gregax Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Here we go again. This kit was a gift from my friends as an attemp to divert me from building german aircrafts. So what the heck, i have to give it a go. There are a few rewievs about the kit, so i won't go into details. So let me present the main actor. The kit with CMK parts Books i have borrowed from a friend for refferences... Now, i have to reconsider who the real friends are... looks like a lot of work.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
klimmer Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Should be interesting to see it come together. Please post lots of pics of your progress. :) Ted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 I will try to... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 thats quite a bit of resin there! at least the AM plastic shouldn't give you any issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 That IS a lot of resin. Will there even be any plastic left when done? Just kidding, I am sure it will look GREAT when done and this GB needs an IL-2 for certain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Can't wait to see this one progress. I really like the Il-2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 Some progress. I've opened the bomb bays, but they didn't go in as smoothly as expected. They are way too thick, so i had to sand them until i was able to see through them. The same goes for the wings. Dryfitting of a cockpit... ... but some surgery will be needed to fit everything in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 nice progress with that resin. good luck with the cutting too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 Here we go. After studying my refference books I've came to conclusion that the wooden wing version is much more appropriate for this kit than the metal one. Since the wing has 5 deg. sweep there is a good chance that the wing had wooden outer panels. So it was time to fill the panel lines with squadroon green putty. While the putty was drying i installed the cockpit. It is a snug fit, and there is a lot of brass parts still missing. Now i have to figure what will i do with gunner's part of the cockpit. There is no details whatsoever and a lot of sink marks to be filled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 (edited) edited - accidental double post Edited April 6, 2007 by jrallman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 Some work has been done. was busy adding details to the cockpit, especially the gunners part of the cockpit was completly lacking detail. I think it looks much better now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottD Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Greg, Nice work..I'll be watching your build since I got the same kit and I think we might be doing the same markings also! Mine is going to be OOTB...I think ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 looks great! that added detail really looks nice, cant wait to see it in paint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck1945 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 ...After studying my refference books I've came to conclusion that the wooden wing version is much more appropriate for this kit than the metal one. That is what I discovered regarding Eduard's 1/72 Il-2 as well. There was some discussion on the VVS discussion board regarding this. I know in 1/72 the decal markings Eduard provided are for actual Il-2s, but from what I understand, are most likely earlier versions then what the kits builds into. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Some progress here... I've sanded the wings smooth, but i have yet too see whether it's good or not. I also did some extra work on wheel wells, I closed the gaps using styrene and styrene rods. Uh, i almost forgot... i painted the cockpit tub... I mixed my own shade od Green-gray, the RLM02 stated in the instructions is wrong. Hope you like it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) oh... double post.... Edited April 17, 2007 by gregax Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 looks great! that pit turned out really nice with color Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn C. Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Excellent looking pit! Very nice painting and the belts look very convincing as well. Shawn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 The cockpit looks great. Nice paint and detail work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Very impressive! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Agreed, she looks impressive in the pit department. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottD Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Very nice looking... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 The nightmare begun! Being carefully and trimmed all the resin parts to fit nicely, i had a bad feeling that things will turn for the worst. Huge gaps everywhere. A lot of putty will be needed to fix this out. I am wondering how will i fix that without erasing all the details on the wing and fuselage section. Keep your fingers crossed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 those gaps at the front of the wing root look to be in the most awkward position! good luck there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bilkeau Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) That's some classy work, and thanks for supplying a much-needed Stormovik for the GB. Thanks also for confirming the wisdom of my decision to leave my Il-2 in the stash! Nick Edited May 5, 2007 by bilkeau Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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