Booga Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Hi, This is a 'commission rebuild and repaint' of an Academy Flanker built and painter by a beginner modeler who asked me to improve it. After removing all the paint and disassembling what I could, I decided to represent the aircraft in flight to hide the landing gear (poorly-built and missing parts) and the original kit cockpit. Aftermarket stuff include a PJ production Russian pilot, with the helmet modified to represent a ZSh-7AP, Eduard R-27 and R-73 resin missiles, and a few Eduard photoetch antennas, Linden Hill stencils and 'Snow Leopards of the Seven Rivers' decals. There are still some mistakes I couldn't correct such as the tail fins which have been inverted left and right. The aircraft represents bort 01 (traditionnally the commandant's mount) of 604th air base at Taldy-Kurgan, Kazakhstan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Very nice! I really like the Kazakh colors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 That is gorgeous! :wub: :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Fantastic work!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Looks great. Do you have any photos of the original attempt? You've done fantastic job of saving it. Particularly like the attention to the weapons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Good job considering what it started out as. Like the colours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vivkulan Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Ecellent model. How did you make the stand? or did you buy it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Booga Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thanks all for the comments. Looks great. Do you have any photos of the original attempt? You've done fantastic job of saving it. Particularly like the attention to the weapons. Unfortunately I neglected taking photos of the original model with its seams wide open and thick crust of Humbrol paint :) I used oven cleaning foam to remove the paint. The weapons are the new Eduard missiles, they require only minimal cleaning and assembly and are definitely a big improvement over the original Academy missiles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Booga Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 How did you make the stand? or did you buy it? I bought online from an US store specialized in desk models and wooden planes. I don't remember the name, it was long ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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