NorbertBu Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 would you believe, These two parts belong to an Aircraft? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Definitely! The Camping table and the Bicycle helmet are Radar Systems to detect submarines or other naval objects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 I bought this kit while I was Looking for some more useable Propellers for the Il-18 by AZ model. It is the Il-38N by Eastern Express. With a more sophisticated Radar the Aircraft is called Il-38SD, used by the Russian and Indian Navy. These two Options can be built out of the kit. I put a lot of small lead balls into the front part, but because of the very Long aft part of the Aircraft it wouldn't stand on ist feet. The original Aircraft is supported by a rod on the Ground when it is not yet refuelled. So I used the same tool here. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) The Propellers wouldn't turn as supplied by the kit. So I tried to improve them by using some brass tube. Well, it didn't work out as planned...two of them are now working, but I had to fix the other ones in order to align them . Edited October 15, 2019 by NorbertBu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) There is not much dirt on these aircraft. Some pictures show a matte surface, but more actual ones show a very shiny surface, which makes more sense for a maritime Aircraft. So I only applied a little bit of black chalk on the tail wing, because they are exposed to the exhausts of the inner engines. To mark some lines, I used a water based pen, which can be wiped with your finger. Edited July 8, 2019 by NorbertBu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) The kit by Eastern Express is well detailed and the decals are superb! The bigger windows are supplied as plastic parts, but the wouldn't fit ...of course! So I used Kristal Kleer for them. The smaller windows are decals. I mixed the Colour by using Revell Aqua Colours 371 and 49 in equal parts. The small White antennas had to be made from Scratch. Some (actually...a lot of) sanding is of course required. But now there is a very unusual looking aircraft in my shelf. cheers, Norbert Edited July 8, 2019 by NorbertBu 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 This might be the first of these seen here on BM Norbert,beautiful build and finish,great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbus320 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Well it won’t win any prizes for beauty but it’s certainly a great model! Nicely done! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Very nice Norbert. She certainly is a bit different. Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Great model! The Russian Orion..... rarely seen flying camping table, very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Great work. I know how much effort an Eastern Express kit takes to finish to this standard too - only mine didn’t turn out even half as good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Beautiful build, pity about the aircraft though, wonder how much drag those appendages produce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazontipede Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 A very unusual looking bird nicely executed. Just imagine, it could look even more odd if it had the Sea Eagle stub pylons and missiles fitted on the rear fuselage just aft of the wings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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