AndrewMi Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Hi everyone This is my 1/48 SU-30SM by Kitty Hawk. This was a very nice kit to build with great detail. The fit was good, only having large gaps on the air intakes and air brake. I had read reviews about the other su-27 and su-30 kits missing axles for the wheels but mine came with them so I'm guessing they have fixed it. The instructions did have a few mistakes, the paint guide didn't show the camouflage on the underside and showed the registration number from one of the other aircraft. The decals were decent but some of them took a few applications of micro sol to make them conform. Some of the yellow decals were very thin and clear so when applied to the model, they went a lot darker and hard to see, this was the same with some of the red ones. There were also some yellow decals that looked more of an orangey colour, I don't think they are meant to be that colour on the real aircraft but I could be wrong. The weathering made the orangey decals less obvious and orange which was good. For weathering, I decided to try something different to what I normally do. I applied a black oil wash on a gloss varnish, then coated it in matte varnish. I used small dots of white oil paint on the panels which I blended with a wet brush to try to make faded areas. I am happy with how this turned out. It was then coated in a matte varnish again. Thank for looking 30 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Looks really nicely built and finished Andrew - the pictures are a little surreal though! The fading looks very impressive. Cheers Malcolm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Impressive stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 wow! what a great model in the most attractive scheme possible! your photography is also very inspiring! still I would like at least one shot in neutral environment to appreciate the kit itself... cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Very impressive. Superb results with the weathered, faded appearance. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Looks great Andy.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 That's an impressive machine! Great scale modeling for sure! I'd love to see it photographed at an actual airfield; I bet that would really rock! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 A game of two halves , I like the underside a lot, I really like the upper surface weathering a lot more. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Niiiice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lefthands Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 oh yes, dirty and grimy wonderful build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Nice work, it definitely needs a mirror to sit on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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