DaveJL Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Hello all, Here is my entry for this GB: Hobbyboss 1/48 Su-30MKK, marked as an MK2 of the Venezuelan Air Force. Kit: Extras: Caracal decals, Master pitot tube, Eduard Brassin OFAB-250 bombs, Wolfpack K-36 ejection seats and Quickboost F-14 FOD covers (modified to fit). This is what i'm going for: https://imgur.com/lcPwxA9 Fully armed: http://www.planobrazil.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Su-30-venezuela-3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/x1jsE8j.jpg Going for, 2x ECM pods on wingtips, 2x R-73, 4x OFAB-250, 2x KH-31, 2x KH-29 and 2x R-77. (the above pictures show R-27s on the intake pylons but these are being replaced with the KH-29s. Looks a nice kit, hopefully it's a bit easier to assemble than the Academy offering. Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjuro Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Now this is a nice project. I've built the Hobby Boss 1/72 Mil Mi-8MT this year and it was easy to assemble and had good fit. I will watch this. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Hi Dave Having built the HB Su-27 and being part way through the Su-30 I'm sure you will enjoy the build. ScottC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Thanks chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Great choice! Standard Veneuuelan scheme of the anniversary one? Looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 1 minute ago, exdraken said: Great choice! Standard Veneuuelan scheme of the anniversary one? Looking forward to it! Thanks mate. Will be the standard scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I really like this scheme, can't wait for this one to unfold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 On 29/09/2017 at 9:48 PM, Valkyrie said: I really like this scheme, can't wait for this one to unfold Cheers. Made a brief start today by building up the ordnance: The plastic parts have nice detail and went together with no issues. Just need to clean up the join lines. The Brassin bombs are of Eduard's usual excellent quality. Hopefully a better update to come soon! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 They do look nicely detailed, starting is sometimes one of the hardest bits to do, good starting point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Cheers! Building has been somewhat lax recently, so hoping to get back into the groove with this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Managed an hour at the bench today. Cockpit assembled and ready for paint: The detail is fairly good. I moved onto the upper fuselage. There are a few small ejector pin marks on the wings which I thought was a bit odd, easily sorted though. The airbrake was added - the fit isn't great: Some sanding required to get it to sit flush. I moved on and looked at the exhausts. I've been toying with the idea of ordering an aftermarket set but having looked at the kit parts, I'm happy enough with their detail: More soon. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Airbrake was worth the effort, does look a good level of detail in cockpit, good bit of work for an hour! Re your ordnance, is that everything that came in the kit or is that the load out you’ve picked? My SU-33 has a lot but it all can’t go on 😓 and the instructions actually detail what can go with what and what can’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 17 minutes ago, Valkyrie said: Airbrake was worth the effort, does look a good level of detail in cockpit, good bit of work for an hour! Re your ordnance, is that everything that came in the kit or is that the load out you’ve picked? My SU-33 has a lot but it all can’t go on 😓 and the instructions actually detail what can go with what and what can’t Cheers. There's some ordnance left over - 8x R27, 2x R-73, 2x R-77 and 2x KH-29. The addition of the OFAB-250's will give me a load out loosely based on images that I have seen of the jets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 More done. Cockpit painted, detailed, glossed and given a light wash: Moved on and installed it, along with the front landing gear bay and inner portion of the exhausts to the fuselage halves, then closed up: The fit was fine. One of the nice details about this kit is the static dischargers on the wings and stabilisers. However, Hobbyboss decided that the best place for mounting pin for the small protective sprue covering the wing examples was on the inside of the wing - thusly you can't close the wings up without removing it! I can foresee those tiny parts going mussing at some point... Some sub assemblies: One not so good part of this kit is the horizontal stabilisers. On the real thing, the rams that operate these are part of the tail fin assembly - the rams extend and retract from/to the base of the tail fin (seen here on this MKM). Hobbyboss have moulded these in place on the tail fins (triangular bits below and to the rear of the rudder) so one can't display the stabilisers in any other pose than bang on level, which is annoying as I like to dip these slightly. More soon. Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjuro Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) It looks similar to how Zvezda constructed their Su-27SM in 1/72. Here is what i did a few years ago: First I sawed off the extensions (rams?). Then, after cleaning the now separated parts, i glued a shim made from plastic on the removed part (sorry, no picture). After cleaning up and adjusting the separated parts i glued them back in place and added finally the horizontal stabilisers. All i had to do was to keep an eye on the angle so the parts were matching. It think it is an easy and quick solution. hth Cheers Friedhelm Edited October 28, 2017 by Sanjuro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Nice and instructive progress! I have this kit in the stash, but was not too impressed... yours look good, so maybe I'll change my mind and build it! What do you think of the nozzles? In nee of a replacement? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 19 hours ago, Sanjuro said: It looks similar to how Zvezda constructed their Su-27SM in 1/72. Here is what i did a few years ago: First I sawed off the extensions (rams?). Then, after cleaning the now separated parts, i glued a shim made from plastic on the removed part (sorry, no picture). After cleaning up and adjusting the separated parts i glued them back in place and added finally the horizontal stabilisers. All i had to do was to keep an eye on the angle so the parts were matching. It think it is an easy and quick solution. hth Cheers Friedhelm Thanks mate , Might give that a go. I've actually seen one or two pictures with a slight drop in the flaps but level stabilisers. 8 hours ago, exdraken said: Nice and instructive progress! I have this kit in the stash, but was not too impressed... yours look good, so maybe I'll change my mind and build it! What do you think of the nozzles? In nee of a replacement? . Cheers. It's not a bad kit, i'd say it's better than the Academy offering, but there are some niggling issues as listed above. I'm in two minds about the nozzles. The turbine part is hidden so no issues. I initially thought the nozzles were acceptable but i keep looking at them thinking they could be better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 More done. Intakes, leading edge slats, nose cone and wingtip ECM pods added. I had planned to leave the nose cone off until the airframe was painted but the slightly off fit dictated otherwise. The one piece intake trunks are very good: Wolfpack K-36 seats: Coming together well. Next up will be to clean up the filler and add the tails etc. More soon. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Looks really good! Like the nose...shape seems ok! How do you rate the WP seats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 15 minutes ago, exdraken said: Looks really good! Like the nose...shape seems ok! How do you rate the WP seats? Cheers. Yes the nose shape is good, no need for a resin replacement. I think the Wolfpack seats are fine. Maybe not just as good as Neomega or Quickboost but certainly better than other offerings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 More done today and the airframe is nearing completion. First job of the day was to remove the triangular plates on the side of the intakes. The HB instructions have these added, however the real thing doesn't (only noticed them today, otherwise they wouldn't have been glued on!) Popped off with a knife, sanded and locating holes filled. One of the smaller jobs was to make dual pylons for the OFAB-250 bombs. So I cobbled some together from parts from the spares: Moved on and cleaned up the filler, then added the flaps and pylons: A dry fit of the tail fin/horizontal stabiliser assembly has shown that it will not be a great fit. Will have to fashion something to allow the parts to sit correctly. More soon. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 I like your scratch double rack pylons! I guess this is Eduard's pylons, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 4 hours ago, exdraken said: I like your scratch double rack pylons! I guess this is Eduard's pylons, no? Cheers mate. The dark grey parts could well be - they were in the spares box, can't remember where they came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 More done. As mentioned earlier in the thread, the HB tail fins come with the horizontal stabiliser extensions moulded in place, not allowing for the stabilisers to be dipped in anyway. After some dry fitting, I found that even in the neutral position, the extensions did still not sit flush on the stabilisers. A poor show by HB. So I cut off the extensions: Inserted a small bit of plastic, added the shaved off bits at an angle, then closed up with filler: Not 100% but will do. The dual rack pylons were then added to the airframe, and everything given the once over: Areas have been masked off in preparation for painting. More soon. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Impressive... and I need more modelling time.... Did not even start mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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