Dear mates,
The SU-27 I present here is the
1/48 scale Academy kit built for a collegue/friend of mine. A good (but
expensive….) starting kit in order to have a nice detailed airplane. I
also added the Eduard PE set. This set is most dedicated to the cockpit,
antennas, landing gear and grills.
The plastic is dark blue with
recessed panels, but I found that a wing was curved in a not normal shape.
I tried to modify it with warm water, but the wing surface was too much
extended…
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I started from the
cockpit. Using the Eduard PE and some scratchbuilding, you can have a very
good instrument panel and seat. Personally I don’t like the PE side
panels…
All the areas near
the landing gear were upgraded with cables and tubes. The nose landing gear is a
masterpiece: just add the PE and some tubes. All the lights were drilled
in order to have a real light. I also added several Humbrol "clear
fix" coats to reproduce the light glasses.
I had some problems
in the engine area due to the not proper fill of the engines…. Tons of putty
were necessary together with liters of camomile and patience….
I painted the SU-27
with acrilic Lifecolor paints. This is the first time I try to paint a
model with acrilic. I always use Humbrol enamels. The result was fantastic
and I’m thinking to pass to acrilic definitely: no smell – no white spirit
– cheaper than enamels…
I mixed the color in
order to have the correct shape of real colors. I chose to have a SU-27
with not so bright colors like the one seen in an airplane magazine.
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The ZSH-7 helmet and
KM-34D masks were scratchbuilt from a softair plastic bullet. For more pics
please visit my web site dedicated to Military Aviation Photos: www.ma-files.it
Ciao
Maurizio
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