Some of my current collection of Flankers in 1:72 scale - all 18 of them! (the Su-27KUB is missing from the photo!)
They were all made many years ago - some as much as 25 years!
Here they are individually - in no particular order......
This is the first Su-27 I ever did in about 1985 - made from a Hungarian vacform kit. It is probably still the most accurate !!
Record-breaking 'P-42' variant - modified from the Airfix kit.
Su-33 Naval Flanker - heavily modified Airfix kit
Su-34 - from the Italeri kit
Another Italeri Su-34 - this time painted in primer finish.
Heavily modified Airfix kit to represent the long-distance record-attempt T10-20
Hasegawa Su-27 painted and decalled to make an early Ukrainian AF example.
Compare the inaccurate nose shape to the Airfix kit.
Heller Su-27UB converted into the Su-30MK demonstrator
Su-37 'Terminator' Super-Flanker converted from the Airfix kit.
The one-off Su-30KI - designed for an Indonesian deal that fell through.
Heller Su-27UB converted to represent the Su-30 operated by the 'Test Pilots' demo team.
Su-27UB of the 148th TsBP i PLS/54th GvIAP from the Heller kit. Decals are from Travers.
Airfix Su-27 modified into the T10-17 armament testbed. Note the original sqaure-tipped fins with counterweights,
orange and red missiles and unusual camouflage scheme on 'bort 17'.
Heller Su-27UB kit straight out of the box with 'Russian Knights' decals.
The Hasegawa Su-27 in 'Russkie Vityazi' markings.
This is a 'What-if' model of an Indian Air Force Su-30MKI converted from the Heller Su-27UB.
It is based on a large display model that I photographed on the Sukhoi stand many years ago. - If only!!
Airfix Su-27 painted and decalled to represent a Chinese PLAAF Su-27SK
My most heavily converted Flanker yet - the Su-27KUB. Like the real thing, it was made by combining the cockpit
section from a Su-34 - but with a conical radome. The wings, rudders and canards are bigger and the colour scheme
is a mix of the camouflaged donor Su-33 with all the new parts in various shades of primer yellow.
Su-35 second prototype - converted from the Airfix Su-27 kit
Russian AF Su-34 'Fullback' in its new colour scheme - modified from the Italeri Su-34 kit.
Chinese PLANAF Su-30MKK - Trumpeter kit with corrected height fins and additional weapons.
Chinese PLAAF J-11B - Trumpeter kit.
Russian AVMF Su-33 - Hasegawa kit with drooped flaps.
Indian AF Su-30K in anniversary scheme - Trumpeter Su-27UB kit combined with parts from Su-30MKK kit.
Indian AF Su-30MKI - converted from Heller Su-27UB kit.
Malaysian AF Su-30MKM - converted from Heller
Su-27UB kit.
Modelsvit T10-10
Flanker prototype (left) - Hasegawa Su-35S (right).
Ken Duffey
Updated March 2018