Frog Mig 21 "Fishbed" - Vintage 1/72 Scale Plastic Model Kit - Build & Review
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- Опубликовано: 2 май 2019
- The Mig 21, which was known to NATO by the codename "Fishbed", is a supersonic interceptor fighter jet developed by Soviet Russia during the 1950's and 60's. Initially, due to poor placement of the internal fuel tanks, the aircraft only had a flight time of about an hour. But with subsequent upgrades and improvements it became one of the most mass-produced aircraft of its era, with many still being used in active service to the present day.
Join me in this video, as I build and review a 1969 vintage Frog 1/72 scale plastic model kit of this long lived interceptor.
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I used to buy and collect models from Frog and Novo very intensively. I have NEVER seen this. This is the first time I see him 👍
Interesting!
Having grown up when Frog models were new this kit is very accurate for the period. Many Soviet/Warsaw Pact jet model kits were sometimes only a shadow of the real thing. Looking at the model it appears to be a F-13 version and there are more current kits available, however if I had one I would not hesitate to build it. Models are meant to be built and displayed so building this was a great idea. It looks good and from what I have read about yellowed decals is as long as they are removed from the backing sheet after being placed in the sun they should maintain their clarity.
Hi John! I completely agree - it might not be the most accurate kit today but it was a fun build! I'm not one of these "collector" kind of modellers, everything in my stash is there with the intention of being built. As for the decals, it's been nearly a year since I applied them to the model and I've just taken a look at it, they have begun to yellow ever-so-slightly at the moment, but nowhere near as bad as they were originally
I got a revell 1/35 Tiger I Ausf. E anniversary kit. Pretty good and the turret has full interior.
sounds like a cool kit!
@@ModelMinutes It is. I have done half of the camo because i am lazy and can't be bothered to finish it atm but i will get it done.
@Cmndr Roy Fokker if you can get them, they aren’t bad, but not sure they are worth hunting
I like making older kits - especially those I had 'done' as a kid. I can recall that this kit was, way back when I first bought it, more expensive than the Airfix one but had great decals or 'transfers'. The moulding featured raised Soviet stars and was appreciably bigger than the Airfix kit.
I've read that the kit is/was moulded from Hasegawa moulds, typical for the time as many other FROG kits are Hasegawa mouldings. But not the great fitting, accurate moulds that only started to be produced sometime in the early 1980s! But this kit bashes together OK.
Yes, I did enjoy the build and though it isn't the best MiG 21 kit by far it was good to build and finish.
Thanks for watching and letting meknow!
The kit has been copied by Academy and has been on release for many years. It is appreciably bigger than 1/72 scale, perhaps 1/66 scale. However, it is a very enjoyable kit to build and gives a reasonable impression of the classic Soviet interceptor.
Fantastic job Model Minutes on this vintage kit. It's amazing how despite its age and condition , the kit was completely intact in its bag with only one decal & the instruction sheet missing!
Thanks! Yes, I was very lucky with this one :)
I'm thinking someone may have bagged it themselves as I don't recall any of the Frog or Airfix from that era being bagged.
FROG kits were great. They made really interesting subjects that nobody else did. The Westland Wallace. The Bleriot XI. The Gloster-Whittle E-28/39. The Vultee Vengeance. If you want a Spitfire, they made one; a rare, late mk.XIV with a V1 flying bomb. I've bought one from ebay solely for the 1/72 'Doodlebug'.
That MiG looks superb.
Thanks! I'm sure some of the frog tools ended up under the NOVO brand for a while . .
@@ModelMinutes - Yes, they did. I bought several 'Novo' kits in the past, including the very nice Lavochkin LA-7, which I had as a FROG kit. In the 1980's, Novo kits were dirt cheap, but now, they have become somewhat collectible. Who would have thought?
@@brianartillery Collectible or not, i'd build it :D
Loved the build and your commentary.
Awesome! Thanks for watching :)
Great job my friend! Nice to see a old school kit! It must be Mig May, I’m just finishing up a MIG 29!
Cool! I'll have to check it out :D
Well done on the Mig, thanks for showing us!...Bill
Thanks for watching!
Hi Model minuets, enjoyable as always to watch, great build.
Thanks!
Great work! Still a beautiful kit from the past!
Thanks a lot!
Great job looks amazing
Thanks!
I watched this awesome video again, and I would like to add that I've seen pictures of MiG-21 from the same era, having their main landing gear inboard doors closed. Also, I would like to add that painting the model the old fashioned way (which I use in all my models) and using the old decals gives the model a beautiful vintage appearance. Congratulations on the results! Great video of a beautiful aircraft model!
Thanks very much!
Your videos are fantastic and have really got me back into modeling and once this cronia stuff is dusted I'll be making sure to support you on patron keep up the awesome work
Thanks Harry! I really appreciate the support :D
awsome build love it
Thanks for watching!
I do like the video style, particularly including the whoopsies as they a) show we all make mistakes but also crucially to newbies b) how to get out of them. Some people would only video what they got right so the very occasional error is nice to see.
lol, i do make quite a few mistakes at times :P
Superb 👏
Thanks 🤗
Nice video sir and well done!
Thanks! :D
Awesome! I really like vintage kits being built so I can't wait to see the other vintage kit you had (the heinkel)
Thanks! Yeah, i do love having a go at the older ones
I love the vintage kits too takes me back to my childhood 😀
@@ModelMinutes If you build dragon 1/35 tank with multi -media parts (500 hundred plus) will be like model month instead of model minutes. Today kits contain too many parts and most are covered by other parts during construction.
@@amuxpatch2798 sounds crazy
@@ModelMinutesThose early kits were weekend builds/painted and todays kits come with complex instructions and require dozens of paints to make the model perfect.
Excellently discussed an presented vid. A very nice vintage Mig21 kit. I think the current Revell1/72 Mig 21 is a good successore.
Thanks! Maybe i'll get the revell version so I can compare . . .
Noice model. Nicely done!
Thanks for watching!
Academy still uses the same mold for their mig 21 kits !!
Really? That's crazy
sleeping rabbit I build this same model on Academy about ten years ago
The model ended up looking great. I didn't think the decals would work due to their age.
If you want to get a more consistent NMF finish, paint the whole model in white, the the metallic colour. The latter will have a better surface grip and will need less coats to fully cover the model.
thanks for the tip! I've heard that gloss black can be a good base coat too . . .
These vintage off brand models are really cool because they are so basic...........I think you can find them at Charles models.
If i get any vintage kits im gonna build them :P
Speaking of vintage kits, I'm getting a vintage airfix panzer iv soon
part of the vintage classics range or an actually vintage kit? :P
Oh I believe it's a classics but I'm still happy with it :D
@@justmonika1304 Nice!
Nice Mig-21 mate.I used to use Humbrol paint.Swapped to Tamiya 5 years ago never looked back 🍻👍
Yeah, they certainly seem to be of good quality!
@@ModelMinutes Beware though! They are terrible for brushing unless you use a retarder. They are great through an air brush though. The new Made in England Humberol paint is better than the older stuff.
You did well to get that for £3.00 via eBay. I recently made the ancient Airfix version, I think for the most part the same kit, but the canopy on the Airfix is in two parts and the fit is very poor. I did mine with the landing gear up and put it on a stand from an old Frog kit. Enjoyed your build keep em coming... Have a peruse of Britmodeller for mine, as your a member. ATB..
Thanks for watching! Yeah, i'll have to take a look :D
I've got the 1972 Hasegawa version. Same kit with Egyptian AF decals. I bought it as incomplete from ebay for 99p. It has one wheel missing. I'll be building it wheels up 😅
good plan!
This kit reminds me of the Airfix version. It probably is looking at the tool, I have that version in my stash and I may build it. I built one 12 years ago and I have to say my effort wasn't great, I didn't use liquid poly or thinned paints so it was rather disappointing, plus I didn't use my own judgement or use real photographs for reference.
I have to say Matt that you may have fired up my wanting to build her. Nice model despite it's age, the yellow decals as we all know just comes with age and storage which dries out the film underneath, one way you can get around this is by putting them in your window in direct sunlight which will bleach the decals back to their original colours which you did and it kind of worked...
Currently I'm building the old Airfix Saab Draken which has been out of production for 14 years and the box I have is the 2004/2005 release which was the best of the bunch as the decals are like new and the moulding is crisp and it fits together with little sanding required. Using liquid poly it blends everything together and I don't need filler. :)
Sounds fun! Glad i could help inspire you
@@ModelMinutes Well you were the one of the reasons I went back to the work table on wheels which I have and it's nice to be back in it.
Granted I made the old tool Hurricane Mk.I and the Revell Spitfire Mk.Vc in the beginning of this year but afterwards I got bored... so thanks to you and other friends it feels good. :)
It's certainly a rewarding hobby :D
the fuel tank looks like a bomb
Yeah it does a bit
Did the decals ever fade or yellow whilst on the model over time.
Actually, since this was made, not really. Slight hint of it but it has been a couple of years now
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The cockpit should be turquoise with grey ejector seat. Thanks for tip of acrylic satin finish. Why not enamel finish?
Thanks for the info on the cockpit! I built this kit some years ago so can't remember exactly why I made certain decisions
I believe this was originally a Hasegawa kit.
yes, 1966 it was first released by hasegawa
Why don’t you get the Airfix mig17 1:72 to go with the frog mig21
Thanks for the suggestion!
Frog kits were always seen as vastly superior to Airfix back in the day. Then they got bought out by the Soviets began to be made in Russia under the NOVO brand.
I have seen some Novo kits, but they are getting rarer
Hi matt, I had the same sort of model as the one you have made, only mine was the Mig15 that was a Mister model craft kit with my one I had it as a Polish air force camoflage, I did get quite annoyed as
most of the part would not fit, I came close to throwning in in the bin but I persevered and carried on
also like you there was no pilot but as haing a Nato pack or Revell Pilots I picked one that was good for
my model , also there was of course problems with the decals they too was rather old But they were
ok . Only one thing matt I painted my wheels and they look good bye lena scott
good to hear!
Dose anyone know any good online model kit shops I'm a beginner and I don't know any I usually look on amazon but there are a lot of 1:72 scale kits but I prefer 1:48 scale so if u know pls help :)
some companies have their own shops (think airfix and eduard do). but other ones include "plasticmodelsforsale", emodels and many others - a quick google search should come up with loads
How did Frog acquire the specifications of the Mig 21 in 1969 to produce this kit? Didn’t the Soviet Union keep this information secret?
no idea, sometimes designers do a "best guess"
Matt has anyone idetified the Arab version, unit, year?
Not as far as i'm aware
I asked an expert and the red band is doubtful
They don't make them like that anymore...
Back in the day, you could rely on Frog to produce some rather exotic subjects. Not always the best quality they generally were better than Airfix.
Yeah, i've seen some of the old catalogues, I wish we had that kind of selection today
@@ModelMinutes Fairey Gannet was one of my favourites and the ship kits were fantastic. If you can find "Shell Welder" on eBay at a sensible price, don't hesitate.
i'll try to remember that :)
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Also nice video, I do like myself some MiG-21's but am quite new to modelling.
Thanks for watching! Perhaps some of my other videos could help give you some tips? :)
Well hand brushing it didn’t help it out in the least to be fair
canton7180 I think it looks ok, but a spray can would have been better. I asked in my local model shop but they only had the small tins. I’m yet to invest in an airbrush but for now, I do get better results with more practice. Check out my more recent builds and you might be able to notice an improvement
Model Minutes yeah airbrushes can be a spendy investment, look for a good condition used, when you do make sure to get a water separator, your presentation was very articulate and it is difficult to go wrong with a vintage mig kit, my favorite jet fighter.
canton7180 thanks for watching and the advice ☺️
This is quite a long video.
yeah . . I felt that a short one would not do it justice
@@ModelMinutes Oh. Btw good job you are nearly at 3K subs already.
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