ISM Group Build - Revell 1:72 Su-27 SM Flanker

[Lusik]

It has been years since I made the last scale model and I completely forgot that you had to add weight on the nose to balance it properly. I might get back to it one day.

[JudgeDredd]

It's very relaxing

Ok - no huge great shakes on the building front.

I decided to get some pieces built and, as is normal with me, I started with the weapons as they have to be made and painted prior to being put on the machine anyway - so if I make them first, I can prime them with the rest of the aircraft

So I got the missiles made that this bad boy carries - and she carries plenty.

First off, there were no letters on the sprues to identify the sprues - which seemed odd as the instructions had a sprue letter-number combo. Thankfully, at the beginning of the instructions, there's a graphic that shows the sprue letters...so I stuck a piece of paper on the sprue to easily identify it


Next, the R27 ET
From Wiki
AA-10 Alamo-D, the infrared-homing extended-range version, Weight 348 kg. Missile can be used at 20 to 27000 meters altitude. Effective kill range: 2 to 52.5 km head-on, 0.7 to 12.5 tail-on. Maximum range: 104 km. Maximum allowed vertical separation: 12 km


All the missiles had tags from cutting from the sprues...


...so they needed a bit of TLC (sanding with an UMP Fine sanding stick)





Then it was the turn of the R27 ER
From Wiki
AA-10 Alamo-C, the semi-active-radar homing extended-range version. Missile can be used at 20 to 27000 meters altitude. Effective kill range for a target at same altitude: 2 to 65.5 km head-on, 0.7 to 16.5 km tail-on. Missile cannot be fired at altitude less than 3 km against a target with background earth, if launch range is less than 6 kilometers. Maximum range: 117 km. Maximum allowed vertical separation: 12 km





And the R77
From Wiki
The Vympel NPO R-77 missile (NATO reporting name: AA-12 Adder) is a Russian medium range, active radar homing air-to-air missile system. It is also known by its export model designation RVV-AE. It is the Russian counterpart to the American AIM-120 AMRAAM missile


These had a nasty sprue piece holding them - between the "propeller" section

And when cut off the sprue, I had to deal with this





And finally the Kh-31
From Wiki
The Kh-31 (Russian: Х-31; AS-17 'Krypton') is a Russian air-to-surface missile carried by aircraft such as the MiG-29 or Su-27. It is capable of Mach 3.5 and was the first supersonic anti-ship missile that could be launched by tactical aircraft. There are several variants, it is best known as an anti-radiation missile (ARM) but there are also anti-shipping and target drone versions. There has been talk of adapting it to make an "AWACS killer", a long-range air-to-air missile[/]

[Asid]

I might get back to it one day.

Another thing to add to the ever growing list

[Asid]

Very detailed build JD. Thank you.

I am enjoying this thread. It is surprising just how much time and effort goes into building a model to a high level.

Wait til your mrs finds out her pegs are missing...... 

Eagerly awaiting the next part

[JudgeDredd]

Thanks Asid. People enjoying the build as much as me is part of the fun.

Some models appear to be overly complicated and mainly down to "fiddly" little bits. Whether these are older kits from older moulds, I don't know.

There's a lot of little bits on this kit. I'm really hoping to do it justice.

As for the pegs - she got replacements - she's happy 

[JudgeDredd]

So slooooooooooow. Sorry. Just not enough time in the week.

First off, a bit of filler was required for the Kh-31 missiles



Next, the cockpit. So I had bought a resin pit for this, but really didn't like the look of it. Whilst it was relatively detailed, it kind of looked, well...messy. Anyway, it came with a complete pit and seat but also with panels and a HUD for using with the stock pit...so I decided to use that.

This is the standard pit (detailed, eh?)


This is the ejection seat (stock) built complete with "fiddly bits"


And this is the pit with the seat fitted and the resin panels. They were not a great fit, but I'm hoping the finish will be reasonable when painted...we'll see




Next is primer and painting the pit which I will probably do with the airbrush with a base colour and then touch up parts with a brush before dry brushing

Don't hold your breath. At this rate I'll be lucky to meet the April deadline!

[Asid]

Hi JD

Things like this need time. Doesn't help that you have a deadline though

Is it a sticker for the HUD?

Regards

[JudgeDredd]

The stock "hud" (for what it is) has a decal for it. But the hud that came with the resin kit is quite detailed...so I think I'll be using that.

re the deadline - this did start in January...so I only have myself to blame. It doesn't look like a very complicated build. Fiddly in parts and may need some filler here and there.

I often find the most common issue for me is what to paint and when. I'm still a real newbie with an airbrush so knowing what to do and when can confuse me at the moment. I think the common process is to paint the pit and undercarriage bays, fit the plane parts together and then paint, leaving landing gear until the end.

We'll see what I end up doing lol

[Lusik]

This model has a good amount of details for this scale. I have never been a big fan of Revell's 1:72 scale models but maybe they have improved.


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[JudgeDredd]

Good god...so long since I put this to the side.

In truth I've been worrying about painting - shades, issues with the airbrush etc, etc...but it's just sucked the life out the enjoyment...so I've decided "screw it" and just get the bugger done!

These were actually primed about 2 months ago

I've been fretting over the colour. The instructions say some sort of grey (mix of colours) for the cockpit, but I've seen pictures showing blue - so I was in turmoil over that. Then once I decided I was going to do the blue colour, I started worrying about how I was going to get the right blue...as it is, I still don't, but I'm going to have a trial tonight for the cockpit and behind the cockpit



The cockpit is the standard pit and the standard seat. I had bought resin (which I have never done before) but I thought the standard was better than the resin for both the pit and the seat.
I did use a couple of pieces of the resin for the side panels






And the beautiful weapons this plane holds

[Asid]

The colour is important. I'm sure you will get a good result.

Post the test here. I would like to see it please.

Regards

[JudgeDredd]

lol - I've been fretting so much over the colour I decided sod it - I'm putting paint on.

As it happens, I found a colour in my Vallejo and just decided to use that - unblemished. I had trouble with Vallejo paints when I first got them...turns out it may well be my mixing technique. So I mixed the paint with thinner in a cup before putting it in the airbrush...didn't get a blockage.

This is it...no going back. I'm done.  I've never been a "rivet" guy anyway...close enough is generally what I aim for.










And this was "the shade"

[Asid]

Looking good JD.

I bet you were wondering what all the dithering and stress was about once the paint was applied.

[JudgeDredd]

Absolutely!

I've always been a "worrier"...even over nothing. It's crazy I let it bother me so much anyway - as I said above, "close enough" is normally fine for me

[JudgeDredd]

On second thoughts I think the blue is too blue. I'll be trying to mix a bit of green in it to see if I can get that "sea green" look

If not - onwards Christian Soldier!

The blue may be a close contender for the camo though...I'll keep it in mind