This is going to be huuuge...
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58 24 November 2021, 08:00
TreehuggerIt has been suggested that you can paint the "inside" plastic for the "front gunner seat" black, then you can hide the interior, as there is none. 🙂 So hiding the interior inside the clear part by painting the inside of the "glass" or the plastic inside, black.
24 November 2021, 10:01
TreehuggerI prefer to never paint the insdies of clear parts black, but maybe it could look good on this particular model I am thinking, also for the main cabin I was thinking. So, matte black.
Btw, on a Tu-95 bomber, the rear gunner has some apparently layered bullet proof glass, but probably a detail that is too small to re-create. Iirc, the layering looks like stripes around the framing of the glass.
24 November 2021, 10:07
Robin (WhiteGlint)I'm in! Still waiting for mine. She still must be on some cargo ship somewhere.
24 November 2021, 10:16
Robert PodkońskiPlease, feel welcomed, Mates 🙂
@ Treehugger - actually I am going to paint insides of gunners' stations black, but there will be some colour inside the cockpit, as I found a peek look into real one here:
Youtube Video
24 November 2021, 11:35
Erik OffI love this monster. But 45€ for this great but quite simple thing... uff.
24 November 2021, 16:09
Robert PodkońskiIt is not a cheap hobby any more, Erik... we all face choices and choices and choices 😉
24 November 2021, 17:22
John HughesRegarding painting the inside of the windows, I have to wonder if black is the best colour. Ever considered metallic gunmetal or a very dark grey? Might be worth testing options on a bit of transparent scrap first.
24 November 2021, 21:00
Bruce HuxtableYears ago, someone mentioned how they 'tinted' aircraft canopies, using enamel paints: using metalic gloss black, allow the paint to settle in the tinlet, (don't shake or stir), then use only the liquid at the top to paint the inside of the canopy. I've never tried this myself, but do recall that this Mate had achieved excellent results.
24 November 2021, 21:21
Robert PodkońskiThank you for your suggestions, John and Bruce - I have to think it over. Actually I have been thinking about cutting off the plastic that goes inside these transparencies (take a look at the photo #3 and tint the transparencies from the insides with diluted transparent blue paint...
24 November 2021, 21:45
Robert PodkońskiWelcome, Mike! @Bruce: in the meantime I found something that seems to be the best idea here, and does not involve painting or tinting the insides of the transparencies 😉 Details soon, stay tuned!
25 November 2021, 11:33
Simon NagorsnikPics9/10 are a good idea, they demonstrate the enormous sizes- that's crazy🤯
27 November 2021, 08:28
Murad ÖZERthey musta built that tailplane outta adamantium or some such comicbook scifi stuff, how the hell did it stay in 1 piece i wonder...
27 November 2021, 08:47
Robert PodkońskiThank you, Simon, that was exactly my intention 😉 @Murad - who knows, this was the Soviets' technology, they had a lot of titanium, for example...
27 November 2021, 10:39
Bruce HuxtableOops, I though the cockpit was 'nice' if it were 1:72..... But It's Great for 1:144 🙂 Very neat work indeed 🙂 Thanks for reminding me, Alex 🙂
30 November 2021, 20:21
Robert PodkońskiYou're simply too kind, Bruce... it is just a roomy cockpit 😉
30 November 2021, 20:44
Bruce HuxtableImagine the noise of that monster coming towards you! Very intimidating appearance too !
6 December 2021, 09:12
Robert PodkońskiYou're right, Bruce. I wonder how noisy it was in the cockpit, not mentioning the forward gunner station when these huge missiles were launched from above it...what about "Occupational Health and Safety" regulations here? 😉
6 December 2021, 10:54
Robert PodkońskiThe number of parts is surprisingly low and their fit is generally troublefree, WhiteGlint, yet there are inaccuracies and moulding imperfections here and there and deeper modifications would be difficult.
6 December 2021, 14:25
Bruce HuxtableWill you add some scorch marks on the curved deflector surfaces? Acres of fresh paint with no weathering would be a shame 😉
7 December 2021, 12:14
Robert PodkońskiSurely, Bruce, I am not going to give a "factory fresh" look to this model. Yet, "abandoned" look is not my goal...
7 December 2021, 17:08
Robin (WhiteGlint)So, like it has been in service for some years? Are you aiming for that, Robert?
7 December 2021, 19:23
Robert PodkońskiSomething like on this presentation, WhiteGlint:
Youtube Video
I know it is a computer-created animation but somehow I like it best 😉
7 December 2021, 20:18
Robin (WhiteGlint)Or Something inbetween. 😄
But in case of armament it remings me of soviet heavy cruisers. I believe some were armed with the same missile launchers.
8 December 2021, 17:37
Simon Nagorsnikhow is the progress in this project?
haven't had an update on it for so long😉
2 February 2022, 08:20
Robert PodkońskiThanks for asking, Simon 😉 I am a little busy recently with my professional issues... but I will get back to it soon, I promise 🙂
2 February 2022, 08:25
Dietmar Bogatzkifollowing, some pics of the original
englishrussia.com/20..plan-inside-and-out/
2 February 2022, 08:43
Michael KohlA machine only Russians could build. Nice progress. I am anxious about the paint job.
2 February 2022, 08:55
Bruce HuxtableWow! Inspirational piccies, Dietmar. Strange to see her so pristine on the interior, yet so weather-beaten on the outside...
2 February 2022, 17:43
BlaposphereThat's coming along nice. You put more work into the cockpit than I did. I tried to do mine as part of a 24 hour build but ended up taking three weeks. 🙂 Tacom 1/144 Ekranoplan Lun | Album by Blaposphere
25 February 2022, 14:36
Richard ChealsReally interesting project, Robert. Another masterpiece, and I thought my Tu-142 was big!😉
25 February 2022, 15:40
Robert PodkońskiThank you all, Mates, for your encouragement and kindness. At the moment the stabilizers are glued to the fuselage and all transparencies masked. Next photos as soon as I find some spare time...
25 February 2022, 18:05
Marc Le BayonAnd flying with it 😄 😄
Ah no... Flying is only with 1/32 or 1/24 model 😉
26 February 2022, 11:11
AlexanderLooks nice so far, will definitely take a seat to see you assemble this behemoth. 👍
11 April 2022, 00:27
