Homebee Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) I purchased the new Trumpeter 1/48th Su-9 "Fishpot-B" kit (ref.2956 http://new2.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=128&l=en) about a month ago at the Flanders Modelling Festival. I choosed the easiest way: from the box. But as you know how it goes... The cockpit lack of details lead me to adapt the NeOmega resin cockpit set dedicated to the Su-7 with some slight modifications - a.o. radar screens - (ref.48033 http://www.neomega-resin.com/148th-su-7-229-p.asp). Quite surprisingly it fit nearly like a glove! After thorough study of the few available images I also add on the rear fuselage some Quickboost resin air intakes (ref.QB 48515 http://www.quickboost.net/Obrazky/48515.jpg) once again designed for the Su-7 kits. Some panel lines are a bit "artistic" but I decided it was OK for me. This kit is obviously based on the following Russian Su-9 early variant drawings: http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/su9.html Then I prepared the kit for a duraluminium/silver paint finish with a carefully micromeshed Mr Base White 1000 primer. Alclad metallic colors are your friends. First White Aluminium ALC-106. Some panels received a different shade of silver aluminium with Dark Aluminium ALC-103, Aluminium ALC-119 & Duraluminium ALC-102. The green dielectric panels were painted with AKAN 73060. Weathering (subtle - not the Spanish school!) was made with W&N oil paints black and burnt umber. Today the decals are placed. I nonetheless replaced the kit horrible red stars decals by Begemot ones. Fresh paint With weathering. Today Сухой Су-9 "Fishpot-B" - 894-го ИАП, Озёрное, 1962г The True Thing Source: http://www.airforce.ru/photogallery/tsvetkov/su-9/su-9_2.htm Source: http://kot-or-osl.livejournal.com/161390.html To be followed. V.P. Edited February 3, 2017 by Homebee 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Wow. That looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 wow! the first one! thanks for posting, looks great actually, looks quite like a beast! interesting idea about the Su-7 cockpit, any idea about accuracy for a Su-9? Ia m thinking about the radarscreen ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonkeyVong Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Great work, I like your NMF. I hate doing NMF and avoid it at all costs. Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Wow! I have bought him just yesterday! Extremely interesting and alternativeless kit! As i have noticed The kit is pretty simple and some kind of incompleteable... What do you think about it? And how does it fitting? I gonna build the a/c from Ozyernoe airfield because I lived there when I vas a little boy ( that is my father's regement). Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Great work, I like your NMF. I hate doing NMF and avoid it at all costs. Not NMF but something like the RAF "high-speed silver". Those birds were mostly painted with a silver/duraluminium like corrosion-resistant coating. V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 *Drool* And thanks for posting images of the real thing also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 OMG !!! that is absolutely STUNNING.. photos are super too.. KUDOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpc7676 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 AWESOME, love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Very nice paintjob with the Alclad. I have to try these once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Nice work V.P. and some interesting notes about this kit. I had no idea it was in the shops already but now seriously tempted to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Excellent. The black and white photographs are excellent too. Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Landing on approach. Still some details to fix like the pitots, the canopy and various touch-ups. * Finished model is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234981283-148-trumpeter-sukhoi-su-9-fishpot-b/ * V.P. Edited May 5, 2015 by Homebee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Looking really great, very realistic! I like the subtle weathering, and you have really captured the NMF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 That is a fantastic finish you have got there! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace From Outer Space Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Oh hell yes! I have a real soft spot for the single digit Sukhoi jets and have a vacform su7 in the stash waiting to be butchered by me! This is a great build and the paint finish is spot on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim T Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 That is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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