The Eduard 1:48 MiG-23MF F.O.D. photo-etched set adds the air intake covers of a parked aircraft to a model and is designed for use with the resin intake set from the Brassin range.
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This is not a model of an aircraft but an accessory in photo-etched metal for a kit in 1:48 scale. The abbreviation F.O.D. comes from the English term for engine damage caused by a foreign object. On a real aircraft, covers are therefore fitted over the air intakes of a parked machine and the ground crew takes them off before takeoff. As its own name states, the set is designed for use with the resin air intake set from the Brassin range, so the thin metal parts follow the shape of the casting and close off its mouth. Eduard is a Czech maker of photo-etched parts, masks and accessories, based in Obrnice near Most.
The MiG-23MF was the export version of the Soviet fighter with a variable-geometry wing. Machines of this line served in the air forces of the Warsaw Pact states, Czechoslovakia among them, and the side air intakes are among the most conspicuous elements of their silhouette. Covered intakes therefore give away at first glance that the model represents a machine parked on an airfield apron rather than an aircraft in the air.
Separate the parts with a scalpel or photo-etch scissors against a hard surface, and never break them out. Make the folds in a bending tool or between two blades so that the edge is sharp. Degrease the metal before painting and go over it with a primer, otherwise the paint cracks and flakes off. It is glued with cyanoacrylate or thin epoxy, as cement for plastic will not hold on metal. On real equipment, intake covers tend to be conspicuously colorful so that the ground crew cannot overlook them.
The set is an accessory to a kit and comes unpainted. Glue, paints and the kit itself are not included in the package.
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