Hey John...... Thank you for the compliment. My color guide was basically hard copy close up photos off the web. Granted, I love this kit but the Monogram instructions provided no accurate information regarding a lot of the paint colors for the detail work. The wheel bays and struts on a lot of the SU-25' s I have seen in photos are a light grey. I found Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 to be a close match. The struts, for the most part, appear darker than the pale grey undersides a lot of these Frogfoots( Frogfeet?, Frogfeets?) are painted in, mine included. As far as weapons go, mine is going to be ordnance free, with only drop tanks. However, all the pylons will be fitted. John, I have found the Eduard MIG-21 kit to be a good reference Soviet ordnance colors because a lot of weapons are included in the kit. If you have a question regarding a particular weapon color let me know and I will try to find out for you. Regarding the panel lines, I draw them with a Micron .005 Artist Pen. It's very easy to use and cleans up nicely if an error is made. Available at most art supply outlets and also comes in .01, .03, and .05. After I draw them, I will airbrush thinned Tamiya Smoke X-19 over them to get a feathered look. Anyway, hope that helps.



Best wishes, Ian

Note this is a real beast of an aircraft, almost as large as a 1/48 F-4 Phantom (which should tell you how huge Jessica's SuperJet is, since that's the same kit beside it, in the Revell rebox)