Dre, I built the 1/48 Hobby Boss MiG-17F a couple years ago and was pretty underwhelmed by the kit. There were major fit issues with the fore and aft fuselage joint and also wing to fuselage areas. Just a word to the wise; be on the look-out for those when you tackle it.
Gary
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