1/48 Hobbycraft and Smer Egyptian MiG 17s

Gallery Article by John Doerr on Jan 25 2012

 

 

The MiG 17 was widely exported and flew in a number of delightful schemes.  These are the Hobbycraft and Smer kits.  All have a resin cockpit sets and aftermarket decals.

 

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Photos 2 through 6 are of the Hobbycraft kit, while the rest are of the Smer kit.  The Smer is the better of the two but still somewhat dated and both have fit issues.

Photo 2 is above

This was a fun project that illustrates some of the variety of schemes worn by the MiG 17.

John Doerr

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Photos and text © by John Doerr