alxzinbox Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Finally completed the flapship flighter of the Indian Air Force after years of it being on the wishlist. Built mostly OOB with some custom riveting, and IAF decals from spares. A big deviation from the norm is building it wheels up- So much fun flying it around the house with my son while making jet sounds and my wife rolling her eyes in the background :D Waited for a perfect spring evening to finally click photos in the golden sunshine at the park. Natural light makes for perfect photos! Thanks for watching! :) Cheers, Alex. 45 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Wow...incredibly realistic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid100 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Fantastic. If it wasn't for the acrylic rod I'd have said it was the real thing!! Cheers Matt. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 So good I thought the first picture was of the real aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Far from shoddy!!! Downright fantastic is closer to the truth!!! Congrats. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Yeah utterly incredible build...I want one... Brilliant weathering on the back and the cans are great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Wow, not gunna lie, I thought the first pic was a real aircraft initially. Superb model, superb weathering, superb photography 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Very cool all round!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Alexander that is superb - not my scale but it looks really convincing. I have taken the liberty of doing some very quick work in Photoshop - what do you think? Cheers Malcolm 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake122 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Excellent job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Well done with outstanding results Alex!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 That is excellent work Alex, well done. The weathering and 'hot' areas are superb With the acrylic rod removed with Photoshop (nice job Malcolm) it looks just like the real thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Just... wow 🤯 I was going to suggest exactly what @Baldy has done. Photoshop out the stand and those pictures could have been taken at an air show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gota Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Sweet model right there 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Really good and realistic model !! CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Wonderful result! Are the Zvezda kits difficult to build? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Holy schnikes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 8 hours ago, SAT69 said: Wonderful result! Are the Zvezda kits difficult to build? Having a 90% done Su-33 on the bench, no they aren't. In fact they're very pleasant to build. I also meant to say earlier, we need more "in flight" displayed builds, so big thumbs up from me for doing that way (in addition to general praise for quality). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shashman Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 This is simply stunning! The most realistic looking aircraft model I have ever seen. Add a bit of jet exhaust and remove the stand and these are photos of the real thing. Amazing job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Nice build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 That's superb, paint and weathering is awesome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Great! Looks realistic! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxzinbox Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 23 hours ago, Baldy said: Alexander that is superb - not my scale but it looks really convincing. I have taken the liberty of doing some very quick work in Photoshop - what do you think? Cheers Malcolm That's awesome! Thanks for that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Hi Alex, that weathering is extremely realistic, maybe the most realistic I've ever seen. Can you explain how you did it? Thanks! Cheers Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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