Dandy1135 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hello to everyone from the rainy little Belgium. It took a while, but finally i'm here to show some in progress photo's of the brand new 1/48 Minibase Flanker. Some say it's a splendid kit, some say it's over-engineered, i say i'm gonna build it to learn about this new brand. So time to start this beast and see iff i can master it The only aftermarket i will use is the Red Fox 3D cockpit panels, so prior to add these into the cockpit some sanding is needed. Basic detail is nice, but not more then average kit cockpits. Some basic kit details where glued and after that, it was time to work on the ejection seat, wich will be a real pain to master the pe belt's and seat harnas. First thing to do, taking the plastic part's and glue them together. Seat cusion gave a little trouble to perfectly fit. Problem was rapidly solved. Two different slot dept's....... After some minutes, it start to look like a seat. And now, the most difficult part of the job........... This kit has some very nice pe onboard, a real joy to see how it's packed and to work with. Every pe fret is protected by a thin plastic film. So now, let's lose some patience, sweat and weight................ Starting with some easy part's i learned how easy the pe fold's, a real joy to work with it. After two day's of folding, fitting and cursing.........this is the end result..... At the back of the seat, detail is also very vissible. Next step, prime the cockpit-part's and the ejection seat, and afterwards paint the part's in their base colors. Thank's for watching D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dandy1135 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hello everyone, let's put some paint onto the part's, starting with Mr. Surfacer black primer. Regarding the cockpit i used the MRP-195 Sukhoi cockpit Bleu-Grey color. I find this the closest match compared with the Red Fox 3D decals color. Also the seat was painted. Detail painting is done with Vallejo acrylics. After the color was painted it was time to add the Red Fox 3D decals and paint some extra details. Painting of the ejection seat. Ejection seat is placed into the cockpit tub. Et voila, cockpit is done, time to move on to another step. The wash wasn't dryed enough when i took the pic's, so the wash needed to level when drying. Next time i will work on the frontal LG and LG bay's. Regards D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Excellent details Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 That seat looks real! Beautiful job on the cockpit!! This is going to be a great build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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