1/48 Academy Su-27 B Flanker

by Lei  

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This is my first submission to the ARC site and it is also the first model I've ever built.  While it was my first kit in real action, I've visited this site hundreds times and learned countless things before I opened the box of this kit.  This site is highly appreciated!

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I built the kit OOB with the kit's relatively toyish cockpit because I planned to display it with closing canopy.  I believe closing any exterior gears including the canopy and air brake can reflect the Flanker's beautiful shape
more adequately.  This kit comes with kind of mixed quality meaning that while it captures the exterior detail very well, it lacks the fine composition in the cockpit and gear bays.  Part of the panel lines are finely crafted and few of them are a little bit too sallow.  The pros of this kit is its details in rivets and the very accurate shape replicated.  The shape accuracy of this kit is far more better than the 1/32 Trumpeter Flanker which comes with two major shape errors: 1) The shortened nose clone, 2) The curved bottom line of the air intake ducts.

I am too lazy to do the tedious missile work, so this plane comes without any weapon load as well as the pylons. Anyway, I want you to see what my first model looks like as hurried as I was and finally I am there. Thank you for having a look and don't hesitate to email me at by clicking my name at the top of this article.

 Happy modeling!

Lei

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Photos and text © by Lei