1/72 - Sukhoi Su-35S "Flanker-E" by Great Wall Hobby (GWH) - released - new PLAAF boxing

[Homebee]

Great Wall Hobby (GWH) is to release a 1/72nd  Sukhoi Su-35S "Flanker-E" kit - ref. L7207

Sources: 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilitaryModelingSRG/permalink/2441443966071479/

https://www.facebook.com/yufei.mao.940/posts/756092534907774

And a bunch of pics: https://www.facebook.com/yufei.mao.940/media_set?set=a.756092464907781&type=3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited November 21, 2022 by Homebee

[Neffan]

Yeahhh ! very good news for 2020  ! 

[drake122]

Well, can I have a minute of silence for my wallet?

December 2019 in china/ early 2020 elsewhere, very good news indeed.

Aw.... ugly seam in the middle of the canopy, can't believe we still have that in 2020, but other than that it is very exciting.

Edited December 3, 2019 by drake122

[sroubos]

I'm not sure how they can avoid the seam in the middle. The canopy is simply wider in cross-section in the middle than at the bottom so they need to mold it sideways rather than conventionally top and bottom or the shape would be off - as in fact it is on many fighter jet kits produced before say, 2005. I'm not sure which manufacturer was the first to do this.

 

I agree with you it's a pain to get rid off but with some fine sandpaper, a nail polishing block and some toothpaste it will buff right out - or so I'm told

[Procopius]

7 minutes ago, sroubos said:

I agree with you it's a pain to get rid off but with some fine sandpaper, a nail polishing block and some toothpaste it will buff right out - or so I'm told

I've done it with Airfix Harrier canopies; my wife walked in on me frantically toothbrushing the sliding hood in our bathroom at 10 PM, looked at me for a solid minute, and wordlessly walked out again.

[sroubos]

This happens to me whenever I grab the wooden floor cleaner and proceed to douse the kit I spent the last three months working on with it. This makes absolutely no sense to her.

[drake122]

17 minutes ago, sroubos said:

I'm not sure how they can avoid the seam in the middle. The canopy is simply wider in cross-section in the middle than at the bottom so they need to mold it sideways rather than conventionally top and bottom or the shape would be off - as in fact it is on many fighter jet kits produced before say, 2005. I'm not sure which manufacturer was the first to do this.

 

I agree with you it's a pain to get rid off but with some fine sandpaper, a nail polishing block and some toothpaste it will buff right out - or so I'm told

Zvezda did it with a different clear part breakdown in their latest Su-27 UB and Su-30 releases, achieved the omega shape without seam, but in the end it is a much more complicated assembly and I still had to take care of sprue gates on the visible areas of the clear part anyway. 

 

Anyway, Flankerman over at the ARC forums also pointed out the middle ring of thrust vectoring nozzles is much more "sunk in" in the test build pictures than it should be. Resin replacements are probably already available though. Also the IRST ball seems to be solid grey plastic and not a clear part 😮

[B.sin]

2 hours ago, drake122 said:

Zvezda did it with a different clear part breakdown in their latest Su-27 UB and Su-30 releases, achieved the omega shape without seam, but in the end it is a much more complicated assembly and I still had to take care of sprue gates on the visible areas of the clear part anyway. 

 

Anyway, Flankerman over at the ARC forums also pointed out the middle ring of thrust vectoring nozzles is much more "sunk in" in the test build pictures than it should be. Resin replacements are probably already available though. Also the IRST ball seems to be solid grey plastic and not a clear part 😮

 Unbuildable!

[drake122]

So, it would seem this model is now released in China, ebay offers claim delivery in europe in jan-feb 2020.

[Homebee]

Released - https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=GW-L7207

 

 

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[Homebee]

New boxing - ref. L7210 - Sukhoi Su-35S "Flanker-E" 

Source: https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=GW-L7210

 

 

 

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Edited September 21, 2021 by Homebee

[Homebee]

Pit-Road/GWH - ref. L7210 - Sukhoi Su-35S "Flanker-E" 

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10838121

 

 

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Edited December 2, 2021 by Homebee

[drake122]

I would really hope for a version with pre-tinted canopy included.

Or Egyptian markings please.

[Homebee]

New boxing - ref. S7206 - Sukhoi Su-35S "Flanker-E" - People`s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

Source: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10938193

Box art & decals

 

 

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