Ryan Hothersall Posted July 13, 2016 The 1:72 Modelsvit kit of the export version of the Su-7, the SU-7BMK. Will be built as an Afghan aircraft before they wore the red star roundel with the red/black/green rings. Decals came from the Linden Hill new great game L-39 sheet. and the numbers came from the Hi decal Su-7 sheet. Build Progress Photos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 13, 2016 Started to paint cockpit parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 16, 2016 Cockpit and exhaust assembled and installed in fuselage half. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 17, 2016 Fuselage halves joined and vertical tail attached. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 20, 2016 Wings now attached and starting to fill gaps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted July 20, 2016 Nice work. You get more done in a few days than I do in a month or two. Darwin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 26, 2016 Filler rubbed back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 28, 2016 Wing fences and other parts attached. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 1, 2016 Starting to attach air scoops and canopy attached. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 3, 2016 All air scoops attached, pylons attached. Instructions were a bit vague on where to drill holes. Had to do a bit of extra filling after drilling in the wrong place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 4, 2016 Tailplanes and undercarriage are now attached. Will put a coat of paint on it in the next day or two for the purpose of showing up all the flaws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 8, 2016 Quick coat of grey to highlight what needs fixing. Put some filler on the gaps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 11, 2016 Black undercoat for the silver. Once dry, sprayed Tamiya XF-16 Aluminium. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 15, 2016 Silver is very unforgiving. It shows every lump, bump etc in the plastic. Had to rub it back in some places and fix it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 19, 2016 Gloss coat done. Decals posed no major trouble. One roundel broke in two, but was a clean break, so shouldn't be too obvious. Roundels are from Linden Hill's L-39 sheet and numbers are from Hi Decal Su-7 sheet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 22, 2016 Satin coat applied. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 24, 2016 Made a start on canopy framing. Masking tape and maskol sort of worked. Will need to tidy up edges. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted August 25, 2016 Finished. Photos in display case. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
