Italeri (Dragon) 1/72 MiG-15 "Soviet Fighter"

ITALERI (DRAGON) 1:72 MIG-15 "SOVIET FIGHTER"
'INBOX Review'

Boxart for both Italeri and Dragon kits

Reviewer: Dave McDougall (crustyoldseadog@aol.com)

Aircraft: Is there any aircraft modeler who doesn’t know about the Mig-15? Basing their design on captured German material, the Russian MiG Bureau’s famous Mig-15 first flew on the power of a British Neme jet engine, a number of which were exported to the USSR in 1947. Production aircraft first met USAF F-86 Sabres in the skies over Korea as the first true jet fighter combatants. Enormous numbers of Mig-15s (and the improved Mig-15bis) were built, the type serving in dozens of different airforces.

Kit: Italeri 1/72^nd scale Mig-15 “Soviet fighter” (kit #033)

Parts: Huge (far too big for its contents) and flimsy end-opening box. The kit contains 41 parts molded in light gray plastic and two transparent parts. These are sealed in a plastic bag (with the clear parts sealed separately in a further plastic bag.)

Instructions: Folded 8 sided sheet, roughly A5 size. -

· 3 sides giving historical background and aircraft statistics, a sprue diagram showing the kit contents, the usual safety instructions (don’t eat the kit, that sort of thing…) and a list of paints to be used. The latter are given as Model Master colours, generic colours (e.g. Burnt metal) and FS references (where appropriate).

· 4 sides of building instructions comprising an 8 part exploded assembly view. These look straightforward enough.

· 1 side painting and decal instructions.

The painting guide is repeated in colour on the bottom of the box.

Versions: One, a Mig-15 Fagot of the “Soviet Airforce, Korea 1951”. Bare metal overall finish.

Decals: Small sheet printed by Zanchetti Buccinasco in Italy. Comprises 6 Soviet stars and two unit identifying numbers. Matt and crisply printed with no bleeding. Also minimal excess carrier film. They feel very thin too.

Accuracy: I’m not one for religiously measuring everything in a kit. It looks pretty much like a Mig-15 to me.

Detail: A lot of surface detail with a good representation of the metal aircraft skin. The kit also has a nice level of wheel-well detail and a fully detailed tub cockpit insert. My example was completely flash free.

Options: None.

Impressions: This is a reboxing of a Dragon kit. It’s a nice looking kit, which should build up easily.

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