galaxygirl Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) Hello everyone. This is my first build article here in Britmodeller, starting on my Su-33... First up is my crude attempt at a cockpit, the colors are Testors RLM 78 and basic colors, I didn't realize how crappy the instruments looked while the Future is still wet. hopefully they will get better as it dries. I am replacing the K-36 seat with the long out of production KMC resin item as I didn't want to make belts like I did on my MiG-31. I added the red handles (park brake???) and the gear handle with wire. I still have to paint the seat and the back wall. Airscale instrument decals. hopefully it starts to look better. More to follow... ~A Edited April 14, 2017 by galaxygirl 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 24 minutes ago, galaxygirl said: First up is my crude attempt at a cockpit, the colors are Testors RLM 78 and basic colors, I didn't realize how crappy the instruments looked while the Future is still wet. Crappy? I was thinking how good it looked! Every object seems to look worse when it's blown up to fill a screen - that's excellent painting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 0Very nice work on the cockpit! Thanks for starting a WIP It is going to look more like you want it to when it drys for sure!! But the amazing detail incl. the airscale art can already be appreciated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 It looks OK to me, especially the consoles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 9 hours ago, galaxygirl said: Hola, A! Noooiiiceee work ya're doin' on yer monsterous Su-33 kit. Speak 'bout those tiny raised details on cockpits, there's a technique I borrowed from a serigraph. It consist in usin' tiny pieces of a soft eraser which are pre-cut 'n' painted over in order to stamp 'em colours on these details. Can't go wrong 'bout it. Real works awesome. Mind ye, there's a bit of difference in height between 'em KMC seat 'n' the kit one; it'll be necessary to see whether it fits a closed canopy. Gonna be watchin' this one (yeh, me will). Cheers, Unc2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxygirl Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 6 hours ago, Uncle Uncool said: Hola, A! Noooiiiceee work ya're doin' on yer monsterous Su-33 kit. Speak 'bout those tiny raised details on cockpits, there's a technique I borrowed from a serigraph. It consist in usin' tiny pieces of a soft eraser which are pre-cut 'n' painted over in order to stamp 'em colours on these details. Can't go wrong 'bout it. Real works awesome. Mind ye, there's a bit of difference in height between 'em KMC seat 'n' the kit one; it'll be necessary to see whether it fits a closed canopy. Gonna be watchin' this one (yeh, me will). Cheers, Unc2 I actually sanded down the seat to be more in line with the kit height. I will conduct fit tests as the seat is one of the last items to go in for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxygirl Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 here is my reasonable representation of the cockpit, I'm not completely happy with but I think it will do for now, I'll keep the seat loose and install it later... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Looks good so far, the replacement seat is a good addition to the already busy looking cockpit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Good build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 The camera magnifies detail / errors in small scale that only a bird of prey could see with unaided eyesight! In 1/48 everything will look just fine I'm sure to human eyes. Excellent start on this impressive model and I look forward to seeing your progress. Regards Gary 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I think your work on the cockpit is very good indeed, a great job. The seat looks very nice and really helps the cockpit look very realistic. Well done so far. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Centurion Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 4/14/2017 at 9:17 PM, galaxygirl said: here is my reasonable representation of the cockpit, I'm not completely happy with but I think it will do for now, I'll keep the seat loose and install it later... Very Nice Galaxy! Like many have said, macro shots will not do it justice. For a 1/4 scale cockpit is has been well painted and you did a fantastic job on the seat as well. I have wanted to pick up this kit in a while, and will be watching your progress. Nice Work! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxygirl Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) So a small update, well the honeymoon is over and this kit is schooling me on the fact that we can't seem to get a good set of well fitting intake parts on a Su-27 kit, I haven't made Hobby Boss yet so there's still hope. The intakes are a real pain in the satchel charge... The instructions ( A huge problem with this kit) would have you believe that installing F2 to the fuselage is the best way, It isn't. I assembled it to the top of the intake and then put it on the fuselage bottom otherwise you would never align it up. F15 and F14 shouldn't be glued together prior to installing the intake roof, actually it would benefit you to install it to F16 then install the intake as an assembly over the roof, after you put the PE on (which is very this and bends way too easily) I swear I'm usually not this bad of a modeler. I decided to build mine with the duct FOD screen "open" so I could see the duct and fan face, probably a bad idea. Pics are out of order, sorry. the intake duct, needs serious sanding scraping to fit properly. I did fill and sand the holes BTW... you can build how you like, but I would NOT follow the instructions sequence. Edited April 17, 2017 by galaxygirl spelling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxygirl Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 I got my Eduard PE set in to replace my mangled intake FOD screens, the kit parts are really thin and as you can see in my previous posts I messed them up. Eduard's set are fine mesh as well and see through. replacment installed. Much better, the small dents in the front and sides are ever so slight, the light makes them stand out more then they really do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Looking great , i have one and will be watching your build ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxygirl Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 OK, so after a long break, I am going to make an update. I'm almost finishing another model for a full build review and hopefully I should get back to the old Su-33 again. since last post I have made some progress... there was quite the gap in the canopy rails where the sidewalls meet. next it the intakes went on... the fuselage required LOT of clamping and tape and still needs a bit of work. Hopefully I will get some more work done soon as I would like to have this one contest ready by March of 2018. hopefully it DOES NOT take that long!!! thanks for looking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 That is some seriously good painting of the cockpit & ejection seat - good job cjp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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