Modelsvit Su-22M4

Описание: Here is a brand new box which just arrived this morning. It is from the Ukrainian based Modelsvit company, the 72nd scale kit of the Su-22M4 fighter bomber. Actually the company has released in parallel two kits, there is the original Soviet designation Su-17M4 kit with three different Ukrainian AF markings. And the export Su-22M4 version with a colourful Luftwaffe scheme, a Syrian version and a Czech version.
The kit has just been released and came directly from Modelsvit Balkans which has been the distributor for the Ukrainian company since 2015. While the kits are designed and produced in Ukraine, Modelsvit Balkans is responsible for professional distribution, for packing and lots of additional work.

I would say the images speak for themselves. There is little to add to it. Most people who have seen a recent Modelsvit kits will be aware of what they are getting. The Su-22M4 version has not been produced before, although the company has made almost the full line of this famous swing-wing fighter bomber.
There is at least one more subversion to come in the future, the Tumansky powered Su-22M3 version. Look forward to it, but for the moment I am perfectly happy with this M4 example!

Just a short run down on what is included in the kit: in one zip-lock bag there are 12 grey sprues, the transparent parts are packed in a separate bag. There is a perfect screen printed decal sheet (in this kit № 72059 two of them) made by Cartograf of Italy so lines are sharp, all the small stencils are there! As an extra a small sheet of paint masks is provided for canopy and wheels, there is also a tiny acetate sheet for the HUD glass (actually 3 of them in case one, or two are lost or damaged). Be careful the acetate sheet is very small and is in the same plastic bag as the small photoetch providing all sorts of small additions.
Of course the kit has engraved panel lines and most of the fasteners are also made for service panels. Parts which overlap others are appropriately represented with raised surfaces. The canopy is provided in both closed / one part version as well as an open option. There are raised surface details in places like the tyres. The big external fuel tanks have raised weld lines and engraved lines the way they should be!

Best regards
Gabor