Big-Bird Su30MKM 1/32

[Rogier77]

Hello to you all. This is my first topic on the ARC. My name is Rogier van den Berg and i am from Holland. This is my building repport of the Sukhoi Su-30MKM.

I like Flankers a lot. Special the twin seatters. Because i started this build almost a year ago i will post a hell of a fist repport. I think de Su-30 doesn't need a intro. So let's start with the pics.

I started with the business end of the two big engines. The Su30MKM is driven by two Saturn AL-31AF with trust vectoring.

This is the end of the enigine. I bought the Aires set first for my Su27 only this project crasht a few years ago. I the mean time a bought the set from Pitzmodels. So here is the big differense between the sets of Trumpeter the Aires set and the Pitz set.

The flameholder for the afterburner is a combination from Pitz and Aires. Pitz give you the body for the flameholder but not the rings. So i use the rings from the Aires set.

The combination leads to this end result. Left the engine from Trumpeter and right the combination Aires Pitzmodels.

The engine in full color. The weathering is done with a set from Tamiya.

The differense between the nozzels 1 Trumpeter 2 Aires 3 Pitzmodels

The Pitzmodel in color.

[Rogier77]

So with the engines almost ready I started with the cockpit.

The front is compleet scratch build. I use different components out of my scrapbox. The main tube is from Wolfpack design. But i make some corrections to get a Su30mkm cockpit as good as it gets.

For the ejectionseat i use also i set from Eduard for the extra detail. Because i gone the put some pilots in a sand off the belts and other stuff.

[Rogier77]

The two pilots are what i call Frankensteins. They are build with different parts.

The pilot head is from Mastercasters the body from Academy F16 Sufa pilot, and the arms are from a Tamiya F15E pilot.

The backseater is build up from a Sufa body with the head from a Academy F18 and a arm from the F15E and the other arm from Mastercasters.

The badges on the arm are from the internet and printed in scale on photopaper.

[Rogier77]

After i finished with the small parts i started with the body of the big bird.

First i fitted the intakes from Zacto. The Fodguards are from a Eduard set. I though you will see the bottom of the intake. But affter the hole intake was in place you did't see notting of it.

So with te intakes in place a started with the wheelbay's.

And the front wheelbay. The Trumpeter set is not good because its for a Su27. I use the frontwheelbay from a Wolfpack set.

[Rogier77]

Now that al the small parts are in place the to body parts can putt to getter. Not affter the new LERX must be build.

I started with a plastic card with i cut in sape.

I missed the shape of the LERX big time. Its was good in form.

So i make a adjustment

This is mutch better.

[Rogier77]

So, know the hole body is in shape i started with the aileron and the rudder.

The aileron after i rebuild it.

The rudder came out of the reservebox. It whas a leftover from my old Su27 kit.

[Rogier77]

The rest of the build.

I started with a new set of airscoops on the back.

These don't look cool.

These looks better

The Su30MKM has a lot of extra sensorpods on his body.

The make also use of a differend chaff/-flare system. So i deleted the old Russian system, and fitted the new one.

I started know at the undercarriage. The first job where the wheels.

So this is my build so far. Let me hear of you oppion.

See you all soon. And for know Merry Christmas and a good new year.

[HOLMES]

well it looks good to MY eye and to ME...you are getting there slowly...

Impressive work so far.

[HeavyArty]

Looks like it is coming along well. You have posted this in the Armor (as in armored ground vehicles; i.e. tanks, trucks, APCs, etc.), not Aircraft forum.