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  1. Here is the Anigrand Il-102, flanked by both versions of its progenitor - the Il-40 (both kitted by Amodel)........ Ilyushin stuck with the outmoded concept of a "Jet Stormovik" - building the Il-40 in the 1950's - and dusting off the plans in the 1980's with the Il-102 The requirement was finally fulfilled by the 'Private Venture' Sukhoi Su-25..... Ken
  2. In a totally ficticious colour scheme..... when I photographed it in 2012..... ....and in 2011..... I've made the Il-102's predecessor - the Il-40 - both versions kitted by Amodel plus the Anigrand resin Il-102 ... I have the A&A Models Il-102 in the stash, so I'll be following your build with interest Seb.... Ken
  3. I took this screen grab from a video....... As you can see the arm extends from the mainleg - and engages with the locking mechanism inside the fuselage bulge/fairing.... I've just re-found the video - here :- https://youtu.be/bf1Pv_3BPlg The retraction sequence is at approx 0:41 Ken
  4. I built the Modelsvit kit of the tenth prototype Flanker - T10-10 last year - see here:- http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/302047-sukhoi-t10-flanker-prototype-from-modelsvit/&tab=comments#comment-2892703 In case anyone is making the same kit, I have since added some Walkround photos of the real thing - taken by me at Lugansk, Ukraine in 2006...... The photos are here :- http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/model_t10_modelsvit.html#Walkround_Photos Have a Happy Flankering New Year...... Ken
  5. I'm afraid it has been relegated to the back burner due to other projects. I will get it finished - just not so quickly. Thanks for your interest. Ken
  6. The parts sprue for the ejection seat has two different head boxes - parts P1, P-16 & P17 as used here and parts P-22, P-9 & P-11 which I think are for a K-36DM. I must admit to putting the side panels on wrong - I had to prise them off and re-attach them further forward - hence the gaps. So, to try and answer your question Pappy - yes, the M-55 uses the earlier style K-36 - at least that's what the instructions indicate (I think?) Are the same sprues used in Modelsvit's later Su-17M3/M4 kits ?? Anyone?? Ken
  7. Seasons Greetings....... Some slow progress....... The K-36 ejection seat is made up from 22 Parts...... This isn't so much modelling as micro-surgery - especially at my age with failing eyesight ! It isn't helped by the fact the some of the mm-sized parts have flash to be cleaned off - anyway here's the result... Here's my ham-fisted attemp - there is an etched-brass harness still to be added !!! Meanwhile, the airframe has had a couple of coats of Halfords White Plastic Primer (from a rattle c
  8. With all the major components in place, it's time for a coat of grey primer....... Top View.... .... and the undersides... It is getting hard to handle now - it's just so BIG..... trying to hold it without knocking the wings..... Ken
  9. It's starting to come together now..... The front sections of the tailbooms containing the maingear bays are glued in place on the underside of the wings.... The mating surface - where the tailbooms attach - isn't very substantial - so I fashioned a plug made from plastic tubing wrapped with plastic card to strengthen the joint..... The model is getting difficult to handle with its long-span wings .........and attaching the tailbooms really needs three hands The booms have a 'key' to aid in lining them up - but the fit
  10. Wingspan is 520mm (approx 20.5 inches) Some more progress..... The main wheel bays form the front end of the tail booms - and are assembled from an outer 'canoe' and an inner bay. The bay is made up from a flat part that you have to fold up to form the roof and sides - a neat idea that saves having to line up separate parts A separate part is inserted for rear bulkhead... The tailbooms/fins are each made up from two halves (bottom) .... The completed starboard boom is at the top.
  11. A little more progress.... The lower wing root is quite flexible - so I've added supports made from square-section plastic..... Whilst waiting for the wings to set, I constructed the two underwing sampling pods - each made up from six parts... Each pod has two tiny hinge-like antenna at the rear - provided as teeny-weeny etched brass parts - almost at the limit of my eyesight.... The starboard pod also has a flate-plate structure - again included on the etched-brass fret - here it is on the real thing...
  12. More.... A bit of fettling sees the upper wing centre-section added - with joints to fill around the intakes... .... and at the rear end.... Underside view..... The ultra long-span wings are made up from a full-length lower section and a shorter upper section....... Ken
  13. More progress ...... The forward fuselage fits into the rear fuselage between the engine intakes - but there isn't much of a mating surface, resulting in a potentially weak joint...... So to try to improve the joint, I added small blocks of plasticard to give the forward fuselage something to butt up against.... The front fuselage (which is quite heavy due to the lead weights) now has a 'ledge' to attach to.... Closer view of the plastic card additions.... It would have been easier t
  14. The twin jetpipes are each made up from two halves - with an internal nozzle... Full length intake trunking is provided - each intake made up from two halves... Bulkheads provide the compressor faces (top} and turbines.... Intakes and jetpipes in place inside the centre-fuselage 'bathtub'..... The 'bathtub' is constructed from a lower fuselage section - plus two side panels..... Lower fuselage - with side panels
  15. A bit of progress.... The cockpit tub is made up from a floor, two side consoles plus front and rear bulkheads. A control column and even the rudder pedals are included. Decals are provided for the instrument panels - perfectly adequate in this scale - IMHO... Cockpit and nosewheel bay (made up from a 'roof', two side and two end parts) sub assemblies fitted inside the starboard front fuselage. Modelsvit recommend 18 grams of nose weight - my bit of lead flashing weighs 22 grams.... Cockpit, wheel bay and lead weight...
  16. Nino, The landing system (similar to the US 'Fresnel' lights) is called 'Luna'. A search turned up this image.... I hope it helps.... Ken
  17. Just arrived - the latest kit from the Ukrainian enterprise of Modelsvit... the Myasischev M-55 'Geophysica' high-altitude observation aircraft. With each new release, Modelsvit are raising the bar for moulding quality - the crispness and engraved surface detail is simply stunning. Page 3 of the 12-page instruction booklet - note the 22-part K-36 ejection seat construction. Page 10 showing the painting and decal-placement guide. The superbly printed decal sheet - those sponsors logos are all per
  18. Except for the F-104 and SAAB JAS-39 Gripen - both of which are boarded from the RH (starboard) side........ Talking of Knights - that's why we (in the UK) drive on the left - so that we would face an oncoming horseman on our right (with our sword arm).... That's also apparently why we shake hands - to show that we are unarmed. Meanwhile..... Ken
  19. BWDenver...... note the winch in the two photos you posted - on the port side. Russian helicopters are flown from the left hand (port) seat - like airliners - hence the winch position. Western helos are flown from the RH (Starboard) seat - with the winch on the stbd side. An interesting difference... Ken
  20. More.... The gap betwen the lengthened radome and fuselage is filled in with scraps of plastic card.... .... followed by filler and a first sanding.... people of a nervous disposition look away now.. I've also made the new tailboom - using an 8mm plastic knitting needle cut and carved to shape - More butchery to follow... Ken
  21. Thanks Janne... more butchery.... I'm happy with the joint lines - they are now eliminated.... So it's onto that problematic nose...... Published dimensions give the T10 (Su-27) and T10M (Su-37) as having the same overall length - but the Su-27 length includes the nose pitot. That means that the Su-37 (which doesn't have a nose pitot) must have the nose / radome lengthened by the same length as the pitot (11mm in the kit) The radome is also slightly wider in diameter - and without the slight double curvature of the Su-27
  22. Progress...... The first application of filler along the joins....... I used the Su-33 cockpit tub - but with the Su-30SM decals as they have MFD screens - not 100% accurate for a Su-37 but with the canopy closed..... Zvezda provide the sliding throttle control on the left - but the Su-37 was fitted with a sidestick controller (right) - so I used the kit control column cut down...... Su-33 front end, married to the Su-30SM rear end.............. .... with the complete Su-30SM lower fuse
  23. I think that Zvezda is the only Hind kit manufacturer (in any scale) to get the correct offset rear fuselage so unique to the Hind family. Ken
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