What if WWII German converted IL-28
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New rudder, elevators and remote controlled turret.
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Tail, rudder and elevators made of plasticard with panel lines inscrived.
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First general fit test. Wings and engine nacelles already joined. The joints are not very good. Putty and sanding were required.
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Control stick, pedals and side console added to transform the cockpit of the bomber into the cockpit of the pilot.
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Two bits of plasticard added to correct de misalignment of the bomb bay.
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I will try with several pill and googly eyes blisters to make the remote turret control post. For the actual remote turret i will use half plastic bead.
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Upper color applied after a more than liberal application of putty in joints and sanding. Joints in this model are not very good, specially in fuselage-wings and wings-nacelles.
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Chipping and "post shading" applied. I was about to give up. The masking to apply the red and black was a complete disaster. Lots of leaks and peeling paint. After a lot of suffering, swearing, sweat and tears (my hand firmness is everything but firm) I managed to fix it more or less.
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I will put a Hydra decal in the red area to add this model to my 262 and horten hydra what ifs.
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Decals applied. I have made a custom decalsheet and used several stencils from my spares box.
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评论
32 19 November 2021, 09:44
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I don't know how you came up with that idea, but I like it 👍
25 December 2021, 14:55
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I had been seeing this model for a long time in various online stores at 6-7 euros and always thought it was big and cheap. But I didn't quite like the plane. I realized that if it weren't for the pilot's cockpit the plane could be something like a bigger AR 234 Blitz. I just needed to give it a little earlier look by replacing the rudder and elevators et voila!. I did some preliminary designs using blueprints and illustrations from internet and I saw that the idea could have potential. Thanks for the like, Alexander 🙂
25 December 2021, 17:21
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Interesting idea and implementation, the reference to Hydra is funny, I like it 👍
13 February 2022, 11:52
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Excellent "what if" - looks like something straight out of John Birmingham's "Axis of Time" series! 👏👏
13 February 2022, 16:34
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I'm sure you'll enjoy them, Amenofys, there are 6 novels in total and if I remember well he is planning a further 3. Could be lots of ideas for more "what's if" projects! 🤔
15 February 2022, 08:33
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I am not totally satisfied with the work but it will have to be enough. I had never done such a big model. Some issues fixed somehow. The canopy masks I bought were for the Italeri model and didn't fit, so I had to make new ones. I made the transparent dome with a googly eye cover. The next one will be better.
12 March 2022, 10:37
Album info
Il-28 converted to look as a WWII Luftwaffe jet bomber. Somewhat like a big brother to the Arado 234. Elevators, tail and rudder from scratch.