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Kinetic 1/48 Su-33 Flanker-D


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Here's my finished Kinetic Su-33.

OOB, with only Dream Model's cockpit set used, just for the seat belts.
Ships are GHQ's 1/2400 waterline vessels.
Bases are from Coastal Kits Display Bases.
Paints used are Mr Paints, for the Su-33 camouflage colours, the rest are Vallejo Model Air & Akan.
Gratuatious artistic licence taken with the "Russian" tow-tractor, and the second Kuznetsov carrier.
Look closely at the second carrier, you'll see another Su-33 launching!

Link back to WIP page - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234998282-148-kinetic-su-33-flanker-d/page-4

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Excellent Su-33 Wee Beastie - great build and finish - plus excellent display.

This is not a criticism - but maybe a heads up to others buiulding the kit......

I think the folded wings should be a bit more 'folded' - the drooped flaps should touch the vertical fins and the ESM pods should be nearer to each other...

Here's my pic of a Su-33 from MAKS showing what I mean....

rear_01.jpg

Like I say, I'm not having a go at your work - just trying to be helpful.

If that's the way that Kinetic have moulded it ??....

Ken

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Dagnabit! Now I have to get one of those! This site is nothing more than an enabler for modelholics. How am I supposed to build all of my back log of kits when stuff like this beauty keeps getting shoved in my face! :hanging:

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Excellent Su-33 Wee Beastie - great build and finish - plus excellent display.

This is not a criticism - but maybe a heads up to others buiulding the kit......

I think the folded wings should be a bit more 'folded' - the drooped flaps should touch the vertical fins and the ESM pods should be nearer to each other...

Here's my pic of a Su-33 from MAKS showing what I mean....

rear_01.jpg

Like I say, I'm not having a go at your work - just trying to be helpful.

If that's the way that Kinetic have moulded it ??....

Ken

Hi Ken

I can see what you mean. I used your link, that you kindly posted, most of the time. I did try and work out whether what the "gap" was, from the different angles. It's not easy to gain an accurate view of perspective from a photo, even scanning through other images I found.

I had an issue with the plastic wing hinge parts anyway. I my opinion, they are not really strong enough to hold the wing properly. I replaced the rear hinge with some metal rod. Once painted and weathered, it blended in. This, too, should something other builders of this kit should aware of.

Cheers

Ian :)

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