stevej60 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Hi folk's,well I said I fancied an aircraft build and here it is nice to be back in 72 scale for my first Russian produced aircraft,I was in the shop for paint had my usual look on the shelf and there it was,only £3:49 after discount I thought some old dodgy east European manufacturer's offering if it was no good I could keep quiet about it and look for another subject but what a shock on opening the box and I now know it's an ICM tooling!Heres the new style Revell box. and the comprehensive and beautifully molded kit. And the decals look very good to. So an interesting subject of an aircraft which tried to stem the tide of German air power at the begining of the Great Patriotic War. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 That is a superb looking kit Steve and a bargain too! Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Excellent choice and a nice little kit, also! Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I shall watch this for inspiration and assistance when I start mine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Blimey Revell got their paws on that mould fast.....Looking forward to seeing this as I've got a couple of ICM kits in the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Blimey Revell got their paws on that mould fast.....Looking forward to seeing this as I've got a couple of ICM kits in the stash. And considering a £5:99 price tag (the same as their Matchbox and Heller re-boxings)a cracking buy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 There's a good recent review on Hyperscale- worth a look up for the reference photos. Note that Revell apparently left out the tubular cockpit structure in the instructions. I've barely started the 1/48 version, and had a similar reaction- lovely looking kit (except for a wee bit of short-shot on one aileron). bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 There's a good recent review on Hyperscale- worth a look up for the reference photos. Note that Revell apparently left out the tubular cockpit structure in the instructions Hi all, If the plastic in the Revell boxing is same as in the original ICM then the fuselage frame is really tricky to keep unbroken. I knew his problem and dispate that ended to scratch half of the framing... Hyperscale review http://hyperscale.com/2016/reviews/kits/revell03963reviewmd_1.htm is great. I would add this missing aileron hinges and curve between fuselage top decking and fin which looks too sharp in the model when compared to pictures. Cheers, AaCee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I agree with AaCee's point about the brittleness of the cockpit framing (and some of the other very thin parts too - RO-82 rocket rails and landing gear in particular). I built 2 of these in their ICM version, and left the framing out altogether since I kept breaking the parts when I tried to clean them up. I'm hopeful that this is caused by ICM's styrene formulation, and if Revell are molding their own kits and not buying them from ICM, then maybe it won't be as much of a problem with the Revell boxing. That said, some of the parts are extremely thin - this is what we get when we want "scale thickness" in 1/72. If this problem does occur, I found some relief by applying a thin coat of CA to these very thin parts; a brushing-on of thin liquid cement or lacquer thinner also seemed to work. Just be careful not to melt your parts!!! Excellent photos, BTW, Steve, now that I can finally see them (computer problems here) - I wish mine were nearly as good! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Hi folk,s with the hols due to start Friday I,ve boxed up and put away the four 1/48 builds that are in various stages of progress so I thought I would devote a couple of sessions to start this project,I,ve assembled the main cockpit area. The sprue's contain the cockpit framework but the instructions make no mention so I either leave it out or better still try and find the original ICM instructions online,I,ve removed and cleaned up the major component's and they really are beautifully molded in a slightly grainy matt plastic very similar to old Heller. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Good to see this one underway Steve and good that the molding is so nice. Good luck with your search for the instructions! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I've got the ICM kit.....I'll scan the instructions and upload them to dropbox. EDIT - Actually this is a lot quicker: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Looks like a great little kit Steve and nice that you've chosen a biplane Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 Good to see this one underway Steve and good that the molding is so nice. Good luck with your search for the instructions! Kind regards, Stix Thank,s Stix not that a lot will get done lost this mornings session sorting a couple of holiday issues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 Thanks for those instruction's Sarge a real lifesaver it would be a shame not to build the full interior! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 Looks like a great little kit Steve and nice that you've chosen a biplane Cliff And hardly any rigging Cliff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Had many a dogfight in and against these on War Thunder, great choice for the GB. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 Hi folks,thanks to Sarge and those instructions I,ve built the cockpit framing and it's now ready for paint. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 And right fiddly it looks too! Bravo Steve.....I'm still kind of scared of ICM (well their wingy things anyway). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Good job Sarge found you the instructions - the cockpit looks nicely detailed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Morning all,wow this thing is small after my recent 1/48 scale builds,I,ve sprayed the interior and added token harness which I,m sure is not 100% accurate but will suffice,after that the fuselage was joined and added to the wing section. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Looking very sharp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Indeed, very tidy Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Good looking progress Steve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 That is nice, Steve! I should really get back to mine, but I only have about 20 VVS aircraft ahead of it (and one ISU-152). Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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