1/72 Eastern Express Mig-21bis

I started this one in November for a group build on Aeroscale. I have a thing for Russian subjects - I don't know why. This is a 1/72 Eastern Express Mig-21bis which I believe is a re-box of the KP kit. I have both and they look pretty darn similar. The canopy in the EE kit comes in two parts however, unlike the single piece canopy in the KP offering. The model is pretty sparse in the cockpit and wheel-well areas so I tried to jazz them up. The cockpit is totally rebuilt from plastic card with a True Details KM-1 ejection seat added. The landing gear bays were improved with plastic rod and various thickness of wire. I also improved the struts with some wire and card. Some of the intakes looked a little large so I replaced two with hollow solder wire and sanded down the others. At this point I'm about ready to start masking and painting.

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