Hey, guys:

I've started my Su-25K. The RLM 76 is a little too light for my tastes, but, well, every Russian cockpit seems to be a different shade of blue, gray, and green, so that's my excuse. :-) Even tamed some photoetch bits.

PB

While imaginary, i did try to keep it plausible...  I've got to find some more kits so I can use up those remaining decals.

It really does look good there, I don't know if you noticed on the Su-27 Best fighter in the world video's but there was no consistency among the camouflage patterns on many of the Russian aircraft, so with that you could say it could actually be out there.

Oh, this is all mine but loosely based on a scheme shown at top and listed as Iraqi on this decal sheet.  (same set of decals that I used on that MiG-21MF)

Basically, I just took the muted colors and some of the camo (wings and spine) and made it mine.  I had cut out colored shapes and was placing them on the model when I noticed the design coming together.   It's far from accurate, but it looks neat.

Is the paint job one you created? Or is it an actual scheme?

I'll probably put Russian markings on it.

It's what keeps us progressing Dre, if you were content even when others said it was great I guess you would never improve. Either way nice looking Frogfoot. What country is it from again?

Thanks, but I'm still apprenticing my trade.   The paint is far too clean for what I had envisioned with all that heavy preshading.   The subtleties of color and tone that I achieved are much more apparent in person than in these pics.   If I could sling paint like Vermeer I'd be a happy, happy man.

If you haven't noticed by now, I'm a hard critic on myself- it's what pushes me to keep trying something different than before.

I agree, also Dre, that does really look good mate really nice paint job, you are a master of this craft!

I'm so glad that the Fairchild went with another design, gawd that's ugly!!  No proportion in the tail and aft fuselage.

I had thought to keep the camo a secret until I finished, but oh well...  here she is as of late last night.  

I started by cutting out shapes and laying them onto the model to get an idea of what looked good when I hit upon this design.   To me, it can be seen as a flying bird or aircraft design.

I would like to think that each viewer will see something different in it than just an incomplete and odd camo job.   Or maybe I'm looking to see more than is there?   I think it will look good next to my bright green Afghan MiG.

Here it is, not the same but you see what I mean, very similar to the Frogfoot.

I wouldn't be surprised at that.   I think that it has a startling resemblance to the Dassault/Dornier Alpha jet too.  It isn't graceful like the Flanker, but its proportions are pleasing.

Ah thanks for the heads up Dre, it's a great looking plane, but not in the way a Su-27 or Rafale or Typhoon is but you know like an A-10 or Apache is, kinda ugly but awesome? Tricky o describe. Did you know that one of the A-10 prototypes looked very similar to the Frogfoot?

LOL, I'm not completely comfortable with the new camo.

There was a lot of filler used on the looooonnnnggggg seams on both nacelles and on the fuselage seams.   Some parts of the top fuselage seam had a valley that had to be filled and other sections had a nasty little step that had to fixed.   Mind you, this kit has close to 1 meter of seams to work on.

It wasn't so much gaps to fill as the parts fit really well but uneven surfaces at the join lines.  

I made a mixture of Squadron Green and White putties diluted with Testor's liquid cement to make a slurry that I used to fill the majority of easy seams and then used a stronger putty mix to fill the valley.   Lots of wet sanding and polishing was done to fix the issues.

If you get one of these, I'd strongly suggest that you build the nacelles completely before attaching them to the fuselage halfs and then close the fuselage and then add the wings.

Oh, also add a ton of weight to the nose because there's a lot of heavy plastic back in the tail section...

Well new styles we are not comfortable with usually take time to catch on Dre, also like I said before was there any filler required for your Frogfoot?

Heh, I'm conflicted as to whether I like it or not myself...  

I'm puzzled, confused, and intrigued all at the same time!

Not quite "Kermit the Forgfoot" but unusual nonetheless..  I call it "Dogbone Rorshach".

If that doesn't sound bad, I don't know what would.

That's fine you can join us Zero Enna you have until 1st April to build it, keep us posted, like I have said too others joining it's not so strict on this GB so it's up to you to get done what you can mate as being Christmas time were all a bit more busy than usual.

I'd like to build one of these:

In 1/72 using Italeri's kit and major modifications and a PE set from Eduard... As long as I get rid of college homework -.-

Dre

Speaking of Frogfoots...  here's some teaser shots now that camo is finished and the masks removed.

I've only left the port side engine and avionics bay open, but the other side is as equally detailed.  A few things to clean up here and then maybe some decals.

I'm not going to reveal the finished camo until it's all done, but trust me when I say..   it's unique.

WOW! Nice details in those open panels Dre! Seeing stuff like that makes me want to pick up a 1/32 kit... So, unique camo?! Are we talking "Kermit-the-Frogfoot" unique??

Wow Dre, those avionics and engines look just great!

Nice that Frogfoot looks awesome, and looks like a great kit, did you use any filler at all during the build Dre? Also I know I saw another model I really want but need like a hole in the head which is Trumpeters 1/200 Bismarck I know its not part of this subject but man you gotta see this kit, it's 126cm long! Also comes with a £180 price tag so It's on the list after the Frogfoot.

Speaking of Frogfoots...  here's some teaser shots now that camo is finished and the masks removed.

I've only left the port side engine and avionics bay open, but the other side is as equally detailed.  A few things to clean up here and then maybe some decals.

I'm not going to reveal the finished camo until it's all done, but trust me when I say..   it's unique.

Awesome! Thank you. Then consider me joined. :-) I *should* be able to make the 4/1 deadline. My last build (Su-17) took months because of home construction and other stuff getting in the way, so I should have more time this build. I think.

Well, as soon as I figure out which color to paint the Su-25 cockpit.....I have AKAN's underside gray-blue for the, well, underside, but not sure that would work for the cockpit, too.

Yes you're in mate, well the finish date has been pushed back to April 1st so there's about four and a half months for you to build it, but believe me everyone on this GB is making slow progress at the moment with Christmas and everything that that brings, namely no time for anything including modelling, me included. I am trying to keep this thread alive with what posts I can but I have no pictures of progress myself, this GB is not so strict anymore as I cannot very well expect people to keep posting and building when I have no time myself, just do what you can and hopefully in the new year we will all start to get some action on the thread once again when we have the time, but you're definitely in.

Thanks, Dean!

Maybe I will join you guys, if you'll have me? :-) Just be warned that it might take me six months to finish this build (no joke--I'm sloooow and have two toddlers at home).

So...from the pics, this doesn't look like the crazy bright emerald green/bluish/whatever you see in, say, MiG-21s, correct? Anyone sell something close to this light blue shade...maybe Model Master or AKAN?

PB

Hey, guys:

Sorry to butt in, but figure this is the right place to ask a question about the Su-25k. :-)

In any event, I'm about to start the Eduard re-pop and picked the colorful Slovak bird stationed at Trencin in 1993.

Would the cockpit be the typical bright blue, or light gray used in later versions?

Thanks so much!