gengriz Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Probably my last one of this year, this is Zvezda's Fencer, with added Neomega cockpit parts in the markings of a Soviet Naval Aviation FENCER of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet in the late 1980s. A good modelling way to end the year, but somewhat dampened by the fact that one of these was shot down over Syria for real during my build. Whatever your opinion on the reasons and justification for the shootdown, I don't think that the resulting loss of life is going to be helpful to anyone. The kit itself is a little simple and chunky, but nicely engraved and engineered, although the wings seem to be a little plain in comparison to the fuselage. The undercarriage in particular is very well engineered and not too far from the photos in my Aerofax reference book. In my kit Zvezda provided a wide range of weaponry (two extra sprues) and from these I have chosen a AS-14 (Kh-59L) "Kedge" and two AA-8 (R-60) "Aphids" to represent the sort of naval anti-ship outload to be expected in the Baltic. The Neomega cockpit parts are superb and really make the model for me, albeit that the minute detail was a little beyond my painting skills!. Nevertheless, at under £10 I think they were money well spent. FredT Edited July 19, 2017 by gengriz Fleeing from Photbucket 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Nice Fencer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Looks very nice, quite a neat paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Cool! Just right today i have seen a couple of them exactly (Chernjahovsk AFB, Baltic fleet). Great result Very cool indeed! P.S.: Lt. col. Oleg Peshkov, rest in peace! A Little remark: DOUBLE times red banner Baltic fleet/ Edited December 4, 2015 by Snitok1983 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gengriz Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Thanks Snitok1983. P.S.: Lt. col. Oleg Peshkov, rest in peace! And also Marine Alexander Pozynich aboard the CSAR helo. FredT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 lovely build! Paint job is very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Great work. And you've done an excellent job on that cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Awesome job, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedlimit Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Neat and clean build. I like it. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzaob Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Great to see a Zvezda Fencer made up I ended up getting the Pavla cockpits for mine, but those Neomega ones look better. Well done FredT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Great looking Fencer model! Is the Zvezda kit the same as the Dragon/Italeri/Revell? Have an Italeri kit in the stash and the ordnance option of it is very limited. Cheers, Mario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 That's very nice gengriz. The interior looks very neat and tidy. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Nice looking Fencer. Great work on the cockpit too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hello,Gengriz - My compliments to you on a fine looking build of your 'Fencer'.I love the quality and detail of the paint and finishing work.A fine tribute to a fine aircraft.All the best,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Very nice indeed, a great result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstROM Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Nice build, that cockpit particularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Beautiful Fencer, great build and lovely paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Very nice. Quite a nice kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Breathtaking model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) just had a look at this kit in my stash ,there are 2 hole behind the front wheel housing ,do you know what they are for? Edited September 4, 2018 by cocky05d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Corrr! Love the Fencer! Love your model! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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