Tu-4 Bull in 1/48?

[Lucky13]

How do you reverse engineer a B-29 into a Tu-4 in 1/48, or is it just a question of slapping some Red Stars and call it a Tu-4?
All I can remember, is that I think they changed turrets from .50's to two 20mm cannons...

 

[meatloaf109]

Comrade Stalin ordered an exact copy, so that is what it was. There was even some question of putting the "Boeing bug" on the control columns!

 

[Airframes]

But the instruments were in Cyrillic .............. and no bacon!

 

[fubar57]

In case you are interested Jan, the first B-29 to fall into Soviet hands was "Ramp Tramp", s/n 42-6256 from the 771BS/462BG/58BW, on July,29/44.

Geo

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I believe the rudder pedal castings still had the Boeing logo on them as well.

 

[Lucky13]

That's what I heard as well, Boeing on the pedals and something about a hole, which had been drilled in the wrong place....

Cheers lads!

 

[Lucky13]

This bird?

 

[Airframes]

I'll have a look in my copy of 'Soviet Aircraft', as I do believe it's got some good info on these. I'll let you know old boy.

 

[Lucky13]

Much obliged old chap, have a snifter!