haneto Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) Hi guys Long time no staring an in-progress thread since I tasted 6 1/700 ship models this year, but finally I'm back to aircraft modelling at the year end. Which one should I restart with? Undoutly, my favorite aircraft, vanila Flanker tooled by GWH which I also participated in R&D work. It's quite unfortunately to know the kits have not recieved in your local market yet due to pandemic, after released for almost 1 year in China mainland. Hope my built will give you some adea about how this kit builds like, not only how it looks like in box. The overall design concept of this kit is take the best balance between proper detail level and easy-building. We omitted some invisible details to save your time and effort, to ensure you can finish the kit in a short time period and enjoy the final result as well. It is based on our experience as modeller, which we would even think how to make the paint job easier when we decide part breaking down method. Is it a less detailed kit than other Flanker? Or it is a kit offering you less stress but more fun, to archive the enough detail you need to enjoy after finishing? It's up to you. 😉 I have summarized the building progress and made a video for it. Watch it on Youtube if you are interested: 【4K】Sukhoi Su-27 "Flanker-B" heavy fighter 1/48 GWH complete building record (7 months into 1 hour!) First, let's start with the "dirty" part of the built. Edited July 11, 2023 by haneto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 All parts cleared in 1.5 hours. Ready for paint! That's what we call a modern kit for modern life style. 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 Deal with the clear parts. Be sure to spend most attention and effort on this part, since windshield/canopy are "eyes" of an airplane! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 Then the cockpit. This is how we can enjoy from a detailed enough plastic cockpit parts, with the help of kit decal, and a bit of your patience. 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 Now here comes the colour recipe for small parts. I painted them by airbrush one by one, and glued them after washing. You can also add more weathering after assembling. I believe this is the best way to save time and effort, also to assure the best outcome/result! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 The cockpit area is finished. Check out how everything looks like, out of box! First, the K-36DM ejection seat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) The overall looking of the "bathtube". Edited December 31, 2021 by haneto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 Unfortuantely lots of details are invisible after you install the "bathtube" into the fuselage. That's why I am not a big fan of some over engineered model kits——just don't want to waste my precious time and energy on those so called "details"... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 The inner side of both windshield and canopy. I always like to switch the canopy from open to close time by time, so test fit the canopy closing status is very important. So that's all for now, so far so good. Stay tuned! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CWILL1117 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 太棒了! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncarina Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Very impressive! Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 That is some really impressive work, haneto, and the photos are pure eye candy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Excellent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regylum Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Просто суппер!!! Использую Вашу постройку как пошаговую инструкцию. Начинаю сборку своей модели и с нетерпением жду продолжения Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Hi guys Sorry for the silence for a while. A bit busy with my daily job at the year beginning, but still try to find some spare time (1-2 hours before sleeping every night) to catch up. Next week we will have 1 week national holidays as of Lunar New Year, hopefully I can try to finish it by then! So the built went on. Engine intake and trunk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Nose gear bay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Main landing gear bays. Edited January 23, 2022 by haneto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Gear bay covers and actuators. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 The incredible Detail & Wonder Studio 3D print landing gears! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Excellent build, love the Flanker by its shape and looks. Will build one in future myself, and will follow your build closely. keep on going! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Gear bays and intake/engine related parts were glued. D&W landing gears dry fit——BTW, they fit like gloves! This is how it looks like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Now the Flanker is sitting by herself! The D&W 3D print landing gears, thanks to the super strong engineering material and stainless rods inside, are more than strong to take all the weight from this beast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Thanks to the great engineering of the mold cutting, the kit gear bay cover parts can be used to "mask" the gear bays. To be continued…… Stay tuned! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncarina Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Thank you for giving the time and effort to create and share such a great reference build! Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 glmfrtts,....fantastic! I'm so saving this thread! You are a true master, Yufei! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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