Model Aircraft – August 2019

T

he Shenyang J-15 NATO reporting

name ‘Flanker-X2’, also known as

‘Flying Shark,’ is a fourth generation,

twin-engine all-weather, carrier-

based ighter aircraft development

by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and the

601 Institute for the PLAN’s aircraft carriers. For

this build I am using the 1:72 Trumpeter kit,

together with some aftermarket etched parts

from Dream Model for the cockpit, fuselage

and exhaust nozzles.

I started to assemble the engine nozzles

and etched parts, and spent over four hours

here, but hard work always pays of – and

the result was very promising. Next, I went to

work on the canopy and removed the mould

line with sanding sticks and Tamiya Polishing

Compound.

For instrument panels and cockpit, I used

the pre-coloured etch from the Dream Model

set, and I must say the details are remarkable

and the etch is easy to work with. I removed the

clear parts of the HUD and replaced them with

thin ilm which looks more precise and in scale.

After I inished the cockpit work, I modiied

the main wing laps into the down position, to

make the look more interesting and realistic. I

then ixed both the upper and lower fuselage

with Tamiya Thin cement and after some putty

Chinese

Flying Shark

Kitti Tatsumaki builds the

1:72 Trumpeter Shenyang J-15

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