MIG-21Bis Livery Thread

[Airway]

I think very few numbers of MiG-21s have very briefly joined Luftwaffe but didn't see much service.

 

Yes as the one picture shows a livery that belonged to the WTD61, Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Luftfahrzeuge - Musterprüfwesen für Luftfahrtgerät der Bundeswehr.

Which is the test center for material, equipment and aircraft of the German Air Force.

They might have disassembled some to understand the technology of the russian aircraft and have tested the plane to get the real flight characteristics and flight limits of the plane.

Edited August 23, 2014 by Airway

[159th_Viper]

Excellent skin for a trainer:

 

[Airway]

Seems the Tiger livery has a long history in our Air Force :D

[garengarch]

 

Any chance of a Yugoslavian one?

 

I am a original backer, but want to buy another copy to support the development.

I will donate my bought copy to a good friend, he is a Serb friend who used to fly Mig 21's, he would be delighted I'm sure if there was a Yugo skin.

 

Many thanks,

Gary.

 

Edit: i'm too stupid to be able to link pics properly, sorry.

Edited August 23, 2014 by garengarch

[Stratos]

I will love to see a Georgian one. After all Georgia is on the map, their air force is an active one, and they used briefly some numbers of Mongol variant of the Fishbed during the "war of the dachas"

 

[PS979]

Vietnam People's Air Force

http://wunderwafe.ru/Magazine/AirWar/22/AcesPlanes/index.htm

Edited August 24, 2014 by PS979

[Einherjer]

MIG-21Bis Livery Thread

 

I made a separate post for this a little while ago, but now that there's a thread I should post it here, The Bunny Fighter!

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah! We definetly need this one! Eduard style ;)

 

Edited August 23, 2014 by Einherjer
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[Einherjer]

Oh - there it is! Nice :D i love it

[Abburo]

Funny, what's the idea behind this? :D

[Nate--IRL--]

Somehow my last post got deleted in the thread merge...

 

http://www.scalespot.com/onthebench/mig21bfc/build.htm

In late 1995, the Democratic Republic of Congo acquired eight ex-Czech MiG-21MF aircraft. During the 1997 civil war (also known as the War of June 5) the forces of the Congolese Labor Party led by President Col. Denis Sassou Nguesso used these aircraft along with Chinese made F-7 Skybolt in a series of brutal attacks raging across the country. Due to a lack of local skilled pilots capable of flying these aircraft, foreign mercenaries were regularly employed, most coming from the Ukraine and other former soviet block states.

 

In addition to the major fighting between the Lissouba and Sassou forces in the major capital city of Kinshasa, skirmishes would regularly break out across the country with local warlords hiring (or capturing) any nearby military assets. The extreme corruption of the air force meant that aircraft were more often used for private 'business' of their fliers and their superiors than operations against rebels.

 

One of the more unusual disputes centered around the ownership of local carrot fields with neighboring country Angola. This fight, the so called "Carrot War" saw a short, but bloody, ground and air war in and around the border town of Tshikapa. One of the more colorful Ukrainian mercenary pilots (Igor Valenchenko) had one of the Congo MiG fighters painted in an outlandish "Bunny" scheme. Valenchenko used this unusually colorful MiG as bait to lure Angolan aircraft into a fight. This proved to be a highly successful tactic which earned Valenchenko three kills, in addition to a number of ground kills on Angolan light armour.

 

As with most Congolese military aircraft, the service life of the MiG's was short. Like the other services, the Congolese Air Force was not capable of carrying out its maintenance responsibilities. Even today few of the Air Force's aircraft are currently flyable or capable of being restored to service and it is unclear whether the Air Force is capable of maintaining even unsophisticated aircraft.

 

Unfortunately, the fate of this distinctive MiG was the same as most Congolese aircraft. It now sits derelict in an aircraft graveyard on the outskirts of Kinshasa subject to the ravages of the harsh African climate and looters.

 

5Cr13egR5zc

 

Nate

[MauganRa84]

So much awesome going on in here.

[Chlebakus]

Hello,

Recently I have read the review on I-cant-remember-the-page-name of this Mig and there was no Czech Air Force (or Czechoslovakian, depends on the age) in the liveries list. I know the choice of liveries is up to Leatherneck. But Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic was Mig-21 user for very log period and also was one of producers besides USSR and India. If you look at some videos with Mig-21, you will soon find out, that maybe 1/3 of them are from Czechoslovakian army.

I am just curious if there is a chance to see Czech or Czechoslovak skin on your (our) Mig.

[Cobra847]

Hello,

Recently I have read the review on I-cant-remember-the-page-name of this Mig and there was no Czech Air Force (or Czechoslovakian, depends on the age) in the liveries list. I know the choice of liveries is up to Leatherneck. But Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic was Mig-21 user for very log period and also was one of producers besides USSR and India. If you look at some videos with Mig-21, you will soon find out, that maybe 1/3 of them are from Czechoslovakian army.

I am just curious if there is a chance to see Czech or Czechoslovak skin on your (our) Mig.

 

Yes, the livery list on SimHQ is the 100% confirmed liveries. We have a Czech one in progress that will likely make it into release.

[Chlebakus]

Yes, the livery list on SimHQ is the 100% confirmed liveries. We have a Czech one in progress that will likely make it into release.

WOW, thanks, Cobra. I was not expecting your answer so fast. Some of us are just switching into forum stalkers :lol:

Anyway, this is great news. If it is in progress, it doesn't matter how it could hit the release date.

 

One reason more to buy it.

[mpdugas]

Hello, Abburo

 

Check the Eduard modelling website; the Bunny Fighter is the MiG-21 model you purchase (at quite a price premium) to join his 'Bunny Fighter Club', which gets you club member discounts on further purchases.

 

Eduard models the MiG-21 and many of its variant in exceptional detail.

 

If you like plastic modelling, and you like the MiG-21, he is one of the best.

[f-18hornet]

Good to hear you are going to make this one.:D

[Akatsuki]

That's a must have. :)

[catar]

[Kayos]

I'm assuming this basic default one is included?

[Rabbit_]

wow that is a beauty of a winter skin will blend in nice.

 

Czech Republic rules, BRO! :thumbup:

[PS979]

 

 

5Cr13egR5zc

 

Nate

:)