Popular Post Thant Posted July 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2020 Hello, my modeler friends! Now that I have finished this long task at last. A vintage Soviet WW2 Bomber Tupolev Tu-2S in 1/48 Scale from a Chinese company called Xuntong Models. I have never heard of this company until I found this kit and bought it. I think this is quite a young company and has only got a handful of aircraft model kits. The Tu-2 is the medium high-speed bomber of the Soviets during the WW2 and had large internal bomb bay. It can also be used as a torpedo bomber and can even match the speed of some single-engined fighters. It played a major role in the final offensive of the Red Army. The build I experienced is a bit challenging and complicated. Includes many details but they are not crisp like the Eduard's Pe-2 or the Dragon's Bf-110 that I built before. I used many PE parts and scratch upgrades. The major modifications are_ riveting the entire aircraft, cutting out the plastic part and installing the PE Landing Flaps, PE and scratch-detailed engines, scratch detailed seat belts and bomb bay. These are my first to experience this much modification of the original plastic kit. So, of course made some mistakes. But at last, although not perfect, it seems beautiful and I feel satisfied. Hope you guys like it. Happy Modeling! 97 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackman Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Magnificent! Your paint work and weathering is awesome! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Stunning work and pictures 👍 Congratulations and thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Wow that's good - much better than my attempt at the same kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Superb ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Wow, what a great job you have done! Love the whole project but especially like the exposed engine, really looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Marvellous build with a painstaking finish and weathering. Impressive work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Absolutely beautiful, the build, details, paintwork and weathering are spot on. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Jackman said: Magnificent! Your paint work and weathering is awesome! I fully agree and will add the cockpit details are wonderful and I really like your photography. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Brilliant execution and perfectly weathered finish. This is a real triumph! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Beautiful weathering and a lovely looking aircraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angell328 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Wow, Just Wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Thant, that finish is an absolute triumph. One of my favourite aircraft as well. Very well done in every respect. Cheers Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 All the best words of approval have been taken by previous posters.. That is very, very special indeed. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Great Job!!!! I like the camouflage and the weathering is perfect... Congratulations... Very very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 What a beautiful job! I've got one of these in the stash and would love it if it turned out half as good as yours. Sadly I know it won't! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 A masterclass in modelling, superb ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 The best Tu-2 ever seen! Superb! Iván 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avgas Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 That's beautifully done. Love the colour combination too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I like it very much! Super build and very nicely done colours/weathering. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holzhamer Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Top knotch model, what else to say? All the extras you put in that plastic really paid off, and the camouflage is very, very eye catching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Masterful painting and weathering. Otherwise I cannot add anything which wasn't already said before Cheers Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Alzamora Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Hi Thant, best wishes from Perú ! Really terrific model you did 👏 what colors did you use, any specific brand or make a mix ? Thanks 😊 Pierre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Beautiful riveting and detail!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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