Homebee Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) Komar Models from Moscovia has just released a 1/48th Sukhoi Su-9 (1946) resin with 3D printed parts kit - ref. 1148 Source: https://leib-company.ru/voennye-samolety/29079-komar-models-1148-sbornaya-model-samoleta-sukhoj-9-pervyj-1946g-1-48.html V.P. Edited September 12, 2023 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 It looks somewhere between the Me262 and the Japanese Kikka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTX Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: It looks somewhere between the Me262 and the Japanese Kikka. It was essentially that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-9_(1946) Pity the kit comes from Russia. Not buying from there until they cease invasion of Ukraine. Edited September 14, 2023 by GTX adding image 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianK Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 33 minutes ago, GTX said: Pity the kit comes from Russia. Not buying from there until they cease invasion of Ukraine. Yep, same here. Even though this kit looks beautiful. Some days ago I was really tempted to buy a kit from a different company, but not only are they located in Russia, but they also have incorporated a big "Z" in their logo recently. Sorry, but no... Christian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 28 minutes ago, ChristianK said: Yep, same here. Even though this kit looks beautiful. Some days ago I was really tempted to buy a kit from a different company, but not only are they located in Russia, but they also have incorporated a big "Z" in their logo recently. Sorry, but no... Christian Doesn’t seem to be Zvezda. Their website looks normal anyway. I don’t think it’s Quinta Studio either. And it’s not Arma Models Russia And it’s not Ark Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianK Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 https://unomag.ru/dms-35112-sbornaya-model-ctz-3-shtz-nati-ranniy They use it without the "Z" on their vk page though, but that's to off topic here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Well, I would probably buy it if I could get it. They need to work on getting a distributor that will help them sell into the US. If they can point me there I am in for one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 9/14/2023 at 2:51 PM, Harold55 said: Well, I would probably buy it if I could get it. They need to work on getting a distributor that will help them sell into the US. If they can point me there I am in for one. Yes, I also would buy it, if it was sold in the U.S. The problem with some of these kits, is the distribution. There's a Czech company that makes 1/48 scale resin kits, but it's not easy ordering from them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Are you going to be building it ? natural metal finish ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Here's a better pic of it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I was able to obtain a kit of this Su-9K, I do have to say it is quite well done. 3d printing, seems to be the way of the future for some models. If folks are interested, I can do a review of the kit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Ok to start. The box is plain, black and white printed picture of the Su-9K on it. Not really a collector’s item in of itself, like some of the artwork from other companies. The first thing I noticed when I opened the box is that there was no sprue tree. This being a 3D printed model there were no parts to cut off the sprue. The resin that they used is grey in colour, and the scribed panel lines, rivets is very much in evidence. Very detailed fuselage ! All the parts are in individual plastic - cellophane bags. The instruction sheet, if you can call it that, has the parts divided by what they are for. It is in colour, so you can use that for painting reference. Landing gear parts are all in 1 bag, canopy parts are in another, cabin interior still in another, etc.. The instruction sheet (above) shows how they are divided. We are used to having instructions in a linear time line for construction, here you can do them separately and then combine all the parts as you go along. I have to digress for a moment, the gun parts are a resin casting, from what i can tell, it is of a different colour then the rest, and even feels different to the touch. The guns are quite detailed, as all the parts are. The jet engine is a partial casting of the full engine, just the forward half, and is a separate boxed part, I think someone else did this for them. I would have liked to have seen the complete engine, that can be made into a separate display. I'm not sure if it was 3d printed or a resin casting. But whatever it is, it is very detailed ! You can actually paint the tubes and cables for the most part all the way around (carefully). Ok to be continued.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I plan on doing reviews of each segment of the Su-9k by itself.. i have gotten emails asking for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 The one thing i did not mention in my previous post is that besides the instruction sheet, there is also a parts list. This is something that I needed to use, . I am going to start work on this kit soon. But for now I'm just posting a quick review of the kit. As you can see there is 60 parts to this kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 The one thing i think they could have done differently is make the rivets a bit smaller. All the pictures that i have seen of the Su-9k shows that the rivets are barely visible. This could be the quality of the picture, but if i was a 1/48 scale person. I would be able to put my finger into the rivet. This is a minor thing, that just the primer spray paint would likely fill in partially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 The interior of the fuselage is fairly well divided with bracing for the parts (cockpit, guns etc..).. I did not see anything that would cause problems in building up the interior. But I will go into more detail on this as I build the a/c. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Thanks for posting pictures of the parts and a brief explanation of what we are looking at. This really does look like a great kit. I think the 1/2 detailed engine would allow you to open a panel to show it off but still proved for its support. Would be nice to have the full engine. But my understanding is the RD-10 is a copy of the Jumo 004 used by Germany so that might work as an equivalent for display. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, Harold55 said: But my understanding is the RD-10 is a copy of the Jumo 004 used by Germany so that might work as an equivalent for display. To be honest this is not even a copy, these are literally the same German engines produced after the war in the original factory by German workers. Later the tooling and personnel were shipped off to the USSR. Therefore, as you wrote, any Jumo 004 kit will fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Piotr, don't forget, the Czech's also were making them as well ( https://www.autoevolution.com/news/avia-s-92-the-world-s-first-german-jet-fighter-reborn-in-czechoslovakia-208542.html ) So the engineers / technicians were very well trained in maintaining them. Here is a pic of the partial RD-10 engine that comes with the kit. I'll put a couple more tomorrow so that you can see all the tubes / wires that are on there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I might as well show them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 And another one.. as you can see the tubing, wiring etc.. are all raised.. much easier to paint .. hhmmm maybe not LOL!!! these pics are very highly enlarged. in reality, with a spray of primer.. and then "metal" paint (of your choosing).. you don't see the striations.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 6 hours ago, nedburt said: Piotr, don't forget, the Czech's also were making them as well. Yes, that's true, at CKD at Prague. But in the case of the RD-10 engines for the Su-9, I'm nearly 100% sure that the engines fitted were Jumo 004B made at the Junkers plant in Dessau, Germany. 6 hours ago, nedburt said: I might as well show them now. Indeed, painting this will require patience, but the result will be fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Ok to the cockpit. I have not counted all the parts that go into it, but I can tell you that there are quite a few of them. Parts like the seat stirrups, handles are very small and delicate. I broke one off (part # 11) just by looking at it the wrong way.. and now I can not find it anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedburt Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 The one thing I recommend is a very sharp blade ( I use exact blades) It was not hard to cut off the parts from the "3d printed block" but the sharp edge of the blade ensure a clean cut. The control panel has a good number of dials.. and from what I can see matches the real one fairly close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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