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Marius
Superb model and beautiful photography!

I also want ro build one, but these Su-27/-33 etc. series aircraft are just huge, even in 1:72.

Neuling
I agree with Marius: Superb model and beautiful photography!

Alexander Grivonev
Thx Marius and Neuling! Check out the WIP pics.

Chris Church
Stunning build. Excellent job.

Thomas Wirsching
Flawless and astonishing build of a beautiful aircraft!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work on your duckling.

Alexander Grivonev
Thx guys, much appreciated!

Seyid Elters
Nice kit, Im thinking of getting one, how's the fit and finish, is it easy to build?

David H
Wow, that paint is smooth. Beautiful model, Thankyou for sharing 👍🏻

Guy Rump
Beautiful finish! 👍

CaptGPF
Amazing. Simply amazing. The super detailing in this kit is on a whole different level!

Alexander Grivonev
Thanks for the comments guys!

Seyid, honestly I was not too impressed with the quality of the kit. Considering it is quite modern and all I ran into some fitting issues. There were also many inaccuracies considering some details and parts. The main carriage is simplified, I worked on it about three weeks alone. All in all it is okay I would say, a solid B-

BTW good luck trying to get one, I was fortunate enough to grab mine in 2019 I think when they were available. Now KH is out of business and I have seen these Kits on eBay for around 400€

Jos Jansen
That's an extraordinary build, great work on all the tiny details...just amazing!

Alexander Grivonev
Thx Jos!

Gary Victory
Really nice work Alexander. Kitty Hawk always had a bad wrap for instruction errors and fit issues and normally deserved. I had issues in the bucket load with the SU-35 and F-35B, so i have an idea of the pain you went through. Great project and thanks for sharing.

Pipeman86
Amazing Work!

Alexander Grivonev
Thx Gary and Pipeman86!

I had the Su-35 in my stash but decided to sell it and to get a GWH kit. They seem to be on another level just by glancing over the parts. Maybe just maybe I will try and get one of them Su-22s just because there is no alternative except the ancient KP kit

Erik
Excellent !!! Congratulations for the fantastic work.

Alexander Grivonev
Thanks Eric, glad you liked it!

Michael Kohl
All those details add beautifully to the overall impression. Great paint job on top.

Alexander Grivonev
Yeah it didn't turn out too bad 😄

DuperScale
Wow that's a perfect build. 👍👍👍

Alexander Grivonev
Hey thx. Not perfect at all but nothing to be ashamed of either😄

Zsolt Czegle
AWESOME! I really like it! 👍

Alberto Michieletto
WOW! Fantastic work!

Alexander Grivonev
Thx mates!

Mr James
Beautiful colour scheme, expertly painted and weathered. An excellent build

Grom
Looks great. What paints did you use?

Alexander Grivonev
Thx Grom. I used Mr. Paint lacquers. Usually I work with Tamiya acrylics but these are also great. They had the 3 main Su-34 camo shades already mixed so I gave them a try. The colors are spot on, I just added some white to match the scale effect and fading.

Alexander Grivonev
Initially I bought the Su-34 set from Hataka but the colors didn't match at all to my taste. Way too green.

MS K
Wow really great job!

Neuling
Clean and careful work!

Skyhiker
Is it possible for a tank to look cute?

Mona
👍 🙂

Rui S
Very well done Paintjob 👍

Kate Ward
If I do them in batches of 8 I need 11 batches for each side. That helps me keep count.

Ben M
Ah, armor modeling. Endless tracks. Watching!

Kate Ward
Oh good, peer pressure, that'll keep me from slacking off. ^_^ I'm up to six 8-link sections of track so far, 16 to go. I had a panic moment where I was afraid I'd bought the wrong tracks, so the first thing I assembled from the Trumpeter kit proper was the sprocket wheels. And whew they do fit! Got a start on the lower hull too before bedtime.

Ben M
I've been curious about metal tracks. I find the plastic individual links hard to work with but maybe I just need more practice.

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here 🙂

Kate Ward
I'm still figuring this website out, is the 2nd photo visible? I'm halfway there with the track, 11 of 22 sections, and in addition to the sprockets I've got the idlers and all the road wheels assembled. I was hoping to finish all of Step 1 as well, but I had some fit problems with the upper deck. Did it have to be in 3 pieces, Trumpeter? 😛

For one part of the rear, there's a choice of plastic or PE parts, and I had a go at trying the PE, using a tool handle that was about the right diameter as a mandrel. It didn't come out perfect, but I was looking at photos online of a real KV-85 on display in St Petersburg--the kit instructions were a little unclear about how it should look once assembled--and the real flange has a good big dent in it too. So I figure I'm good. ^_^

Following some old advice I remember from ~20 years ago when I first heard of Friul tracks, I'm using sewing pins rather than the softer wire that comes with the tracks. The fit is snug enough that I can press two links together and they will (4 times out of 5) stay put long enough to slide the pin in. Couple things I've learned the hard way: 1) gotta use a pin vise to drill them out, as hard as it is on my poor old wrists. Using a Dremel, it's too easy to do irreversible damage too fast; 2) don't cut off the pin heads and glue the pins down until I'm REALLY REALLY sure I've got them in the right order.

Two days, 11 sections totaling 88 tracks, and I've only stabbed myself with a pin 3 times. Go me.