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  1. CDW
    Just for grins and giggles, I made color sample swatches of 5 different paint colors from my inventory: 1. Mig Ammo interior turquoise green (Russian cockpit green) 2. Mr Hobby Acrysion emerald green 3. Mr Color aircraft gray (Trumpeter call out) 4. Mig Ammo ocean gray 5. Mr Color air superiority blue Which of these 5 colors do you think most closely represents what is seen in the cockpit photo?
  2. CDW
    She came out beautiful, Mike
  3. CDW
    A lot of it will be the amount of light in the photograph. Shadows are going to make it look darker, too. In any event, 1:72 scale lends to the most artistic license for interpretation. So little of it will ever be seen, it's like dancing on the head of a pin. Now the fuselage colors become much more relevant to me but the cockpit, not so much.
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    Agree 100% on the reference check. There are surprisingly few photos of the Su-33 cockpit on the net, but the ones I have seen show what I would call a blue-gray and black color combination, but not the aqua color seen on earlier Russian aircraft. I have what's supposed to be the aqua cockpit color in Mig Ammo acrylic but it does not look like the photos.
  5. CDW
    Here is a photo I found on the net for the Su-33 Flanker D cockpit. My kit came with a pilot figure, and I may use it this time around. Usually I don't use it.
  6. CDW
    But I am not 100% sure it’s the same for the more modern aircraft. I keep noticing that kit instructions call out a different color for the more modern Russian aircraft. Need to check references.
  7. CDW
    What’s odd is that the Trumpeter color call out for the interior is for Mr Color H73 which I used. However, to the best of my knowledge it should be aqua green but I just didn’t want to use acrylic paints this time around.
  8. CDW
    You are correct on the aqua blue. As I was saying in an earlier post, I put in an order for the correct colors in Mr Color lacquer, but it hasn't arrived yet. I cheated by using a blue-gray color I had on hand. In the not-too-distant future, I will be building a 1:48 Su-33 Flanker D by Minibase. This kit may very well be the most detailed 1:48 scale jet aircraft model ever made. At that time, I will give my complete attention to every little detail being correct, but this time, I am winging it, just having some fun with a small scale model. By the time I get around to doing the exterior, the correct lacquer paint colors will be in my possession.
  9. CDW
    Trumpeter does a nice job of boxing the delicate parts with protective foam wrap to prevent damage in transit. Nice touch. the fuselage halves fit together very well and it appears that very little or no putty will be needed to clean up the join lines once it’s all glued together.
  10. CDW
    Determined to do this one out of box, the cockpit is rather spartan. However at 1:72 scale, not a whole lot will be seen once it’s finished anyway. I picked out the side panel and control panel details in black, white, blue, and red. Then finished it off with a grime wash. The kit provides side panel and main panel decals but I decided to do mine with a brush instead of the decals. Builders choice. Next, it’s on to the wheel wells, speed brake internals, and intakes.
  11. CDW
    One of my favorite battleships of WW2, the lines of it are remarkable. You've done an outstanding job of capturing a realistic battle worn look.
  12. CDW
    Thanks Lou
  13. CDW
    Mr. Color has a huge line of colors, hundreds. It would be nice if I knew how to mix my own for the various shades, but I take the more expensive (and lazy) way out by buying the individual shades I want. My vendor charges 2.50 per bottle. Postage varies with quantity, but I just bought 15 bottles where shipping was 9.95. I could have bought as many bottles as I wanted, and it still would have been 9.95, max. scalehobbyist dot com
  14. CDW
    They are just as volatile as they ever were as far as I can tell, but the thinner I use has a retarder built in that allows the paint to level out before it completely dries, and that leaves a beautiful level finish. You need a paint booth with an exhaust fan as well as a respirator. Since you've used Floquil, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
  15. CDW
    Thanks Chris
  16. CDW
    Not much is worse than building a nice model then getting a bad paint job on top of it. My success ratio is much higher with lacquer. This trend goes all the way back to my days of painting 1 :1 cars and trucks. I have always got better, consistent results with lacquer.
  17. CDW
    I thought I had them in my personal stock, but realized I needed to order the correct Mr. Color finishing paints to match the camo scheme. With that order behind me (and waiting for the products) my journey will begin with the cockpit as usual and then some detail work on the wheel wells and intake trunks. Hopefully by then, my paints will have arrived. When you take out the copious munition trees, the parts count for this model is no huge. At least half or more of the 300+ part count is for ordnance! And much of that ordnance will not be used in this build but will go in the spares box. One of the things I ordered ahead of time is a pre-cut paint mask for this model from a shop in Australia. It's in hand so once the paints arrive, I can go to town. Standby, will soon be posting some photos of the cockpit pieces, albeit small and basic. I am very partial to the Mr Color line of lacquer finishing paints. For me they just go down so much easier, are more consistent, and well behaved in the way they lay down on the model then level out without obliterating detail. I do have all the correct colors in Mig Ammo acrylics, but don't have the confidence I can do an equal job laying them down the way I want for this model. I need more practice with acrylic paints and each brand seems to have their own peculiar need for a correct amount of thinner to reduce them to an appropriate level for airbrushing.
  18. CDW
    Welcome aboard gentlemen!
  19. CDW
    Thank you gents. This was a fun little build.
  20. CDW
    Very happy to see how well the Rub n Buff turned out for you on this model. The Sabre is such a gorgeous airplane, and your model really does it justice.
  21. CDW
    Welcome! Su-33 is about the same dimensions as the F-15, yes, a large airframe. It’s nice they include most everything to give a good out-of-box experience. 1:72 scale aircraft kits are much better detailed now than they were not too many years ago. Hasegawa always drove the modeler to buy weapons sets.
  22. CDW
    Not sure I understand the question, but I will use the base, yes.
  23. CDW
    Welcome aboard gents! A preview of the parts trees and color call out sheets. Trumpeter provides every munition in the Russian arsenal in every aircraft kit. The huge piece of plastic at the end is a carrier deck and blast shield. Nice touch.
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    Next up is:
  25. CDW
    Final photos ”Let’s go to work!”

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