From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Dave Johnson" References: Subject: Re: Fwd: Lucky Model - KP Model 1/48 Su-25K Frogfoot Warzone Afganistan Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:27:56 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0037_01CBCE39.8D9374E0" 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_0037_01CBCE39.8D9374E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 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 ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center http://www.arcair.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: Dave Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 11:22 AM Subject: Fw: Fwd: Lucky Model - KP Model 1/48 Su-25K Frogfoot Warzone = Afganistan From: Dave Johnson=20 Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:12 PM To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Subject: Fwd: Lucky Model - KP Model 1/48 Su-25K Frogfoot Warzone = Afganistan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Lucky Model - KP Model = 1/48 Su-25K Frogfoot Warzone Afganistan=20 Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:57:39 +1300=20 From: Dave Johnson =20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 = = KP Models 1/48 Su-25K Frogfoot Warzone Afganistan Product # KP-J48051 = (hhttp://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=3DKP-J48051) from Lucky = Model (www.luckymodel.com) Product Article by Dave Johnson on the November 2010 History - The Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot (NATO reporting name) was developed by the = Sukhoi Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was designed to provide = close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made = its maiden flight on 22 February 1975 and after testing, the aircraft = went into series production in 1978 at Tbilisi in the Soviet Republic of = Georgia. During its more than twenty-five years in service, the Su-25 = has seen combat with several air forces. It was heavily involved in the = Soviet war in Afghanistan. The Iraqi Air Force employed Su-25s against = Iran during the 1980-89 Iran-Iraq war. Most of the Iraqi Su-25K were = destroyed or fled to Iran in the 1991 during the First Gulf War.=20 The Kit -=20 This is the first time I have seen a KP Models kit or even heard of = them. But to my surprise KP Models have been around for a while aswell = as the tooling of the Su-25K. In the past it has been released under the = KP Models older name of Kopro, and Eduard have used the same tooling in = their limited release of the Su-25, that wasn't released to long ago. = The kit comes inside of a top loading style box that holds five light = grey sprues and one clear sprue, instruction booklet and huge decal = sheet that contains markings for four aircraft and a lot of stencils. The molding of the kit is pretty good, with nice crisp panel lines and = fine rivet details that recessed, but the actual aircraft features a lot = of raised rivets. The land gear feature (s) nice detail that assemble = from multiple parts. There is a bit of flash around the tyres parts, = which maybe from the aging tool. The landing gear bays feature pretty = much no detail. The cockpit detail is... well ok... The instrument panel = is molded on the clear plastic sprue but they do feature molded dial = details, but there are no decals for the instruments faces. The seat has = to be the worst and feature and has pretty much no detail (?????) , so = a aftermarket resin replacement would be recommended in the ways of a = seat or even a cockpit set. The kit includes a pretty good selection of = underwing stores of external tanks, gun pods, rockets, bombs, and = missiles to fill up those 10 pylons carried underneath those wings. Some of the sprue attachment points are pretty hefty, and run on to = the part surfaces. So some extra care will be required when removing = parts from the sprues. There are a few ejector pin marks on the parts, = including some huge ones on the inside of the air intakes. There aren't = many alignment pins on the kit so if you have built a few limited = release kits you will be fine with this kit.=20 The instructions include 22 nicely done assembly diagrams that are = easy to follow, and a weapons loadout chart for the 10 pylons. Colour = callouts are also included throughout the instructions, as well as a = paint chart with the colour codes from two different paint = manufacturers, Humbrol, and Agama, which I have never heard of till = today. Also included is the stencil layout and a parts locating diagram = within the instructions. Overall, the kit is still pretty good up to today's standards and is = the best on the market in the way of Su-25 offrings. The cockpit is the = only let down, but there is a few aftermarket options on the market that = will truly make this kit standout. With the lack on location pins, the = kit is really not for beginningers, but surely someone with some = experience will be able to build it. I would like to thank Lucky Model (www.luckymodel.com) for this review = sample. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01CBCE39.8D9374E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know = your article=20 went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft = Resource=20 Center
http://www.arcair.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.
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Subject: Fw: Fwd: Lucky Model - = KP Model=20 1/48 Su-25K Frogfoot Warzone Afganistan

 

Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:12 PM
Subject: Fwd: Lucky Model - KP Model 1/48 Su-25K Frogfoot = Warzone=20 Afganistan



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Subject: Lucky Model - KP Model 1/48 Su-25K Frogfoot Warzone = Afganistan
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:57:39 +1300
From: Dave Johnson "><moeggo@hotmail.com>
To: submissions@arcair.com




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1/48 = Su-25K=20 Frogfoot Warzone Afganistan

Product # = KP-J48051=20  (hhttp://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=3D= KP-J48051)=20 from Lucky Model (www.luckymodel.com)

Product = Article by=20 Dave Johnson on the November 2010

History=20 =96

The Sukhoi Su-25 = Frogfoot (NATO=20 reporting name) was developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau in the = Soviet Union.=20 It was designed to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground = Forces. The=20 first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975 and after = testing,=20 the aircraft went into series production in 1978 at Tbilisi in the = Soviet=20 Republic of Georgia. During its more than twenty-five years in = service, the=20 Su-25 has seen combat with several air forces. It was heavily involved = in the=20 Soviet war in Afghanistan. The Iraqi Air Force employed Su-25s against = Iran=20 during the 1980=9689 Iran-Iraq war. Most of the Iraqi Su-25K were = destroyed or=20 fled to Iran in the 1991 during the First Gulf War.

The Kit =96

This is the first = time I have=20 seen a KP Models kit or even heard of them. But to my surprise KP = Models have=20 been around for a while aswell as the tooling of the Su-25K. In = the past=20 it has been released under the KP Models older name of Kopro, and = Eduard have=20 used the same tooling in their limited release of the Su-25, that = wasn't=20 released  to long ago. The kit = comes inside of=20 a top loading style box that holds five light grey sprues and one = clear=20 sprue, instruction booklet and huge decal sheet that contains = markings=20 for four aircraft and a lot of stencils.

The molding of the = kit is=20 pretty good, with nice crisp panel lines and fine rivet details that = recessed,=20 but the actual aircraft features a lot of raised rivets. The land gear = feature (s)  nice detail that assemble from = multiple=20 parts. There is a bit of flash around the tyres parts, which = maybe from=20 the aging tool. The landing gear bays feature pretty much no detail. = The=20 cockpit detail is... well ok... The instrument panel is molded on the = clear=20 plastic sprue but they do feature molded dial details, but there are=20 no decals for the instruments faces. The seat has to be the worst = and=20 feature and has pretty much no detail  = (?????) ,=20 so a aftermarket resin replacement would be recommended in the ways of = a seat=20 or even a cockpit set. The kit includes a pretty good selection of = underwing=20 stores of external tanks, gun pods, rockets, bombs, and missiles to = fill up=20 those 10 pylons carried underneath those wings.

Some of the sprue = attachment=20 points are pretty hefty, and run on to the part surfaces. So some = extra care=20 will be required when removing parts from the sprues. There are a few = ejector=20 pin marks on the parts, including some huge ones on the inside of the = air=20 intakes. There aren=92t many alignment pins on the kit so if you have = built a=20 few limited release kits you will be fine with this kit.

The instructions = include 22=20 nicely done assembly diagrams that are easy to follow, and a weapons = loadout=20 chart for the 10 pylons. Colour callouts are also included throughout the instructions, as = well as a=20 paint chart with the colour codes from two different paint = manufacturers,=20 Humbrol, and Agama, which I have never heard of till today. Also = included=20 is the stencil layout and a parts locating diagram within the=20 instructions.

Overall, the kit is still pretty good up to = today's=20 standards and is the best on the market in the way of Su-25 offrings. = The=20 cockpit is the only let down, but there is a few aftermarket options = on the=20 market that will truly make this kit standout. With the lack on = location pins,=20 the kit is really not for beginningers, but surely someone with some=20 experience will be able to build it.

I would like to thank Lucky Model (www.luckymodel.com) for this review=20 sample.

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