Sebastijan Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I haven't posted anything in this section for a while but I've decided that this is about to change. Brand new GWH kit of the Su-27UB in 1:48 and from my initial inspection, I am quite certain you can make it into outstanding looking model without use of any aftermarket products. Progress is slow as I have a bunch of exams at work in the near future and parenting and other hobbies take a toll, but still, I am gaining momentum with this build nevertheless. First completed piece is front gear well - I am doing an early version of the UB so I've chosen the open bay with all the piping and structure visible but GWH provides a closed well for later versions as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Very nice paint job Seb! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markiii Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Nice work on that bay. I just got this kit too, but I haven't even opened the box yet. For now, I'll just follow your build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlienFrogModeller Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Looking forward to watching your progress, I want to build this kit in the near future, so I will watch with special interest. Cheers AFM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dadeo911 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Hello, Nice to see someone putting this together. Starting off great with some nice detail painting. 👍 I have one in my stash I just picked up so will be watching with interest. Happy Modeling, Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Thanks guys! I've got a bunch of learning to do for my upcoming ATC exams so not much time for modelling, unfortunately. I managed to finish the main wheel wells though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dustiepal Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 That's a great start, your work is excellent. I can't wait to see what you do with the cockpit. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Thank you, Dave! During studying for the exams, (this old head of mine doesn't suck knowledge in as it used to and has to be constantly beat into submission :D) I managed to do a few relaxation modelling sessions and here's the result so far. Aft cockpit mostly painted up. Front cockpit painted and washed. And side by side comparison. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Very nice cockpit. Did not know there was 'early' and 'late' style nose landing gear bay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 On 2/8/2021 at 10:15 PM, Thadeus said: Very nice cockpit. Did not know there was 'early' and 'late' style nose landing gear bay. I wasn't as well, but then checked resources, and there are... Anyway, finished with exams and I managed to more or less finish the cockpits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dadeo911 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The cockpits look great! I hope your exams went well. Take care, Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 1:20 AM, Dadeo911 said: The cockpits look great! I hope your exams went well. Take care, Chris Thank you Chris! Real life is interfering with my modelling so I am not progressing as fast as I would like to. Luckily, the kit is not fighting me back and here she is - for the first time the plastic pieces joined into a beautiful Flanker shape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dadeo911 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 The sweet lines of the Flanker. Looks great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Nice progress there, mate! As you said, it's really getting that familiar Flanker shape. Very nice pit too. I'm taking this is just pure styrene (with obviously very neat gauge decals), no PE on the instrument panel? The ejection handles surely would have benefited from etched parts, but the seat otherwise looks very pretty. You know, I too got sidetracked from my usual scale (or was it you who lured me there..? 😁) since I just ordered my second ever 1/48 kit - from the same company! (And yes, that first 1/48 kit will be getting some attention soon too.)🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Very nice. It looks the part now! Hopefully you will have it ready to paint soon! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 9:31 PM, Dadeo911 said: The sweet lines of the Flanker. Looks great! Thanks! On 3/29/2021 at 10:18 PM, janman said: Nice progress there, mate! As you said, it's really getting that familiar Flanker shape. Very nice pit too. I'm taking this is just pure styrene (with obviously very neat gauge decals), no PE on the instrument panel? The ejection handles surely would have benefited from etched parts, but the seat otherwise looks very pretty. You know, I too got sidetracked from my usual scale (or was it you who lured me there..? 😁) since I just ordered my second ever 1/48 kit - from the same company! (And yes, that first 1/48 kit will be getting some attention soon too.)🙂 You are right on both accounts. All plastic so far and yeah, ejection seat handles are a bit on a thick side. Gauges actually come in a single instrument panel decals, but I cut them off individually and applied them one by one and filling the faces with UV glue, creating glass like effect - not really seen in the photos, but looks nice in person. Well it was never my intention and to tell you the truth, my modelling table atm is too small for this Flanker. I constantly keep on hitting things with it so I am really looking forward to going back to my 1:72 😄 Not the Tomcat, you didn't? On 3/30/2021 at 6:24 AM, Falconxlvi said: Very nice. It looks the part now! Hopefully you will have it ready to paint soon! Steve Thanks Steve! I was hoping I will have her ready in primer until the end of Easter but to no avail. So hopefully I'll be able to do this by the end of the coming week, though I managed to paint the engine area and exhausts, which I'll show in the following days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Sebastijan said: Well it was never my intention and to tell you the truth, my modelling table atm is too small for this Flanker. I constantly keep on hitting things with it so I am really looking forward to going back to my 1:72 😄 Not the Tomcat, you didn't? I know it wasn't and it's actually been very interesting. Hence the second kit. Yeah, the size definitely is a problem in an average European sized room with their average furniture. I've lost most of the nice wing tip details on the Foxhound...😄 Well surely not the F-14 (if you mean AMK, I've followed with interest the thread here right from the start), but something from GWH: an early type 9-12. Clearly more compact than Flanker and probably an aircraft I like even more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 My my my, you are up to your usual plastic pornography...looks just excellent! And 1/48 scale no less! You are at the deep end of your comfort zone, goood good 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 12 hours ago, Aigore said: My my my, you are up to your usual plastic pornography...looks just excellent! And 1/48 scale no less! You are at the deep end of your comfort zone, goood good 😄 Hehe. Thank you. Unfortunately I had to temporarily shelve this project. Ammo's black primer hasn't levelled out and filled most of the scribed details and left worst surface you can imagine. I will return to it in a few months but have to regain the joy of modelling. Ironic how you get one of the best kits in the market only to be let down by faulty product. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 One of the most elegant Russian planes, starting to look great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Sebastijan said: Hehe. Thank you. Unfortunately I had to temporarily shelve this project. Ammo's black primer hasn't levelled out and filled most of the scribed details and left worst surface you can imagine. I will return to it in a few months but have to regain the joy of modelling. Ironic how you get one of the best kits in the market only to be let down by faulty product. Life is a female dog and then you expire 😛 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Shame about the paint problems. I can fully understand the sentiment though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Damn...sorry to hear...how you dilluted that primer?? Ammo one shot??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 On 5/26/2021 at 11:59 AM, Sebastijan said: Hehe. Thank you. Unfortunately I had to temporarily shelve this project. Ammo's black primer hasn't levelled out and filled most of the scribed details and left worst surface you can imagine. I will return to it in a few months but have to regain the joy of modelling. Ironic how you get one of the best kits in the market only to be let down by faulty product. Not sure if you wish to use acrylic primer, but my experience with Valeo primer is excellent: it levels put great and panel lines etc stay perfectly visible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) On 5/26/2021 at 2:59 AM, Sebastijan said: Hehe. Thank you. Unfortunately I had to temporarily shelve this project. Ammo's black primer hasn't levelled out and filled most of the scribed details and left worst surface you can imagine. I will return to it in a few months but have to regain the joy of modelling. Ironic how you get one of the best kits in the market only to be let down by faulty product. Sebastian, first off, spectacular work so far! I must ask...for the nose wheel bay, how did you get the piping (the white ones) so perfectly painted? Even if I were to use a tiny brush, and use the sides of it to brush those lines, I would not be able to get them so perfectly uniform! How did you do it? Secondly, I am terribly sorry about your primer situation. When you refer to Ammo primer, were you using One Shot, as Mario asked? If so, and it didn't level, I'm concerned, as One Shot and Badger Stynylrez are my go to primers these days, and they have let me down...yet. As much as I am a fanatic for lacquer based paints, I've stayed away from lacquer primers, though they are probably best, due to their ability to 'bite' into the plastic. In fact, I used white Stynylrez on my current project, and it went down perfectly as always. And lastly, with your modeling skills as good as they are, PLEASE don't let this discouragement turn you off to modeling! Heck, I'd buy you a replacement kit if you're that concerned about the primer situation, just to see you finish the thing! Edited June 4, 2021 by Curt B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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