exdraken Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 this time a Chinese Interceptor! not too many out there in modeled form, although Trumpeter did a great job on bringing them along! (I am desperately missing a Spey engined JH-7 Flying Leopard though! ) J-8B Finback 敵 機 PLAAF Famous for unsafely making an EP-3 Spyplane emergency-land at Hainan Island... Trumpeter 1/48 Metal landing gears from Up-Wind models no more aftermaket available.... simple as that! the kit fits great, detail is good! instructions could be a bit better in some areas, the landing gear assembly and some doors are a slight puzzle, as are the pylons and missile/ rocket / tank combinations. not helped by the fact that some of it was done for the J-10 kit and that all parts for the D/F are aslo included. WIP in the very recommendable group build section and the about to finish Interceptors GB: quite a beast! like 2 MiG-21s or one upscaled.... I think it also uses 2 MiG-21/ J-7 type engines... will put her next to some more well known planes for getting an idea.... thanks for your interest and thanks for the great BM GB community! Werner PS: I already wonder what you say about my Chinese (at least I hope that!) characters above 71 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Beautifully done,a great paint job (white can be difficult) and yes,an interesting beast from the east. Seldom seen in the news anymore as more Sukhois are entering the PLAAF service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Great looking model, excellent work ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Excellent build Werner.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Excellent piece of work 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I like the model a lot. Great to hear it's not a difficult build overall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Looks great. White is always difficult, but you did very well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Great work there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Very nice build Werner. Its a beast of an aeroplane but looks so good in white and you've smashed replicating the scheme. Its a beauty. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I love seeing these "seldom seen" aircraft modeled! That bird looks great Werner! It is a shame though, that it was snatched from the sky by a giant hand. 😉 A sad fate for a valiant warrior...😥 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Great job Werner nice to see a Chinese aircraft posted they tend to be a bit neglected despite a good few kits available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 That is a terrific build! I like how you photographed it too. I like the subtle dirtiness of the light gray paint. Definitely a plane I'd like to model someday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Great work The offspring of an illicit tryst between a Mig-21 and an F-4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Lovely model of a seldom seen fighter! My Chinese wife is a bit confused over what you mean with the old style Chinese characters, though. 😉 They mean (roughly) 'aircraft of the enemy'. Something taken out of context from the box top, referring to the EP-3, perhaps? You will, in time, have a nice (?) inprint of your thumb on the left wingtip – skin grese and acidity will take care of that. 😄 Vinyl gloves recommended when handling finished models. Great modelling! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Very nice Werner! Chinese aircraft certainly deserve more attention Cheers Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 10 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: My Chinese wife is a bit confused over what you mean with the old style Chinese characters, though. 😉 They mean (roughly) 'aircraft of the enemy Thanks for involving her! At least it does not say something rude! the idea was something like interceptor or jet fighter.... but the online translator I used was not way too helpful in this regard. At least it says aircraft... which of the 2 "letters" by the way? what would need to be changed? thanks for the nice comments everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 On 3/14/2021 at 1:25 AM, Kampartiger said: Beautifully done,a great paint job (white can be difficult) and yes,an interesting beast from the east. Seldom seen in the news anymore as more Sukhois are entering the PLAAF service. Yeah, Suchois and J-10s of various variants! Weapons wise I think the J-10s are taking over from the J-8s.. The Su-30 and J11-16 are heavy fighter bombers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Excellent work Werner, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 On 3/16/2021 at 7:30 PM, Vultures1 said: Excellent work Werner, well done! thx! very much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Very nice indeed! Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 An unusual but excellent choice of subject that will certainly stand out amongst a collection of 'grey everything' jets. Well done mate. Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Great job, very rare build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 7:02 PM, redcap said: An unusual but excellent choice of subject that will certainly stand out amongst a collection of 'grey everything' jets. Thanks for the compliments! 😊 It certainly does! Although the large red markings also do their part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 finally some comparisson with interesting candidates I found on my shelf: the small MiG-21 (here an SMT, but does not matter too much) the ancestry can clearly be seen! (a J-8A would still have the nose intake as well!) the considerably smaller Su-9 with the same general layout: and finally its replacement, the J-10, 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 and that is how it looks all in one: ready for takeoff cheers, Werner 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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