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  1. The big Martel antiradiation missile is from the box, it just needs extra markings. The cramped cockpit and seat are also from the box, but I detailed them with Evergreen, putty and lead wire. The aircraft is displayed on a custom-made Soclakit86 wooden base (http://soclakit86.jimdo.com/) with prepainted and engraved apron, excellent quality for the price. I only added the taxi line and weathered the concrete slabs, That's it! And now onto the GWH MiG-29.
  2. I kept the wheels from the box, even though they have a size problem they look okay to me. Quickboost speed brakes and wells are a must as KH got these parts wrong. I didn't go for resin wheel wells as very little is visible once the doors are closed. OTOH I put the QB resin cannon muzzles, they are almost invisible as well but cheap. Resin Phimat chaff dispenser from l'Arsenal. The KH one is fine but lacks its specific pylon, same for the Barracuda jammer on the other side. Close-up of the airframe. Lots of sanding and putty is needed, especially in the cockpit and air in
  3. Hello, Here is my 1/48th Kitty Hawk Jaguar A. It represents no.115 of EC 1/7 "Provence" fighter squadron circa 1995, this is a commission build for a pilot who flew this very aircraft at the time. The aircraft is in SEAD/EW configuration as the pilot went on to work on ECM programs for the Armée de l'Air. The KH kit was a disappointment for its price because of the very complicated part breakdown, bad fit, many errors and confusion between parts and stores for the British and French versions. It took me a lot of efforts, scratchbuilding and aftermarket parts to get a decent result. AM s
  4. I'd say it depends on what PD from which country? The most obvious differences could be the tailfins, the IRST which may be present or not, and possibly some antennas and the shape of the antiflutter weights. But then, there are some big differences even between various batches of the P.
  5. Turmenistan and Azerbaijan AF MiG-25s are featured with profiles and/or pictures on Linden Hill decal sheets. The sole, non-flying Armenian MiG-25 is still in original Soviet livery with red stars.
  6. It's actually the opposite : the original export MiG-25PD uses the newer PD airframe with the older P radar nose (after the MiG-25 was compromised by Belenko's defection the original Smerch radar was cleared for export while the Soviets developed the Sapfir-25 for domestic use). Some export Foxbats were later upgraded with the Sapfir, and some customers like Algeria received ex-Soviet aircraft.
  7. Most ex-Soviet Air Forces use or have used the 9-13, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova etc.. And some have been exported outside of the CIS to Sudan, North Korea, Algeria, Peru from the top of my head.
  8. I bought online from an US store specialized in desk models and wooden planes. I don't remember the name, it was long ago.
  9. Thanks all for the comments. Unfortunately I neglected taking photos of the original model with its seams wide open and thick crust of Humbrol paint :) I used oven cleaning foam to remove the paint. The weapons are the new Eduard missiles, they require only minimal cleaning and assembly and are definitely a big improvement over the original Academy missiles.
  10. Hi, This is a 'commission rebuild and repaint' of an Academy Flanker built and painter by a beginner modeler who asked me to improve it. After removing all the paint and disassembling what I could, I decided to represent the aircraft in flight to hide the landing gear (poorly-built and missing parts) and the original kit cockpit. Aftermarket stuff include a PJ production Russian pilot, with the helmet modified to represent a ZSh-7AP, Eduard R-27 and R-73 resin missiles, and a few Eduard photoetch antennas, Linden Hill stencils and 'Snow Leopards of the Seven Rivers' decals. There are still
  11. They already have, the ex-Indian Su-30s are lying dismantled at the Baranovichi 558th aircraft repair plant. They will refurbish them but for reexport, not domestic use.
  12. Su-27s were produced with the early-style mudguard at least through the 20th series. 36 was a 16th series aircraft, so you can safely assume that in 1987 it had the 3-hole mudguard. By the time of the Orion incident the aircraft was less than 6 months old. It stopped flying in 2006 and was probably scrapped when Kilp Yavr AB closed. Pilot Vasya Tsymbal died (drowning accident) in 2003. BTW I forgot another nice picture of 36 :
  13. Oops you're right, I got photos mixed up as there was a MiG-29 in maintenance next to the Su-27. I'll remove it. These are personal photos I took some time ago at Baranovichi airbase, so no link available but here are two more. Belarus AF have officially (and quite suddenly) decommissionned all of their Su-27s last December, but no doubt these aircraft will resurface soon in other hands, maybe as Opfor :jaw-dropping:/>
  14. Help yourself with this Belarusian Flanker :
  15. The antiflutter weights were standard on all Su-27s in 1987. They were removed directly at regimental maintenance shop level from 1989, so you won't see them on recent pictures of ex-36. Here are two photos of 36 showing the weights, during and after the flight.
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