1/72 Hobby Master HA6507 MiG-29A “Fulcrum”, Black 04, Hungarian Air Force, 2010s

• True 1/72 scale
• Professionally painted
• Great attention to detail
• All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
• Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
• Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions
• Canopy can be displayed open or closed
• Pilot figure included
• Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic
• Highly collectable




The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1982.




While originally oriented towards combat against any enemy aircraft, many MiG-29s have been furnished as multirole fighters capable of performing a number of different operations, and are commonly outfitted to use a range of air-to-surface armaments and precision munitions. The MiG-29 has been manufactured in several major variants, including the multirole Mikoyan MiG-29M and the navalised Mikoyan MiG-29K; the most advanced member of the family to date is the Mikoyan MiG-35. Later models frequently feature improved engines, glass cockpits with HOTAS-compatible flight controls, modern radar and infrared search and track (IRST) sensors, and considerably increased fuel capacity; some aircraft have also been equipped for aerial refueling.




MiG-29A “Fulcrum”

The MiG-29A was original baseline variant of the Fulcrum fighter, and by the time of the Soviet collapse approximately 1000 had been produced with around 700 operating in the Soviet Air Force alone. Other operators included North Korea, Cuba, Syria, India, Iran and Iraq, as well as the Eastern European states Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia. Although Russia no longer fields original MiG-29A airframes, and those in service abroad in many countries such as India and North Korea have been modernised, baseline MiG-29A jets with few major enhancements continue to serve in countries such as Syria, Serbia, Eritrea and Cuba as well as several Soviet successor states. The fighters boasted an impressive flight performance but were limited by their data sharing capabilities and by a relatively weak radar. While the MiG-29A’s radar was much more powerful than that of the American F-16A which they were built to compete against, it was increasingly mediocre as radar technologies improved in the 1990s and 2000s. The aircraft’s range was also relatively limited due to the high fuel consumption of its twin engines. This led Russia to invest heavily in improving the fighters with new sensors and more fuel efficient engines as well as a higher internal fuel capacity.




MiG-29A “Fulcrum” Hungarian Air Force

The Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Légierő) 59th Tactical Fighter Wing had two Tactical Fighter Squadrons, 1st Puma Repülöszazad (Cougars) and 2nd Dongo Repülöszazad (Bees) located at Kecskemet Air Base. From 1993 until December 2010 each squadron was equipped with eleven MiG-29As and three MiG-29UBs. One of the MiG-29s with the 1st TFS was Black 04 c/n 296053127 f/n 4508. In 2003 these MiGs were overhauled and repainted in low-visibility schemes. In 2010 the Hungarian Air Force replaced the MiG-29s with the SAAB JAS-39 Gripens, but kept some MiGs in reserve if needed. In October 2017, the Hungarian Air Force announced that 23 MiG-29s were to be auctioned off including engines and spare parts in November.




Specifications for the MiG-29 (NATO code name FULCRUM)

Role - Air superiority fighter, multirole fighter