1/48 Su-35

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Anyone know where to get a detail set or p.e. parts for a 1/48 Su-35? I’ve tried the websites at squadron, rollmodels, aviationusk with no luck.

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Look for an Su-27. Thay are virtually the same aircraft.

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Isn’t the Su-35 the Navalized version of the Su-27. Or is it a whole different animal??
Flaps up, Mike

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The Su-35 is a vastly uprated version of the basic Su-27 design. Most notable differences are the canard wings, vectoring jet nozzles and taller tails. I saw this thing fly at a Moscow airshow and it’s capable of some incredible manuevers. As for the 1/48 Su-35, you’ll need to start with the Academy Su-27 and add the conversion kit from Sol, which will probably cost more that the Su-27 kit.

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I bought the SOL conver a few years ago. It runs about $50 US dollars but for the price you get basically a whole new kit in itself. Flaps up, Mike

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I found it available at Great Models Webstore. They advertise in FSM. Price is almost $60!

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Trumpeter/Panda Models has an Su-35. It’s just a little hard to find. But it’s out there. And I think it’s about $30 US.

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You sure that’s not Mini Hobby Models? The packaging is all quite similar.
Haven’t seen a Trumpeter or a Panda Su-35, but I have the Mini Hobby Models kit.

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Academy/Minicraft did two variants of the Su 27(single & two seater) in 1/48th if I’m not mistaken.
Flaps up,Mike

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Hello there,

I think the picture posted by bubbamoosecat is a SU-37 flounder and not a flanker. Please check if they’re the same. I think the SU37 is a bigger and more advanced aircraft I cant see the conards clearly so I dont know but I have a picture of the same aircraft with a white nose.
I have the picture of the aircraft (SU35) in the splinter camo version.

And this is the SU37

Cheers,
Nandakumar

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same kit

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Re: My photo. That aircraft was identified at the airshow (MAKS 97) as an Su-35…
As for those Trumpeter/Panda/Mini Hobby kits, an earlier thead on this forum said they were cheap copies of the Academy Su-27. I have not seen these kits myself, so take that as you may.

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Are the cockpits in 27 and 35 probably the same?

Nandman83, I wasn’t able to view your pics, can you email them?

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Chumbley, I do not have your email address… Do give it to me… And the Su33 is the navalised version of Su27… I think the SU35 is a whole new animal… Go to this website…they have a lot of good pictures…

http://www.aeronautics.ru/sukhoi/index.htm
cheers,
Nandakumar

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Thanks for the link, Nandakumar. I went looking and found the same plane in my photo listed as an Su-37! The MAKS airshow program, announcer, and placard in front of the plane called it an Su-35… Did they do some name changing since '97? The Su-27K became the Su-33… I know the “Platypus” was an Su-32… That Sukhoi Su-27 family is a confusing bunch…!

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Nandman83,

My address is chumbley@pilot.msu.edu

What’s with the very long section potruding between both engines on the Su’s?

Thanks

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Nandman83,

Nevermind, that long unit is a rear-facing radar. This while Su-thing is very confusing.
Do you know of any book published strictly for Sukhoi aircraft? Or anyone else for that matter?

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Chumbley, I’ve sent you the pics…
I thought the long protruding thing was the Brake chute holder because in my flight sims I see the Drogue chute come out from there…

bubbamoosecat,
Yup this numbering system is strange… The platypus was indeed the ground attack version(SU32) and the SU27K was like the MiG29K a carrier version of the SU27 later renamed the SU33… But I guess the guy who I got the pic from (Venik) is a staunch Russian aviation enthusiast and hence it leads me to believe that the aircraft shown is indeed a Flounder (37) and not the “super flanker”(35)… I dont know about any official books on Sukhoi… But you might try a huge book called “The Chronicle of Aviation”. They record and put pictures of every aircraft and update names regularly…

Cheers,
Nandakumar

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This site might help with identifying the family.

http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/index.html

or try Jane’s if someone has a subscription

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Whaz Up,
I just checked my SOL conversion set for the Su-27. You can make it into a Su-35/37. The conver kit # is (3062) MM062-50000
The instructions are very vague indeed. I was close on the pricing, I picked it up at my local shop for $49.95. I feel it is well worth the price**(LOT’s O RESIN)**.
Now I have to build more on my Ref’s for the Su-35/37. Man more books to get[:p]
Flaps up,MIke