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  1. Flankerman

    Russian Yak-130 "Mitten" (KH80157) 1:48

    Flankerman replied to Mike's topic in Kits

    The red one is in Yakolev's traditional house colours - as used on their piston engined trainers..... It was applied to a couple of their demo airframes at MAKS 2013 ... Great review btw Ken
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    British K- Class Submarine

    Flankerman replied to Courageous's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Nice one Stuart - the K-Class make interesting builds - and MM do two different versions. The earlier, low bow K4 & K5 :- http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/model_submarines_350_scale.html#British_K-Class_Submarine .... and later 'Swan bow' K-15/K-16 & K-22 :- http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/model_submarines_350_scale.html#HMS_K-15 With a bit of conversion, you can also build the last of the line HMS K-26 :- http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/model_submarines_350_scale.html#HMS_K.26 I also converted the K-15 into the slightly different HMS K-12. Obsessive?? Me ? Never! Looking forward to your build. Ken
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    1/48 Wyvern TF.1 conversion / drawings

    Flankerman replied to WV908's topic in Cold War

    I can't vouch for their accuracy - but there's a downloadable set of drawings here :- http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/wyvern.html ..... and here :- http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw2/wyvern.html Ken
  4. Flankerman
    Great model Moa ........ There's a scale replica of the machine at Monino........ ........... and a bust and memorabilia of pilot Valeri Chkalov..... Ken
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    Su-27UB - New kit from Zvezda - 1/72 scale

    Flankerman replied to Flankerman's topic in The Rumourmonger

    Note the unique method of moulding the clear windscreen and canopy - invented by the Zvezda designer. It enables the canopy to be moulded with the correct horseshoe/Omega cross section - but without a slide mould that results in a seam down the canopy. A breakthrough in moulding technique. Ken
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    USS Sealion LPSS-315 in 1/350 scale

    Flankerman replied to Flankerman's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime

    I'm doing all this by eye - I have no drawings - so it won't be 100% accurate..... Adding the side panels..... Blended in with filler.... It's exagerated in this view - but I might have got the raised decking a tad too high??? Here's a top view... A quick squirt of primer - and it doesn't look too bad.... Ken
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    1/144 TU-22KD Blinder

    Flankerman replied to xvtonker's topic in Cold War

    Note that MM are wrong in depicting the Iraqi Tu-22 - they only operated the Tu-22B variant - with the earlier, slimmer radome. Unless there are separate noses in the kit??? Although not my scale, it looks like a nice kit. Ken
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    USS Sealion LPSS-315 in 1/350 scale

    Flankerman replied to Flankerman's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime

    I've never been sure of the difference between a 'conning tower' or 'sail' or 'fin' or 'bridge' either........... Shapeways sells it as a 'Fairwater' - https://www.shapeways.com/product/DYQ5WFRS8/1-350-lionfish-ss-298-fairwater?optionId=63389254&li=marketplace .......so that' what I'm going with. This online dictionary defines it as :- A streamlined superstructure on a submarine, holding the bridge and sometimes a conning tower. Ken
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    USS Sealion LPSS-315 in 1/350 scale

    Flankerman replied to Flankerman's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Check out this side view....... http://navsource.org/archives/08/183/0831501.jpg Ken
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    USS Sealion LPSS-315 in 1/350 scale

    Flankerman replied to Flankerman's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime

    When she was converted to the transport role, Sealion's forward engines and torpedo tubes were removed to make room for storing equipment. I have filled in the recesses for the tubes...... The raised decking is made from plastic card - scored to match the kits decking.... The new decking attached - with the new fairwater temporarily in place..... .... with the helicopter on deck (just to see what it looks like).... Ken
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    Ever since finding this photo of the Balao-class sub USS Sealion, I have wanted to try and model her...... All I needed was a 1/350 scale model of a Sikorsky HRS-3 helicopter to place on her widened deck aft of the fairwater..... Then I found that Shapeways Models made a 3D-printed S-55 heicopeter - so I was ready to start... I'm using the AFV-Club Gato-class sub as a starting point....... Sealion is a Balao-class sub (improved Gato), so I needed a late-style fairwater - also made by Shapeways..... The S-55 helicopters are sold in blocks of 4 - and they are simply stunning.... Here's a single example - all of 36mm (1.5in) long....... I just hope my failing eyesight and fat fingers can do it justice... All I need to do now is widen that decking aft of the fairwater........ watch this space. Ken
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    From Yefim Gordon's 'Soviet Heavy Interceptors' (Vol 19 in the Red Star series)...... "At least the first eleven production batches had trapezoidal windows in the inter-canopy frame section" Later batches had the circular windows. So - check your references as to which airframe you are depicting... Ken
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    Italeri Su-32FN - Indian Defence Research Wing

    Flankerman replied to Hugh Thomson's topic in Modern

    If you can wait a few months, Zvezda are doing a Su-30SM - which is the Russian AF equivalent of the Su-30MKI/MKM/MKA See:- http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/305806-su-30sm-flanker-h-in-2019/ You would still need to do the cockpit/antenna/MAWS/decals etc specific to each variant - but the basics are there (canards/TVC etc) Ken
  14. Flankerman
    Re the camo'd example........ It looks like the kit has the earlier, smaller radome. The single airframe painted in camo colours (RA-09309) is a later build - with a larger radome.... Closeup of the larger radome.... RA-09309 at MAKS 2009.... note the Chaff/Flare box on top of the sponsons - another needed mod... Ken
  15. Flankerman
    The Iraqi's and Libyans flew the Tu-22UD trainer - but the 'bomber' variant was the earlier Tu-22B -with a smaller radome. So, the answer is NO - you cannot make a camo'd example without modifying the kit. Early radome......... Later bulged radome (as on the Tu-22KD).... Although...... the Tu-22UD trainer has the smaller radome - so some grafting might be possible???... Ken
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