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Su-57 "The President" (WIP)

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31 5 September 2021, 18:49
Maciej Bellos
Following!
9 September 2021, 22:37
Ricardo Reis
Welcome Maciej.
9 September 2021, 23:20
Nathan Dempsey
Following 👀
12 September 2021, 20:26
Ricardo Reis
Welcome Nathan
12 September 2021, 21:23
Maciej Bellos
Ricardo, imagine this same grainy surface on the 72nd edition of this kit. I took a closeup of the wing and it looked, well, hideous!!!
15 September 2021, 18:56
Ricardo Reis
Yes... and the fit is also not... perfect... 🙂
15 September 2021, 19:30
Robin (WhiteGlint)
Coming along nicely. 👀
18 September 2021, 20:28
Ricardo Reis
Yes, the plane is very nice, although I got some nasty gaps on the fuselage joint on some point - not sure if it's the kit or if it was me...
18 September 2021, 22:21
Jos Jansen
Iam in Ricardo...promising start!
19 September 2021, 05:58
Robin (WhiteGlint)
I think it is the kit. I built the 1:72 scale version from Zvezda and faced pretty much the problems you did.
19 September 2021, 06:29
Ricardo Reis
Thanks mates; @WhiteGlint, thank you for you feedback - always comforting to know it probably wasn't my bad modeling that caused the bad alignment! 🙂
19 September 2021, 12:03
Maciej Bellos
It's the kit... As WhiteGlint, I am working on the 72nd kit, whose basic engineering was used in 48th scale kit and I see the same problems. My intakes look hideous so I will just finish it without much of a fuss.
19 September 2021, 17:49
Ricardo Reis
Yes, a lot of Perfect Plastic Putty to remedy this; the fuselage (front to wings comparison) is also a little crooked, but only I can see it! 🙂
19 September 2021, 19:22
Ricardo Reis
Progressing now with the painting, slowly
25 September 2021, 16:14
Robin (WhiteGlint)
Super clean paintjob!
28 September 2021, 10:41
Ricardo Reis
Thank you @WhiteGlint - the dirty part will come after, with some restrained weathering made with oils
28 September 2021, 14:00
Gidge
Nice! I've been inveterate in this kit for a while. How is it to work on?
30 September 2021, 16:45
Ricardo Reis
Thanks. It has some fitting problems between upper and lower halves; apart from that, it's ok, although not very accurate: a lot of missing panels and venting grid due to over-simplification; for example, the grids below the intakes are decals!
30 September 2021, 19:21
Ricardo Reis
Decalling complete, now moving to panel line pin washes...
15 October 2021, 18:55
Ricardo Reis
This on is complete; final photos of the model in this album -> Su-57 "The President" | Album by RReis (1:48)
21 October 2021, 22:47
Spanjaard
quite a tutorial in masking. amazing job. she looks gorgeous!
22 October 2021, 07:00
Ricardo Reis
Thank you @Spanjaard
22 October 2021, 08:43

Album info

WIP album; final photos under this project album Su-57 "The President" | Album by RReis (1:48)

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1:48
Completed
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