Looking for a quality kit of the Sukhoi Su-27 (single seat) in either 1/48 or 1/72 scale. To date I’ve only seen Zveda kits available and I absolutely nothing about Zveda kits. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I recently bought a modell of Zhengdefu, Chinese made. There is a lot of work. Fit is not very good but it makes a nice modell. The price is cheap if I recall well.
Airfix made a Su-27 kit in 1/72 scale years ago.
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Academy makes a 48th two seater so they might make a single too.
Good hunting!
thanks, will check them out. does zveda make decent kits? seen many at squadron but didn’t know enough to purchase.
Italeri, Heller, Revell and Hasegawa also got offerings of this plane.
The 1/48 Academy Su-27 (single seater) is an excellent kit.
All i can say is dont get the Hobbycraft SU-27 cause it[censored][censored][censored]. I bought it and found out the hard way. Nothing would line up so it ended up in the scrap bin.
Zvevda kits are good enough. They are accurate overall but don’t have the nice fit of the modern asian kits. I don’t know if the Zvevda Su-27 has raised or recessed panel lines. That might be a consideration for you. They do fit better than the Monogram kits of the late 70’s and early 80’s. Airfix has a decent Su-27. You can find them around still. It is not too bad but once again doesn’t have the fit of the asian makers. The problem with the asian manufacturers is that they tend to get the overall shape wrong.
As J-Hulk said, the Academy Flanker is a very nice kit. But at 1/48 scale the Flanker is a big aircraft.
I have an Airfix example in 1:72 i’d be willing to trade if you had something i wanted!