Stokey Pete Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Good evening all. May I present to you, my big Sukhoi Flanker. I acquired this monster kit from fellow LSP’er @LSP_Ray sometime last year. It came with pretty much all of the aftermarket bits and bobs available from @Zactoman , Aires, some Reskit exhausts, to which I also added Foxbot Decals and digital camouflage painting masks for the finish. We all know the kits shortcomings, and we all know how exquisite the resin ‘fixes’ are. I’ve done nothing more than add the resin parts to the build, with no modifications other than is necessary to make them all fit neatly. I’ve built this with it being attractive, as opposed to it being totally accurate. The build was pretty straightforward, but following my own order of construction to save me work later down the line. Many hours of sanding and dry fitting gave me a relatively tidy seam finish all round. Painting has been exclusively done with MRP paints. Weathering done with a mix of oil paint washes of various colours, some very light panel lightening and dirtying up in random places. Metallic areas are all MRP metallic paints, with a bunch of pastels used randomly inside the exhausts. I can’t recommend the Foxbot masks and their decals highly enough. But lots of care and time must be taken with them, they’re extremely delicate and things can go wrong very quickly if one rushes. I had many a test piece of old kits to try out all the things I wanted to do with the final finish, just to make sure it all worked without a hitch. The photo’s are the best I’m afraid. I only have a compact point and shoot camera to use these days, rather than when I had DSLR kit and a studio space. Enjoy. Model_Monkey, Gazzas, scvrobeson and 40 others 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Very Nice Flanker! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 You really did the Flanker justice! That scheme turned out great and all that resin fit in great. Can I post it on the website? Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 2 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: You really did the Flanker justice! That scheme turned out great and all that resin fit in great. Can I post it on the website? Please do, id be delighted to see it up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Great build that shows the plane for what it really is - Beauty and the Beast combined. Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Fantastic build. I am not a "Jet man" but have been yearning for one of these. Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Gerhard said: Fantastic build. I am not a "Jet man" but have been yearning for one of these. Be sure to give yourself LOTS of space to display it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Magnificent! I love it. Cheers, Tom Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Outstanding work, I love it welldone. Cheers. Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olgerd83 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Great job, absolutely love it!!!! Просто шикарніий літак вийшов Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Wow! That digital paint job is spectacular! Great build & paint. Thanks for posting. Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Impressive work on that digital camo !! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicciuzzo Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 A really huge model. Excellent realization Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Great job! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank83 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Fantastic finish! That is a very striking Flanker with subtle modeling skills. I loved the nozzles and the relevant metal work in particular. Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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