dsahling Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Here's my 1/48th Su-30 MKI Demonstrator. I started with the Academy Su-30MK kit, and used parts from the Windmark Su-35/37 resin conversion set for the nose and canards ( I know it might not be the exact length, but this was my first attempt at a major conversion and wanted the experience working with resin for a possible 1/32nd Su-34 scratch conversion one day) I used the Begemot decals and full stencils, as well as Aires exhausts (I cut them at an angle to represent the thrust vectoring 'inward' position of the nozzles at rest). For the camouflage, I know its not perfect, but I wasn't going for perfection in this build and tried a new technique of masking most the entire upper surface with Tamiya masking sheets and then cutting it, enlarging the image by Begemot wouldn't work because the camouflage is not actually correct for Blue 02 (There are subtle differences between Demo 04 and 02) the technique I used didn't work as well as I thought, but live and learn I suppose. Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 great work! camo looks spot on! well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Beautiful work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alfredodelpino Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 great! is this the one you needed the extra-canopy for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsahling Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Indeed it is! I forgot to thank Mingwin for helping get the canopy to me so quickly and spared me a lot of gnashing of teeth in the process Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 EXCELLENT camouflage scheme.. STUNNING build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 WoW! what a beautiful Super-Flanker you got there! it really looks like you invest a lot of efforts in it. i really like it! particularly how the wash reveals all those fine details, and also all the shades on the exhaust and nozzle area. you must/should be proud of you! and i'm very happy i could have help you with the canopy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Maverick Taylor Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 This is a very nice build. I have been waiting for a long time for a solution to come along to convert the Su-27 to a modern 30,33,35,37. I have some decals for the Malaysian Su-30MKM and have an Academy 1:48 Su-27. Now there is a solution. Just the price seems a bit high but then thats resin for you. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Wow, stunning camo. fantastic job on the build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Very nice and eye catchy scheme ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Great model, well done!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Der Grüne Punkt Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Trully stunning! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doughboy Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Very good looking build and execution! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diego Quijano Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 That´s a nice Su-30. Love the scheme, nice paintjob. Q Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tdogg Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 wow, that's an amazing job!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Awesome work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Froggy Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy nice!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plastic surgeon Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Awesome SU-30 you've build!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 If I didn't say so already, this is one mighty bird! The mods look great and the colors I like! What exact colors did you use for the scheme, btw? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Very nice!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Very nice model. Your camo masking came out very good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jynski Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I am considering doing the same thing. I have the Wolfpack (Windmark) Su-35 conversion. I'm thinking of doing a Malaysian Su-39MKM. Any major problems using the conversion with the Su-30? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsahling Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Its a really great kit, just make sure you carefully cut on the panel lines of the kit. The only quirk is that since I used the two seat version of the su-30 some of the gun panel doesn't completely fit and needs to be carefully sanded in order for the resin to fit and rescribed to look right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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