paulsbrown Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I thought I had this one nearly done, all painted in the eggplant gray and light blue scheme, decals on, about to do the panel lines and then I saw this photo of a faded Su-35 with it's uniform dark gray looking far more interesting. So the decals were removed and the fading began. Begemot decals and A.M.U.R Reaver engines were a must for this Kitty Hawk kit as the nozzles are not drooped and the decals have some issues. The kit went together easily with an overall good fit. It certainly has some issues but overall it's a nice kit with a lot of improvements over previous Flankers (particularly after 8 Academy Flanker builds). I have a couple GWH Su-35s waiting and clearly they are simply a new level of accuracy, quality and sophistication that is amazing. However, like most kits with a bit of extra work the Kitty Hawk builds up nice and looks the part. The nose gear is something to be warned about, it's nicely detailed but the angle is all wrong because the smaller rear strut is too short. I used an Academy replacement to correct it. I replaced most of the chunky aerials and antennas with thinner plastic card and a few bits of etched brass from the stash plus some B8M-1 rocket pods as seen in an Aviadarts entry. 73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Gorgeous weathering ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire madman Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Wow very nice indeed 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMaster Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I think it looks a little bit too good 😉 Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Really nice Flanker there, fantastic paint and weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroNautique Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Those exhausts are incredible, amongst the best I've ever seen...well done! 😲 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xspace Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Top job on painting and weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Wow, stunning. The weathering is fantastic. Incredibly realistic. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delticfan Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 A work of art, love the exhausts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Brilliant stuff, that weathering looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Ultra realistic weathering on this fantastic build 👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashellis Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Stunning!! Fantastic job on the weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Excellent Sukhoi ... Not a huge fan of the type. That being said, they do look good in this scheme. Downright evil actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 FABULOUS in all respects! Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Very nicely done. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Oh my, that it very nice indeed. Your last photo sowing the exhaust detail is fantastic - top work Sir. The faded weathering is absolutely lovely. Really does show an aircraft that has seen a bit of service. There is something really purposeful and menacing about the Flanker series of aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Looks realistic, especially engines covers and nozzles! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Just stunning - top notch build of a real beast. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Oh yeah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Fantastic weathering. Looks very realistic. Great JOB !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 This belongs in a museum! Absolutely gorgeous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 wow, that is really great work! PS, not so exited about the old school rocket launcher loadout though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 nice worn look, good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 hour ago, exdraken said: PS, not so exited about the old school rocket launcher loadout though... I know, I don't think that it will last long! I think it'll eventually get a more deserving modern load but for now I went for the Aviadarts competition load where they generally use unguided munitions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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