Mig-21bis - Soviet/Russian camouflage skins

[Ein79 5,749]

Mig-21bis appeared in three general types of liveries:

 

1. Natural metal / aluminum finish. 
2. Multicolor disruptive camouflage. 
3. Air superiority grey. 

 

Number one is obvious and it is current generic stock skin. Let's take a closer look at disruptive camouflages and air superiority grey finish, which could be paid by GE and/or researchable skins:

 

Disruptive Camouflages

First of all, it should be noted that there was no official camouflage pattern or a clearly limited palette of shades. This resulted in a large variety, as seen in the pictures and as confirmed by publications:

Spoiler

 

source: MiG-21 Fishbed in Color - Fighting Colors series, Squadron/Signal Publications; 1st edition (October 1989), ISBN-10: 089747225X, ISBN-13: 978-0897472258

 

 

At the same time, some regularity can be seen - for units stationed in the European part of the USSR and in the Warsaw Pact countries camouflage was darker, with a greater content of dark green and brown than for Asian part of USSR, but that was also not the strict rule. There were also interesting intermediate types combining "European" and "Asian" camouflage. 

Examples

 

Darker ones and their sub-types:

 

a) "dark European  - tricolor/four-color"

Source: Mikoyan MiG-21 (Famous Russian aircraft) by Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov, Midland Publishing, 2008k, ISBN 978-1-85780-257-3.

 

Real life photos of similarly painted one:

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b) "dark semi-Asian - four color" (sand/tan addition)

 

 

Source: Mikoyan MiG-21 (Famous Russian aircraft) by Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov, Midland Publishing, 2008k, ISBN 978-1-85780-257-3.

 

Real life photos of similarly painted ones:

 

(source: https://www.makettinfo.hu/)

 

 

 

And artistic vision again:

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another Mig-21-93 demonstrator, also semi-Asian camouflage:

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Sand-dominated Asian ones 

 

 

 

Real life photos of similarly painted ones:

 

 

 

(source: https://www.makettinfo.hu/)

 

(source: https://www.makettinfo.hu/)

 

 

 

(source: https://www.makettinfo.hu/)

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Air Superiority Grey

Livery dedicated for high-altitude interceptors. Very similar concept as the all-grey F-4 Phantoms or all-grey EE Lightning. Same color was also used as e.g. livery of Mig-31 and few other Soviet / Russian aircraft. 

Spoiler

 

source: MiG-21 Fishbed in Color - Fighting Colors series, Squadron/Signal Publications; 1st edition (October 1989), ISBN-10: 089747225X, ISBN-13: 978-0897472258

 

 

Examples - real life photos:

 

Source: Mikoyan MiG-21 (Famous Russian aircraft) by Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov, Midland Publishing, 2008k, ISBN 978-1-85780-257-3.

 

Source: Mikoyan MiG-21 (Famous Russian aircraft) by Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov, Midland Publishing, 2008k, ISBN 978-1-85780-257-3.

 

Same formation - as you can see falls slightly into blue:

Below - nicely seen difference between air superiority grey and natural metal one:

 

 

Post-Soviet one:

 

Again - falls slightly into blue:

 

 

Edited November 24, 2020 by Einherjer1979

[leroyonly 4,310]

Open for discussion. 

[G3cko873 506]

Yes please! As much as I love aircraft in all forms, the 21bis in its bare metal livery is just off to me. Especially with only 5 researchable skins across all Soviet Jets. Two of which are La-15 skins slightly changed from the default skin. One is a MiG-15bis skin with different roundels. And the other 2 are Yak-15/15P unicolor liveries(which those last two are my favorite). That is just disappointing to me, especially now that the new Yak-38M livery is GE only.
 

There are planes I cant imagine without their iconic bare metal liveries, things like the P-51, B-17G, La-15, MiG-17. But the MiG-21bis? To me that’s like having the default livery for the F4U or Spitfire being unpainted.

[Ein79 5,749]

Thx for support!

[Raldi92 2,923]

+ 1  , although i voted for all those 3 are by far my favorite :

 

 

 

 

This one would make a nice addition aswell :

 

[Talisid 302]

All. Skins are always welcomed. Best one is the grey one imho.

[Ein79 5,749]

On 19/11/2020 at 17:20, leroyonly said:

Open for discussion. 

I think we can move it to "implemented" as in  "Hot Tracks" update we got:

 

MiG-21bis — Additional camouflages that can be obtained by completing tasks or purchasing them for Golden Eagles has been added.

(https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/509599-war-thunder-hot-tracks-changelog/)

 

And these are skins I asked for 

https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/483776-mig-21bis-camouflages-historical-soviet-russian-skins/&tab=comments#comment-8783871

 

Edited December 27, 2020 by Einherjer1979

[leroyonly 4,310]

As additional MiG-21bis skins have been added as per update 2.3 Hot Tracks,

 

Moved to Implemented Suggestions.