tomprobert Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) Evening folks, I've put the finishing touches to Trumpeter's 1/32nd scale Flanker C over the weekend. I embarked upon this build as I have always loved the twin-seat Flanker and thought it would be a straight-forward build to be getting on with in the background and as a break from my longer term vacform and scratch-build projects when I needed it... I was wrong. I was rather disappointed with the overall quality and fit of the kit to be honest - the fit was very poor in places, in particular the wing to fuselage join was problematical as the wing was much thinner than the attachment point at the root. The fit of the intake trunking was tricky (I think the forward sections are actually slightly larger in diameter than the rear sections) and the cockpit glazing was considerably wider than the fuselage and was difficult to attach - it's still far from perfect to be honest but passable from a distance. There were numerous mold-lines and flash to clean up in many places, and the nose cone section was also a poor fit. However, perseverance is the key, but there is more filler on here than I had anticipated, especially for a 'modern' kit of this nature. There are some lovely aspects to the kit though - the gear bays are nicely detailed out of the box, jet pipes are pretty good and the airframe surface detail is lovely and comes out well after a light wash. And it certainly captures the mean, menacing look of the Flanker nicely. Sukhoi Su-27UB - "Red 64" Apart from some Eduard etch in the cockpit, the model was made from the box with Hannants' Xtracolour enamels being used along with the kit decals. All painting was completed freehand with a Badger 200 airbrush. Happy modelling! Tom Edited September 2, 2018 by tomprobert Typos 21 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Wow the Flanker from my city!Vell done, Sir!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Very nice clean jet with a full weapon load. Cracking build top notch👌👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Hi Tom, I'm generally not into military stuff but I do like the Flanker it has a predatory look about it which your model captures very well. Looks like there's plenty of detail in the cockpit but then again at 1/32 I guess there should be. It looks nice and 'busy', what size is the model Tom?I Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Sus are always nice! But this one is especially so!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Exceptional build, that does look excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Turned out very nicely despite the fit problems. Very nice indeed. must be huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Very nice, will you be bringing it to the next club meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Great flanker Tom! Realistic camouflage scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Stunning build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 This is the 2nd 1/32 Flanker I've seen tonight - they really are the business - if you are good enough to pull them off - TOP JOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianm2 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 It`s hard to believe you had any problems with it. Looks awesome mate. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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