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MiG-3 1/32 Trumpeter

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SKU:
TSM2230
UPC:
9.58E+12
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The MiG-3 is a further development of the MiG-1 with only minor differences. To cure the poor spin performance of the MiG-1, automatic slats were added. No other country had such a high-speed, high-altitude interceptor in service, and even the Luftwaffe was taken by surprise when some of its high-altitude reconnaissance planes were lost to unseen Soviet fighters. The MiG-3 was almost perfectly suited for its designated role, but the well-known events of 1941 forced pilots to engage the MiG-3 as a replacement for conventional fighters or even ground attackers. It was a forced misuse of a good high-altitude interceptor with limitations in low-altitude performance. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (what was WWII for Soviet people) many MiG pilots rammed German bombers after running out of ammunition - often the order was "to stop bombers by any means". All were equipped with protected fuel tanks with neutral gas filling. This somewhat 'cushioned' other low-altitude deficiencies. The Soviets built 3,322 MiG-3 variants. The aircraft was in service almost until the end of the war, thanks to exceptionally easy maintenance, reparability and part compatibility. Generally, a flying MiG-3 could be assembled in the field from two or three irreparable aircraft.

Please see the paint guide below for Trumpeter’s suggested colors. 

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/32
Parts: 134
Length: 10.2”
Wingspan: 12.52”
- Painting and assembly required
- 5 sprues
- Metal aileron and flap shaft
- Clear parts
- Accurately reproduced exterior and cockpit
- Rotating propeller
- Detailed landing gear and bays
- Clear parts
- Underwing mounted rockets

- Photo-etched parts
- Includes instructions

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Paint Guides:

1. MiG-3, 12 Guards IAP Air Defense of Moscow, March 1942
Signal Red
Flat White
Medium Gunship Grey
Matte Black
Insignia Yellow
Matte Forest Green
Matte Light Grey
Tire Black
Clear Red
Metal Black
Burnt Iron
Aluminum
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