paulsbrown Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) 17 years ago I emailed Flankerman and asked if he had any pictures of the 1988 Su-27M/Su-35 prototype that was later left at Monino. He very kindly got back to me with a goldmine. The reference photos he sent me were a game changer as he had discovered the disruptive scheme was mirrored underneath and had a bundle of photos to illustrate it. I loved the Ferris like camouflage but also the new Su-27M nose profile with the traditional cropped fins as later Su-27Ms had the squared tips. I did all the hard work expected of an Academy and Sol conversion way back then and put it away; it sat in the box (with the occasional peeks) until this year. I've made a real effort to finish unfinished projects and clear the stash a bit. I'm pleased to say it's the last 1/48 Academy for me (7 built)! I'm now looking forward to all the newer companies much improved kits. Colors were mostly AKAN mixes, Neomega cockpit, Eduard etched details, DANmodels intake covers, Armory wheels and one of Haneto's (Fairy-Hobby) beautiful corrected canopies. The decals were from Begemot except for the stars which were hand made. v My two favorite Flankers in real life and in scale. I spent the last few days repairing my Su-37 Terminator so I could take a photo like this one of 711 and 701 together. a I may as well go for the hat trick to finish. Edited February 1, 2019 by paulsbrown New photos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Fantastic work!!! M is my favorite Flanker version!!! Great work!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Amazing! I love the scheme. That is one cool looking airframe. Well done Sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 wow, this is great. Both models are awesome. I want to build these too but too lazy for conversion. 🙂 I have hope that Great Wall hobby will come up with some of these flanker variants. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Both are great!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDC Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Utterly gorgeous! What are the squiggly lines on the wings and vertical stabs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulsbrown Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Thanks everyone! 1 hour ago, DDC said: What are the squiggly lines on the wings and vertical stabs? They are some kind of stress sensors that are held in place by putty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 That is very cool!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollie T-Y Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 That camouflage is awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulsbrown Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 Thanks, it is a cool and awesome scheme! It's always been my favorite of all the Flanker schemes, and there's a lot of Flanker schemes that I like a lot. The recently published photos of it in flight and all sides plus excellent help from friends made finally finishing it possible. I've added a couple more photos for fun of Su-27M 701 along with some later ones, 710 and 711 "Su-37 Terminator" (T-10M-10 and T10M-11). Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Eighty-Four Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 This is really awesome work Paul, as usual! Just love this scheme too. Bravo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Unique collection you have there, well done build.👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 This is so awesome! I love the SU-27M/Su-35 and have long wanted to build either the brown or blue splinter. Those KokuFan photos were amazing when it came out. They were the basis for TOPGUN early splinter jets that I was fortunate enough to be around TOPGUN when they were delivered. I have the Kinetic Su-33 as the starting point and haven't decided how far in the mods I want to get. Remove the wing fold and larger squared fins are a must... thanks for sharing! Would love to see inprogress/mods pictrures... 😉 -brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Brian P: Fightertown Decals said: Remove the wing fold and larger squared fins are a must... The Su-33 has a bigger wing than the rest of the Flanker family - as well as having the wing fold and double-slotted flaps. Not a good starting point for the T10M-1... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulsbrown Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 17 hours ago, Brian P: Fightertown Decals said: I love the SU-27M/Su-35 and have long wanted to build either the brown or blue splinter. These sets will get you there, they have the different forward fuselage, canards and larger tails etc for the Su-27Ms (Su-35/37). https://www.scalemates.com/kits/wolfpack-design-wp48165-su-35-super-flanker-conversion-set--239436 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/sol-model-mm062-su-35-37--1087299 I prefer the Sol but the Wolfpack is good and probably easier to get ahold of. I used the Academy kit as the base but I still have a Sol and a Wolfpack conversion sets and I would use the much newer HobbyBoss next time, I did some comparisons and they look compatible. Either way, they'll be some sanding. Here's some build pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Nice job! Fantastic collection you have there. -co Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulsbrown Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 2 hours ago, CaptainObvious said: Fantastic collection you have there. Thanks! I'll have to photograph all my 1/48 Flankers one day, I think I have done about a dozen, half of them Sol conversions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pookie Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 It's nice to see when a plan comes together. Very cool trio you have there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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