Tupolev Tu-2 'Túzok' - ICM

I have never heard of this manufacturer before, but the Sabre Kits version is just a repackaged ICM kit, with two additional, different 3D printed propellers and a new decal sheet provided. All the other parts are the same as the ICM kit. As far as I know, this is the only available model of the Tu-2 in this scale. 

Fret 1. As you can see, the fuselage is the old version of the Tu-2 with three small round windows in the back and not the later version with one single, larger window and a wider fuselage section. There are no panel lines but rows of tiny rivets. While it may be scale accurate, the rivetsare so shallow, that they will probably disappear completely under the primer coat. I might be tempted to rescribe some panel lines instead. 

Fret 2 - wings and engines. Three crewmembers are also provided, two reasonably detailed pilots, and a bizarre crouching gunner without any human features whatsoever, no face or hands, just a ball for head and a torso with embedded arms and legs. You may also be able to see that all the parts on all the frets are covered with some sort of thick, sticky residue, kind of like engine grease. It definitely needs to be washed off thoroughly before assembly. 

Fret 3 - engine nacelles and stabilizer. 

Fret 4 - undercarriage and smaller details. Everything seems surprisingly well detailed although there is a lot of flash present everywhere. 

Fret 5 - transparencies, loosely rattling inside the box without any protection at all. Damit folks, how much would it cost you to add an extra plastic bag? 

The main canopy is unfortunately badly scratched - it almost looks like a crack developing so I am not sure I can repair it. 

In this "Limited Edition" kit, very crisp 3D-printed four blade propellers and spinners are provided - unfortunately four blade propellers were not used together with the old style three-window fuselage provided in the kit, so these parts are not usable. 

This is what the box art describes as a "detailed decal sheet". Ho-hum. It contains markings for two aircraft: a Polish number 8 and a Hungarian number 10. Unfortunately none of these two aircraft can be built from the parts in the box, so other decals need to be sourced. 

Instructions are clear - at least if you have built a few plastic model kits before and have some basic understanding of aviation technology. 

Not a very complex scheme: Russian green over light blue with just the tiniest splash of color. The Polish version has a bit of red on the fins and for the Hungarian version it is likely that the spinner was red on the left side and sky blue on the right. If that is true or not, I cannot tell, only a handful of grainy, black and white photos are available.