by fliegerii » Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:30 pm
These are all promotional models made by Fomaer for Fortis, a Swiss watch maker.
The holes in the stands are to fix a watch to present it nicely together with the plane.
The MIG-29 is really rare, the MIG-31 pops up from time to time.
The Fomaer MIG-29 is a multi-piece casting, which consists of an aluminium body and attached die cast parts. The die cast parts are the intakes, the jet exhausts and the vertical rudders. These parts are fragile and tend to rot. You have to stock and handle this model very carefully.
My Fomaer MIG-29 is currently under revision, as the rudders started to fade. Big bubbles and cracks of the paint....
It will be restored and finished in Luftwaffe 90s camo.
Regards,
Chris