Marlin Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 Interesting project by the way, the display tables at the competitions are far to light on cold-war era soviet-designed jets. /E Thanks Erik. /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 LOL Well, if that's your favorite weekend past-time then this is the kit for you You bet! Think I spent half a tube of putty on it :D Marvelous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hi, It's time for an update on my progress with the mighty Su-7. I had some trouble with the nosecone. It isn't large enough. So I added some strips of plasticard to it. And now it fits. The cockpit has been glued in the fuselage. The nosecone will go in as soon as the paint has dryed. I've also put the droptanks together. The plastic fins has been exchanged with Eduards PE. And as per Dndieje's tip I've carved away the bottom of the fin to get a clean fit of the tail. Unfortunally I've already glued it toghether before I got that excellent tip. So I had to drill 90 small holes in the base to be able to cut it away. I've test fitted it and this is the way to go. It's going to be a much better fit. To be continued...... /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) Excellent choice of subject and already looking good, Sir! The seat and pit are very neat; I have a question: did you prime them with anything special before painting? I can't seem to get any paint or primer to hold on NeoMega resin (yes, I cleaned it all vigorously first!). Just got hold of some Mr Resin Primer but haven't tried it yet... Looking forward to following the rest of this build! Edited November 20, 2011 by ChippyWho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Excellent choice of subject and already looking good, Sir! The seat and pit are very neat; I have a question: did you prime them with anything special before painting? I can't seem to get any paint or primer to hold on NeoMega resin (yes, I cleaned it all vigorously first!). Just got hold of some Mr Resin Primer but haven't tried it yet... Looking forward to following the rest of this build! Thanks ChippyWho. I didn't use any special primer. Just Humbrol 140 directly from the tin. /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hi again, The nosecone is in place and the fuselage halves has been glued to together. I'll let this set for awhile before I glue the wings on. To be continued... /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dndieje Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I'll let this set for awhile before I glue the wings on. To be continued... /Bosse Might be pushing my luck Marlin, this is your WIP not mine. Some little tips though that might make the build a bit easier. When you attach the wing to the fuselage you'll find that the gap between the flap and the fuselage is too wide (in my view anyway). Best way to "solve" this is to hold the wing to the fuselage and insert a piece of plasticard between the rear of the wing and fuselage. Make sure the plasticard follows the curve of the fuselage NOT the wing ! Insert some pieces of plastic in the gap between the plasticard and wing and tack in place with superglue so that the plasticard holds its shape. When dry fill the resulting gap. This goes a lot easier when the wing is not attached to the fuselage yet, makes the filling and sanding a lot easier. It'll look something like this: Top: Bottom: Also, the rudder is too narrow compared to the width of the tail assembly. Easily fixed by splitting the rudder (it is one piece) with a razor saw and inserting a plasticard wedge. The rudder hinges are wrong, they should be attached to the tail but are easily filled and rescribed: This is where the left-over scoop goes (not listed on the instructions): Reduce the gaps between the ailerons and the wing by gluing some plasticard to the edges of the aileron openings in the wing and smooth them over: Just some tips that might avoid a lot of filling and sanding (sorry Aigore :D ). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Thanks a lot Dndieje. Please feel free to give any tips and hints you like. The more help I'll get the better the end result will be, hopefully. /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Great mate!!!!! :yahoo: Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Thanks Gianni /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Hi, My Su-7 has got wings. I did get some good seams on the topside. But not on the bottom I've sanded the seams and I've also put some Mr Surfacer 1000 on the seams. The left wing had some sinkmarks around the wheelwell. I've puttied it over. Hopefully it will be enough. I've also found a picture of the Nile Valley scheme. This is the one I'm going to do. I've not yet decided on the weaponsload, but I'm leaning to four S-24 rockets. To be continued... /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Great work so far mate! And the camo you have chosen is great...yes,yes,yes, I have to add one of this monster in my collection! Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Hi, It's time for a progress report on my Su-7 This isn't a Tamigawa wunder-kit so everything takes a bit more time to get right. I've put on all airscoops (Quickboost) And the stabilators. I didn't like the large gap between the stabilator and the fuselage. So after consulting Yefim Gordon/Dmitry Kommissarov excellent Su-7/Su-17 book I started to add some plasticard strips to the stabilators. This took some time, cutting and sanding. It's not perfect, but a lot better than before. Now it's time to do some PE in the wheelwells... /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Hi Gang, Today I've put in a full days work. Almost all on PE. The wheelwells are done. This extension of the pylon has to be exchanged for PE. And with a Micro-chisel that was a piece of cake. This thing goes through plastic like a hot knife through butter. All pylons added. And dressed with PE-parts. And now I've done all metalworks I can do before painting. So now it's time for some primer in this one. To be continued. /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Hi, Since the last update I've painted the topside colours. I've choosen WEM RLM70, Xtracolour IDF Green FS X4227 and IDF Sand X3531 for my scheme. It isn't correct, but it's the nearest I could come from all information and pictures I could find. Now it's time to flip it over and paint the belly. To be continued.... /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi again, My SU-7 is now painted and I've put on all the decals. To be continued... /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 You've put a lot of work into this bird and I'm enjoying the progress. You did great with the PE. I've never had the guts to try it myself. But from watching your build, I cane see what a difference it makes. Good job! I'm anxiously following your progress! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks Major Walt The PE isn't that hard to do. Just take your time and don't rush things. /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vesthepes Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I loooove fitters. Some nice work you put in here. Such a beast... The gap between the tail wings and the fuselage is quite huge on the real thing, so no need to fill that too much. I did the eduard's su-22m4 repack, planning a BKL ASAP. I know the fitting is terrible, so thumbs up for this one.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks vesthepes. I too love Fitters. I got both Eduards SU17/22 in the stash. I'll bring them on one at a time. Next one will be an EAF Su-20 I think. /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BK974 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 You should be called Merlin instead of Marlin after getting this kit to look so good!! FO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks F-O. /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Great job my friend! I love this beast! I think that your Arab-Israeli collection should make you very proud,huge and shiny! Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Grazie Gianni. /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlin Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Hi Gang, I've now turned my attention to the undercarriage. Not so easy to assemble. And the instruction wasn't very clear either. But from other onlinebuilds I think I got it right in the end. I've also started on the ordnance, Four S-24 rockets. I got the rockets from Eduards MiG-21 kit. The droptanks have been sanded and polished and are now ready for some paint. To be continued.... /Bosse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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