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Lol.....No,don't buy that,The Mig-21MF used in Vietnam from 1972 onwards,is not that dissimilar to that of the MiG-21Bis.....the engines are basically the same,R13-300 Turbojet/R25-300 Turbojet,giving almost the same thrust,the avionics are the same and the aerodynamics of the aircraft are the same....so how come it would be so different ? The reports from the F-4 pilots were taken during the ' Linebacker II' offensive of 1972.....so they would've been discussing the traits of the MF. Sorry but your argument doesn't stack up.

Sorry Nealius......Whilst the FM may feel fine to you,the DCS FM is no way characteristic to that of the real MiG-21. It's very slow and sluggish to turn,it's clumsy in flight.....these two characteristics are in plain contrast to how apparently the real aircraft performed.Read any flight reports of the MiG-21 and your read it was a real thoroughbred,it turned on a sixpence and unlike our DCS FM......it was a very nimble,and accurate aircraft to fly. I have recently been reading the flight reports of USAF F-4 pilots facing the MiG-21 in Vietnam,and their reports only back up to what I had previously read about the MiG-21.All of these F-4 pilots tell of a very fast,lightweight,nimble F1 style of aircraft that could easily out turn them,flying their F-4's. Sorry if this makes difficult reading to the DS MiG-21 devs,but your FM doesn't even come close to the real MiG-21.It is not my intention to cause any offence whatsoever,but I cannot accept the FM is a true representation to that of the real thing either.....Sorry.

Thanks very much Strut.....I'm really looking forward to seeing those markings adorning my cockpit,so realistic. I really appreciate all your hard work and endeavours with this Strut

Looks like somethings corrupted,if it were me,I'd start by doing a repair.

Not my work or MOD Flanker,so I'll ask Keefy Boy when DCS can expect an upload

Thank you very much indeed Sir .....I really appreciate this Mainstay This is IMHO one of the best MiG-21 MODS for the cockpit.

Ahhh.....thought so,great pic HB,and I still appreciate the pic as it further substantiates my argument.

Hi Strut,yes I'd still love your MOD buddy,because with the doors shut,it really does look the business ! Disappointing re the problem,but that's not your problem,and obviously there's nothing you can do about it. However,your work as always looks superb,and I love what you have achieved,fantastic MOD mate,thank you very much

A small request if at all possible at this late stage of completion. Can we please have a 'CLEAR' canopy,or the option to have one,to make online combat possible.The current MiG-21's canopy is way too weathered,and resembles the effect of looking through an old greenhouse window. Different devs I know.....but you know where I'm coming from.....however hey,this issue has more than likely been addressed,I hope so.

Lol,trying to spot enemy aircraft through that canopy is nigh on impossible,period.........now don't get me wrong,I love all aircraft graphics to look as if they've been used,and the weathering on the MiG-21 is great......but the canopy ??? At present it's like looking through a 50 year unloved old greenhouse window !.....but what's infuriating,is that once upon a time it was fine,so who thought that this current effect was a good idea ? Especially in dear old DCS where spotting aircraft the best of times is difficult to say the least !!.......add into that mix,the current MiG-21 'greenhouse effect' as I like to call it,and basically your screwed I love the MiG-21 as a module to fly,it's cockpit is beautifully rendered,with all the buttons in the world to keep us flying jocks happy,but anything more than flying is quite frankly a joke. Going online and putting your wits against against anyone with a clear canopy is sheer suicide......so yes a clear canopy kind of makes sense guys.Surely the devs could fix this simple necessity for us......without it,the module is best left on the shelf for online combat,anyway,IMHO.

......Yeah,and the aircraft's not looking too bad either,good job chaps

Oh yes....thanks very much YoYo,first class Sir

.....Ooh think I'm gonna be sick with the excitement of it all !

Thanks to Keefy Boy........we are now getting a decent looking MiG-21 Pilot......with the standard era white helmet. This is exactly how I wanted my MiG-21 to look like......PERFECTION !.....Thanks Keith

PERFECT !!!

With all respect to the other A-4 Skyhawk skinners out there.....this is the best looking Skyhawk IMHO.......Kudos to Strut,and Porcorosso for the help with the flash on the avionics dome.

Thanks for that HuggyBear......btw that's a much more recent photo,and that paintwork is more than likely a repaint of the original,but it's nice to see it was still being re applied to re paints. So you can see chaps....that this marking is on every Huey.

Mainstay this is a superb MOD,I hate that bit of paper in front of the ASP block,I particularly like your ' Clean Black Version ' you created. However with all the updates to DCS,I cannot get this to work anymore,and would really appreciate it if you could update this for me please,as I fly the MiG-21 a lot,and would love to use this MOD again........thank you BTW YOUR Green cockpit looks superb as well Mainstay,this is how the MiG-21 pit should look IMHO....First Class. A dream MiG-21 cockpit for me would be to have a Green English Cockpit,with a clean ASP Block.....PERFECT ! So your MiG-21 cockpit below Mainstay......would for be superb,if we can have one like this for DCS V 2.5,that would be really nice ! ' Clean Black Version '

......Exactly like that ........Strut.your a genius !,that looks superb mate,thank you very much,again.

Thanks Strut......Beautiful Skin mate.....does she look nice ?

Would it be possible for a grey cockpit to be re skinned or textured to have these missing markings applied please ? Basically the graphic artist who created the grey and black cockpit options left of the ' EMERGENCY EXIT ' marking from the trim of the cockpit.It's not a major issue,but those markings are on every UH-1H Huey,so it would be nice to have the cockpit represented as it should be. The yellow trim this marking is stencilled on is also missing from the DCS Huey cockpit,but once inside,you can see where it could fit. Please refer to thread link https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=231908 Thank You

There is a missing marking that was not picked up by the cockpit graphic artist on the Huey. It is the ' EMERGENCY EXIT ' markings at the front of the cockpit,stenciled out in the same colour of the cockpit in this case grey,on the yellow trim.The yellow trim it's stencilled on is also missing from the DCS Huey cockpit,but once inside,you can see where it could fit. See my pics to verify my request.....would it be at all possible for a skinner to be able to create this marking and trim,using the grey cockpit option please.This is not a big issue,but it would be nice to have the cockpit replicated as it should be,these markings are on every UH-1H Huey. I have uploaded pics for left and right sides of the cockpit. Don't take any notice of the pilot,it's the marking in frontof them that's in question,thanks. BTW apart from the first picture,the rest of the pics are all original period Vietnam Hueys.

Like it Strut ?......I love it buddy,wow what a fantastic skin !!!......I can't thank you enough Sir and a BIG THANKS to PoroRosso too. Both of you are very talented,and us guys are very lucky having your skills at hand with DCS

I don't see any MiG-21 Pilot skins with any different colour helmets other than grey,which is the default colour. Is it not possible to skin them ?.........I would love to see just a plain white version,no markings etc......just plain white,this is what the majority of MiG-21Bis pilots wear......not grey. I have notice though,when you eject,your 'grey' helmet,suddenly becomes white !......it does look a bit daft in practice. The current default helmet is grey with '21' painted on the front ????.....not very realistic,and surely they could've done a better job than this?,it's these smaller details that make our flying complete. Just an observation just Google 'MiG 21Bis Pilot',and see where I'm coming from. The MiG-21 Pilot as he appears from start up.......at this point he wears a Grey Helmet Once Ejected the pilot takes on a whole new look !...He's had time whilst ejecting to even change his flight suit,amazing !....and wait,he's also changed his helmet too,and wow,that's the helmet I'm after,Lol !

Thank you very much indeed Sir,this is really appreciated