My 1/48 Ukrainian Su-27UB is nearly finished after the assortment of missiles were installed on the belly rail pylons.

The Su-27 was designed as a air superiority interceptor for the Soviet Air Force. It was plagued early in development with a number of faults that were not solved until the early 1980's. When the Soviet Union broke apart, Su-27's were passed on to newly independent Belarus and Ukraine. Current users of the Flanker include India, China, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Russia, Eritrea, and Indonesia Vietnam, and Angola.

This model represents a Ukrainian Su-27UB trainer, a two seat derivative that Ukraine obtained when they broke away from the Soviet Union in 1991. Ukrainian Flankers were involved in the the current Ukrainian crisis.