Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut, Zvezda 1:72

[djos]

Hi all
The model that I barely decided to make, I was not attracted by the parts, details and whole model looks somehow like a toy in this black color ..... but I like the exotic shape of the plane ... well .....
Nothing spectacular, I wanted to do it as a pure prototype came out of the paint shop ..... and that's it. Hobby Boss seems better to me, but the price is significantly different.
Here, I only shortened the legs of the landing gear, and I mean more than 2 millimeters, and again it looks like a stork. Also added details in the cockpit ....
I hope that some of you will like  it.  Till something more serious, best regards, Djordje

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SAT69]

To me, it's a very good looking model.

[Harold55]

I love it and I think it was an important link in Russian aircraft design so worth having in your collection.  Technology from this was used on the Su-35 and Su-57.

[Pete in a shed]

The Berkut looks really good in the all black scheme and that's a very sharp build. Very nice.. Interesting that the fairings at the back are asymmetrical, I've not noticed that before.

 Cheers

Pete 

[Vultures1]

Nice job Djordje, you've really captured the look of the original

[Shorty84]

Hi Djordje,

 

the Berkut looks really impressive. Great build which does not look toylike at all 👍 If one doesn't fancy doing a black protoype there is still the option to build it as the proposed C-32/Su-27KM carrier based fighter: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/sukhoi-fsw-projects-from-s-22-and-s-32-to-berkut.2122/

 

Cheers

Markus

[luftmodels]

Looks amazing! I think you nailed it. This is fairly model from Zvezda and you made it look like a new aircraft. Great job!

[kapam]

An amazing looking aircraft - beautifully done in ultra-cool black!

Very nice indeed!

[Ryan Hothersall]

Nice build. 

[RupertTheBear]

Love the Berkut. Would add one to my collection immediately if there was one in 1/48th scale but sadly there isn't. Also I think it would look less "toy like" with some ordnance on it but since it is a prototype it will always have this rather "sterile" look but this also might be inspiring for some neat "what if...?" builds
Still, very nice build!

 

[IGKent]

Looking good. Airplane from the past....😀

[Gary Brantley]

Very cool! 😎

[moviedrone]

Nice work! I have one that I built half of but felt that it wasn't looking great, but maybe I'll pull it out of the stash and finish it.

[Doom3r]

Looks good freshly painted S-37 (see what I did here?)

 

To fight the "toy-like" look you needed to do a bit of weathering on it (if you check the photos of the real thing you would notice that it is a bit spotty so either grey oil dotfilters or blackbased "near the the grey" marbling or both should do the trick.

[Serkan Sen]

Very impressive build Djordje. I am currently building Hobbyboss Berkut and I did some improvements on intakes and exhausts. I hope my build will look good as yours 🙂

Serkan

[Qel]

Looks very good to me, While the all black scheme may be a bit boring, for me I think it works because the focus is put on the unusual shape which is where most people's interest in this aircraft would be.

Edited April 17, 2021 by Qel

[GiampieroSilvestri]

Splendid Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut!

 

Saluti

 

Giampiero

[BerndM]

Great job on this strange looking beast.

[IPMS19]

- I would like to get it in 48 scale.......🙄; Yours is very nice and inspiring. 👍

- In a show some years ago I met a guy who had began work on a 1/48 kitbashing built Berkut using an F 111 fuselage and reversed wings, Flanker nose assembly and cockpit and some other scratch work. He exhibited a rather convincing fuselage and some photos of his work on other parts but I never heard of him and his achievement since. If ever someone is tempted........After some reflection I think it could be feasable.......Who dare ..,??