We frequently get asked by novice modelmakers this question: do you really have to do what's on the box?
The simple answer is NO! As it is with the hobby, your imagination is your only limit! As an example, we tossed a few ideas around as to what to do with a plain black Hobby Boss 1/72 SU-37 Berkut. Our initial ideas went along these lines...
So it went that we decided to do a combination of two designs, just to give the unusual looking airplane an unusual look. The shapes were easily obtained by using Tamiya Masking Tape, and a bit of fun.
Needless to say, the results were quite spectacular! Nothing like a bit of colour to spice up an otherwise drab looking aircraft.
What an airplane! Here's a quarter rear view. Then let's see what we did under it...
The Russian star would be the spotlight for anybody seeing the plane from below. They'll be seeing red!
The highlight would still be the sharkmouth, which we scavenged the decals from a hapless 1/48 scale P-40 Flying Tigers Warhawk.
So there you go - there's no limit at what you can do, and the bottom line is, you got to have fun with it.
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