The SU-30 MKI has not been released yet in any scale and I decided to operate on the old Heller version with canards snitched from a Revell SU-27.
Surgery called for adding the canards and addition of a lot of putty to match the contour, adding the refueling probe, shifting the IRST to starboard of the windshield, adding a FOD cover to the nose wheels and drooping the thrust vectoring exhaust nozzles.
I loaded two kit supplied R-73s and R-27ERs and the rest of the R-VV-AE, KH 39 and X-29T from the Eastern express MiG 21-93 kit and Paveway-II LGB from a F-4E kit.
I added the Aeroclub Gnat in classic overall silver to compare the IAF’s (and probably the world’s) smallest jet fighter with the worlds’ largest. The little Gnat was more than a handful during its time (bringing down a total of 11 F-86 Sabres in two wars) and the SU-30MKI is certainly The Air Dominance Fighter of today (apart from the flying robots we see rolling out of the companies that once made aeroplanes).
I did no weathering except for the burnt metal engine nacelles and on the gun blast deflector.
Copyright 2008 Bharat-Rakshak.com. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of BHARAT RAKSHAK is prohibited. If you have any comments, then please send them to us using our Feedback Form.
