solher1 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Hi all, I am trying to finish the Kitty Hawk Su-30SM before GWH makes its. Is there any aftermarket seat I can use on the Kitty Hawk Su-30SM? And when you are at it, what is the best match for the cockpit color? Thank you in advance. Juan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratte Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) The Su-30 uses the Zvezda K-36DM ejection seat - same as the Su-27 and the Mig-29. You have plenty of options for these. 3 I can recommend would be Aires (nice detail, fiddly but very detailed photo etch seatbelts), Quickboost (same mould as Aires but with the seatbelts moulded on) or the Eduard Mig-29 late seat (colored photoetch seatbelts but slightly simplified compared to the Aires one, but easier to work with). Shape and resin-wise are all about equal and very nice. Another noteable option would be Quickboost - this is again the Aires seat but with a nice moulded on pilot if you want to go that route. There are plenty other options out there but I can't comment on those. For the interior color: MRP for example makes a designated sukhoi interior color, but air superiority blue FS 35450 is a very good match. Edited May 9, 2021 by Ratte Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Unfortunately that is not true. Su-30SM ejection seat is K-36D-3.5, which is very close to K-36D-5 used by Su-35 and Su-57, but very different than K-36DM used by Su-27/MiG-29. As far as I know there is no K-36D-3.5 aftermarket product, the short cut could be use the K-36D-5 seats. Both are very similar,almost no obvious external difference. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratte Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Oh, I stand corrected. AFAIK Metallic Designs makes a K-36D3.5 but I can't say anything about the accuracy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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