Mark1
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SMER 1/48 Sukhoi su 22m4 in polish service
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Little bit more done on this today. Ive masked up and sprayed the black patches on the nose and around the cannon blast plates. On the real thing these areas are very roughly sprayed so i tried not to get too fine an edge on them . The oval blast plates and panel around the cannons now need to be sprayed steel . I made a couple of masks for this by putting some wide tape on and gently rubbing to see the line then using a sharp pencil marked the shape . This was then peeled off and stuck onto a piece of shiny sticky label backing paper. I could then cut it out carefully with the scissors and it can be peeled off and re used.
Wow Tony, top quality work going on here and you're doing a bang-up job on the camo too!!! So many decals, fergitaboutit. You'll end up in a ward with the rubber walls in a white coat with extra long sleeves. Then again, knowing you, they will all end up on the model, even if it takes a month.......
Prost
Allen
Prost
Allen
Mark1
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Think I'll leave it a good while before I build my one of these,mines gonna look like the after birth next to this baby lol
Ancientmariner
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Great work! Looking fantastic!
Got a good session in the shed today so its coming on slowly . I masked up the cannon blast shields , exhaust area and the unpainted areas on the outer wing ( the bits that are covered when the wing is at full sweepback ) ready for the vallejo metal color . I used a bright chrome for the blast shields ,dull aluminium for the wings and pale burnt metal for the exhaust . Once these had been sprayed and left to dry for an hour or two I added the dark steel areas on the wings and misted some thinned metallic blue and vallejo smoke on the end section of the exhaust area. Theres still lots of little bits to do before I can start decalling ( oh no, ive just remembered those stencils 
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scottie3158
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Tony.
Some great paint work going on.
Some great paint work going on.
Mark1
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Taking shape nicely
Ancientmariner
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Looking great Tony!
Just caught up on this one Tony, coming along very nicely.
Been looking at the undercarriage and wheel wells and decided they are a bit bare , so after looking at some excellent walkarounds i decided to add a bit of extra detail . The legs have been jazzed up with some brake lines and other wires and the wheel wells have had a couple of pipes added . I’ll be adding a few more wires to the wells , not every single one thats visible on the walkaround but just enough to lift it a bit. Another area thats sadly lacking in any detail is the inside of the gear doors but thats another day , cheers tony
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Jim R
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Hi Tony
Excellent paint work. Very neat and well thought out masking. The wheel wells are much improved so worth the effort.
Jim
Excellent paint work. Very neat and well thought out masking. The wheel wells are much improved so worth the effort.
Jim
Very slow progress on this but heres a quick update. Ive glued the main undercarriage legs on and been tittivating the wells a bit more with wire and a few scratched hydraulic linkages. Its not a full recreation as theres so many bits and pipes on the real thing but its a bit busier than the bare kit wells . All it needs now is a bit of a wash to add shadows and mucky it up a little. Ive also added some detail to the inside of the gear doors as they were just completely featureless . The main airframe has also had a coat of Klear and is ready for the decals 
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scottie3158
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Excellent scratchery mate.
Cracking work Tony
Jim R
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Hi Tony
Excellent work. You're going the extra mile on this and it shows. Most impressed with your thoughtful, neat work.
Jim
Excellent work. You're going the extra mile on this and it shows. Most impressed with your thoughtful, neat work.
Jim
Thanks guys , its come to a bit of a stop at the minute , hopefully i can get a bit of shed time this bank holiday weekend and start the dreaded decals
, cheers tony