Su-57 "The President" (WIP)

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September 5, 2021
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September 5, 2021
Starting
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September 5, 2021
A little squeeze, to eliminate lateral gaps in the long bottom part
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September 8, 2021
These lines do not exist, at least not on Blue 511, so putty time is on!
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September 8, 2021
Cockpit blue painted with MRP-195 “Sukhoi Cockpit Blue-Grey”
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September 8, 2021
Color match between MRP-195 and Quinta’s set is perfect
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September 9, 2021
Closing the panel and scribing the missing panels
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September 11, 2021
Decision of colors........
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September 11, 2021
I rather like the combination of MRP-133 and MRP-296; the more photos I see the less sure I am... should I, maybe, just choose the color I like best?...
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September 12, 2021
Although all the surface is grainy, in some points it becomes ridiculous…
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September 12, 2021
Although all the surface is grainy, in some points it becomes ridiculous…
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September 12, 2021
Cockpit in place
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September 13, 2021
Added some weight to the nose: better safe than sorry!
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September 13, 2021
Glueing the intakes
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September 14, 2021
Closing
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September 15, 2021
Closing the rear part of the fuselage
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September 18, 2021
Sanding the face of the engine holes: closest is sanded, the one in the back will still be sanded; if I don’t do this, the engine nozzles will not fit
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September 18, 2021
Engine nozzles will also have to be sanded in the ring that connects them to the fuselage
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September 18, 2021
Nozzles sanded; if I don’t do this, the engine nozzles will not fit the fuselage engine holes
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September 18, 2021
Masking canopy and HUD parts
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September 18, 2021
Dry fitting the main landing gear; very sturdy
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September 18, 2021
Working on the bits
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September 18, 2021
Ready for the windshield
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September 18, 2021
Windshield glue in place with Tamiya Extra Thin cement
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September 18, 2021
Windshield glued, moving on
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September 18, 2021
Some nasty gaps - used Plastic Perfect Putty and cotton swab dipped in waper and I'll waste no more time
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September 18, 2021
Despite all care, some nasty gaps and asymmetry persist - will have use Perfect Plastic Putty again
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September 19, 2021
First color applied
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September 19, 2021
First colors applied
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September 20, 2021
Still not sure about the colors........
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September 20, 2021
I think maybe MRP-136 is the one! Maybe... 🙂
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September 22, 2021
Masking for the interior blue (MRP-195)
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September 22, 2021
Interior blue (MRP-195) applied
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September 23, 2021
Applied Gunze C308 to the top panels of the tails
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September 23, 2021
Putting the New Ware masks to good use, painting the side panels with Gunze C308
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September 23, 2021
New Ware masks proving they are worth their price, painting the first digital patterns on the tails with MRP-136
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September 23, 2021
First digital patterns on the tails with MRP-136 over MRP-296
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September 25, 2021
Vertical tails are done
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September 26, 2021
Landing gear
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September 26, 2021
Top of the fins corrected with Gunze C308
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September 28, 2021
Over one hour of masking
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September 28, 2021
Paint applied
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September 28, 2021
Camouflage done, minor touch ups to make
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September 28, 2021
Slight color change on these two panels, as per reference photos
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October 4, 2021
Adding the metallic plates with Evergreen plastic sheet
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October 4, 2021
Plates painted blue, will be aluminium
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October 8, 2021
The exhausts turned out awful; will have to darken them substantially……
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October 9, 2021
Too dark now!!! 🙁
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October 9, 2021
Definitely too dark 🙁
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October 9, 2021
Addding lighter tones with AK Xtreme Burnt Metal
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October 9, 2021
I think it’s better now
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October 9, 2021
Top side with corrections
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October 9, 2021
Now for the tubes…
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October 9, 2021
Some oils to use
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October 9, 2021
Exhaust tubes with oils applied
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October 9, 2021
Exhaust tubes with oils applied
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October 12, 2021
Dirtying with Tamiya X-19 Smoke
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October 12, 2021
Tamiya Smoke applied over the black oils
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October 14, 2021
Varnished and decaled
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October 14, 2021
Decals applied over X-22: very thin and prone to bend out of alignment but, fortunately, very strong
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October 14, 2021
Once dry, decals almost disappear
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October 19, 2021
Painting the lights base with aluminium
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October 19, 2021
Painting canopy seal
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October 19, 2021
Touch ups on the cockpit
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October 20, 2021
Last minute putty
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October 20, 2021
Wheels up (or down...)
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October 21, 2021
Finished!!!

Comments

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