Daniel John Shanks Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Taking shape and looking awesome! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 I had forgotten to add little MLG fairing resin parts. Now they have been placed and the fairing contours were reshaped using putty: Also right fin dielectric panel size was corrected: And finally MLG uplock fairings were cloned from Kittyhawk Su-35S kit: Next step is to coat all parts with primer. Serkan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Almost all parts were coated with black primer while casted MLG uplock fairings were still curing: Next step is to start engine metallic coating. Serkan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 On 16/02/2021 at 10:06, Serkan Sen said: But I did significant improvements on CAD model and I will post them soon. 🤤 On 17/02/2021 at 20:02, Serkan Sen said: Before starting the cockpit area there is one more part to be duplicated, the canard... Years ago we did it with the tapes and later - with the CDs... Now you’re having no need to buy the kits - just clone most useful parts et voilà! 😹 You’re saying about the cloning process just like about the two mouse clicks. I’m definitely need to try it. Excellent progress on the kits, Serkan! Keep up the good work. 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 18 minutes ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: Years ago we did it with the tapes and later - with the CDs... Now you’re having no need to buy the kits - just clone most useful parts et voilà! 😹 Thanks Nikolay, I did similar modifications 30 years ago when I had only few kits and very limited budget. Besides there was neither online ordering nor silicone/resin casting technology at that time. Now I take the benefit of having all of them. The only problem is that I am now a bit old... 👴👴👴 Serkan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: You’re saying about the cloning process just like about the two mouse clicks. I’m definitely need to try it. If you have a proper molding silicone and enough lego bricks, having a little patience it is not so difficult. Serkan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: The only problem is that I am now a bit old... Actually, it’s a normal thing. 😼 But your brain stays young while you’re constantly learning something new. 6 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: If you have a proper molding silicone and enough lego bricks, having a little patience it is not so difficult. I wasn’t a LEGO boy, I used stuff like this: And there’s no problems with the patience. Sometimes... 😹 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: I wasn’t a LEGO boy, I used stuff like this: Me neither, I bought my first lego bricks when I was over 40 years old 🙂 But with these metal parts you can build very stable jigs and tools... 😄 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 The casted fairings are now ready: Next step is to place them on the model and apply the first paint coat... Serkan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffan Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 15 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: Presque toutes les pièces ont été recouvertes d'un apprêt noir tandis que les carénages montés MLG coulés durcissaient encore: La prochaine étape consiste à démarrer le revêtement métallique du moteur. Serkan 👍👍👍🏆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: Me neither, I bought my first lego bricks when I was over 40 years old 🙂 Looks like I have some time to do it! 😹 9 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: But with these metal parts you can build very stable jigs and tools... 😄 Almost everything! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 MLG uplock fairings were finally placed: The wing tip launchers were taken from Hobbyboss kit as the MHM launches are a bit short and badly molded (which is not a surprise): Serkan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 The masking templates were designed using duplicated parts panel lines: And then scanned to produce masking set with cutter/plotter using Oramask foil: Serkan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) The canopy had a lot of scratches and needed to be polished. I decided to give a chance 25 years old Nigrin car polish set (repair and polishing compounds). I was a bit suspicious about the polishing liquids (especially about its shelf life) but I was really surprised and impressed by the result: The masks were placed from inside and outside: Now I can start to paint the model... Serkan Edited March 9, 2021 by Serkan Sen 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) As I am trying to consume my Model Master enamel paint stock I decided to paint this aircaft using MM colors. Here are the shades of blues I have: The most suitable colors for this camo will be 1594, 1562 and 2131... Serkan Edited March 7, 2021 by Serkan Sen 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffan Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 17 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: As I am trying to consume my Model Master enamel paint stock I decided to paint this aircaft using MM colors. Here are the shades of blues I have: The most suitable colors for this camo will be 1594, 1562 and 2131... Serkan Hi Serkan, good choice 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffan Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hi Serkan, will you do the SU-35UB 1/72 at the same time as the 1/48 ? Regards 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) On 3/10/2021 at 2:43 PM, Neffan said: Hi Serkan, will you do the SU-35UB 1/72 at the same time as the 1/48 ? Regards Hi Neffan, I have an ongoing 1:72 build but it is waiting for cloning front fuselage half which I will use in chinese J-15S build as well: Serkan Edited March 15, 2021 by Serkan Sen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Great works all of these Serkan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Wow, lots of great progress! With your skills you could've scratched the whole Flanker as well! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 That is going to look really good in the blue scheme. Regards Robert 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) To me the most difficult part of any Flanker build is the engine area. Each Flanker has a unique color of metallic blue, red, and smoke for heat staining engines. Therefore all my Flanker builds were pending aside till last weekend. Finally I decided to do mass production painting campaign and finished engine paint jobs of six Flankers and one T-50 Pak-Fa (Su-57 prototype). I have painted the entire engine area with stainless steel and masked the access doors and hatches: And then I have applied different shades of metals and blue/red stains: The result looks good enough to mask the engine area and apply the first camouflage color... Serkan Edited July 15, 2021 by Serkan Sen 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffan Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Hi Serkan, great job ! What kind of paint (brand) do you use for the engine ? Thanx in advance. Neffan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Neffan said: Hi Serkan, great job ! What kind of paint (brand) do you use for the engine ? Thanx in advance. Neffan Thanks Neffan, I have first applied Model Master Stainless Steel and then different shades of Alclad II Metal colors and Blue/Red stains. Serkan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Hi Serkan, what did you use to mask the hatches after you had painted them stainless steel? Fantastic result by the way. 👍 Gondor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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