Ufuk AYDINER Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) Finally finished it for a friend. I'm pleased with the end result but at building process I was too close to throw it from window several times:( Edited January 11, 2014 by Ufuk AYDINER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIG Mikkel Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 WOW :D Thats is one super sexy Su-30 Great work!! Cheers Mikkel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 That looks awesome. I've got this kit but I'm too scared to start it! Looks brilliant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 AWESOME!!! I love this color scheme! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Looks great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EagleDriver Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I love it, i've not builded a model for 2 years now :( One of my favorite AC ... Can you share more & some high res pics ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Neat. I've never seen an AA-8/R-60 mounted on the tip stations, except for a IRIAF-modified F-5E. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ufuk AYDINER Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Me neither, but it was a request of a friend for whom I build this model:) Sorry there is no additional pictures of models 'cause it's already gone... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper494 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Man that looks sweet. Clive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Great looking Sukhoi! Is it a test scheme? Love to see some pics of the real aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ufuk AYDINER Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Scheme based on that plane; Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hey Ufuk, Can you tell us what problems you found with the kit and any tips on how to build it best? Can't stop looking at this model. Great work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ufuk AYDINER Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) 1- Intakes; mold lines, big steps caused by slide mold, it's very hard to correct hem without damaging details. Huge gaps between fuselage and intakes. 2- Wings; you have to attach upper wing parts to upper fuselage first, then same process for the lower parts, otherwise you have to deal with a big step at underwing joint line. 3- Kockpit frontal panels; it's very tricky to add them to model without damaging anything after finishing it as described at the instructions. 4- Vertical stabilisers; these parts' locations aren't symetrical; at real plane, it's a single solid plane like a wall but at model, ventral fins verticals located at same axis but approximatly 1 mm offset to fuselage. 5- Clear parts; windshield at my example was 4mm narrower than its bay. This part was danger close to crack at fitting process. 6- Landing gears; replace the plastic pin which stops the springs with a metal one first, then forget the instructions and examine the real stuff 'cause at first attempt I glued almost everything at wrong directions, Trumpeter needs to publish a correction sheet for this section of their guide. 7- Pitot; you need to sand it before attact its location 'cause it's wider then radom tip. 8- Plastic quality; little parts cracks after using CA + activator !?! 9- Decals; high quality, need minimum solvent to settle. But at this scale I wanted to see all crylic things on them, not colorfull lines acted as markings. At otherhand, you need few things to replace with aftermarkets if you want an accurate model, like wingtip pylons, seats etc; mine was OOB. HTH Ufuk Edited January 13, 2014 by Ufuk AYDINER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 1- Intakes; mold lines, big steps caused by slide mold, it's very hard to correct hem without damaging details. Huge gaps between fuselage and intakes. 2- Wings; you have to attach upper wing parts to upper fuselage first, then same process for the lower parts, otherwise you have to deal with a big step at underwing joint line. 3- Kockpit frontal panels; it's very tricky to add them to model without damaging anything after finishing it as described at the instructions. 4- Vertical stabilisers; these parts' locations aren't symetrical; at real plane, it's a single solid plane like a wall but at model, ventral fins verticals located at same axis but approximatly 1 mm offset to fuselage. 5- Clear parts; windshield at my example was 4mm narrower than its bay. This part was danger close to crack at fitting process. 6- Landing gears; replace the plastic pin which stops the springs with a metal one first, then forget the instructions and examine the real stuff 'cause at first attempt I glued almost everything at wrong directions, Trumpeter needs to publish a correction sheet for this section of their guide. 7- Pitot; you need to sand it before attact its location 'cause it's wider then radom tip. 8- Plastic quality; little parts cracks after using CA + activator !?! 9- Decals; high quality, need minimum solvent to settle. But at this scale I wanted to see all crylic things on them, not colorfull lines acted as markings. At otherhand, you need few things to replace with aftermarkets if you want an accurate model, like wingtip pylons, seats etc; mine was OOB. HTH Ufuk Thanks mate. Much appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Great work for friend :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Wow, fantastic work!! any close up pics of the cockpit? Great effort!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mmaker Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Great job Ufuk! Weathering look amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clownish Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 That is an absolute work of art. How could you part with it after you were done? Beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharkey Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 This is sensational! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lyash Igor Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Looks great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Hi! Very nice!!! Thanks for sharing! Romain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 superbly done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) double post... sorry Edited February 7, 2014 by mingwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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