Ivan Ivanovich Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Good luck resisting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Trying to resist as well. Keep focusing on my previous 23MF build where the undercarriage is now slowly collapsing under the weight of the kit. I think it's down to the funky design but it may just be my building skills! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I'm really surprised to see HpH missed another characteristic (and basic) feature of the MiG-23BN: the bulged NLG doors. Pretty atypical for HpH standards. Sloppiness? Haste? Ignorance? Tunnel vision? On the one hand, the HpH MiG-23BN conversion positively comprises a new and fairly accurately reproduced pair of MiG-23BN NLG wheels, but on the other hand it lacks the characteristic bulged MiG-23BN nose landing gear doors. MiG-23BN NLG doors: NLG door wheel bulge (exterior): NLG door wheel bulge (interior): (Just for the record, the baseline Trumpeter MiG-23MF kit comes with the original "smooth" NLG doors) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 So... If a guy wants to build accurate 1/32 Soviet Cold War era aircraft without replacing half of the plane with aftermarket.... What kit's out there would you recommend? It looks like slim pickings to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Excluding anything kitted by Trumpeter and injection-moulded kits in general, I'd recommend HpH's 32nd scale renditions of the MiG-15bis and the Aero L-39. Reasonably accurate kits. LEM Su-17 boxings - not so... LEM Su-7BM/BMK - not too bad... LEM MiG-9 - looks quite nice... LEM MIG-27 - go away!! If you're a real sucker for Soviet Cold War stuff, you'd better resort to 48th scale... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Just now, Ivan Ivanovich said: If you're a real sucker for Soviet Cold War stuff, you'd better resort to 48th scale... Thanks for the quick response. I feared as much. Checked Ebay... The HPH MiG 15 would cost me 400bucks AU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 5 hours ago, GazzaS said: (...) Checked Ebay... The HPH MiG 15 would cost me 400bucks AU. Heilige Schei*e! 400 AUD?! That's hefty... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Nice observation Ivan, I completely missed those bumps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Ignorance is a bliss... Seriously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Interestingly, all of the omitted details are on the drawing provided in the set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 HpH has rightfully gained an excellent reputation for high quality kits with great attention to detail, but their MiG-23BN conversion is sorta half-baked by HpH standards. Comparatively small details by their size, but characteristic and unique features of a MiG-23BN. It's like offering a Seafire conversion and deliberately omitting the arresting gear. Mirek stated they might "do another set with such details" in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 31, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2018 I don't understand HPH. They break their backs to make world class sailplanes for the real world, yet they struggle with sometimes the simplest of details such as this. Why go through all the trouble for a half baked product? Yet I will buy and do what I need to do, I suppose. It fixes many of the ills, and I have the Zacto stuff to fix the rest. I'll basically end up with full a resin kit with some IM add ons. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 31, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2018 And yet for all the issues with HPH, they hit home runs. The Mig-15 and L-39 are great kits. I'd love the Delfin as well, but it's OOP for the time being. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 I can make masters for the rest if somebody can cast it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 40 minutes ago, Clunkmeister said: (...) I'd love the Delfin as well, but it's OOP for the time being. Totally forgot the Delfin. Another HpH gem. In case I'd like to get rid of mine some day... Ernie? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumm Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 You're gonna hate me, but... Is that a Fencer? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 31, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2018 LOLOL.. yeeeeeeeeah, maaaaan. I'd be a playaaaah... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 31, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2018 Just now, Wumm said: You're gonna hate me, but... Is that a Fencer? or a Forger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 31, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2018 There are those days that I wish I knew even basic photoshop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, Ivan Ivanovich said: Totally forgot the Delfin. Another HpH gem. In case I'd like to get rid of mine some day... Ernie? Ha haa, good one ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 31, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2018 I'd be eyeing it up just like that, too.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 I have been always tempted to push Trumpeter's kit a little further and HpH set would be a good starting point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 1, 2018 Administrators Share Posted November 1, 2018 This will, in one swoop, correct many of the base kit’s deficiencies. YES! Martin, exactly. We know that if we want to play the Russian jet game in 1/32, we need to get creative. Letting party poopers come and mess with our minds is counterproductive. We have ICM, AMK, KHM, GWH and others giving us SUPERB Russian jets in 1/48, of which you and I each own several, but 1/32 has always been where fools or brave folks go. You, Ivan, me, and a few others have the willingness (and need) to go, no matter the cost. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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