1/48 Steampunk SU-37

Gallery Article by Hal Elsberry on Jan 3 2011

Silly Week 2011

 

This was the Mini Hobby Sukhoi SU-35/37 Super Flanker kit. The fit on this kit was terrible so I decided to make it into something else. I got this idea from watching 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. I guess it is sort of steampunk. I did a lot of scratch building on this kit. I used Pegasus hobbies chemical plant kit for the engine and Warhammer figures for the aircrew. It was painted with Tamiya metallics

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This aircraft is from the 399 Squadron. It is armed with a good old fashion cannon and a 100mm Gatling gun. The aircraft has a crew of 2 (a pilot and a gunner). I built the gunners weapon from the front landing gear of the kit. The wings are capable of flapping like a bird.

If you want to see how I built this you can check out my in progress here: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=218111 . Thanks for looking.

Hal Elsberry

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Photos and text © by Hal Elsberry