1/48 Academy Su-27 Flanker  

by Arie Kurniawan

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  Indonesia Independence Day 

 

When the first batch of Flankers arrived in Indonesia, I was so proud about that. So I had a plan to make one. My reference is based on magazines and newspapers, and mostly the great help which came from my best friends Alex, Iwan, and Andre (Thanks, Brothers). 

I chose to make the SU-27SK, so I chose  the Academy 1/48 Flanker to start with. This Academy product doesn't need more modification for the Indonesian Flanker.  the contents of this kit have a good quality and good detail. 

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There are some problems in the wheel wells to make it more accurate. Besides that, the work went well because the fit of this kit is quite good. 

From the information from Iwan and Alex, I had no trouble with the camo pattern. So the next process was painting light ghost gray and intermediate blue. For the decals, I used "Scale Nutz" decal which has already issued 1/48 Indonesian Sukhoi (Thanks God). 

This baby was finished in about 3 months. Sooo...... yihaaa..... my Sukhoi is completed! 

Nb: Thanks For Iwan and Rachman for the photograph. 

Arie 

Photos and text © by Arie Kurniawan