Model Aircraft – August 2019

and sanding, that main parts were done, and it

was time to move onto next step. The hardest

part with the etched pieces were the grilles

under the air intakes, and again I spent quite

a few hours here, but once again the parts are

superb and easy to work with, although just

here there were twenty-four parts to attach!

With all the construction complete, I was

ready to paint and irst I primed all the etched

parts with MP242 Mr Metal Primer, diluted with

thinners a little Mr Surfacer I then tinted the

canopy with 70% Clear Yellow + 30% Smoke

Grey to simulate that seen on the Su-35S.

Before starting the paint work for fuselage, I

painted the engine and the exhaust by using

Black, Steel, Silver, Clear Blue, Clear Orange,

and inished with diluted Gunze 28 Steel. I

also used Takumi Chrome to hand-paint the

Manufacturer: Trumpeter

Scale: 1:72

K i t Ty p e: Plastic injection moulded

Kit Number: 01668

Chinese J-15

I USED DREAM MODEL ETCHED PARTS FOR THE COCKPIT,

FUSELAGE AND EXHAUST NOZZLES

MODEL AIRCRAFT AUGUST 2019

CHINESE FLYING SHARK

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