Kinetic Su-33 Flanker-D - Completed!
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Opmerkingen
59 7 October 2019, 01:11
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Superb build Michael. I'm sure you will inspire many people to go out and buy this kit.
7 October 2019, 01:18
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As always Michael, your builds are a pleasure to follow - both the process & the result. You really captured the Sea Flanker spirit through fine details, with the camo/weathering job, which is just 100% spot on, and the extended flaps orchestra at the back of the wings 👍
I really like that you kept the wings down, never was a big fan of the "zipped" optics of this plane - I find the full silhouette & the mentioned flaps a much better choice!
All the best wishes & keep them coming!😉 👍
7 October 2019, 09:43
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Thanks Nathan, Soeren, Slavo, and Neuling! I appreciate the kind words!
Slavo, I am really stoked that you approve! I tried to nail down the weathering without being over the top, so I kept it rather conservative as to not distract from the awesome camo, but at the same time I wanted there to be enough to not allow the unique camo to dominate the model completely. I am glad to hear you feel as though I was successful in that endeavor!
Aaaaaaaaaand.... I won first place in the theme contest (I have the Blues) yesterday at my IPMS club meeting! In January I have 4 models to take to the year's "Best of the Best" contest, which is the winners of all 8 quarterly contests (4 theme, for non-theme each year). My winners for 2019 are:
Kinetic Su-33 for the "I've got the Blues" October contest theme
Hasegawa F-2A for the "Japanese" July contest theme
Hobby Boss Su-30MKM for the April non-theme contest
ZM F-4S for the January non-theme contest
Not sure how I am going to get those four models AND my January theme contest entry there (never transported that many models before), but I am sure I will come up with something!
7 October 2019, 14:18
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honor to whom honor is due, congrats! This one is really hard to beat, close to perfect i'd say👍
7 October 2019, 18:54
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Just perfect 👍!
Congrats Michael to all that and for me it is great to have seen all four builds here live at scalemates 😉!!
7 October 2019, 20:50
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Thanks Jos, Daniel, Stephan, Erik, Piotr, Marco, and Konrad... I am really thrilled that you all like 'er!
You all drive me to keep going and keep my mojo stong!
8 October 2019, 03:36
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Congrats! 👍 👍 You seem to be quite the Michael Schumacher of your IPMS! 😄
And it´s all well deserved, the topics could hardly have been handled better, details are details and certainly help, but it´s the overall picture and scale impression you handle so well that make the show for me in your builds. Looking forward for many more to come!
8 October 2019, 09:27
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Really good work and a splendid paint job, as always! It's not easy to make these blues look realistic, but you nailed it!
9 October 2019, 17:58
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First things first: congrats for the splendid model. And congrats for your fourth first place this year! Fingers crossed for the next comp!
9 October 2019, 20:13
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Wow! 👍 👍. Fantastic execution on a really attractive camo scheme. Perfect.
10 October 2019, 00:11
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Thanks Slavo, Murad, Tim, Spanjaard, Demigod, Maciej, and Jim! I appreciate all the compliments and congrats on my win!
I think this has moved into the pantheon of my favorite model I have built, slightly edging out the Su-30MKM. I really love this particular camo scheme and am really proud of how it turned out.
10 October 2019, 17:31
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awesome work, I sent the pics to my friend who's a fan of sukhoi aircraft, an inspiration to him.
23 November 2021, 15:32
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OMG this is a pleasure to see,. I'm currently building an Su-37 but the colours on the Su-33 are just out of this world compared to the brown/sand recommended.
18 February, 20:35