the omelette with an identity crisis

[MarkVerploeg]

hi guys
so i found a kit for this at the last minute

i was hoping for a flanker but the j-15 looks like it any way
and after some research on the real plane i found that the j-15 is a chinese build plane using the airframe of the su-33 flanker
the only difference is that all the internals are chinese
but enough of the serious stuff it's fun time
and this is what make's it possible


decals and mini instructions


the bag of parts




all that is in the box (the lowest partcount in years for me)


mmmmmmmmmmm makes you think


this is what hasegawa thinks it should look like but i don't agree with them
because this is what i want

atleast this is what i hope to end up with
this is from the instructions of the eduard su-27ub but looks sooooo good
and that is where the identity crisis comes in as this is a chinese plane feeling like a ukranian jet

first update will follow soon
cheers and good luck with all your build

[Johni044]

Looks like they mainly used the yoke to make it. Bet it's a fun build.

[MarkVerploeg]

Looks like they mainly used the yoke to make it. Bet it's a fun build.

i made a small start and the fuselage halfs are already glued
but it is a funny thing to build
highly recommended as a less serious build project

[MarkVerploeg]

hi guys
so like the rest of you i was a bit EGGcited about this sig
so once the rules allowede me to start i went for it
i never made a eggplane before so it was a big suprise that it was this easy (so far)
all the parts fit very well and making this went at racing speed
so here is the progress so far



the landing gear will be added later




mini missiles


the pilots , i'm not sure wich i will use but for the fun of it i think i put in the girl


the landing gear
here is the only filling i did and that could be required and that is on the wheels to fill in those gaps that you can see here


and a final test fitting with the girly pilot in the control seat

i can find only one flaw in this little kit and that is the very shallow panel lines
but i don't own a scribing tool so i just leave them as they are
they are fun little build though and some thing easy is nice once in a while
so until next time
cheers Mark

[ForbesHutton]

The markings look like those crash test stickers on the side of the car and dummies.

[MarkVerploeg]

The markings look like those crash test stickers on the side of the car and dummies.

yep they do that is why i want to change the camo scheme completely

[ForbesHutton]

The markings look like those crash test stickers on the side of the car and dummies.

yep they do that is why i want to change the camo scheme completely

If you want the omelette you have to crack (crash) the egg...

[MarkVerploeg]

The markings look like those crash test stickers on the side of the car and dummies.

yep they do that is why i want to change the camo scheme completely

If you want the omelette you have to crack (crash) the egg...

yeah not really my plan this is a pre mixed omelette

[T3hGuppy]

Looking good buddy.

Will look awesome in the blue camo.

[MarkVerploeg]

Looking good buddy.

Will look awesome in the blue camo.

i hope so
but i was to fast at the start so i forgot to clean the sprues
so this egg is getting a bath and a afternoon.of drying in the sunshine

[MarkVerploeg]

hi guys
i think it is about time i did a update on my eggie
so since the last time it was primed and painted
the masking was far from easy as the curved shape off the eggplane makes it hard to get masking tape to sit on the surface
but i think it got the job done
and here are the progress pictures


here the priming is done
the nose cone is painted aswell and masked to protect it from the following paint colors
and a nasty scratch in in plain sight this was sanded and respayed with primer







for this build i used paints from the mr hobby aqius(or something like that) the water based paint
all the paints are the same as the ones given in my su-27ub kit except for the wheels those are painted with revell antracite
there is one mistake i made and that is that i didn't use the correct order of painting the camo colors
i started with the light grey that covers the entire plane
then i masked the parts that should remain light grey
then i sprayed the blue (this is the mistake)
this is followed by some more masking to cover the blue parts
then is was painted with the dark grey

after that the part on the right front side is masked to paint the steel plate cover around the gun
this was painted with gunmetal grey as where the exhaust
the only thing that needs painting are the 2 missiles for the wings but i screwed up the paint so i had to start over on those

and that is all i have for now
so i hope you like it and thanks for watching
cheers Mark

[moi196872]

Pretty little omelette...LOL

[MarkVerploeg]

thanks mate
i'm happy with it so far
but all the mr hobby paints are either gloss or semi gloss
so it's nice and shiny at the moment
but some varnish will fix that when i come to that step of the build

[Russ72]

That looks like some complex masking you've had to do. Looking good.

[Paul]

Nice work mark, this was the scheme I wanted to do on the su-33 but couldn't get one

[MarkVerploeg]

That looks like some complex masking you've had to do. Looking good.

thanks Russ
ans no it was not very easy to mask it but it went okay and faster then i planned too
i was thinking it would take about 4 to 5 hours mask but it was done in about 45 minutes

[MarkVerploeg]

Nice work mark, this was the scheme I wanted to do on the su-33 but couldn't get one

thanks Paul
too bad you couldn't get one
but i still have to find some decals that fit this in my decal stash
and the national emblems of the ukrain have to be painted on as i don't have any decals of the sort
but these are 2 dots one on top of the other

[CrackedCubes]

I really like the colors in the camo. The aquis blue really makes the camo pattern pop. great job there pards!

[JonseyAU]

That camo is looking great !

[MarkVerploeg]

I really like the colors in the camo. The aquis blue really makes the camo pattern pop. great job there pards!

thanks mate and the blue is there indeed but a bit to bright for my liking
and it is thr color that eduard tells me is the right one for this plane so i guess it's just me

[MarkVerploeg]

That camo is looking great !

thank you very much

[MarkVerploeg]

hi guys
so it is the second day of easter don't know if this is a common thing but in the Netherlands we have 2 days of easter
and i thought i could do some work on the egg plane
well in all honesty i forgot about the whole thing after my decal debacle
last time i painted the egg so now i continue with the plne and a little base i made for it




so i gave it a coat of klear to get a smooth surface for the decals
then i applied the decals wich where the worst i ever had to work with
i selected 16 decals and i ended up with 8 on the model all the rest got torn or even fell apart as i soaked them in water
the nation insignia's are decals aswell but i painted them before i used them and these became more durable thanks to the paint
next i had another coat of clear and then some mig dark wash wich was mostly removed using some white spirit
as a final step i used some matt/flat varnish and i called it done


then i started with the base
this is made from blue styrofoam and balsa wood and they are all scrap pieces so it looks a bit rough in the beginning


i then went nuts with a knife and removed a layer of the foam in 1 corner as there will be sand in that spot
the rest of the surface was sanded to get a rough surface so the woodglue i used next would have a better grounding to stick to
then i cut some pieces of sanding paper (150 grain) to use as the tarmac
and some sand mixed with water and white glue for the patch of sand
that was then covered with some static grass
the tarmac was painted black and then misted with Vallejo modelair dark grey
i did that 3 or 4 times to get a dark grey finish wich kind of resembles real tarmac


i then started on some runway lights
these are made from 2 sizes of styrene tube wich fit in eachother
i then glued on a rim using 0.5 mm lead wire
once dry i made the 2 bows covering the lightbulp


i also made a small runway sign just from a folded piece of styrene sheet
this was painted in Vallejo red and i found some leftover decals in my decals stash for the numbers


then i placed the lights and sign in the grass and after some masking i spayed on the the markings on the tarmac
this is done with mr hobby yellow number 3 or 4 i believe
and that is how i made the base


and here it is with the egg plane in place

and that is all i have for you
i think this build is completed so for more pics i will put them in the reveal section
so i hope you like it and let me know what you think of this
keep on modelling
cheers Mark