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From what I read, there will be a German marking option. Still wondering about any other decal options (if any!), and what the loadout will be. Apparently Germany "needed" the F-35 to deliver the B-61 nuclear weapon, which is not cleared for the Eurofigher. I fear the kit will be not better than the already existing ones. Alex

Nice progress so far! 🙂 I did the same plane, but from Pavla years ago: https://www.modellversium.de/galerie/8-flugzeuge-modern/3850-gloster-g40-pioneer-pavla.html. Not as nice as yours, but I still like my canary bird! My lesson learned: airbrushing yellow is quite difficoult, it took me like 500 layers (or 500 more?) until I got the desired result. Priming is a must. Alex

Nice kit! I once used the same trick for the Tamiya F-16 exhaust, it was just a blank plate. So I printed a picture of the "real" thing and glued it into it. Looks better than many expensive PE- and resin-parts! 😁 https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=11437&p=albums&album=40254 Alex

The prop was damaged for sure, in the video (after the distorted images), you can see that the four props doesn't look the same. One looks feathered, one bent, and the other two look ok. Alex

Not sure, I never saw a reaper on flightradar. Only the Global Hawks (usually C/S "Forte") at >50'000ft. The video shows the destroyed prop blades at around 2:27, I assume they were trying to cover the sensors with fuel to hinder the recce mission. But something went a bit wrong with the flight path assessment. Since a Su-27 already hit the propeller of P-3 Orion a few years ago, I suggest Russia changes the materials of their airframes to less propeller-magnetic materials. They seem to attract the whirly parts! Alex

Ah, watching carefully, as I am building the same kit! Mine will be a F1CR with the little prince and the battle axe on the other side. Alex

Not sure if you still can fit the legs in. I attached them before I glued the fuselage together. Maybe you have to cut some tabs or similar in order to fit them in. Alex

MiG-29 with HARMs is a bit unexpected (and unusual...). Next year a Su-27 with Storm Shadows, who knows? Alex

The Syhart sheets are excellent, good choice! I built myself Rafale B few years ago. The only point is the mask for the anti-skid parts on the intakes: I think Syhart did a better research than Hobby boss, so the panel lines and masks don't match. Either you rescribe the panels, or you cut the masks and position them according to the panel lines. I went for option 2. And about the colour, the grey changes heavily during service, so it's not easy go give a single answer. I took revel 75 light grey, and it looks ok to me. https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=11437&p=projects&project=18577 Alex

Welcome to the forum! Your english is good, so don't worry about that! Alex

Apparently with a PE-fret and a book. Must check about size and quality, but yes, if you just want the model, it's a bit pricey... Alex

Well, the intakes can be closed without many problems. I used the attack squadron replacement parts, they fit nicely. Alex

From what I heard, the product development still happens in France. "Just" the headquarter is in Germany, but Glow2B is more management and sales than product development and manufacturing. Alex

Good candiate for a tailsitter, especially with folded back wings... Alex

There is a good selection of Su-25 at foxbot decals in different scales. https://foxbot.com.ua/products-e.html They even provide masks and stencils if needed. I think I saw some non-digital-camo-Su in action over the Ukraine. Alex