At the beggining of the war in 2022, the UAF had around 32 serviceable of these potent if relatively old fighters. At least 20 have been lost and, as no one has these fighters in Europe, receiving new aircraft or parts is impossible. Even so they are still at use, with some having been modified to fire western weapons like GBU-39 bombs, HARM missiles and JDAM gliding bombs.
This 1/72nd scale model came from Aliexpress, without any brand being mentioned and its a companion to a SU-25 shown here some time ago.
The model comes cleverly painted and is made of blocks that fit very well. A bit of super glue makes all parts bond easily. In fact its the digital camouflage that made me leave my Italeri model inside the box and turn to this much better and quicker to build option.
The only added part was a plastic pilot.
And the only paint added was the complicated UAF emblem. The stand was also painted and textured as it came in black plastic.
Next: the Belgians at Waterloo
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