Su-7 BM- BKL- BMK 1:48th scale

Nito74 · September 28, 2023, 9:41pm

Hi everyone,

I’m currently building Su-7 , 1:48th

I’m doing them at the same time, anyone had any issues with them ?

Stikpusher · September 29, 2023, 2:43am

Four at once?!

Oh I gotta follow along!

c4willy · September 29, 2023, 10:19am

I have two of the same kits: an Eduard offering (The KP kit with photo etch, etc.) and the other KP. I haven’t built either kit, though I have read a few online build logs. From what I can gather, the fit of the tail planes and wings isn’t that great, and the cockpit is spartan. The differences between versions in the instructions are kind of blurry and don’t necessarily reflect the aircraft concerned (but adequate reference material would remedy that I hope?). The plastic is thick, and nose weight is required, though not specified. But they’re often described as a fun build and from what I’ve seen of the kits I look forward to building them myself (someday, lol). Gauranteee I’ll be following along with the builds!

Good luck!!
Chris

Nito74 · September 29, 2023, 4:28pm

Yup… Four at once.

Worked a little today on them.

Here’s how they are :

Su-7 BM - Warsaw Pact version - ( still not sure, but I might go for the Polish Version )

Su-7 BM Czech version,

Su-7 BKL ,

Su-7 BMK

I still have the Two Seater version , but I still need some extras and also I might build it along a Su-9U Two seater… I don’t know.
Doing 4 at once is ok, doing 5 is too much

Nito74 · September 29, 2023, 4:33pm

I have a 350 page Book on Su-7… plenty of references, but funny enough not much with the cockpit & seat, that I found online, maybe not the same versions, some with upgrades, but well it could be worst.
I noticed that about the instructions, there’s not much difference between all the versions.
For some kits I got upgrades, seat, PE, masks, wheels, pitot tubes and guns,stencils,etc…
The plastic is quite thick, but there is some very nice detail on the surfaces.
On some models the weight is specified ( 10 gr ) not on all kits.

Thanks for the tips / help Chris !

JUSTK · September 30, 2023, 1:27pm

Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago. I have a friend who built the Eduard version (Su-22). He had some issues with the main landing gear doors and the final height of the aircraft. He says the main gear is too short as compared to pictures, especially noticeable with ordinance. Hope this is helpful.

Nito74 · September 30, 2023, 11:00pm

Thanks for the tip / help !!
I don’t know if the Eduard Su-22 is based on the same kit as these but I’ll keep an eye on it when I get to the landing gear.

We had a football player from Trinidad playing here many years ago… Russell Latapy and Leonson Lewis .
I don’t know what they do nowadays but I remember their creativity and flair

Bryan · October 2, 2023, 2:48am

Wow will definitely be watching this! I have the KittyHawk Su-22 in my stash to build one day its such a cool family of airplanes IMO much like the Su-27-35 family.