GB-46 1:48 Il-2m3 - WW2 Eastern Front / Twin Engine A/C, Transports and Gliders

[Snautzer01]

Good job !

 

[rochie]

Excellent info guys. Thanks so much. Never saw rockets with vanes on them so learned somethng new.

i wonder if they have some sort of air burst fuse ?

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

So first of all, the seam at the nose was fixed:

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For the rails, I more or less eyeballed the length and shape from various pictures and profiles and cut 4 of them from 1mm styrene sheet.

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With the 4 of them clamped together, I cut the notches with a file.

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I then added the various fastener holes with a pin and then CA-glued a strip of very thin styrene centred along the bottom of each one. The strip was 1.8 mm wide and so overhangs the pod a bit on each side. The overhang was then pinched with a pair of flat needle nose pliers and then bent downwards. The one clamped in the tweezers below has been bent and the others are still flat.

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Next, the areas on the underside where the rails are to be fastened were scraped to remove the paint....

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...and then the rails were glued in place.

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I actually forgot to taper the back ends of the rail fairings and so will do that once the glue is fully dry. I think these will work out nicely. Thanks for the input guys.

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice work on the rails

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice work there Andy.

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks guys. Rails have been painted and glossed for wash. Hopefully pics later today.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Andy!

 

[Snautzer01]

Foto, Wehrmacht, Beute, Flugzeug, Iljuschin Il-2, No.1, Stupitza, Russland, b | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Rockets painted and glued into place.

I've now realized that I didn't add the brake lines to the undercarriage so that's next.

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

Nice looking projectiles

 

[T Bolt]

Nice

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks guys. I kinda fizzled on my progress shots as the model is now finished and placed in the cabinet. Didn't think it worth while to post finished pics but thanks for the interest shown.

 

[Snautzer01]

Thanks guys. I kinda fizzled on my progress shots as the model is now finished and placed in the cabinet. Didn't think it worth while to post finished pics but thanks for the interest shown.

Sorry, but cant agree with that. I followed this one closely and i would like to see the end result. So if you have a moment to spare, that would be nice. Thank you in advance.

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks for the interest guys. I'll try to get some pics up in the next day or two.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far Andy!

 

[Snautzer01]

A little friendly bump.