Flanker Frenzy 2012

Great work Owl!!  insane painting work there and good engines metal reproduction. 

Finally got my pics off my mom's camera!

HERE WE ARE:

Matt, that is great!!    Too bad Zvezda can't make a good kit of something that close to home...

Since you earned it by completing this GB, if you want one of the miniFlankers PM me your postal addy and your choice of  either "Russian Scheme" or 'One-Off" planes.

bsyamato

BLK Well done on the 37

What's your opinion on the kit? I heard no good things about zvezda flankers family

It looks basically like a flanker, but overall the quality is very poor.  It is very ill fitting, any detail that is there is grossly overscale and raised (I rescribed all the panel lines).  Nothing fit well the first 5 times that I dryfitted the parts so there is a lot of sanding and trimming and scraping involved.  I dont remember the purchase price for the kit, but I can say that what they are selling for now is way too high.

However, if you are looking for a kit that will challenge your skills and gives you a basic blank slate for detailing, this is a good kit.  With a lot more effort than I felt inclined to put in, this could be made into a decent representation of the Flanker.

HTH, Matt

And Matt is across the finish line!  I like the colour combination on the topsides.

Nice paint job blk

On subject of Zvezda kits I'm building a Hind Mi-24A, the kit looks good and was expecting something special at $28 for 1/72

Sadly despite its good looking detail  & lots of parts the fit is proving to be a handful and I'm losing interest - will stick to 1/48 or big bombers in smaller scale

Maybe will start my Flanker soon?

BLK Well done on the 37

What's your opinion on the kit? I heard no good things about zvezda flankers family

I'm calling this one done!  This is the Zvezda 1/72nd Su-37 Super Flanker, kit was poor fitting overall, had raised panel lines and little to no fine detail.  Due to the missiles being so crude and the fins as thick as the outer wing, the weapons load is donated from my old Su-27 and Su-34 that have both not survived. 

I added some detail to the wheel wells, to the landing gear(completely replacing the nose gear), sanded down the raised surface detail and rescribed most of the panel lines along with a rivet maker for the panel lines

Here are the pics:

Sounds like your brain might look like ModelManiac's showroom (if you never saw his photos, man what a collection!).

Dre

I remember that you said that you had your stash all built up using that method...  I keep visualizing a display case to see how they look finished- it's an awesome collection I've got going!

I've got room to display them all that way too - man, my brain must be HUGE!!!

I remember that you said that you had your stash all built up using that method...  I keep visualizing a display case to see how they look finished- it's an awesome collection I've got going!

Ive actually finished my flanker, but the finished pics are trapped on my mother's camera right now, so.....

Well, building it in your brain counts as progress of some sort. At least, that's what I keep telling myself. ;)

Lots of inactivity here on my side, but I managed to throw some paint on my 1/72 Su-27B mule yesterday... still have to finish that as I had to hold it somewhere and the tail fins make a good grab handle!   On the good news side of life, I looked at my stalled 1/32 UB for about 30 seconds... and then worked on something else.

Blkhwkmatt, I'd just run some wiring through there, give it all a good wash and call it a day... once you pack it full of boom, there shouldn't be much left to see.

Vance,

thanks for the kind words.  I have completed the Su-37, thanks to some kind "donations" from my older Revell kit (sad to say it didnt survive the fall from the shelf it was resting on), that I think adds to the unique look that I was going for.  All in all I am satisfied with the results.  I will try to get some pictures posted tomorrow night to prove it!!!!

>matt

I haven't figured out which missiles to arm that beast with.  And After looking at the interior of the F-22 Bay I can see that I have a ton more scratch building to complete before I will be satisfied with the look.

blkhwkmatt

Been away from the computer and home for a while, but have managed to get some more work done on both the SU-37 and 47.

This pic shows the kit provided landing gear parts, once again there is no detail.

and this is what I have done to get some more detail into the kit.  Sadly an old SU-34 kit donated a nose langing gear, but since the kit had been relegated to the shelf of doom ( missing a bunch of parts)

 

I will be finishing all the small bits and then get to weathering soon.  And then full blast on the SU-47!!

Here is a pic to show that I have actually started on the second one as well.

thanks for looking!!

Looking good Matt!   Need to get back on my Flanker, hoping for some primer to be laid down this weekend.

What kind of toys go in the box?  

Exactly!!  thanks for the kind words!

Nice work on the landing gear and camo, blkhwkmatt.  I assume that's an ordnance bay on the -47?

Been away from the computer and home for a while, but have managed to get some more work done on both the SU-37 and 47.

This pic shows the kit provided landing gear parts, once again there is no detail.

and this is what I have done to get some more detail into the kit.  Sadly an old SU-34 kit donated a nose langing gear, but since the kit had been relegated to the shelf of doom ( missing a bunch of parts)

I will be finishing all the small bits and then get to weathering soon.  And then full blast on the SU-47!!

Here is a pic to show that I have actually started on the second one as well.

thanks for looking!!

bsyamato

How many meters of masking tape you used Owl 

Great camo 

only one meter, im sure!

Thanks guys. Ill try to get more work done on it soon. Pretty much all thats left is the fiddly bits and decals!

How many meters of masking tape you used Owl 

Great camo 

The tape the tape all that MASKING TAPE!!!

Looks good Owl, amazing how the splinter camo looks so sharp on this machine.

Wow, that scheme is good Owl.

Dre

Owl, that is really, really cool!  I absolutely love it!   Well worth the wait to see this.  Are you going to carry the white onto the right tail antenna patch and onto the tippy-tops of both tails?   I can't wait to see this finished off with decals; it's a total head-turner.

I decided against white points. I have a few planes that have splinter and points and I wanted something different this time. I cant wait to see it finished either. We'll see how classes go. Im taking a few more hours this semester than I have before so I can fit in my minor. That means lots and lots of reading and papers!!

Owl, that is really, really cool!  I absolutely love it!   Well worth the wait to see this.  Are you going to carry the white onto the right tail antenna patch and onto the tippy-tops of both tails?   I can't wait to see this finished off with decals; it's a total head-turner.

Vance, this year has turned into "The Year of Soviet Aviation" for me (MiG-3, Yak-18, Su-25 and Su-27, MiG-21), which has been a great break from building WWII German stuff for the last several years.  Next year might be dedicated to US aviation...

I was planning to upload these sooner, but as soon as I got to campus my computer went kaput! ITs all fixed now, but sheesh!!

as promised, painting pics!

but first, a pic of some of the PE included in the kit; the FOD screens

primer

mid-way through masking/painting

and voila!!

I just used some random MM acryl paints I had laying around and mixed/matched the colors.

Sounds like you're a BIG SOVIET BLOC GROUPIE.... ;)