Roman Schilhart Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Dear fellow Britmodellers, here's my 1/72 Kovozávody Prostějov Ilyushin Il-2M, built with the addition of Quickboost guns and pitot tube. Painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics. Photographs by Wolfgang Rabel. This is a re-box of the Smer kit with new fuselage and some small parts. Parts are well cast with good engravings, and fit is okay. I replaced the kit's gun barrels with resin parts from Quickboost (QB72182). The QB set also includes the pitot tube, which is missing on the sprue. KP also overlooked the prominent rudder horn on the fin. I made a replacement from stretched sprue, dipped in white glue to form a 'drop' shape. I fabricated a sling seat for the rear gunner from a piece of photo-etch. It's barely visible behind the defense gun: I was not too happy with the kit's decals. Maybe I should have stored them in a cooler place (my flat gets hot in summer). Silvering is evident on close-ups. The delicate aiming device in front of the canopy is a photo-etch piece stolen from an Eduard Set for the Tamiya kit (there's two included!). Here's my home-made rudder balance which is missing in the kit. In this close-up, you can see the Red Star decal broke when I gently pressed it into the recess. Weathering on the undersides was done with artist oils from Winsor & Newton. ... and here's his squadron mate from Black See Fleet, which I built in 2019 when the KP kit was released: Thank you for your interest! Best greetings from Vienna, Roman 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Excellent Roman,..... and I love the scheme,...... both models are lovely mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Lovely looking build, excellent work ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby No Mac Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Nice! I really like the weathering and tonal variation. I could easily be convinced it's 1/48... Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Very nice, Roman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Incredible work. Both aircraft are amazing. My favourite is the scheme with the darker hues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchmirth Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Stunning work as always Roman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Excellent as usual! 👍👍 Surprisingly large plane by the look of it (unless your hand is very small). 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Outstanding Roman. IL-2`s are very colorful and your two are made with flawless precision. Wolfgang`s photos capture the beautiful presentation!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Beautiful Ilyushin Il-2M Sturmovik! Grüsse Giampiero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 22 hours ago, Tomcat101 said: Incredible work. Both aircraft are amazing. My favourite is the scheme with the darker hues. Me, too! But they are both keepers! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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