stevehnz Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I think I read that the earlier ICM kit had a wrong handed prop, hopefully they fixed that. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 I compared my box with the sprue shot in the IPMS Deutschland review of the older kit and the props do seem to be opposite handed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Hamden said: well worth your time and trouble! Well, I haven't spent very long or had much trouble so I've definitely got what I paid for! 3 hours ago, CedB said: Crikey, that IS fast It's a simple kit that goes together nicely after the parts have been cleaned up (or replaced). No separate rocket fins on this one! 3 hours ago, Dunny said: great colour scheme I think I've got the green right finally on this one with 1x Citadel Loren Forest + 2x Hu 102. I used Hu 150 enamel but it's not available in acrylic. I do want to do a worn whitewashed one on skis at some point though, but my soft black/green edges came out too nice to overpaint. 2 hours ago, stevehnz said: I've long agonised over cheap IOM or dearer ICM I don't think you will regret it for a moment. In the UK on ebay I can get IOM for £8-odd and ICM for £11-odd all in so there isn't much in it at all on price. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matford Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Thought you might like to know that the Iom-Kit has its origins in a FROG project that was finished in the USSR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 12 hours ago, matford said: Thought you might like to know that the Iom-Kit has its origins in a FROG project that was finished in the USSR I saw on scalemates that there was a cancelled FROG project for the Po-2 but I didn’t know the story. Now I’m not sure what the relationship is with the KP kit, because the parts look the same but the sprues and moulding don’t. The FROG design team did do a lot of USSR subjects at the end - the Red Star quartet and then (I am told) the R-5 that is currently sold as a Pioneer kit. Thanks for the info. There is a complicated story still to be told about the end of FROG and the rise of the spawn! Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Oh wow this has built up very quickly, looks good too, great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 The cockpits have leather padding around the edges. I wanted to give them some bulk so I went around the edges with some thick PVA-like glue. I built it up round the edges with a cocktail stick, giving a slightly irregular effect: This is the stuff I used. It’s designed to make clear glass-like beads, and so it doesn’t shrink as it dries, because nobody wants wrinkly balls... The windscreens (foreground) were clear but very thick and bevelled, and so I replaced them with thin packaging material: I got some “Pocket Coffees” for Christmas and the chocs are held in place by this conveniently-shaped clear plastic divider: I’ve plumped for wheels on this one, because it’s so much fun I want to do another as a white one on skis ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 That (EZLine and CA and accelerator) has to be the easiest rigging ever: I’ve got the control lines to go so there could still be tears before bedtime... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 That camo looks really cool, should look good with the upper wing on. Definitely one to consider for the collection. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Marklo said: Definitely one to consider for the collection Nice boxy fuselage, good scratch candidate! Although there is a very nice ICM kit in 1/48... I would have finished tonight but I got cement in the back of the engine when I was detailing it. I like my propellers to go round so I have to leave it to dry before assembly. Anyhow, here are said engine and prop, waiting to be united with the airframe: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Nice boxy fuselage, good scratch candidate! Although there is a very nice ICM kit in 1/48... I would have finished tonight but I got cement in the back of the engine when I was detailing it. I like my propellers to go round so I have to leave it to dry before assembly. Anyhow, here are said engine and prop, waiting to be united with the airframe: Coming along nicely Adrian - must get some accelerator! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Alright, alright...you've convinced me. I'm buying another and making it look like this. Excellent work! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 You’re going fast with this one, Adrian! 👍 I love the painting and overall accuracy of your work here. The rigging looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Looking very good Adrian I must remember the 'rig the struts' method for when I eventually get around to the WnW Camel - great tip. Score 1 for the Glass Bead stuff - fnaar! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, CedB said: Score 1 for the Glass Bead stuff - fnaar! Thank you, Ced. I knew I could rely on you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Does the propeller spin now? Yep. And done: It’s a simple, honest kit, needs a bit of work but basically very sound. I’m sure the ICM one will be much better, but I enjoyed building this. Might get round to an RFI if my figures on order turn up. Thanks for looking, Adrian 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 23 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: It’s a simple, honest kit, needs a bit of work but basically very sound. I’m sure the ICM one will be much better, but I enjoyed building this. Looks superb, Adrian! 👍 Now I want to build one from ICM... But I need to finish some kits that I started before. 😬 25 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Might get round to an RFI if my figures on order turn up. We’ll take a look! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Excellent modelling Adrian 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) Andrian, you did a great job here! It think this is an original Russian kit not related to KP kit from 1975, although Scalemetes says differenly. They are wrong. I have two of them in stash (I was comparing it once with KP, and KP was more fine in details of surface) - currently I decided to use them only as donnors of parts fro scratching in light of ne ICM kit... So your build is a bit heroic for me, chpeau bas! The KP moulds of main parts (fuselage, wings) looks that way (from net): So you can easily see difference (ribs, rivets on front of fuselage...) Regards J-W Edited January 17, 2021 by JWM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Thank you all! 22 hours ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: Now I want to build one from ICM So do I Nikolay, but the delicate and numerous parts look quite daunting after this one... 22 hours ago, GREG DESTEC said: Excellent modelling Adrian Thanks Greg, I really enjoyed it, All the important things worked, like the struts, and it was fun replacing all the shapeless little blobs. 20 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Very nice If you want a little something out of the ordinary, I can heartily recommend the Po-2. Lots of build options and schemes too. 30,000+ built, which makes it the most built plane ever apart from (I read somewhere?) one of the Cessna series? [edit] It is the most built biplane ever, and slots in somewhere in the top 10 all-time, depending on what production figures are used... 19 hours ago, JWM said: It think this is an original Russian kit not related to KP kit from 1975 Thanks Jerzey. I agree, it's not the KP kit because the sprues layout is completely different, but it's a very close copy of at least the major parts of it. Where it isn't a copy, it isn't as good! Regards, Adrian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 OK who are you and what have you done with the real AdrianMF? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Just now, spaddad said: OK who are you and what have you done with the real AdrianMF? I'm saving the mojo for my FROG Baltimore build, currently homeless, hovering between MTO, KUTA and regular WIP. This was a damn' fine kit, in my defence. It won't happen again, I promise... Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: It won't happen again, I promise... I believe you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Very nice result, great workmanship and superb finishing. Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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