Sukhoi Su-35S (WIP)

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October 29, 2024
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October 31, 2024
I hate to destroy this lovely detail for the Red Fox Studio decals, but it has to go 🙁 Later, painted with MRP-195 “Sukhoi Cockpit Blue-Grey”
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November 5, 2024
Working on the intakes, with Gunze H53 and AK484 Burnt Metal
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November 12, 2024
Acquired some pens for the exhausts
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November 12, 2024
To save complicated masking late, painting the outside edges of the intakes now with the beautiful Light Blue from MRP (MRP-297)
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November 17, 2024
Painting the inferior leading edges of the intakes with AK 483 Gun Metal
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November 19, 2024
Some advances on the intakes; acrylic putty was needed to fill the lateral gaps between the bottom and the top parts (some white still visible here)
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November 26, 2024
Wheel wells assembled, painted with Gunze H61 and glued in place
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November 26, 2024
Decals are very, very thick! I think I may run into problems with these…
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November 30, 2024
Intakes glued in place; the parts are very large, but the fit is good
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December 15, 2024
Closing the fuselage
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January 12, 2025
The irritating middle line
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January 12, 2025
First, line scrapped with blade and sanding with finishing sanding stick
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January 12, 2025
Second, Tamiya polishing compounds
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January 12, 2025
Eduard HUD painted and glued in place; unfortunately it looks nothing like the photos of the real one that I have
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January 12, 2025
Photo of the real HUD
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January 12, 2025
Photo of the real HUD
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January 12, 2025
The kit plastic part is not as refined as the PE one, but the shape and is correct… deciding if I let the Eduard one or if I bin it and use the kit one instead…
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January 18, 2025
In the end, decided to scratch the top cover of the HUD
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January 18, 2025
In the end, decided to scratch the top cover of the HUD
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January 18, 2025
Glued some weight here (around 15g)
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January 18, 2025
Painted the inside and glued the windshield in place
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January 19, 2025
Glueing the spare canopy in a temporary way, with white wood glue
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January 19, 2025
Paiting the interior of the exhausts
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January 22, 2025
Assembling the exhausts; fit is not great
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January 22, 2025
Removing canopy longitudinal seam
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January 22, 2025
Removing canopy longitudinal seam
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January 22, 2025
Removing canopy longitudinal seam
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January 22, 2025
Removing canopy longitudinal seam
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January 22, 2025
Seam removed
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January 26, 2025
Canopy interior painted MRP-195 and took a bit of a Neutral Grey Mig Productions wash (still to be cleaned up)
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February 6, 2025
Seals color applied with Vallejo Rose Brown 70.803
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February 14, 2025
Lower part painted with the beautiful MRP-297 Light Blue; some touch ups still to be made
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February 14, 2025
Camo first layers applied, using MRP-296 Light Grey, MRP-297 Light Blue and MRP-298 Blue
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March 5, 2025
Painting details using the Galaxy masks; slats and flaps glued in place and painted
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March 10, 2025
Applied AK Xtreme Black Base
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March 10, 2025
Applied Tamiya Gun Metal (LP-19), lightened with AK 480 Dark Aluminium diluted with MLT
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March 13, 2025
First layer of metal over AK Xtreme gloss black primer (AK 471)
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March 18, 2025
Masks applied and MRP-155, followed by Tamiya X-22 to protect
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March 18, 2025
Three layers of Tamiya X-22 varnish applied
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March 22, 2025
Wrapped up nicely, for the metals
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March 31, 2025
Mask-a-lot (with both Galaxy Model and New Ware masks)
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March 31, 2025
Masking with 1mm Tamiya tape
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March 31, 2025
First tone with Duraluminium (base round and rectangular covers) and Titanium (darker overall) with AK Xtreme metal
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April 12, 2025
Painting the lines with a 0.3 marker
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April 5, 2025
Several shades applied, using AK 487 Metallic Blue and AK 674 Metallic Purple; over this I applied Ammo Shader Yellow A.MIG-0867
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April 5, 2025
Several shades applied, using AK 487 Metallic Blue and AK 674 Metallic Purple; over this I applied Ammo Shader Yellow A.MIG-0867
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April 12, 2025
Stabilizers done; not 100% happy, but I have spent way too much time piant and repaitng them
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April 12, 2025
Engines painted; not 100% happy here as well, but I am moving on
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April 12, 2025
Engines painted; not 100% happy here as well, but I am moving on
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April 12, 2025
Exhaust painted with several tones of metal and toned down with Metallic Smoke
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April 12, 2025
Exhaust painted with several tones of metal and toned down with Metallic Smoke
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April 12, 2025
Masks removed and dry fit of the tail

Comments

38 29 October 2024, 01:48

Cristian A
Definitely watching this one!

29 October 2024, 08:47

Ricardo Reis Author
Welcome Cristian; it'll be a slow build, together with the Su-27 I'm building simultaneously 🙂

29 October 2024, 11:38

Skyhiker
👀

31 October 2024, 00:50

Desert Marlin
Gonna be great!!!

31 October 2024, 02:17

Ricardo Reis Author
Thanks, hope so! 🤓 The kit has a few errors, but it is quite imposing

16 January, 23:56

Desert Marlin
Yeah, I have had to make some of those decisions lately...

1 17 January, 04:50

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

19 January, 20:11

Ricardo Reis Author
Thanks, and welcome Guy

19 January, 20:53

Skyhiker
Ricardo, are you satisfied with the tones of the MPR colors? These early Flankers seem to be greyer than the more vibrant blues that came later. I am working on a SU-30 that has the same color scheme but I have to find an acrylic equivalent for the colors.

1 5 March, 12:20

Ricardo Reis Author
@Skyhiker, from the pictures I've seen, these colors seem right; also, although the weathering is light, I still haven't applied any

1 5 March, 18:49

Shar Dipree
Following

5 April, 13:45

Ricardo Reis Author
Welcome @Shar

5 April, 19:35

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Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E

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1:48 Su-35S "Flanker-E" (Great Wall Hobby L4820)

1:48 Su-35S seatbelts STEEL (Eduard FE907)

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