Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Sukhoi Su-15F

On the modelling table at the moment is this pointy beastie.  It is one of the (very cheap!) 1/72 PM kits I picked up at the Telford IPMS show late last year and I am not building it with any particular use in mind.  So far it is going together quite well, and although the parts fit is not 100%, my use of filler has been limited to the nose wheel bay - the door panels supplied just don't fit.
Nearly a foot of Cold War pointyness.
Just look at the size of those missiles!
I haven't decided on a colour scheme as yet.  The box art isn't hugely inspiring, but overall 'metal' seems to have been the most common finish.
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8 comments:

  1. Pete.27 March 2012 at 19:06

    Looks really nice- are you going to try a black undercoat for it?

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  2. Tim Gow27 March 2012 at 21:49

    Pete.
    I might give it a try - thanks again.

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  3. Hugh Walter27 March 2012 at 22:31

    Yeahr...you know what they say - Big missiles; small...

    George Bush senior said we won, so they must have been very small 'cos they had loads more tanks and stuff than us!!!

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  4. Paul28 March 2012 at 11:07

    What a sweet ride. I am pretty sure that this is a SU-15TM (Flagon-F) rather than a SU-21F.

    Brings back memories from back in the day when Joint services Aircraft Recognition Journal was the best monthly read...Good times Tim, good times.

    Hide the Korean 747's mate.

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  5. Tim Gow28 March 2012 at 11:52

    Paul
    You're quite correct - I had it in mind as a '15, but the box says '21. Still, I knew there would be an air recognition anorak out there somewhere...

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  6. Tim Gow28 March 2012 at 11:56

    Maverick Collecting
    So does that rule apply to Abrahms, Bradley, HUMMWV, TOW, B-52 etc? Anyway, like a lot of original Sov kit, this model is impressive at first glance, but a bit shoddy on detail!

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  7. Hugh Walter28 March 2012 at 19:56

    Laughs - Yes, I remember when a defector flew the first Foxbat to Japan (or South Korea?), they gave it to America to look over and shortly after - a month or less - the news came out that it was built on the outside like a Tomcat, but on the inside like a Hurricane or Messerschmidt! All pull-leavers and manual adjusting seats!!

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  8. Tim Gow29 March 2012 at 08:07

    Maverick Collecting
    I remember hearing that too - old fashiones valves in the radio and so on.

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