Learstang Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) On 15/08/2018 at 10:53, Procopius said: Don't sell yourselves short, gentlemen, there's plenty of room for improvement in my build, and I'm confident anyone can do at least as well as I did if they have access to an airbrush and some sanding sticks. Thank you for the encouragement, PC, but your Il-2 does look splendid! I will do well to have one approaching it in appearance. To an Il-2 'fanatic' like me, it is gratifying to see such a well-done model of an early single-seater. It's definitely not something you see everyday (unless you're me, obsessively looking at his half-built early single-seater). You should really try the Tamiya kit of the arrow; it goes together a bit more easily than this one (although seemingly as with every Il-2 kit I've ever built, that wretched wing-fuselage joint is still a little tricky), and the late-war 'arrows' had some interesting quick-identification markings, apart from the bog-standard patriotic slogans. There are a couple of colourful examples in my book. Best Regards, Jason Edited August 16, 2018 by Learstang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Procopius said: 2018-08-15_10-23-29 by Edward IX, on Flickr -It's a pleasure to meet you, Spassiba Madame.......🤗 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 UPDATE: As I anticipated, the model has not survived even a full day at my office. The picture of Stalin fell on it and sheared off a gear leg. The radio mast has gone to live with Jesus (or Lenin, if you prefer) now. I am at peace, however. I got it built, and I got my photos (even if I forgot to unmask the damned landing light in them). 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, Procopius said: UPDATE: As I anticipated, the model has not survived even a full day at my office. The picture of Stalin fell on it and sheared off a gear leg. The radio mast has gone to live with Jesus (or Lenin, if you prefer) now. I am at peace, however. I got it built, and I got my photos (even if I forgot to unmask the damned landing light in them). Another nasty fate on the behalf of the once Little Father of the People 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 That's a real shame...all that work...😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) Not that it will ease your pain, PC, but mere moments after I finished photographing my extensively detailed (with a completely-detailed engine) Hobby Boss Il-2 single-seater for an article I had written for SAMI*, It nosedived off my make-shift photo booth (otherwise known as my bed) onto the floor, and I'm still repairing it. As if that weren't enough (it was), when I was using an air freshener to mask the smell of refined petroleum products (paints and gloss coats) in my 'paint room', it turned out that the small droplets of the air freshener and the dull coat on my already damaged HB Il-2 did not get along. At all. Now I'm left with a model with lots of milky dots all over it. The joy! I do however have a clever plan; I will simply overcoat the top with white, to represent a winter-camouflaged example - simples! Maybe I'll even get 'round to it some day. Regards, Jason P.S. I am surprised about the unprovoked attack on your Il-2 by the Vozhd; by all accounts he was rather fond of the aircraft. * - Scale Aviation Modeller International Edited August 15, 2018 by Learstang Additional comment added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 I was able to patch her up with some superglue, but I'm not overly bothered -- I have small children and have given them models to play with; I know once they leave my little display cabinet, their lives are but a drop of dew at sunrise. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Unfortunately, I can't blame my mishap on children, or an over-balanced photograph of Iosif Stalin. My 'incident' with the HB Il-2 was just the result of sheer clumsiness on my part, of which I seem to have an inordinate supply of. I did once give an 'unbreakable' Yak-9 to my twin nephews to play with, of which they promptly broke off one of the tail planes. That was the end of Uncle Jason giving them his models to play with. They have been well-trained by now not to touch my models. Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 23 minutes ago, Learstang said: Unfortunately, I can't blame my mishap on children Honestly, it's the only reason to have them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Procopius said: Honestly, it's the only reason to have them. Duly noted, and I suspected as much. Thankfully, I remain childless (to the best of my knowledge), a condition I don't see changing any time soon. By the time I'm truly elderly enough to need assistance, I expect to have my fully-functional Salma Hayek-lookalike android (as she looked in From Dusk Till Dawn, really the main [only?] reason to watch the movie is to see her in it) seeing to my various needs. Well, a man can dream, can't he? Regards, Jason Edited August 15, 2018 by Learstang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Well that happened all of a sudden. Splendid finish kid. Pitty about the squashing but at least she got fixed. good work PC. Johnny. Love the green by the way. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Procopius said: UPDATE: As I anticipated, the model has not survived even a full day at my office. The picture of Stalin fell on it and sheared off a gear leg. The radio mast has gone to live with Jesus (or Lenin, if you prefer) now. I am at peace, however. I got it built, and I got my photos (even if I forgot to unmask the damned landing light in them). That was quick ! 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 8/1/2018 at 11:28 AM, stevehnz said: On 8/1/2018 at 6:49 AM, Procopius said: Stakhanovite I wish you'd stop using words I have to google to know what they mean, it eats into my available net time. Progress looking good so far. carry on. Having googled that word, I'm bound to say that Aleksei Grigorievich Stakhanov, sounds like he was in dire need of retraining Long-long time ago, when no one knew what is Google: 11 hours ago, IPMS19 said: 11 hours ago, Procopius said: 2018-08-15_10-23-29 by Edward IX, on Flickr More Iosif Vissarionovich & IL-2 for this topic: Live IL-2 diagrams before overhaul in hours: Combat damage IL-2 with whom they were coming back to the airfield: from archive album " Survival aircraft, engine, weapons, special equipment from experience Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" published on site Russian MOD for celebrating VVS Day: http://ko-dnu-vvs.mil.ru 11 hours ago, IPMS19 said: It's a pleasure to meet you, Spassiba Madame....... Correct " Spasibo, Tovarishch!" if she adheres to Soviet views, or "Blagodarstvyite Sydarinya!" if she adheres to monarchical, but in any case: 6 hours ago, Learstang said: . I am surprised about the unprovoked attack on your Il-2 by the Vozhd; by all accounts he was rather fond of the aircraft. It's just that Iosif Vissarionovich does not want the secret technologies of the IL-2 to be in the West! B.R. Serge 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Nice photographs of those shot-up Il-2s! There's no doubt that the Shturmovik could take a real beating and still fly back to base (or close enough). In doing research for my Lavochkin fighter book, I read an account of a fighter pilot seeing a lone Il-2 flying along. Coming up to the Il-2, he saw that there was a huge hole in one of the wings. He radioed the Il-2 pilot asking him if he needed an escort, and commented on how beautiful the landscape looked as seen through the large hole in the wing of his Shturmovik. The Il-2 pilot, not being in the best of moods, cursed him out, and the Lavochkin pilot laughed and left him to limp home alone. Za Rodinu! Regards, Jason 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Aardvark said: he was in dire need of retraining I rest my case, not the most imaginative looking chappie I've ever seen. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 45 minutes ago, stevehnz said: I rest my case, not the most imaginative looking chappie I've ever seen. Good worker though, apparently Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Stew Dapple said: Good worker though, apparently Man, I haven't thought about that movie, or song! in twenty years. Anyway, new build thread is up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 15 hours ago, Procopius said: Anyway, new build thread is up. It's time to award this* badge: !!! B.R. Serge ___________ * - https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ударник_(трудящийся) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Very appropriate for PC, our very own modeling Stakhanovite. Steve Note new word in my vernacular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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