From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <576103.57928.qm@web96012.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hi Steve - Review for Eduard Su-22 follows... Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:57:38 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0075_01CB3BB0.4A2913C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0075_01CB3BB0.4A2913C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Nicholas Moore=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 2:38 AM Subject: Hi Steve - Review for Eduard Su-22 follows... Eduard=20 =20 1/48 Su-22/Su-17M3 Fitter Limited Edition=20 =20 EDU1149 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/=20 =20 Product article by Nick Moore=20 =20 Eduard provide a limited edition of the Su-22/Su-17M3 = Fitter containing five sprues of injection moulded parts, three bags of = additional resin components, two frets of photo-etch, canopy and wheel = masks and decals. Aircraft such as the Fitter seems to be somewhat of an = acquired taste for modellers and those who will build this kit will = probably know its history. Briefly it could be described as a typically = robust 1970=E2=80=99s Soviet product with a strong signature carrying = over from the Su-7 and a similar visual profile to the Mig-21. It found = use in Afghanistan and Middle East conflicts and later in a number of = clashes on behalf of some scrappy nations wanting to thrash out various = issues in their exotically camouflaged jets. So historically it is in = fact quite a cool plane and not least because it wasn=E2=80=99t just = painted dull old grey like the big player=E2=80=99s birds. = Eduard=E2=80=99s instructions provide a detailed history of the = aircraft=E2=80=99s technical development.=20 =20 Beginning with the plastic parts you should find these = moulded to an adequate standard and you will see what I mean by that in = the accompanying photographs. Surface engraved detail such as panel = lines and access panels are just a little soft and the actual plastic = surface as a whole appears slightly pitted. Other stand alone parts are = frequently soft and simplified. So I guess what you have here is the = basic plastic platform courtesy of the old Kopro kit moulds (interesting = subjects =E2=80=93 challenging builds) and the excellent resin and PE = enhancements that will push this kit up a few notches in quality.=20 =20 Resin components come in three separate bags that are = stapled to the inside of the box wall to isolate them from the more = robust plastic. All the resin is nicely done but the Brassin parts in = particular are fantastically crisp and fine. They are cast in a pale = grey colour and indicate a perhaps more sophisticated form of = manufacture than what has come before. Rather than hand crafting an = object like a seat by painstakingly constructing it piece by piece from = traditional scratch building materials which results in a casting that = closely approximates reality, the master for these exceptionally clean = castings appears to have been machined from a single material or = produced by an additive manufacturing method such as rapid prototyping. = Or maybe it=E2=80=99s just damn good sculpting! Either way what is = created is the illusion of near perfect miniaturisation. Naturally a = cockpit outfitted with these parts will really shine. Further resin = parts are applicable to certain markings options and are of the more = usual quality of resin we are used to.=20 =20 One fret of PE components adds yet another level of detail = to the ejection seat and other cockpit parts. The other fret adds a = layer of detail that is missing from the plastic parts particularly = details along the difficult to capture edges of the fuselage halves.=20 =20 Five marking options are provided with the kit:=20 =20 A Su-22, Grupo Aereo No11, Escuadron Aereo 111, = Talara Airbase Peru=20 =20 This scheme is reproduced very effectively on the box art. = =20 B Su-22, No.1032 Squadron, Okbabin Nafaa = El=E2=80=99Woutia=E2=80=99 Airbase Libya=20 =20 C Su-17M3, Soviet Naval Air Forces, 1980-1990, = Soviet Union=20 =20 D Su-17M3, 1st AE, 168TH APIB, Bolshye Shiraki = Airbase, Soviet Union 1982=20 =20 E Su-17M3, 101st ORAP (Independent Reconnaissance = Regiment), Soviet Union , late 80=E2=80=99s=20 =20 The kit contains a substantial decal sheet for all of = these markings plus extensive=20 stencilling and a clear guide to their locations in the = instructions. They are printed by Cartograf and appear to be of = excellent quality.=20 =20 In summary this Eduard limited edition has the contents = you will often find in Czech limited run kits but with the added value = of the inclusion of some of Eduard=E2=80=99s latest product. They really = are very well done and given there are already some excellent builds of = this tooling floating around the net, this extras edition is bound to = look pretty fantastic when put together by a competent modeller. = Recommended to all fans of Soviet aircraft and those who like a little = something away from the mainstream.=20 =20 This kit is available here: = http://www.hlj.com/product/EDU1149=20 =20 My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com/) for = supplying this review sample.=20 =20 Nick Moore 10 August 2010 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0075_01CB3BB0.4A2913C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know = your article=20 went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource = Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love = like you've=20 never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like = nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Nicholas=20 Moore
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 = 2:38=20 AM
Subject: Hi Steve - Review for = Eduard=20 Su-22 follows...

Eduard=20

=20

1/48 Su-22/Su-17M3 = Fitter Limited=20 Edition=20

=20

EDU1149 =  from=20 HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/=20

=20

Product article by Nick = Moore=20

=20

Eduard provide a limited = edition of=20 the Su-22/Su-17M3 Fitter containing five sprues of = injection=20 moulded parts, three bags of additional resin components, = two=20 frets of photo-etch, canopy and wheel masks and decals. = Aircraft=20 such as the Fitter seems to be somewhat of an acquired = taste for=20 modellers and those who will build this kit will probably = know its=20 history. Briefly it could be described as a typically = robust=20 1970=E2=80=99s Soviet product with a strong signature = carrying over from=20 the Su-7 and a similar visual profile to the Mig-21. It = found use=20 in Afghanistan and Middle East conflicts and later in a = number of=20 clashes on behalf of some scrappy nations wanting to = thrash out=20 various issues in their exotically camouflaged jets. So=20 historically it is in fact quite a cool plane and not = least=20 because it wasn=E2=80=99t just painted dull old grey like = the big player=E2=80=99s=20 birds. Eduard=E2=80=99s instructions provide a detailed = history of the=20 aircraft=E2=80=99s technical development.=20

=20

Beginning with the = plastic parts you=20 should find these moulded to an adequate standard and you = will see=20 what I mean by that in the accompanying photographs. = Surface=20 engraved detail such as panel lines and access panels are = just a=20 little soft and the actual plastic surface as a whole = appears=20 slightly pitted. Other stand alone parts are frequently = soft and=20 simplified.  So I guess what you have = here is=20 the basic plastic platform courtesy of the old Kopro kit = moulds=20 (interesting subjects =E2=80=93 challenging builds) and = the excellent=20 resin and PE enhancements that will push this kit up a few = notches=20 in quality.

=20

Resin components come in = three=20 separate bags that are stapled to the inside of the box = wall to=20 isolate them from the more robust plastic.  = All=20 the resin is nicely done but the Brassin parts in = particular are=20 fantastically crisp and fine. They are cast in a pale grey = colour=20 and indicate a perhaps more sophisticated form of = manufacture than=20 what has come before.  Rather than hand = crafting=20 an object like a seat by painstakingly constructing it = piece by=20 piece from traditional scratch building materials which = results in=20 a casting that closely approximates reality, the master = for these=20 exceptionally clean castings appears to have been machined = from a=20 single material or produced by an additive manufacturing = method=20 such as rapid prototyping. Or maybe it=E2=80=99s just damn = good sculpting!=20 Either way what is created is the illusion of near perfect = miniaturisation. Naturally a cockpit outfitted with these = parts=20 will really shine. Further resin parts are applicable to = certain=20 markings options and are of the more usual quality of = resin we are=20 used to.=20

=20

One fret of PE = components adds yet=20 another level of detail to the ejection seat and other = cockpit=20 parts. The other fret adds a layer of detail that is = missing from=20 the plastic parts particularly details along the difficult = to=20 capture edges of the fuselage halves.

=20

Five marking options are = provided=20 with the kit:=20

=20

A        =20 Su-22, Grupo Aereo No11, Escuadron Aereo 111, = Talara=20 Airbase Peru=20

=20

This scheme is = reproduced very=20 effectively on the box art.=20

=20

B        =20 Su-22, No.1032 Squadron, Okbabin Nafaa = El=E2=80=99Woutia=E2=80=99 Airbase=20 Libya=20

=20

C        =20 Su-17M3, Soviet Naval Air Forces, 1980-1990, Soviet = Union=20

=20

D        =20 Su-17M3, 1st AE, 168TH APIB, = Bolshye=20 Shiraki Airbase, Soviet Union 1982=20

=20

E         =20 Su-17M3, 101st ORAP (Independent = Reconnaissance=20 Regiment), Soviet Union , late 80=E2=80=99s=20

=20

The kit contains a = substantial decal=20 sheet for all of these markings plus extensive

stencilling and a clear = guide to=20 their locations in the instructions. They are printed by = Cartograf=20 and appear to be of excellent quality.=20

=20

In summary this Eduard = limited=20 edition has the contents you will often find in Czech = limited run=20 kits but with the added value of the inclusion of some of = Eduard=E2=80=99s=20 latest product. They really are very well done and given = there are=20 already some excellent builds of this tooling floating = around the=20 net, this extras edition is bound to look pretty fantastic = when=20 put together by a competent modeller. Recommended to all = fans of=20 Soviet aircraft and those who like a little something away = from=20 the mainstream.=20

=20

This kit is available = here:=20 http://www.hlj.com/product/EDU1149=20

=20

My thanks to HobbyLink = Japan=20 (http://www.hlj.com/) for supplying this review sample.=20

=20

Nick Moore 10 August = 2010 =

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