It’s been a while since I’ve made a Trumpeter airplane plastic model. I chose Su-11. It is a Soviet interceptor in the Cold War era and features delta wings.
It starts with smaller parts such as cockpit and jet engine. I made a 1/32 scale a while ago, so I feel that this 1/48 scale is small.
The body is almost elongated and cylindrical in shape. It will be quite big when it’s finished.
Looking at the position of the landing gears, I don’t think I need a weight. But, the vertical tail is big, and the center of gravity may be shifted backward if the fuel tank and the missile are installed, so I put a weight in. There is enough space at the nose.
I think I was able to put the landing gear hangar and cockpit between them quite smoothly. I glued it together by scraping it a little and correcting the bad fit. Hold it in a small vise until it dries.
(2025/06/28)
It was mostly in the shape of an airplane. I still have to clean the joints and attach small parts.
I installed all the fragile parts before painting. Only the missile will be painted in several colors, so I will attach it later.
Compared to other current Russian jets, the landing gear components were simpler. It is easy to assemble without any trouble. There are sharp parts everywhere, so I really need to be careful when handling.
The cockpit panel came with a decal of relatively detailed instruments. That’s more than enough detail over the canopy.
I wasn’t sure, but I had extra seat belt parts for US aircraft, so I attached them with superglue. I usually paint the cockpit before I put it in, but it’s a weird feeling to do this right before I paint the whole body. It’s so hot these days that I don’t feel like opening the window to work on painting. If I say that, I won’t be able to work until mid-October.
The jet engine nozzle was painted in a hot iron color. It’s a little too red. I’ll paint it a little more silver-like later.
(2025/07/05)
Below are my past works.
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