Pep Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 All that hair and flesh! this model is unbuildable! hehe thanks for the great pics! cant wait for mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea Bolla Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 All that hair and flesh! this model is unbuildable! :sarcasm_on:/> hehe thanks for the great pics! cant wait for mine. also the pilot is missing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 OK what have they given to us??? - No pilot OK, no pilot but apart from that, what have they given to us??? - counter rotating turbine blades OK, counter rotating turbine blades but apart from that, what have they given to us??? - vague instruction sheet OK, vague instruction sheet but apart from that, what have they given to us??? A GREAT KIT? Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragonlance Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I also have one on the way. Great pictures! Vedran The milimeter brigade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BJ Blazkowicz Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Here's my problem: I build 2 or 3 models per year. In December only we have new MiG-31, F-15I and this fantastic looking Su-33... And what about many great kits that were already around? And new F-14 next year? This is madness!!! This has to stop!! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joeltc Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I received mine yesterday and it truly is a beautiful kit! I really can't wait to get started on it! Also does anyone know of any good cockpit photos at all? All I can find are shots of the instrument panel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
galileo1 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I'll have to order this one some time early next year. Looks impressive! Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) Does anyone know the correct color of the intake duct, nose gear and main gear struts, also the "secondary" pylons (not those directly attached to the wing underside but to the specific missiles)? I'm not sure if it's white or light gray or what? Edited December 25, 2015 by flybywire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Thanks for the pictures.It seems that there's a great deal of attention to small details.Look like it's a great kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea Bolla Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Does anyone know the correct color of the intake duct, nose gear and main gear struts, also the "secondary" pylons (not those directly attached to the wing underside but to the specific missiles)? I'm not sure if it's white or light gray or what? All light grey, intake duct inner border camouflage light blue. This is a nice walkaround of a clean airframe: Walkaround There was also a nice walkaroud of a much weathered airframe by Nazarov but I could not find the link right now: here the detail of the intake color: Merry XMas to all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deino Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Not really the Su-33 but its Chinese offspring, the J-15 during recent trails ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 All light grey, intake duct inner border camouflage light blue. This is a nice walkaround of a clean airframe: Walkaround There was also a nice walkaroud of a much weathered airframe by Nazarov but I could not find the link right now: here the detail of the intake color: Merry XMas to all! Hi Andrea! Many thanks for your reply and the walkaround! I appreciate it! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Excellent, Andrea. Thank ye for 'em piccies. I've got mine comin' soon as well. Compared the Kinetic kit upper fuselage to Academy's yet? This is sumthin' me's dyin' to do when my kit arrives next week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Those one piece wheels looks magnificent ☺ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea Bolla Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Those one piece wheels looks magnificent ☺ Sorry Mario, the wheels are two piece... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea Bolla Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Compared the Kinetic kit upper fuselage to Academy's yet? This is sumthin' me's dyin' to do when my kit arrives next week. Comparing the two upper fuselages, the difference in lenght is really noticeable: Rear fuselage are almost identical, Kinetic being just 1 or 2 millimeters wider (remember Academy kit is non unformly "stretched" having the correct width and the two other dimension underscaled): Even considering the fuselages are aligned from back the Academy is slightly skinnier: Bottom fuselages: biggest difference in nose gear well dimension and position. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Sorry Mario, the wheels are two piece... Two piece wheels looks nice :-) Merry Christmas!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Comparing the two upper fuselages, the difference in lenght is really noticeable Rear fuselage are almost identical, Kinetic being just 1 or 2 millimeters wider (remember Academy kit is non unformly "stretched" having the correct width and the two other dimension underscaled) Even considering the fuselages are aligned from back the Academy is slightly skinnier: Bottom fuselages biggest difference in nose gear well dimension and position. Andrea Thanks a helluva lot, my mate! This is real invaluable info to me, as I'm still adamant 'bout kitbashin' both kits in order to get the definitive Flanker B. Thanks once again, A. Unc² Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Thanx very much for the inside look....that K-36 looks as good as any AM offering I've seen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I wonder who got their nose dimension right... If I know anything about Academy and noses, it must be kinetic which got it right :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Their should be a AMS 12 step program. LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea Bolla Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 I'm still adamant 'bout kitbashin' both kits in order to get the definitive Flanker B. I don't think is a viable way to kitbash a Su33 to obtain a vanilla Su27, too different airframes, you could just save the engine area: they have different wings, different landing gear, canards and IFR for the Su33, different nose, different IRST position. Much easier to take some serious surgery to the Academy to correct the lenght (I saw the works you were looking a year ago, maybe I have also the pictures from the thread). Much better to wait for the HB J-11 (even if it will cost surprisingly more then the Kinetic Su33) and correct the main gear wells installing the Aires resin at the correct angle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 J-11 is $65 shipped US via hobbylinc.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea Bolla Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 J-11 is $65 shipped US via hobbylinc.com Kinetic Su33 is 54$ + shipping at LM, HB J-11 is 58$ + shipping...and is nowhere near in details to the Kinetic one (beside utterly stupid errors like the gear wells). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Kinetic Su33 is 54$ + shipping at LM, HB J-11 is 58$ + shipping...and is nowhere near in details to the Kinetic one (beside utterly stupid errors like the gear wells). Don't buy it then. Go, buy Academy Su-27. It is cheaper than both of them, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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