Su 27 Trumpeter 1/32

[npomeroy]

I forgot to take photos before sealing it into the custom display cabinet. Perspex and aluminium bracket.

 

The decals are from Foxbot in Ukraine - intended for the digital camouflage scheme but I opted for the curvy pattern. Masked with heavy paper offset from the surface with rolled masking tape to give a blurred margin. Not sooo successful. In places there was overspray under the mask, but not too visible in the whole model. I only used wash in a few places. You don't really see rivets and panel lines in whole aircraft from a distance. I used the photo etched metal parts for the control surface hinges, which went OK, although a bit pointless with the model sealed in a case. The PE parts drove me nuts trying to laminate the parts for the antennae so I used the plastic parts.

 

I spent a lot of time buffing the clear canopy to remove the mould line, and was fairly happy with the result.

 

As the case all screwed shut. I did not want the model moving inside. I was considering making it diorama style with grey airfield concrete colour and lines, but chose to keep the plain wood, which nicely contrasts with the blue colours. I drilled 3mm holes in the underside of the wheels, which matched short projecting toothpick stakes embedded in the ply floor.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 29 by npomeroy

[TankBuster]

Looks great, love the case for it. Cheers.

[Greif8]

Great looking aircraft!  You did a wonderful job on the camo scheme, it is very eye-catching.

 

Ernest

[scvrobeson]

Beautiful Flanker. Not a normal scheme to see one in, you did a great job with it

 

 

 

Matt 

[npomeroy]

4 hours ago, scvrobeson said:

Beautiful Flanker. Not a normal scheme to see one in, you did a great job with it

 

 

 

Matt 

 

Thanks. Was based on this one

http://sukhoi.mariwoj.pl/big/su27[39]-ukraine-2009.jpg but using decals for the more recent "digital" camouflage.

 

Cheers

Edited October 4 by npomeroy