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Default RE: AK Models SU-27 Build Thread with many Mods

Kit comes together very easily. Completed the fuse and engine sides. I found using the tape & strip planking method worked better to keep the CA from hardening on the outer skin (Figure 1).


Figure 1


Next, installed most the fuse formers with thick CA, except for the landing gear and firewall formers which I used a mix of 30 min epoxy and milled fiberglass (Figure 2).


Figure 2


I am constantly reminded how well this kit was designed. Case in point, here is a photo of the fuse sides (Figure 3). In every kit I have put together, you have to use a 90 degree square to install the formers. This kit has the placement and angles of all the formers lasered on the fuse sides themselves!


Figure 3

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