Zactomodels

1/32 Su-27 Canopy kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Mar 6 2012

 

      

This resin set from Zactomodels includes a vacuum formed canopy, 13 cast resin parts, 1 styrene part, photo-etch mirrors and graphics screen-printed on acetate plastic. This kit corrects the shape of the canopy and provides detailed parts including a corrected IRST housing.

 

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Resin casting is of impeccable quality and all the detail is very well done with no air bubbles or flaws.  The vacuformed canopy is flawless and crystal clear with slight canopy panel line detail. The placards and photo etch mirrors are the sort of small details that make all the difference in sets like this.  The IRST housing is a big improvement over the kit parts.

The 2 pages on instructions are easy to follow and include text instructions and line drawings. 

Canopy detail is one very obvious area on a model that is easy to see and adding detail in this area greatly adds to the final look of a model.  This set is a must have for anyone building the big Trumpeter Su-27 Flanker.  Chris at Zactomodels is well respected for the very high quality of products he produces.........you can buy with confidence. 

Zactomodels also has a Su-27 Nosecone kit  and resin Su-27 Intake kit for the 1/32 Trumpeter Su-27 Flanker and many other 1/32 Su-27 detail items including missiles and weapons pylons.

I would like to thank Chris at Zactomodels for providing me with this product sample.

Steve Bamford

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford