Iraqi Su-22M4/R MasterCraft

Nikolas Horianopoulos
I purchased this jet spending the tremendous amount of 7 EUR (lol) intending to represent the Iraqi variant (plane on box art). I wasn't expecting a high quality detailed plane at this price and I am not willing to invest in after market extras. The panel lines are engraved and offering plenty space for wash. The cockpit is bare, the ejection seat is hilarious, the canopy will remain sealed, the armaments are ok with surprisingly great detail, wheel wells are flat and bare. The connections are awful, connectors' pins are completely absent, the fuselage requires plenty of dry fit trial and errors in order to achieve the best possible result, most of the times I must guess the exact connection marks in various parts, the manual has missing reference in correspondence with the sprues. All in all this is a bad kit and it requires exceptional modelling skills to turn this kit in an exceptional build. It has the potential even on an OOB build. I wouldn't recommend it for novice modelers (like myself). I love Fitters and I don't regret the purchase. I will keep you updated.

Nikolas