1/72 UM Models Petlyakov Pe-2 (Series 205)

[Roman Schilhart]

This is the latest project on my workbench: the 1/72 Petlyakov Pe-2 from UM Models.

It is a Series 205 aircraft with the rear turret.

(Note that this striking option from the kit's box is NOT included on the decal sheet)

I have amassed a number of Aftermarket products for this build.

- four different packages by Kora, which cover Interior/Wheel Wells/Engine/Armament, collected by IPMS colleague Andreas Bdinka in Czech Republic. (Thanks, by the way!)

- a small phot etch fret picked from the 'second hand' box of my local Hobby Shop (designed for Zlinek Kit)

- metal guns from Mini World

- the useful Eduard Masks

Here's the fuselage halves with added interior, minus defensive armament.

Luckily, all those ejector pin marks will not be visible once the fuselage has been closed.

(It would have been a nightmare task eliminating them)

Here is the beautiful turned metal gun from Mini World, designed for the turret.

The Kora sets contain some useful items. Here's the back wall of the engine:

Not much can be seen after the undercarriage has been installed:

Fuselage halves joined...

Last view on the pilot's office before attaching the clear parts.

The seat is a resin item from Kora, a little rough around the edges.

The steering column is a photo etch part from the Zlinek set.

No 'shake and bake' kit, this one.

It is in fact a prime example of an 'over-engineered kit' with a compilcated parts breakdown to provide as many different variants as possible.

Therefore, some parts have the wrong shape,some are too small, others too big.

Look at the cockpit canopy: it fits on the front, but leaves a big gap around the sides.

This was filled with stretched sprue and sanded ... and sanded... and sanded ....

The lower (clear) part is too narrow and leaves a nasty 'step', therefore I applied some filler (more sanding on the way...)

Engines fit badly too .... I had to insert stretched sprue to fill a gap between the engine bay and the lower wing (the dark line).

Edited September 2, 2013 by Roman Schilhart

[Live_bait]

Looks very good Roman, I'll be following this one.

Cheers!

[spiton]

Brave fight with hard kit ,-))

[Paul A H]

Looks like a tough kit! I think your hard work will be worth it though

[woody37]

Wow, that looks like a challenge, but you're taming it very well

[Roman Schilhart]

All clear parts covered, defensive guns in place.

Note that the dark stripe along the spine is another insert of stretched sprue, a tribute to the poor fit of parts.

Now moving over to the 'paintshop' (in case you wonder: it's simply the other end of the table).

The model will receive a three-color-camoflage in Tan/green/Black.

Thanks to fellow Britmodellers Fuad and Learstang for valuable advice regarding VVS colors.

[Winenut]

Interesting subject. Looks tricky but I'm keen to see where this goes

[Roman Schilhart]

_{Started the pre-shading:}

_{A Touch of blue already visible on the undersides:}

Edited September 8, 2013 by Roman Schilhart

[Roman Schilhart]

Finally, finished, after many weeks of intense work ....

more pictures in the 'ready for inspection' forum.