AIRFIX Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco
26-720639
Main info
Warning: Last items in stock!
The end of the Second World War saw victorious Allied nations desperately attempting to secure details of German jet technology and high speed research data which could be applied to their own jet projects. Using this information and engine technology obtained from Britain, the Soviet Union introduced the diminutive Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 in 1949 one of the most capable of the early jet fighters. Even as this aircraft was proving effective during the Korean War, the Soviets were already working on its successor.
The larger and faster Mig-17 Fresco may have looked like a larger incarnation of its predecessor, yet this was in fact a completely redesigned aircraft, incorporating many improvements over the MiG-15 and a significant upgrade in Soviet jet capability. The MiG-17 was designed to perform the role of bomber killer and was never intended as a dogfighter. However, its exceptional agility would allow this aircraft to score combat victories over much heavier and more modern American designs. The Vietnam War proved to be something of a sobering experience for the US Air Force, as some of their most modern aircraft would fall victim to the guns of the MiG-17. Lighter and much more manoeuvrable than the US aircraft, the subsonic MiG-17 would claim victories over such aircraft as the F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas Phantom, resulting in the US developing new agile air superiority fighters.
Possessing excellent performance, being cost-effective and easy to maintain, the rugged MiG-17 was produced in large numbers and became the standard Warsaw Pact fighter from the mid 1950s and for the next decade, with aircraft produced under licence in both China and Poland. It was an attractive fighter option for many of the worlds smaller air forces and more than thirty overseas nations would eventually operate the type. Perversely, for a nation against which the MiG-17 was designed to combat, America would become home to significant numbers of these aircraft, most coming into the hands of private collectors but a small number used in dissimilar aircraft trials and to perfect combat techniques against smaller, more agile jet fighters. Two beautifully restored examples have also been popular display performers on the US Airshow circuit over the years.
| Part number | 03091 |
| Type | Aircrafts |
| Scale | 1:72 |
| Year | 1949 |
| Stuff | Plastic |
| Gender | Boys |
| No. of elements | 87 |
| Lenght | 156 |
| Width | 134 |
| Minimum age | 14 |
| Designation | |
| Other information | Model kit with pictorial assembly instructions. To complete the model, paint and glue are required. |
| Security | Intended for modelers aged over 14 years. |
Dimensions and weights
Product codes
Photopoint offers free shipping for orders over 99 € delivered to Estonia. Take a look in the tab "Delivery" for a more precise delivery estimate.
For this product you can select the desired delivery method at the shopping cart:
Photopoint store Pick-up
Place your order from Photopoint web store and pick your goods up from one of Photopoint`s brick and mortar stores. The delivery to Photopoint store is free even for orders less than 99 €. You will be noticed by e-mail when your order is ready for pick-up.
The Photopoint stores are located in Tallinn and Tartu. See the exact locations from here.
Omniva parcel terminal
You can order the goods to one of the Omniva Parcel terminals. Choose the desired terminal at the shopping cart. As the shipment arrives to the selected terminal, you will be sent an SMS-notification with an unique code. Go to the terminal within a week, enter the code and take your package. It is as simple as that.
See Omniva Parcel terminal locations here.
SmartPOST parcel terminal
Did not find an Omniva terminal at suitable location? Try SmartPost. Choose the desired terminal at the shopping cart. As the shipment arrives to the selected terminal, you will be sent an SMS-notification with an unique code. Go to the terminal within a week, enter the code and take your package. This method actually works for all parcel terminals.
See SmartPOST parcel terminal locations here.
DPD parcel locker
Make sure you check out also the locations of DPD parcel lockers. These are located all over Estonia. The delivery is the same. As the shipment arrives to the selected locker, you will be sent an SMS with a unique code. Go to the locker, enter the code and take your package.
See DPD parcel locker locations here.
Smartpost Finland parcel terminal
SmartPOST Finland is the best way to order goods to Finland. These terminals work the same way as in Estonia. As the shipment arrives to the selected terminal in Finland, you will be sent an SMS-notification with an unique code. Go to the terminal, enter the code and take your package.
See SmartPOST Finland parcel terminal locations here.
Matkahuolto parcel service
Matkahuolto is easy way to order goods to Finland. These are located also in smaller Finnish towns. As the shipment arrives to the selected Matkahuolto outlet, you will be sent an SMS-notification or an e-mail. Go to the outlet, show your ID and take your package.
See Matkahuolto outlet locations here.
Omniva courier delivery
The courier will transport your goods from Photopoint straight to the provided address. The delivery will take place at workdays from 08:00 to 17:00. Hold your phone near you as the courier will call you prior to its arrival. Please make sure there is someone at the destination, eligible to receive the shipment.
The product can only be ordered from our online store and it takes from 7-10 working days for delivery within Estonia.