Here are some photos
of my 1/48 Kopro SU-17M3. My model represents a Soviet Union aircraft from the
Afghanistan War. During this period the aircraft served in the “101st Recon
Regiment”.
Construction:
The
original cockpit was very badly done, so I’ve used a NeOmega resin cockpit
set. This cockpit fits very well into the fuselage halves. The only problem was
to position the cockpit tub, because the original one lies on a wheel well, but
the resin one must be in the upper position to fit properly. I’ve put acrylic
filler on the top of the wheel well, and then I put the resin cockpit tub on it.
This filler dries very slowly and this helped me to find the correct position
for the cockpit tub.
For building correct
speed brakes, I’ve used a photo etched detail set from Part Accessories.
This set has enough parts to completely replace the original speed
brakes, including speed brakes doors. The hardest work was to remove the
original speed brakes from the fuselage, and to fit the photo etched in the
holes because they were bigger than the original one……
After some hard work, you can see the final result:
Another great
feature from Part is their “crew boarding ladder”. It gives more “life”
to my model.
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The small air
intake doors located in front of the cockpit were cut out. After that
I’ve build new one using styrene sheet. All four doors were repositioned
in opened position.
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All flaps and slats were removed
from the wing using sharp Jeweler’s saw. After that they were rebuilt and
glued in folded position:
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Painting:
The paint job was finished using
a Paashe VSR-90 airbrush and ModelMaster enamel paints. I’ve used the
following colors:
- Dark Green FS 34079 (not
modified).
- Medium Green 34102 (not
modified).
- Dark Tan 30219 (lightened with
some yellow and white).
I don’t know if this scheme is
100% authentic but I like it very much.
Panel lines of overall plane were
highlighted with mix of dark brown and black oil paint. The decals are taken
from the original box, but stencils are from Hi-Decal Line.
Here
are some photos of the overall plane. Enjoy it!
Pano
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