HOKUM52 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 hi, this is my and my brothers second biuld since returning to the hobby, and the biggest model we'e undertaken but a plane that i love. its going to be an out of the box build but with some sratch building, markings are yet to be decided. the cockpit was fairly accurate, lacking a small amount of detail never the less here it is. Credit to my brother for the cockpit, based on photos found on the internet. Heres the front panel from the box. all hand painted with acrylics :) The model only came with a transfer for the instruments. however it was no good laying it over the top so my brother flipped the transfer and rubbed it on the transfer sheet it came on to give it stick and then applied it to the back of the piece. The HUD has yet to be glued as it is inaccurate and may be scratch built later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Anyway here it is more or less finished just a bit of adhesive needed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Looking great. Very nice work on the cockpit. That's gonna be a monster of a build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor01 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I really like the instrument panel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Great start! have fun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Looking nice. Hope the cat hasn't decided to run off with any parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 (edited) thanks actually im pretty sure my cat has taken the clear parts, nav lights from my GR1! cant find them anywhere, ive ripped the place apart. anyway one thing i can say for this model is its fusulage was an aweful fit lots of rubber bands, cemment and squeezing It added alot to the workload! now to sand this mess mould lines were also here the one thats being sanded but also on the engine cover coming from the leading edge root. and another on the bottom Edited August 18, 2012 by HOKUM52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 the cockpit was fairly accurate, lacking a small amount of detail never the less here it is. I always wondered why the kit came in such a big box, so now I know there is also a cat included in it. Is he/she added as a security measure in the box??? Well it would certainly surprise any kit hijacker when he/ or she opens the box expecting some plastic parts and there is a fairly angry cat in it too. :D :D :D :D :D But seriously. Very nice looking cockpit, love the instrument panel. It is going to be a BIG ONE! Just one note to anyone building the same thing in the future (and also to any Trumpeter executives). The Su-25 had a simplified and lighter version of the K-36DM ejection seat. It was / is called the K-36L and since it is intended for a subsonic aircraft several things have been taken from it which are visible on the kit too. Of these: it did not have the deflector plate (in front of the ejection handle), it did not have the two arms restrains devices on the sides of the seat. Also as far as I could tell from these photos the two tubes of the stabilization parachutes on the sides of the headrest should be at a 15 degree angle to the centreline of the seat and not almost parallel. It could be me based on these photos, then sorry if mistaken and Trump did add this angle right. It seems that for Trump only one Russian ejection seat exists and this is the K-36DM. They even included it in the Tu-22M3 kit. :( :( Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 (edited) your right about the seat it was really difficult to get a pic of the seat in cockpit cause the photographers always go for the instruments, there might be something i can do, but i wont be closing the cockpit for a while so it will go on hold. your also right about the cat, it was banging to get out when i took it off the top self of the shop, funny enough shes called scratch cause thats the only attention it gives us. half a sheet of 320 and a day later : heres up to date Edited August 18, 2012 by HOKUM52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel111 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Wow, outstanding work on the cockpit! Really looking forward to seeing more. Marcel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Hey im getting ready for the painting stages but i really wanted to use Mr colour lacquer paints. unfortunatley living in the UK its difficult to get hold of these. Does anyone know where i can buy them other than on ebay from tiawan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mareku Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Great start, mate. Lovely pit and ejection sit Please keep it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 the front was a bit bland so my brother decided to do a little scratch building and using the detail set and some pictures as a reference he did this ! he used spare parts, lead wire, sandpaper soaking in water for a few hours and small bits of tape and some hard card. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 after the first primer coat it was evident more work was needed. The join on both the engine and fusalage though smooth were not level even after alot of sanding and so putty was applied. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 (edited) this is before the primer coat for around the canopy i thinned tamiyas white putty a little more and then wiped excess with cottenbud dipped in thinner like the top join the bottom was a mess to! the stencils arrived today so it can finally be rescribed and made ready for painting but meanwhile while we had to wait 6 days me and my brother set about detailing the gear. heres a taster! more later tonight. Edited September 3, 2012 by HOKUM52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel111 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Good to see this coming along... must be kinda handy to have your brother around ;) Marcel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharkey Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Looking great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Now, this is an other nice project. You are doing good work. I can't wait to see more of this build. Keep up the good work. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) thanks for your remarks, its more than handy having him around, we tend to split the work load evenly between us! heres an update on the undercarriage. these are the main reference pictures used. they can be found here https://eshop.hobbyart.sk:4443/modeltalking/?p=1822 Edited September 7, 2012 by HOKUM52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) heres some near finished pics! the wheel hubs were sprayed and then given a coat of klear before inking. then some scrapes were added. just some red tyre creep marks to be painted on. Edited September 7, 2012 by HOKUM52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 WOW nice detailling make me want to play battlefield 3 more to fly this thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonal Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Wow!, the work you and your brother are doing is awesome, especially the cockpit very nice, and I will be following your build. Tonal B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Wow!! Awesome work on the gear! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Very nice work on those gears!!! ;^) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOKUM52 Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) hi its been 13 weeks since my last post. Both my brother an i have been at uni but now we are back for the holiday and progress continues. enjoy Edited December 27, 2012 by HOKUM52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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