'Blue 30' - Zvezda 1/48 Su-25

[GazB]

Hi all, back once more. This time with a project I've had in mind since May. Time spent having to drum up the appropriate masks, and then a set of decals, and then finally some metalizing powder for the display stand. Overall, came about fairly painless, aside from a few niggling moments. Kit itself varied a little from going together nicely, to being a bit of a pain. Biggest areas of frustration were fitting in the lower fuselage, and getting everything to meet up, causing some overhanging joins, and requirement of filler and sanding. After that, it was largely the pylons and stores having inadequate mounting points to make them fit securely without a lot of adjusting. Overall, happy with how it came out. Final bit of fiddling was adding metalizing powder to the base. Came out fairly good, and then I wanted to put the emblem on. Thought I had it positioned, but then it was off. Decal tore during adjustment, so had to remove and replace. In lining up, put two indentations in the surface with my ruler, somehow 🤦‍♂️, then accidentally scuffed the surface to the gloss beneath with a paper towel while buffing out the water marks. Second coat of powder didn't cover it, so in the end I went over everything with a 4000 grit stick to make it all look a little worn. Came out better than expected. May or may not ultimately gloss the base to seal that decal, though tit'll probably dull the shine. 

 

Anyway, without further ado. Here be my Ukrainian AF (Blue 30), 1/48 Zvezda Su-25. Painted up with the Hataka UAF acrylics set, masking with the DN Models vinyl masks, and marked with Aztec decals (pretty good decals, but they take a fair amount of softening).

 

 

 

Thanks for looking, as always

 

Gaz

[exdraken]

Great build!

Best and most suitable colors for this kit by far! 🇺🇦

[GazB]

4 minutes ago, exdraken said:

Great build!

Best and most suitable colors for this kit by far! 🇺🇦

Thank you, exdraken ^-^

 

Gaz

[HOUSTON]

BEAUTIFUL  build.

The intricate pattern must have taken you a lot of time. 

The finish is EXEMPLARY  and you turned out a SUPERB model.

One to be proud of.

      

 

[GazB]

59 minutes ago, HOUSTON said:

BEAUTIFUL  build.

The intricate pattern must have taken you a lot of time. 

The finish is EXEMPLARY  and you turned out a SUPERB model.

One to be proud of.

      

 

Thanks, Houston 😇

 

Pattern wasn't too bad on account of the vinyl masks, but they didn't really like anything beyond a flat surface, hah. Few touches up needed

 

Gaz

[Electric Indigo]

Great execution of this well-made kit. I like the low contrast in the scheme.

[GazB]

13 minutes ago, Electric Indigo said:

Great execution of this well-made kit. I like the low contrast in the scheme.

Thanks, Electric ^-^

 

Gaz