This is a Hasegawa 1/72 scale kit based on the Japanese anime "Macross Zero". In the anime, SV-51 is used by the anti-UN forces. You can do a google on "SV-51" to find out more about the story and this aircraft.
In the Macross Zero anime science fiction series the SV-51 was the only variable fighter developed by the Anti-U.N. forces. This top secret fighter was constructed in a collaboration between Sukhoi, IAI and Dornier with the use of alien overtechnology obtained illicitly from the U.N. variable fighter development under undisclosed circumstances.
I started this kit about 5 or 6 years ago when I started modelling but left it half complete (because I was newbie who took too big a bite then). This is the first aircraft kit I ever started work on way back then and, afew weeks back I was inspired to dig this kit out and repaint it in Russian Su-27 'Flanker' scheme for the fun of experimenting with something new.
This is the first time I ever done a splinter camo scheme and it helps that this is a sci-fi subject, I can afford some artistic licence to interpret the color and scheme.
I started by removing the decals I applied on previously.
After the cleanup this is what I started out with before painting.
Finally, after some crazy masking, this is my SV-51 in "Flanker" scheme.
This is my 'money shot'
I will start with the critiques going by highlighting that I did not remove the previous paint job I have done, so some of the panel line details are too faint to show when I did the pin wash. There are seam lines to be seen, gaps not filled in the wings and fuselage. The canopy have some gaps too.
Thank you for reading
In the Macross Zero anime science fiction series the SV-51 was the only variable fighter developed by the Anti-U.N. forces. This top secret fighter was constructed in a collaboration between Sukhoi, IAI and Dornier with the use of alien overtechnology obtained illicitly from the U.N. variable fighter development under undisclosed circumstances.
I started this kit about 5 or 6 years ago when I started modelling but left it half complete (because I was newbie who took too big a bite then). This is the first aircraft kit I ever started work on way back then and, afew weeks back I was inspired to dig this kit out and repaint it in Russian Su-27 'Flanker' scheme for the fun of experimenting with something new.
This is the first time I ever done a splinter camo scheme and it helps that this is a sci-fi subject, I can afford some artistic licence to interpret the color and scheme.
I started by removing the decals I applied on previously.
After the cleanup this is what I started out with before painting.
Finally, after some crazy masking, this is my SV-51 in "Flanker" scheme.
This is my 'money shot'
I will start with the critiques going by highlighting that I did not remove the previous paint job I have done, so some of the panel line details are too faint to show when I did the pin wash. There are seam lines to be seen, gaps not filled in the wings and fuselage. The canopy have some gaps too.
Thank you for reading
