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

[Crimea_River]

Username: Crimea River
First name: Andy
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Accurate Miniatures
Model Type: Ilyushin IL-2m3
Aftermarket Add-ons: None planned. Seatbelts likely to be scratch built

The subject of this build will be an Il-2m3 of the 566 SHap using the Accurate Miniatures kit:

I'll be using the kit decal markings and will base the scheme on those and this available photo:

My research has only just begun and I'm very much aware of some of the shortcomings of the AM kit. Until the Tamiya kit came out in 2012, this was pretty much the only thing going but it was a fraction of the cost of the Tamiya offering, and I only paid maybe 10 bucks for it at a model show. Despite the warts, I'll probably stick with what's in the box as much as I'm capable of (history shown this statement to be laughably optimistic) and I'll be looking to you good folks to provide plenty of input as I'm not very knowledgeable on Russian subjects.

It will be some time before I launch the build but I thought I'd get the starter thread going to get my foot in the door.

 

[rochie]

Nice subject

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

sweet Andy.....would have liked to join you with one, but something else has grabbed me.....

 

[Snautzer01]

Always good to see an il-2. Unless its war and you are a German in a truck convoy. That would change the opinion a bit.

 

[Airframes]

Nice one.
Out of the box eh ? Yeah, right .......................

 

[fubar57]

Sometimes other things fall into the box

 

[Airframes]

Yep, kebab meat has a habit of doing that ..........

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks all. The most glaring issue with this kit is the flat nose around the rad intake and I admit it will be hard to ignore that, though it's not an easy fix.

 

[le_steph40]

Nice choice Andy

 

[Snautzer01]

and I'll be looking to you good folks to provide plenty of input as I'm not very knowledgeable on Russian subjects.

What would you like to see?

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks for the offer. I will know as I go along but the first thing that hit me was the cockpit colour called out as "interior grey green" which I take to be more in tune with British aircraft. If anyone has better specifics then that would be a help.

 

[fubar57]

Building you a PM Andy

 

[Snautzer01]

If there isnt something in fubars post let us know

 

[Wurger]

I would say .. almost all cockpit inards were of the A-14 FS36270 or 37200 while the inside of the fuselage was of ALG-5 FS 34670.

 

[fubar57]

Yep. Works out to Neutral Grey - Tamiya XF20 - Medium Grey....ish

 

[A4K]

Nice subject Andy!

 

[Crimea_River]

Thank-you sirs. Had Massimo's site bookmarked already. Thanks for the added info Geo and for the input Wojtek. Will look closely when I start.

 

[Snautzer01]

And if you really aching for scratch build......

http://ram-home.com/ram-old/il-2m82-andreev_1l.jpg

 

[Crimea_River]

No Thanks! When I'm finished with the Gladiator I will probably be more in the mood for Lego.