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Hey that's a great looking K-36, the progress is pretty good fro this kit considering its got a lot of esin extras. Good looking build so far PB!

Thanks, Dean! Yeah, definitely going over budget on this one. Oh well.

Now if I can just figure out the right gray to use for the splinter camo….grrrrrr…..

I love K-36 seats..   just sayin'.

Aha, so do I. They look like something Darth Vader wouldn't look out of place sitting in. :-)

I think that ole Darth would look good hauling around the sky in a Flanker...  I wonder how one would look in black?

Ooooooooo, an all-black Flanker would be bad-ass….! 

What-if build….

Porkbits

Ooooooooo, an all-black Flanker would be bad-ass….! 

What-if build….

As someone who built an all-black Voodoo, I certainly agree!!  I'd love to see that one; please consider doing one.

Gary

Yes, this needs to be done!!   Tex- that all-black Voodoo is sweet and it looks natural.

Well, I'll try to fit it into my one-build-a-year schedule (looks at large-ish stash, sighs). :-)

It just means you'll have to buy some more Flankers lol.

yep...I think I hear the eduard mig 21 calling my name....

Thanks Dre!  I think it did turn out pretty nice (as my dad used to say, "even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then.")

I appreciate that you remember that bird!

Gary

"It just means you'll have to buy some more Flankers lol."

I'll go broke! Unless I vow to build OOB next time. ;-)

Well I can only assume and I really hope I am right about this, but considering that they use CAD now that these 1/48 Flankers will have a good seat and correct nose, and basically look just right. I have the academy flanker and made the SU-30 already but generally speaking those are the only two things that were bad.

The idea of a black Sukhoi is just about enough to bring me back to the bench this spring..  and I happen to have a spare Flanker (or two) lying about.

White nose cone and fin flashes, red insignia and markings and a beautiful splinter camo of flat and gloss black sounds doable.  What sayeth y'all?

Yes!!!! I love it. Do it. Do it.

Oh yeah!  You know what I say.  Go for it!!

Dre, you do that!

Not completely black, but has come character...

I had myself thought of doing an Ace Combat fighter, it was literally the only game I really got into.

Interesting paint...

I'm more of a Gran Turismo player myself.

Wicked scheme. :-)

(Give me a good FPS any day--I just wanna blow stuff up)

Hey, guys:

Remember the Alamo(es)!

Quick update--finished Eduard's excellent Alamo A and Cs, and also Archers....and all the pylons. I love my ac dripping with weapons, but, man, they're a pain to build. 

In any event, after this I'll go over the airframe with a fine-toothed comb then start laying down some Flanker Blue. :-)

Oh, and my friend sent me this last week:

Link

With the mess in the Ukraine, makes me wonder what my build (Blue 56) is up to these days....

Hope everyone is well. Finally some warmth on the East Coast of the States. 50 deg!

PB

Looks great I hate building weapons myself but love the look of them on board, I ordered the correct nose for my Flanker and a decent seat from quickboost. Also I am toying with the idea of getting a new decal sheet. Plus don't worry Russia didn't invade Ukraine, Russia has an agreement and has not exceeded the allocated number of troops etc, I get a feeling that U.S. news is biased from what I have heard.

Also PB did the kit you have come with the Brassin landing gear? If so what's the opinion over the Academy landing gear?

Thanks!

U.S. news, biased?? Never! ;-)

The kit doesn't come with replacement gear (but I bought Eduard's replacement wheels). What it does provide is a couple of PE bits--including thinner scissor links and some hydraulic lines. As far as I can tell, there isn't anything particularly bad about the Academy gear, including the wheels. But then again, I'm not expert, so......

My next problem--either the Academy mold didn't include locating holes for the pylons on the bottom of the wings, or I forgot to drill them out. Regardless, I'm going to have to figure out the approximate locations of all the pylons, and make sure they're in line and at the same distance from each other on both wings. What a pain.....any suggestions on how I can do this without screwing up too much?

Thanks!

Well I would start from the outside wing tips and work inwards, I think measuring each weapon against the last one placed from the outside would be the most accurate, other than actually draw on locations with pencil after measuring I would guess that simply and carefully doing it by eye would work, I've done it before.

PB hold the wing against a strong light as I looked at my kit and you will see the holes are moulded inside the lower wing halves and if you have a sharp scalpel you will be able to open the holes for the pylons just be careful. I did this to open the location holes on the Vigorous Dragon.

Dean, you da' man!!!! Worked like a charm (used my son's really bright little LED flashlight and can see all the location holes). I have a mini pin vise hand drill so I'll just mark where the holes are and drill 'em out.

Thanks!

Lol nps man, I have made these mistakes myself lol, I am gonna choose some decals I think for my Flanker, I actually like the Cobra Option that is in your kit, I have seen it and it looks great! Youre doing Ukrainian s I think I'll stick with the Russian option so I can have the all over paint scheme as it's pretty unique to see a flanker with a wrap around camouflage scheme.