Dacciar Posted May 10, 2024 Share Posted May 10, 2024 Hi everyone. For my first time on ARC I thought I would present my latest creation: the Su-35S (Flanker E) - 1/48 G.W.H. A very long and complex creation, also aggravated by a defect in the molding of the two semi-fuselases which I had to remedy with a lot of patience. The finishing of the engines as well as the missile/bomb pylons deserve a separate discussion since the time they took away is practically equivalent to that required for everything else. It's the first jet I've built after 30 years, I hope it meets your approval. A greeting. Daniel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted May 10, 2024 Share Posted May 10, 2024 Wow. That's a lot of stencils! Fantastic work. The amount of pictures are appreciated also so as to get a great view of your talent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dacciar Posted May 10, 2024 Author Share Posted May 10, 2024 Thanks Whiskey. I really appreciate your positive opinion! Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted May 10, 2024 Share Posted May 10, 2024 Hi Dan, welcome to ArcAir! You’ve posted an absolutely fabulous build! I have the same kit, as yet unbuilt, but I don’t think mine will even come close to as fantastic as yours! Looking forward to other airplanes you build, for sure!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dacciar Posted May 10, 2024 Author Share Posted May 10, 2024 25 minutes ago, Curt B said: Hi Dan, welcome to ArcAir! You’ve posted an absolutely fabulous build! I have the same kit, as yet unbuilt, but I don’t think mine will even come close to as fantastic as yours! Looking forward to other airplanes you build, for sure!! Hi Curt. You are really too kind. However I really appreciate your opinion. There is absolutely no reason why your Flanker could be any different or worse than mine. I myself have taken a lot of inspiration from many masters. I will definitely post again. And if you have any questions about the kit, I'm here (across the ocean, but featured here on ARC...😄). Now I'm going back to "WW2" with a couple of P-47s, a Razorback and a Bubbletop. Let's see how many months it will take me. Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted May 10, 2024 Share Posted May 10, 2024 Outstanding build and paint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dacciar Posted May 10, 2024 Author Share Posted May 10, 2024 Hi Phantom. Thanks a lot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mustang381 Posted May 11, 2024 Share Posted May 11, 2024 Good sir, this is fantastic.It looks like real one, your work is amasing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted May 11, 2024 Share Posted May 11, 2024 8 hours ago, Dacciar said: Hi Curt. You are really too kind. However I really appreciate your opinion. There is absolutely no reason why your Flanker could be any different or worse than mine. I myself have taken a lot of inspiration from many masters. I will definitely post again. And if you have any questions about the kit, I'm here (across the ocean, but featured here on ARC...😄). Now I'm going back to "WW2" with a couple of P-47s, a Razorback and a Bubbletop. Let's see how many months it will take me. Dan Dan, your build is worth any accolades it gets! I appreciate the offer of help, and I may take you up on it. again, I look forward to seeing any builds you want tot share with us here, regardless of how long it takes. 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dacciar Posted May 11, 2024 Author Share Posted May 11, 2024 4 hours ago, Mustang381 said: Good sir, this is fantastic.It looks like real one, your work is amasing! Hi Mustang, thank you so much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted May 11, 2024 Share Posted May 11, 2024 17 hours ago, Dacciar said: Now I'm going back to "WW2" with a couple of P-47s, a Razorback and a Bubbletop. Let's see how many months it will take me. Hey Dan, I have a question for you. What kits are you going to use for your P-47s? I have the Tamiya Razorback and Bubbletop kits, and I recently got the new Mini Art P-47D-25RE Bubbletop. As far as I know, Mini Art does not yet make a Razorback, but I'd guess they will be making one down the road. Just curious about which kits you'll be using. I've got a Tamiya Bubbletop about 60% completed, and that kit deserves all the praise it gets in terms of fit and engineering. No effort at all to get perfect fit. I'm guessing the Mini Art kits don't have quite perfect fit of Tamiya, but their detail is astounding. I'm sure the final product, in your hands, will be spectacular, regardless whose kit you use! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dacciar Posted May 11, 2024 Author Share Posted May 11, 2024 Hi Curt, let me start by saying that after long and thoughtful doubts on how to "uniform" my collection (don't laugh at this) I have come to the conclusion of definitively adopting the 1/32 scale for the WW2 planes, the 1/48 scale for the modern jets as well as helicopters. As you may have already understood, I like large models, where the details can be enhanced and enhanced again. That said, my two P-47s will be in 1/32 scale and the two boxes in my hands are from Trumpeter.. I am the first Tamiya fan but, at least here in Europe (I am writing to you from Italy) the only presence of this plane in 1/32 is by Trumpeter. If Tamiya came out in this scale on the Thunderbolt, I think I wouldn't let a day go by before buying it. Mini Art is following a very virtuous path but, once again, we are in 1/48 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted May 11, 2024 Share Posted May 11, 2024 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Dacciar said: Hi Curt, let me start by saying that after long and thoughtful doubts on how to "uniform" my collection (don't laugh at this) I have come to the conclusion of definitively adopting the 1/32 scale for the WW2 planes, the 1/48 scale for the modern jets as well as helicopters. As you may have already understood, I like large models, where the details can be enhanced and enhanced again. That said, my two P-47s will be in 1/32 scale and the two boxes in my hands are from Trumpeter.. I am the first Tamiya fan but, at least here in Europe (I am writing to you from Italy) the only presence of this plane in 1/32 is by Trumpeter. If Tamiya came out in this scale on the Thunderbolt, I think I wouldn't let a day go by before buying it. Mini Art is following a very virtuous path but, once again, we are in 1/48 Dan, thanks for the very quick reply. I certainly understand wanting to make your collection a certain way. I've settled on 1/48 for airplanes and 1/35 for tanks and other AFVs. The only exception to this are a few 1/35 helicopters (a Kitty Hawk Blackhawk and an Academy AH-1Z). That said, I don't have the room to display the many, many, many as yet unbuild models which I have in my collection. Not sure how it's going to work out! 🙃 Edited May 11, 2024 by Curt B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dacciar Posted May 11, 2024 Author Share Posted May 11, 2024 😄😄 I think you are in excellent company when it comes to models to build that far exceed the space available to display them.!!!! I'm one of those! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted May 14, 2024 Share Posted May 14, 2024 Super build and paint mate thats a beauty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dacciar Posted May 14, 2024 Author Share Posted May 14, 2024 Hi dehowie. Thank you very much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted May 14, 2024 Share Posted May 14, 2024 Great looking jet! And wow 😮; that thing can carry a shipload of ordnance! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dacciar Posted May 14, 2024 Author Share Posted May 14, 2024 31 minutes ago, RichB63 said: Great looking jet! And wow 😮; that thing can carry a shipload of ordnance! Yessss Rich! Up to 8.000 Kg. A real truck!!😄 Thank you for your kind comment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted October 11, 2024 Share Posted October 11, 2024 Pretty cool. I love the nose art. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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