dehowie Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Nice work mate! Bring on the Sea Flanker.. Link to post Share on other sites
RichardL Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Just letting everybody know that this project is still alive! I'll get at least a couple for sure ;)/> Just hurry up will ya. Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Looks brilliant! Its worth waiting for if they get it right :D Link to post Share on other sites
FCM Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 The decals will be printed by Cartograf. :cheers:/> I would like to understand why all kits manufacturers focus only Cartograf to print your decals. I have unpleasant experiences with Cartograf decals, all those always turn yellow over time. I have several old assembled kits and others still in the boxes with useless Cartograf decals. :( Link to post Share on other sites
BOMI21 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Very nice. Cannot wait for this one! Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I would like to understand why all kits manufacturers focus only Cartograf to print your decals. I have unpleasant experiences with Cartograf decals, all those always turn yellow over time. I have several old assembled kits and others still in the boxes with useless Cartograf decals. :(/>/> My experience has been the complete opposite. I'm from Asia and because of the humid weather and constant rain, decals from several manufacturers ( eg Tamiya, Hasegawa, Begemont ) tend to yellow quite quickly. I can only slow down the yellowing by placing them in zip-lock bags and placing them next to those oxygen absorbers that you find in food packages. Cartograf ( and to a lesser degree, the newer Microscale/Superscale decals) are the only ones that can withstand the humidity and outlast the others. I have yet to have Cartograf decals turn yellow. I will admit, however, that some of the older Cartograf decals have a bit of "mold" on the decal surface if I have been keeping them for about 10 years. But the mold can easily be wiped off and the decal colour is still bright....unlike yellowed decals which seem to be a complete discoloration and will involve several days of "sunning" to get the yellow out ( and even then it's never fully "un-yellowed" ) Sorry for thread sidetrack. Link to post Share on other sites
Deino Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Sorry if already asked, but will there be also a Chinese J-15 ??? IMO it's highly likely that in the end even more J-15 will be build than real Su-33 it would be a nice option. Deino Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Excitement factor - 10. Can't wait! Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Great progress Chris - love the artwork. What colours are you recommending to match ??? The reason I ask is that I am currently building Zvezda's new Su-27SM in the new bright blue colour scheme - and the colours match the two blues on your Su-33. Cheers Ken Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Sorry if already asked, but will there be also a Chinese J-15 ??? IMO it's highly likely that in the end even more J-15 will be build than real Su-33 it would be a nice option. Deino :) My link Link to post Share on other sites
Deino Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Thanks ... this is one like I had in mind ! http://bbs.dsjunshi.com/forum.php?mod=viewtree&tid=736113&extra=page%3D1 Deino Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 (edited) What colours are you recommending to match ??? I'm not certain how the colors will be called out on the kit instructions, whether they will be FS numbers or specify model paint colors. For these color charts I've been picking my own colors in Photoshop for each scheme. The schemes posted here are small, but if you look closely each is slightly different. Personally, I usually mix my own colors for my builds, something I'd recommend everybody at least try. Yes, model paints are expensive but when you consider how much we spend on kits, aftermarket, decals, etc., even if you screw up mixing and spend a little more for paints, the end result is worth it. I'd give my recommendations for the scheme you are doing, but I've been out of the building/painting game for so long now that I don't have any idea what's available out there. My only worry with using something like the Akan colors is that if I don't like the color do they have something I can mix with it to get the color I want. In this case you might need to add some brighter blues. Here's another scheme: Edited April 24, 2014 by Zactoman Link to post Share on other sites
B_Realistic Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I like that one alot. I've been worrying that this model will be soldout immedeately and I don't have the opportunity to buy one. For me this is THE model from the last 5 years. Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Chris, great paint schemes. Do you have an idea what this kit might cost? Link to post Share on other sites
Webby Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 You do not know how excited I am to see this kit being finally produced! I have been waiting for years for a 1/48 scale kit to be done, I love these planes and I cannot wait to get my hands on the kit. Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 How's the progress on this bad boy? I'm a little out of the loop...is there a release date yet? Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Whoah! Seems someone has missed something veery important. That someone is me and the important thing is this thread - and the awesome kit that has been announced here. Wow, some seriously great work Zacto et al.! Great corrections as well. This is exactly how accurate kits should be developed -always! Naturally this ain't my scale, but the Eduard Fishbed already got me thinking. This gets me thinking even more! Give me that (purely speculated) Su-34 and I might be all over it! Once again, GREAT work! This thread made my day. Now that I finally noticed its existence! Link to post Share on other sites
MarcDuhon Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Yes, I understand that it's too late, modifying that part would probably require changes to other parts directly related. As you said, the error is not that big anyway and detail-wise the part looks excellent. But how about skin panel lines and access panels, are they willing to make some corrections? Please study the examples below. youre comparing apples to oranges. a picture shot of a surface at an angle is just not reliable to use here.... the lerx is at a hugely shallow angle........ so its going to distaort the shape at this angle Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Do you have an idea what this kit might cost? ...is there a release date yet? No news yet... I'll post the details as soon as I know! Whoah! Seems someone has missed something veery important.That someone is me and the important thing is this thread - and the awesome kit that has been announced here. Wow, some seriously great work Zacto et al.! Great corrections as well. This is exactly how accurate kits should be developed -always! Naturally this ain't my scale, but the Eduard Fishbed already got me thinking. This gets me thinking even more! Give me that (purely speculated) Su-34 and I might be all over it! Once again, GREAT work! This thread made my day. Now that I finally noticed its existence! Welcome aboard! Happy to hear that you like what you've seen so far! More good stuff to come... youre comparing apples to oranges. a picture shot of a surface at an angle is just not reliable to use here.... the lerx is at a hugely shallow angle........ so its going to distaort the shape at this angle A whole bunch of changes were made to the 3D model, including many that weren't pointed out on this or other forums. Of course there will be a few minor details that may have been missed, but I think everyone will be quite pleased with the plastic when it's released. It's now in the hands of the tool-makers. There have been a few complaints about it being too intricate and detailed, but I have full confidence that they will do a great job with it. Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Awesome. Could this possibly be the most accurate Flanker to date??? I'll probably get flamed for even proposing that... Anyway, thanks for keeping us updated!!! Hopefully we'll see it this year!! Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 A whole bunch of changes were made to the 3D model, including many that weren't pointed out on this or other forums. Of course there will be a few minor details that may have been missed, but I think everyone will be quite pleased with the plastic when it's released. It's now in the hands of the tool-makers. There have been a few complaints about it being too intricate and detailed, but I have full confidence that they will do a great job with it. :cheers:/> Thanks for the update Chris! Super excited about this release. Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Any updates on this kit? Brad Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Yes, I understand that it's too late, modifying that part would probably require changes to other parts directly related. As you said, the error is not that big anyway and detail-wise the part looks excellent. But how about skin panel lines and access panels, are they willing to make some corrections? Please study the examples below. Do you happen to have a comprehensive list of inaccuracies that includes no pilot on said list? Just wondering. Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 What kind of weapons loadout will be included with the kit? Any chance they'll include the buddy-refuelling pod the 33 uses? I am gonna take a chance and assume it is ok for Chris that i publish this. I could have sworn that i have seen renderings of the buddy-refuelling pod, but i cannot find them. So maybe they never existed. Otherwise things included will be: R-27 (two types) R-73 Kh-41 ECM pods And all the pylons of course. Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Berkut, Do you know how far along they are with the tooling?? Brad Link to post Share on other sites
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