boom175 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Hey folks, looking at the instructions for the new 48th Flanker kit at the Hobby Search site. GWH has you paint the inside of the intakes FS33531 sand. Is this right???? Doesn't jive with anything I've read but there isn't that much on Su-27 intake colors 🙂 Can anyone confirm or deny this color callout? Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) Looks like it holds true at least of this one, https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/1330551/rf-33757-russia-navy-sukhoi-su-27ub/ and this one, https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/783843/75-ukraine-air-force-sukhoi-su-27ub/ and this one, https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/1101811/71-ukraine-air-force-sukhoi-su-27ub/ and this one, https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8325297 and this one, https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7671309 and on some it might be dirty sand or a warm grey, https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7138539 https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6691623 Edited November 1, 2020 by southwestforests Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) Hmm, depending on light it looks sand and/or grey, https://flic.kr/p/LKc75X But then, apparently at least some are grey, https://flic.kr/p/r812Pz And what's up with this one's intakes, leather brown? https://flic.kr/p/PAeL7A --> Oh, do keep in mind that if any of these photos are other variants mislabeled as UB, I won't know that, modern jets aren't really in my knowledge base.. Edited November 1, 2020 by southwestforests Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harvy5 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Neither sand nor gray color. It is the color of anodized AL alloy. AL color sprayed with transparent yellow... 😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kasatka Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I answered once on this question here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harvy5 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 50 minutes ago, Kasatka said: I answered once on this question here OK, I misspelled it. From production, they were unpainted.During overhaul, they should be sprayed gray or in the color of the bottom surfaces. But it depends on the factory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Thanks everyone! I think I have it now. I am going to use Alclad Gold titanium and then shoot dullcoat over it to knock down the metallic sheen. Thanks again everyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yuri Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 The funny thing about russian stuff is that "standard" is not really as you would presume. I suspect some flankers are left with the protective primer (some sort of yellowish and dull zinc chromate paint), others are painted some sort of grey either at the factory or during overhauls... For my flanker I used a fs26440 grey, that has a slight yellowish hue. Correct or not, there must be (or have been) some flanker painted that way, somewhere :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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