gregax Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 @ supernoob - kit flaperons are actually better. What they lack is the grooves for the moving mechanism. Don't buy resin ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Great work so far gregax - love the detailed cockpit and wheel bays. Re those etched shutters on the intake bottom - they are spring-loaded blow-in louvres and only open on demand from the engine - with the engine shut down, they are closed and flush. Just saying....... Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hey Flankerman, that error on the louvers was already corrected. I was mislead by markings on the PE set. And of course, not checking my referrence book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 i used the resin flaps. they do have slightly better hinge detail but i had to scribe and rivet them by hand i also broke a corner off and had to re-build it with CA. not sure if i would bother next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Gregax, do you happen to have any more photos of that particular Flanker, "Red 01?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 Any updates? Nothing special but if you want to see the detailed process of filling, sanding, primer check, filling, sanding, primer chec, there isn't too much to see. I've managed to glue the engine intakes and the airbrake, but they don't fit too well.... will post some photos soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtn Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Brilliant Cockpit! This is going to be fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Due to spring arriving in a full scale, I somehow prefer to ride my bike in the woods than sit at my workbench, so progress is sort of slow. I did manage to paint the whellbays, filled all the wrong panel lines on the upper and lower side of the wings and strenghten the bent wings. And drilled some missing holes and outlets. I hope I will eventually glue the fuselage together so it starts to resemble a half done model.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Any chance you happen to have more photos of "Red 01?" They are few and far between....and it would be a big referential help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Only these two.... I guess this one is older... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almaty Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 like the extra bay detail. i may steal your idea for the wings, i have one in the stash thats a bit bent too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delis Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 great work. i will be following this build very closely:) good luck with the rest of the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 like the extra bay detail. i may steal your idea for the wings, i have one in the stash thats a bit bent too! But of course! That's why we are sharing the progress pics here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thanks for the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 Engine intakes placed into position. Not a simple task at all. I've also opened all the outlets and apu exhausts and inserted some albion tubing. (there are still some missing in the photo - the ones just in font of the intakes) Also the gun shell ejection port and protection plate is missing, so I've made that as well. The front wheelbay was modified a bit so there is a place where the rocker mechanism retracts. I've also discovered why most of the flanker kits are presented with the aribrake in open position. The reason is that it doesn't fit at all. So, i've made a tepmlate out of the masking tape, then glued and used silly amounts of putty to make the contour right. Then , after 6th try i was satisfied with the regraving. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 It's been a while, was busy, but there is some progress. Fuselage is glued together, not without a problem, some filling and sanding was required. So, next was adding extra details, made of stirene, then regraving all the panels that were lost during sanding and filling. The slats are wrong in this kit, so some milliput was needed to make them correct. I can slowly see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I haven't touched the tails yet, and I can already see there is some extra work needed. It is big.... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Great stuff! Looking forward to more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Great progress so far gregax - I love the attention to detail One thing to note though - before it is too late - is that the intake in the leading edge of the port fin is about twice as big as that in the starboard fin. Most Flanker kits have them the same size - which is wrong. If you already have this in hand - forgive me....... Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Here's a photo of the Zvezda 1/72 scale Su-27SM - the only Flanker kit in any scale to get the shape of the LERX correct - and the different sized intakes in the fin leading edge..... The port fin is on the left - note the size difference. I'll try to find a photo of the real thing.... Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thanks a lot! So, another thing to sort out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Here's some of my photos of the real thing - the Indian AF Su-30MKI at Fairford. They show the difference in size between the port and starboard intakes..... Hope this helps..... Great build BTW Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 THANK YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Great work! Wish I could put this amount of detail into my Flanker builds! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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