RIAT 23 // Polish Air Force Su-22M4

This is the desired result! ? 

Beside the HobbyBoss-kit itself some aftermarket stuff was bought. 

This is a very good reference book with A LOT of details and additional informations for scale modelers! 

First I built the ejection seat to evaluate if I had to buy an aftermarket one. I stuck with the kit one as I plan to built the AC in static. When parked some sort of canvas is placed on the ejection seat. I plan to replicate that, so there was no need for aftermarket seat. 

All the sprues were labeled.  

The Su-22 is quite a big bird!!!  

In order to use PE parts for the cockpit some details were removed. 

The kit seat 

Half of the PE applied 

PE for the canopy 

…and the other side. 

I’ll replace this part of the kit with aftermarket resin. 

 

Same with the shock cone. The kit one doesn’t replicate the window of the range finder. 

Cockpit painted (pre-pinwash and without further PE) 

Ejection seat painted and dry brushed. Tissue as canvas replica on seat cushion and cockpit dashboard 

Front landing gear bay assembled. Let's see if it will survive the completion.  

Half the way done on the tail. 

Some dry fitting. Everything is coming together very nicely so far. But before I glue the halves together, I have to build and paint the Reskit Exhaust.  

pre-weathered 

pre-weathered 

 

Quite happy with the result. 

 

 

Painted shock cone 

I need to figure out, how to get rid of the seamline INSIDE the already painted intake 

I played a bit with some green and yellow oils. It’s crazy what a few dots of paint can do!!! 

I installed a little weight behind the cockpit. 

 

Shock cone in place. 

Seamline filled with Vallejo Putty 

A bit of plastic card did the job to fill the gap. 

Pleased with the result so far 

Wings and tail glued 

Getting the Flare Dispenser prepared for primer 

Always a huge milestone, when the canopy masking is done!