. The MiG-21MF type was identified as Izdelye (series) 96F in factory documentation. The production started in the Moscow factory No. 30, with first batch of 96 production aircraft in 1969 (it is believed these were shipped to Egypt). Starting from 1974 the production was shifted to the No. 21 factory in Gorkhyi, where 231 aircraft were built before the production shifted to the MiG-21bis version in 1976. Although the MiG-21MF was export version, several aircraft saw service with 234. GvIAP (Guard Fighter Regiment) of VVS (Voenno Vozdushnie Sily – Air Force) located at the Kubinka air base. The reason was quite simple – the unit was tasked with flight demonstrations for foreigner customers and also with the official parade and display flights. The armament consisted of the GS-23-2L 23mm cannon with 200 rounds. The underwing pylons could carry a combination of FAB bombs up to 500 kg caliber, UB-16-57 rocket pods, R-3S, Ch-66 or S-24 missiles, and R-60 air-to-air missile, including the R-60M. NATO assigned the MiG-21MF codename “Fishbed J”.
Aces from Asia, Middle East or Africa Outside of the Soviet Union, the type flew with a long list of nations on four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America)
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ATTENTION
UPOZORNĚNÍ
INSTRUCTION SIGNS
BEND OHNOUT
OPTIONAL VOLBA
INSTR. SYMBOLY
SAND BROUSIT
PARTS
OPEN HOLE VYVRTAT OTVOR
DÍLY
ACHTUNG
ATTENTION
INSTRUKTION SINNBILDEN
SYMETRICAL ASSEMBLY SYMETRICKÁ MONTÁŽ
REVERSE SIDE OTOČIT
REMOVE ODŘÍZNOUT
TEILE
SYMBOLES
APPLY EDUARD MASK AND PAINT POUŽÍT EDUARD MASK NABARVIT
PIECES
PLASTIC PARTS
B>
C> 70140 C
70140 B
D>
E>
70140 D
70140 E
COLOURS
BARVY
GSi Creos (GUNZE)
2
FARBEN
PEINTURE
MISSION MODELS
AQUEOUS
Mr.COLOR
PAINTS
H1
C1
MMP-001
WHITE
H3
C3
MMP-003
H4
C4
H5
GSi Creos (GUNZE)
MISSION MODELS
AQUEOUS
Mr.COLOR
PAINTS
RED
H82
C31
MMP-023
DARK GRAY (1)
MMP-007
YELLOW
H84
C42
MMP-023
MAHOGANY
C5
MMP-048
BLUE
H90
C47
H7
C7
MMP-002
BROWN
H94
C138
H11
C62
MMP-001
FLAT WHITE
H303
C303
MMP-066
GREEN
H12
C33
MMP-047
FLAT BLACK
H305
C305
MMP-084
GRAY
H14
C59
MMP-005
ORANGE
H332
C332
MMP-077
LIGHT AIRCRAFT GRAY
H15
C65
MMP-047
BRIGHT BLUE
H334
C334
MMP-102
BARLEY GRAY
H23
C79
MMP-047
SHINE RED
H338
C338
MMP-116
LIGHT GRAY
H26
C66
MMP-047
BRIGHT GREEN
H417
C117
MMP-051
LIGHT BLUE
H27
C44
MMP-070
TAN
C19
MMP-061
SANDY BROWN
H47
C41
MMP-012
RED BROWN
C391
MMP-061
INTERIOR GREEN
H51
C11
MMP-063
LIGHT GULL GRAY
H53
C13
MMP-012
H60
C16
MMP-023
H70
C60
H77
CLEAR RED CLEAR GREEN
Mr.METAL COLOR
METALLICS
NEUTRAL GRAY
MC213
MMM-006
STEEL
GREEN
MC214
MMM-001
DARK IRON
MMP-056
GRAY
MC218
MMM-003
ALUMINIUM
C137
MMP-040
TIRE BLACK
Mr.COLOR SUPER METALLIC
METALLICS
H78
C38
MMP-021
OLIVE GREEN
SM201
MMC-001
SUPER FINE SILVER 2
H81
C55
MMP-023
KHAKI
SM206
MMC-001
SUPER CHROME SILVER 2
H70 MMP C60 056
1
=
- MARKINGS
GRAY
MC218 MMM 003
- MARKING
ALUMINIUM
A ,B,C
D H12 MMP C33 047 FLAT BLACK
D43
D83
D14 left
D42
D5
D15 right
H12 C391 INTER. GREEN
1
D69
OPTIONAL: decal 79 E1 OPTIONAL: decal 75 D9
H12 MMP C33 047 H12 C391
INTER. GREEN
FLAT BLACK
OPTIONAL: decal 74 D7
E3
H12 C391 INTER. GREEN
H12 MMP C33 047
H12 C391
FLAT BLACK
INTER. GREEN
E4 OPTIONAL: decal 73
H12 C391 INTER. GREEN
D21 D22
D52 D63
H12 C391 INTER. GREEN
H12 C391 INTER. GREEN
3
D46
A
B
1 H12 MMP C33 047
D82
FLAT BLACK
D51
H3 MMP C3 003
SM206 MMC 001
RED
H12 C391
CHROME SILVER
H4 MMP C4 007
INTER. GREEN
D46
YELLOW
H4 MMP C4 007 YELLOW
1
D57 1
H4 MMP C4 007 YELLOW
D53
C
D54
H26 C66
D47
BRIGHT GREEN
H26 C66
D49
BRIGHT GREEN
MC213 MMM 006 STAINLESS
D41
MC214 MMM 001
D50
DARK IRON
MC213 MMM 006 STAINLESS
D58
D20
B12 B13
H12 C391 INTER. GREEN
MC214 MMM 001 DARK IRON
D67 OPTIONAL: decal 76
H12 C391 INTER. GREEN
MC214 MMM 001 DARK IRON
4
D34 OPTIONAL: decal 78
C
B13 SM206 MMC 001 CHROME SILVER
A
B12
D68 H12 MMP C33 047 FLAT BLACK
E12
H5 MMP C5 048
SM206 MMC 001
BLUE
H12 MMP C33 047
CHROME SILVER
FLAT BLACK
E2 H5 MMP C5 048 BLUE
H12 MMP C33 047 FLAT BLACK
B15
B18
B17 1
B15 5
E5 H12 MMP C33 047
H12 C391
FLAT BLACK
INTER. GREEN
D37 SM206 MMC 001 CHROME SILVER
E13
MC214 MMM 001
B1
DARK IRON
B
D33
H12 C391
E10
step 2
D32 step 1
E15 H12 MMP C33 047 FLAT BLACK
6
INTER. GREEN
B14
B11 D12
D23
D12
B6
D24
B5 B10
H94 C138 CLEAR GREEN
B9
H1 MMP C1 001 WHITE
B4
D69 H1 MMP C1 001 WHITE
D29
H90 C47 CLEAR RED
D
H77 MMP C137 040 TIRE BLACK
D10
D75 H26 C66
D28
D1 1
BRIGHT GREEN
D10
D
D27 2
1
D74
SM206 MMC 001
2
CHROME SILVER
D84 H51 MMP C11 063
2
=
- MARKINGS
LIGHT GULL GRAY
H338MMP C338 116 LIGHT GRAY
- MARKING
D69
B,C ,D
A
7
D17
CLOSED air brake D48
MC214 MMM 001 DARK IRON
B2
OPEN air brake
D18 D55 D4 SM206 MMC 001
D3
CHROME SILVER
D11 D4 SM206 MMC 001 CHROME SILVER
D3
E
F
D39
H77 MMP C137 040 TIRE BLACK
28
D71
o
H77 MMP C137 040
D30
TIRE BLACK
H26 C66 H26 C66
BRIGHT GREEN
BRIGHT GREEN
D44
D30
H26 C66
D71
D44
BRIGHT GREEN
D71 - MARKING
A
D38
H26 C66
ONLY
BRIGHT GREEN
2
D79
D78
D26 D79
2
D25
SM206 MMC 001
SM206 MMC 001
CHROME SILVER
CHROME SILVER
D79
D78 2
D26 8
2
D62 D61
2
D25
2
D78
E
SM206 MMC 001
F
CHROME SILVER
D16 2 SM206 MMC 001 CHROME SILVER
D16 2
B17
B18
H26 C66
- MARKING
BRIGHT GREEN
3
A
H51 MMP C11 063
= LIGHT GULL GRAY- MARKINGS MC218 MMM 003
- MARKING
ALUMINIUM
B,C
D
3
D59
D73 SM206 MMC 001 CHROME SILVER
D73
D60
2
3
D73
D53
D73 D73
9
MC214 MMM 001 DARK IRON
G
G
G
2 pcs.
MC214 MMM 001 DARK IRON
D31
H1 MMP C1 001 WHITE
H51 MMP C11 063 GRAY
SM206 MMC 001 CHROME SILVER
D70
D13 D13
D31 D31
H4 MMP C4 007 YELLOW
H26 C66
4
=
- MARKING
B
- MARKING
A
- MARKING
D C
BRIGHT GREEN
H334 MMP C334 102 BARLEY GRAY
H417 MMP C117 051 LIGHT BLUE
SM206 MMC 001 CHROME SILVER
- MARKING
4
OPEN air brake D45
D72 H51 MMP C11 063 GRAY
D45
D72
10
D55
H332 C332
D65
LIGHT GRAY
decal 3 H332 C332
decal 4 D64
H53 C13 NEUTRAL GRAY
LIGHT GRAY
H53 C13 NEUTRAL GRAY
H53 C13
D36
D65
NEUTRAL GRAY
decal 80
D36 D69
D64 decal 77 decal 77 decal S168 H12 C391
decal S169
INTER. GREEN
E7
D81
E7
CLOSED CANOPY
D80
D56
11
decal S168 decal S169
H12 C391 INTER. GREEN
E7
E7
OPEN CANOPY
D2 H12 C391 INTER. GREEN
EXTERNAL FUEL TANK PYLONS
EXTERNAL FUEL TANK PYLONS
C30 C21
UNDERSURFACE COLOR
UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE COLOR
12
C41
UNDERSURFACE COLOR
C40 C10 WEAPON PYLONS
WEAPON PYLONS
C9
C11
EXTERNAL FUEL TANK PYLONS
UNDERSURFACE COLOR
EXTERNAL FUEL TANK 800 l
EXTERNAL FUEL TANK 490 l 2 pcs.
UB-16 2 pcs.
C25, C26
C36
C8 C24, C27
C15
C42
C51 C40 C40
C11
C30
R-3S 2 pcs.
R-13 2 pcs.
C17, C34
FAB 250 2 pcs.
C16, C35
C2
C22, C29 C5, C45
C23, C28
R-60 2 pcs.
S24 2 pcs.
C20, C31
C6, C39
RS-2US 2 pcs.
C4 C19, C32
C38
C52
C13, C18
C52
C38
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TO CHOOSE WEAPON AND EXTERNAL FUEL TANK OPTION PLEASE FOLLOW YOUR REFERENCE.
EXTERNAL FUEL TANK 800l
C40
EXTERNAL FUEL TANK 490l
C40
EXTERNAL FUEL TANK 490l
C11
C30
A6 A13
S-24
A14 A5
C38
C38
C38
C38
C38
C38
C38
C38
C5
C5
C45
C45
C23
C23
C28
C28
C6
C39
RS-2US
R-3S
R-13
R-60 FAB 250 BOMB UB-16
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A
B
C
D
MiG-21MF
STENCILING POSITIONS SN - SERIAL NUMBER SMAL TO AIRFRAME MEDIUM TO PYLONS LARGE TO ROCKET LAUNCHERS
LEFT OUTSIDE UNDERWING TANK PYLON
RIGHT OUTSIDE UNDERWING TANK PYLON
FUSELAGE PYLON
C30
C40 S107
S17 ? S33
SN
SN
C11
S105
S106
LEFT OUTSIDE PYLON
RIGHT OUTSIDE PYLON
C21
C41
S109
SN
S110
S110
SN
LEFT INSIDE PYLON
S111
SN
S112
S118
C38 APU-7
MMC
SN S116 S115
S117
SN
S123
S123
C5, C45 APU-13
S129
S122
SN S115 S116
S117
S114
SN MMC
SM201 001
S131
S130
S129 SN
S130
C23, C28 APU-13MT
S121
S131
S130
S122 SN MMC
MMC
SM201 001
SM201 001
S130
S17 ? S33
MMC
MMC
S121
S119
SN SM201 001
SM201 001
S130
S17 ? S33
C10
SM201 001
S113
S120
RIGHT INSIDE PYLON
C9
S17 ? S33
S108
SN
S121
S121 S131
S130
S154
S130
S130
S131
S155
C12, C14, C37, C44
APU 2xR60 H82 C31
MMC
SM201 001
S144 H82 C31
MMC
SM201 001
MMC
SM201 001
H82 C31
C6, C39 APU FOR R-60
H82 C31
S145 MMC SM201 001
SN
MMC
SM201 001
H82 C31
MMC
SM201 001
MMC
H82 C31
SM201 001
MMC
SM201 001
SN
TOP
S104
S143
S146
S104
SN
SN
TOP
S104
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MiG-21MF
STENCILING POSITIONS
RS-2US
S-24
UB-16
TOP
TOP
TOP 9-
S149
-352 121 1-80 T
-24 M-9 -14K T-OB-24 1-OB-121
S150 S134
MMM MC214 001
S135
MMM
MC213 006
S126
MMM
SN
MMC
K!
3 K
?
SM201 001
!
MMC SM201 001
S125
M
MC218 003
M M
!
H51 MMP C11 063
!
!
3 K
M
K!
S147
?
MMC
SM201 001
S128
H81 MMP C55 023
S128
MMM
MC214 001
L
R
L
R
S127
TOP L
R
S147
S152
L
H11 MMP C62 001
S148
S153
S153
S151
S170 MMM MC218 003
R
H11 MMP C62 001
S148
S152
S151
S170 MMM
4 35 291
240 5 100-0
240 5 100-0
4 35 291
H11 MMP C62 001
MC218 003
4 35 291
660999
S156R
S170
S158
R-3S
4 35 291
660999
S156L
H12 MMP S160 S161 C33 047
240 5 100-0
240 5 100-0
S170
H12 MMP S161 C33 047
H11 MMP C62 001
S160
S158
S159
S159
MMM
MMM
4 28 268
380 0 100-0
2730244077
R-13
380 0 100-0
4 28 268
S167
R-60
S166
S165
H7 MMP C7 002
S167
S165
S167
S137
250
S138
250
S138
S166
S167
H81 MMP C55 023
S165
S158
S167
? H81 MMP C55 023
S167
4 28 268
?
S167
H51 MMP C11 063
S142
FAB 250
S159
S164 S163
S167
S163 S164
MC218 003
4 28 268
2730244077
380 0 100-0
H51 MMP C11 063
S142
4 28 268
4 28 268
S159 S158
S137
380 0 100-0
S167
380 0 100-0
380 0 100-0
MC218 003
S165 MMM MC218 003
S140
S138
S138
S140
MMM
TOP
MC218 003
H11 MMP C62 001
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S97
S98
S95
S95
S98
S97
S93
S94
S96
S99
SN S94 S88
S6
S100
S83
S88 S94
S87 S96
S86
S101 S100
S89 S63
S63 S89
S83 S84
SN
S90 S85 S84
S84 S85 S90
S84 S83
S99 S102
S94
S93
S15
LAZUR VYSOKÉ
S56 ? S57
S86
S83 S6 S87
S89
S89
S7
S171
S171
S7
SN
SN
SN
S83 S83
SN SN
S91
S49
S49
S91
SN SN
S83 S83
SN
S91
S91
S103
S82 S83
S83 S82
S103
S91
S91
S91
SN
SN
S91
MiG-21MF STENCILING POSITIONS
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S72 S73
S3
S63 S68
S22
S2
S75
S70
SN
S66 S65 S71
SN
S21
S30 SN
S12
S26
S3
S53 S50S40 S43 S40 S54
S82 S80 S48
S78
S13
S25
S26 SN
S28
SN
S34
SN
S16
S6
S11
S14
S79
S55 SN
S60
S66 S71 S75
S69 SN S62 S64 S72 S73
S3
S63 S61 S68
S7
LAZUR VYSOKÉ
S15
S3
SN - SERIAL NUMBER SMAL TO AIRFRAME MEDIUM TO PYLONS LARGE TO ROCKET LAUNCHERS
S65
S29 S3 S36 S52 S58 S92 S74 S70 S37 S48 S62 S54 S59 S67
SN S23 SN SN S39 S41 S11 S16 S18 S27 S38 S40
S74 SN S69 S54 S77 S54 S76
S7
S4 ? SN S5
S35
S47
S19 S20 S24 S25
S31
S32 S10 S14 S82
S6 S8 S9 S6
S50
S1
S3
S45
S61 S61
Red and blue stencils for camouflaged aircraft, black and red for grey or natural metal aircraft.
S53
S17 ? S33 S41
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S42
S44
S17 ? S33
S43
S45
S49 S46
S54 S53
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