Maly Modelarz Su 27 10-11/96
Terms on diagrams:
dol - bottom
gora - top
General advice:
Take special care of the symmetry of the curved surfaces of the fuselage, its framework and the tail. It is recommended that you work very carefully and accurately in cutting out, forming and gluing the parts.
Experienced modellers will wish to include the cabin detail and extended undercarriage. It is almost impossible to manufacture a transparent cockpit canopy from scratch. It is advisable to make a framework and then stretch suitable transparent material over it using heat. Similarly the correct manufacture of the extended undercarriage is difficult - you may care to display the model on a stand with retracted undercarriage.
Additional material needed: good card 1mm thick, 0.5 - 0.7mm wire, pins and modelling clay or similar.
Tools: small and large scissors, universal pliers, ruler, razor blade broken with angled edge or modellers knife/scalpel.
Building
Mostly the model is constructed in the order of the part numbers. Glue sheets XII and XIII to card, also a few other indicated parts will need reinforcing. Small diagrams on the sheets indicate parts to be folded or wound into tubes and the direction of curl, also arrows point to the front or bottom of the model.
Segment 8 of the fuselage is constucted in the traditional manner, and subsequently the other segments. The frames around which they are curved have their adjoining surfaces sanded flat to facilitate joining together of the segments. Take special care of the accuracy of the joins and the fuselage symmetry.
Make the cockpit canopy using cardboard and the frame of I, II, III and IV from sheet XIII (? as a template for transparency?).
Assemble the plate part 25 and its reinforcements as shown in diags. 3 and 4. Be aware of symmetry when making it and attaching it to fuselage (diag. 1).
Continue with the central parts of the fuselage and the engine nacelles. When gluing sheets to edges of frames and ribs it is best to first glue narrow strips of stiff thin paper along the edges first to avoid unsightly ridges. A template marked 'x' is provided on the sheets for these strips. The relatively large size means that edges of wing surfaces need reinforcing with thin card of correct provided profile. It may be wise to mount the wings at a slight elevation of 2.5 degrees so that natural droop will lead to the wings protruding straight from the fuselage.
The the horizontal tailplane is reinforced by the internal "box" part 80c. The tail fins are parallel to each other and similarly reinforced. The trailing edges of the wings and tail are reinforced with cardboard strips for which templates are provided on the sheets.
The method of construction of the engine nacelles is evident from diags. 1 and 7.
The manufacture of carboard wheels is difficult, time consuming and not very effective - you may prefer to use ready-made wheels. The components of undercarriage frameworks are made from wire using the templates to a scale of 1:1 on page XII. The construction of the undercarriage is show in diags. 9 and 10.
Antennae on the wings, tail and fuselage are made from pins, painted grey and mounted in positions shown in the diags.
Cover part 22 on sheet VIII is made (?from transparent foil) and mounted. Some part related to ? antenna cover parts 54P and L should partly be painted grey. Rocket heads are made and painted red (XVII and sheet VI).
Cracks/defects can be filled and painted.
Colour the inside of the air intakes and jet outlet nozzles suitably.