1:48 LANDING GEAR DOORS SU-35

Su-35 landing gear doors, 1:48 (Temp Models)

A resin set of landing gear bay doors for a Su-35 model in 1:48 scale from the Russian brand Temp Models. The plastic doors from a kit tend to be too thick for the scale and smooth inside, which shows at once on a model with the landing gear down. Printing in resin manages the small thickness and the internal ribbing. It is not an aircraft kit but replacement parts for your own model.

The real subject

The Su-35 has its main landing gear legs retracting forward into the fuselage and the nose leg under the cockpit. The bay doors lie against the airframe in flight and are open on the ground, so the viewer looks at their inner face with its stiffeners and pipework. On the real machine this surface is grimy from oil and dust and is noticeably different in shade from the external paint, which is a rewarding motif for a model.

Building and painting tips

Release the parts from the supports with a new blade over a working surface. Remove the original plastic doors and smooth the recesses left behind. Wash the resin in lukewarm soapy water before painting. Spray and weather the inner face of the door on its own and only then fit it with cyanoacrylate glue, so that you can reach it easily.

Who the set is for

• Builders of the Su-35 model in 1:48 scale
• Modelers building the model with the landing gear down
• Anyone interested in current Russian aircraft
• More experienced modelers used to working with resin

The set is supplied unassembled and unpainted. The model, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.