Luke1199 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Hi all, finally finished the Hobbyboss J-11B. It's essentially their Su-27 kit with Chinese missiles and WS-10 engine nozzles, also has the modernised cockpit with MFDs. The kit was great, the fit was largely spot on. It's by far the largest kit I've built, dwarfing the JF-17 in the same scale. A few minor annoyances which I covered in the WIP thread like the sprue connections (an issue I've also had with the trumpeter kits). Here's the WIP: I built this in the PLA Naval Air Force scheme, Blue 24 based out of Hainan. This aircraft is notable for intercepting a US Navy P-8 Poseidon, with the US claiming the pilot performed a series of dangerous manoeuvres. The Chinese deny such allegations but clearly Hobbyboss didn't get the memo as the box art features the aircraft flying inverted above a P-8 😅. It's is also the aircraft I use as my profile picture... I should mention the front canopy snapped during the build so there is a noticable crack, the two halves are just bluetacked in place until I find a long-term solution. The usual place I use take photos was a little too small for the aircraft so I had to try something new for most of these. Anyway, here are the photos: Thanks for looking in! 向前!向前!向前! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattH912 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Lovely looking build is this the hobbyboss kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, MattH912 said: Lovely looking build is this the hobbyboss kit? Cheers Matt, yes it is 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Splendid Shenyang J-11B! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Looks superb and I can verify it's Big! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Very nicely done!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 A very nice Flanker. Guess this is in 1:48 a pretty huge plane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 Thanks all, one word of warning for anyone thinking of building this kit or the Su-27, the landing gear aren't the strongest. The structure of the rear legs can bend quite easily but I'm fairly sure metal landing gear sets are available. Its also a borderline tail sitter so I'd recommend a little weight in the nose- the instructions don't warn you but its better safe than sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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