Breaker 1,122 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 My only build for 2016, Trumpeters 1/32 Su-25A. I really struggled to find references for an Afghanistan based aircraft so a lot of it is informed guessing! Completed using Aires cockpit, Master pitots, Quickboost antenna and airscoops, Armory wheels and some of the Eduard exterior photoetch. Painted with Mr Hobby and Tamiya paints with MRP for the cockpit. Ammo Panel Line wash was used for a lot of the 'grime' effect. The kit overall is really nice, the fit is excellent although the halves of the fuselage and nacelles bow inwards slightly I can't comment on the accuracy but there's some bits I wasn't a fan of, I didn't like the fact that the airbrakes, flaps and slats are all molded in the extended position and it was quite a bit of effort to get these all retracted cleanly. I altered the kit fuel tanks to have the smaller tanks more often seen in combat photos, added the very prominent brake lines to the undercarriage and closed all of the bay doors, which again, the kit gives you as all open and I wanted mine all closed. Brass pipe was used to add several of the pipes and vents on the underside of the engines. The aftermarket was mostly excellent however I really didn't like the Armory bits. The pitots were soft and bent so I returned them and used the excellent metal and resin Master item. The front wheel was way too big for the kit so I've used the kit item. https://www.facebook.com/breakermodels 48 Link to post Share on other sites
exdraken 10,007 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Looks fantastic! Love the dust-weathering! Link to post Share on other sites
Harley John 577 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Lovely work. Link to post Share on other sites
BerndM 3,179 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 May only one for this year but this build is awesome ! Link to post Share on other sites
andy wood 528 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Best example of this kit yet! Link to post Share on other sites
Rod bettencourt 950 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 That is very nice!! great job and thanks for sharing. Rod Link to post Share on other sites
russ c 10,188 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Superb looking Su- there, really nice work Link to post Share on other sites
Learstang 3,607 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Beautiful job on the 'Grach'! Regards, Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites
rom1 1,132 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Nice!!! Link to post Share on other sites
MartinSK 521 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Fantastic Su-25 with realistic looking finish, well done ! Link to post Share on other sites
Phone Phixer 1,165 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Ooooh, lovely, lovely. Great build The finish & weathering has a super realistic effect. Link to post Share on other sites
SPARKER 213 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Superb build Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 1,122 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 Thanks guys, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevehnz 10,465 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Very nice indeed, I really like that scheme on these birds. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites
toniosky 468 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Only 1 build for you in 2016, but the quality is here. I find you work very realistic Link to post Share on other sites
HOUSTON 2,564 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Breaker ... saw this on LSP .. STUNNING build. (50 like quotas ain't enough for ME !! will be back to LIKE it ) how I feel about your build ! Link to post Share on other sites
Parabat 1,650 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 That does look brilliant, very well done. Link to post Share on other sites
woody37 11,173 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Superb in every respect, not one of my favourite aircraft by a long shot, but the way you've modelled and weathered it is amazing Link to post Share on other sites
ForestFan 1,925 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Great build! Link to post Share on other sites
Gary West 785 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 That is seriously good - love the weathering, spot on that! Link to post Share on other sites
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