Review of Modela 1/72nd Scale
Mig-15 Decals
Kit no. 4958
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 198x
Out of production
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 198x
Out of production
HISTORY:
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds.
In aerial combat during the Korean War, it outclassed straight-winged jet day fighters, which were largely relegated to ground-attack roles. In response to the MiG-15’s appearance and in order to counter it, the United States Air Force rushed the North American F-86 Sabre to Korea.
When refined into the more advanced MiG-17, the basic design would again surprise the West when it proved effective against supersonic fighters such as the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in the Vietnam War of the 1960s.
The MiG-15 is believed to have been one of the most produced jet aircraft with more than 13,000 manufactured. Licensed foreign production may have raised the production total to almost 18,000. The MiG-15 remains in service with the Korean People's Army Air Force as an advanced trainer.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: 1
Length: 10.102 m (33 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.085 m (33 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 20.6 m2 (222 sq ft)
Airfoil: root: TsAGI S-10; tip: TsAGI SR-3[126]
Empty weight: 3,681 kg (8,115 lb)
Gross weight: 5,044 kg (11,120 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,106 kg (13,461 lb) with 2x600 l (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Fuel capacity: 1,420 l (380 US gal; 310 imp gal) internal
Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet, 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf) thrust
Maximum speed: 1,076 km/h (669 mph, 581 kn) at sea level, 1,107 km/h (688 mph; 598 kn) / M0.9 at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Maximum speed: Mach 0.87 at sea level
Cruise speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn) Mach 0.69
Ferry range: 2,520 km (1,570 mi, 1,360 nmi) at 12,000 m (39,370 ft) with 2x600 l (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,900 ft)
Rate of climb: 51.2 m/s (10,080 ft/min)
Wing loading: 296.4 kg/m2 (60.7 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.54
Armament;
Guns: **2 × 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon in the lower left fuselage (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon in the lower right fuselage (40 rounds total)
Hardpoints: 2 , with provisions to carry combinations of:
Bombs: 100 kg (220 lb) bombs
Other: drop tanks, or unguided rockets
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds.
In aerial combat during the Korean War, it outclassed straight-winged jet day fighters, which were largely relegated to ground-attack roles. In response to the MiG-15’s appearance and in order to counter it, the United States Air Force rushed the North American F-86 Sabre to Korea.
When refined into the more advanced MiG-17, the basic design would again surprise the West when it proved effective against supersonic fighters such as the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in the Vietnam War of the 1960s.
The MiG-15 is believed to have been one of the most produced jet aircraft with more than 13,000 manufactured. Licensed foreign production may have raised the production total to almost 18,000. The MiG-15 remains in service with the Korean People's Army Air Force as an advanced trainer.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: 1
Length: 10.102 m (33 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.085 m (33 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 20.6 m2 (222 sq ft)
Airfoil: root: TsAGI S-10; tip: TsAGI SR-3[126]
Empty weight: 3,681 kg (8,115 lb)
Gross weight: 5,044 kg (11,120 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,106 kg (13,461 lb) with 2x600 l (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Fuel capacity: 1,420 l (380 US gal; 310 imp gal) internal
Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet, 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf) thrust
Maximum speed: 1,076 km/h (669 mph, 581 kn) at sea level, 1,107 km/h (688 mph; 598 kn) / M0.9 at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Maximum speed: Mach 0.87 at sea level
Cruise speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn) Mach 0.69
Ferry range: 2,520 km (1,570 mi, 1,360 nmi) at 12,000 m (39,370 ft) with 2x600 l (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,900 ft)
Rate of climb: 51.2 m/s (10,080 ft/min)
Wing loading: 296.4 kg/m2 (60.7 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.54
Armament;
Guns: **2 × 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon in the lower left fuselage (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon in the lower right fuselage (40 rounds total)
Hardpoints: 2 , with provisions to carry combinations of:
Bombs: 100 kg (220 lb) bombs
Other: drop tanks, or unguided rockets
THE DECAL SET:
Modela is based in Czechoslovakia.
This decal set comes in a clear cello bag, that is stapled to a folded over card that has Modela’s name and kit’s name on it.
The bag contains one decal sheet, with a sheet of tissue to protect it from scratches and the painting and marking guide.
The guide is one sheet, printed on slick coated paper and folded in the center to create 4 pages in 5 ¾” x 8 ¼” page format.
Page 1 shows 3 color side views of Mig-15’s.
The 1st one is overall bare metal with a red nose tip, red lightning bolt across the rudder, white fuselage no. 384 outlined in black on the sides of its nose and Soviet AF red star outlined in white on the fuselage sides, It is how it appeared in 1951.
The 2nd one is khaki, over a light blue under-carriage. It has a white fuselage no, 317 outlined in black on the sides of its nose and red Soviet AF stars outlined in white on its fuselage sides and rudder. It is how it appeared in 1953.
The 3rd one is dark green over a light gray under-carriage. It has a red fuselage no. 337 outlined in white on the sides of its nose and a red Soviet AF star outlined in white with a small white circle on it on the rudder sides.
Modela is based in Czechoslovakia.
This decal set comes in a clear cello bag, that is stapled to a folded over card that has Modela’s name and kit’s name on it.
The bag contains one decal sheet, with a sheet of tissue to protect it from scratches and the painting and marking guide.
The guide is one sheet, printed on slick coated paper and folded in the center to create 4 pages in 5 ¾” x 8 ¼” page format.
Page 1 shows 3 color side views of Mig-15’s.
The 1st one is overall bare metal with a red nose tip, red lightning bolt across the rudder, white fuselage no. 384 outlined in black on the sides of its nose and Soviet AF red star outlined in white on the fuselage sides, It is how it appeared in 1951.
The 2nd one is khaki, over a light blue under-carriage. It has a white fuselage no, 317 outlined in black on the sides of its nose and red Soviet AF stars outlined in white on its fuselage sides and rudder. It is how it appeared in 1953.
The 3rd one is dark green over a light gray under-carriage. It has a red fuselage no. 337 outlined in white on the sides of its nose and a red Soviet AF star outlined in white with a small white circle on it on the rudder sides.
Pages 2 & 3 of the instructions tell about each one of the 6 choices on the decal sheet, in Czech only.
Page 4 has the final 3 color side-views on it.
The 4th one is dark gray with white vertical wave pattern camouflage and a pale grey undercarriage. It has a red fuselage no. 4117 outlined in white on the sides of its nose, a red North Korean red star with bars, outlined in yellow on the fuselage sides. It is as it appeared in Korea in 1953.
The 5th one is overall bare metal with a black fuselage no, 148 on the sides of its nose, and a Greater German Republic AF square insignia on the sides of its rudder.
The 6th one is in a base of khaki with dark green blotch pattern camouflage. It has a fuselage code of AV3 in black on the sides of its nose, a Iraqi AF triangular insignia on the sides of its fuselage and a rectangle, divided into horizontal bars of red, white and black, with 3 small stars on the white bar.
The 7th one is overall bare metal with an illustration of a black panther, followed by no. 4 on the sides of its nose and small black MU-4, followed by the Finnish Air Force blue and white roundel on the sides of its fuselage.
Page 4 has the final 3 color side-views on it.
The 4th one is dark gray with white vertical wave pattern camouflage and a pale grey undercarriage. It has a red fuselage no. 4117 outlined in white on the sides of its nose, a red North Korean red star with bars, outlined in yellow on the fuselage sides. It is as it appeared in Korea in 1953.
The 5th one is overall bare metal with a black fuselage no, 148 on the sides of its nose, and a Greater German Republic AF square insignia on the sides of its rudder.
The 6th one is in a base of khaki with dark green blotch pattern camouflage. It has a fuselage code of AV3 in black on the sides of its nose, a Iraqi AF triangular insignia on the sides of its fuselage and a rectangle, divided into horizontal bars of red, white and black, with 3 small stars on the white bar.
The 7th one is overall bare metal with an illustration of a black panther, followed by no. 4 on the sides of its nose and small black MU-4, followed by the Finnish Air Force blue and white roundel on the sides of its fuselage.
The decal sheet completes the set.
This is a neat decal sheet for marking MIG-15’s.
Highly recommended.