Zvezda MiG 1.44 - Have you seen it?

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Yuri - 26 Apr 2004 17:41 GMT

Just saw on Hannants website that Zvezda finally released the 1/72 MiG
1.44 (aka MFI). Has anyone seen it? Is it good?

Thanks in advance.

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Yuri Rambelli

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Ken Duffey - 26 Apr 2004 21:46 GMT

> Just saw on Hannants website that Zvezda finally released the 1/72 MiG
> 1.44 (aka MFI). Has anyone seen it? Is it good?
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> To send e-mail write "mclink" instead of "non.credoproprio" in the
> return address.

Yuri,

I have just ordered mine from Hannants - I'll let you know as soon as it
arrives......

I am interested to see how accurate I was with my scratchbuild of 5
years ago :- http://66.226.87.135/mig144.htm

Ken

PS - I also have an Amodel Il-38 and An-26 on the way from Lindenhill!

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Nick Pedley - 27 Apr 2004 00:19 GMT

> Just saw on Hannants website that Zvezda finally released the 1/72 MiG
> 1.44 (aka MFI). Has anyone seen it? Is it good?
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>
> Yuri Rambelli

Have seen pics of the sprues on a forum board and the detail looks
excellent.

Nick

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Chris Hughes - 28 Apr 2004 21:30 GMT

Mig 1.44 MFI - NATO nickname is the FLATPACK... UK modellers will get the
joke!

Chris

Ken, like to explain for the cuzzins 'cross the Pond?

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Ken Duffey - 29 Apr 2004 19:10 GMT

> Mig 1.44 MFI - NATO nickname is the FLATPACK... UK modellers will get the
> joke!
>
> Chris
>
> Ken, like to explain for the cuzzins 'cross the Pond?

OK - The MiG 1.44 bears the Russian appellation of MFI - standing for
Mnogofunctionalniy Frontovoy Istrebitel (which translates to - Multirole
Frontal(Tactical) Fighter).

The intials MFI coincide with a UK-based furniture warehouse :-
http://www.mfi.co.uk/mfi/default.asp

Here you visit the showroom, select an item, then collect it as a
self-assembly 'flatpack' !!!

NATO (or more accurately, the Air Standards Co-ordinating Committee that
includes Australia, New Zealand etc) allocates names to Russian jet
fighters beginning with the letter F and consisting of two syllables.

Therefore, the joke that Chris alludes to is to call the Russian MFI
'Flatpack' - after the flatpack furniture avaliable from MFI.

There - I think I have covered it all ??

Ken

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Chris Hughes - 29 Apr 2004 21:19 GMT

Yep!

;0)

Chris

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