Thant 744 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 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! 56 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jackman 106 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Magnificent! Your paint work and weathering is awesome! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
desert falcon 654 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Stunning work and pictures Congratulations and thanks for sharing! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 6,100 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Wow that's good - much better than my attempt at the same kit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Harold55 715 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Wow, what a great job you have done! Love the whole project but especially like the exposed engine, really looks great. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Spitfire31 2,279 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Marvellous build with a painstaking finish and weathering. Impressive work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to post Share on other sites
spitfire 1,422 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Absolutely beautiful, the build, details, paintwork and weathering are spot on. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SAT69 1,670 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 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 post Share on other sites
28ZComeback 322 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Brilliant execution and perfectly weathered finish. This is a real triumph! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
woody37 11,072 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Beautiful weathering and a lovely looking aircraft 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete in a shed 506 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 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 post Share on other sites
Werdna 590 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 All the best words of approval have been taken by previous posters.. That is very, very special indeed. Well done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
matteo44 553 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Great Job!!!! I like the camouflage and the weathering is perfect... Congratulations... Very very nice! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
593jones 997 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 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 post Share on other sites
Wulfman 1,084 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 A masterclass in modelling, superb ! Wulfman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pfeil 215 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 The best Tu-2 ever seen! Superb! Iván 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Avgas 717 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 That's beautifully done. Love the colour combination too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Baldy 1,474 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I like it very much! Super build and very nicely done colours/weathering. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Holzhamer 544 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 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 post Share on other sites
Shorty84 440 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Masterful painting and weathering. Otherwise I cannot add anything which wasn't already said before Cheers Markus 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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