Thursday 31 May 2012

Flying Fagots

Surely one of the least flattering (especially in certain of the colonies) of NATO codenames* was that given to the MiG-15.  Famously powered by a Rolls-Royce Nene engine (given to the Sovs by a gormless Labour government), it remains a classic design and remained in service with a number of states well into the 1980s.
This pair are 1/300 models by Heroics and Ros and are finished in Egyptian markings.
* see http://www.ipms-gateway.com/articles/NATOSovietNames.htm for more.  And to think it was originally 'Falcon'.....

8 comments:

Conrad Kinch said...

I suspect this will end up on a number of unusual web searches.

Tim Gow said...

Conrad Kinch
I won't ask what you were looking for......

Conrad Kinch said...

You don't judge me Gow!

Tim Gow said...

Conrad Kinch
Don't worry - I know you are much more likely to have googled 'Mig 15'!

Don M said...

Think the US Air Force types were just trying to piss off the Sovs, I'm reminded of a statement concerning the Mig15's wig guards
that regulate air flow...they were said to be put there to keep the air from defecting to the west...)

Paul said...

A lovely pair of Fagots, and as you know coming from the Colonies Fagots are a firm favourite of anyone worth their salt.

The only thing better than a pair of Fagots is a Fred Firkin Fagot combo going Freestyle with a Freehand!

Tim Gow said...

Don M
"wig guards". I must get one of them....

Tim Gow said...

Paul
How you must know life.