DJJunis Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Good Day All, Well he is my contribution to the group build. Accurate Miniatures IL-2 Stormovik. It is one of 4 that I have in my stash and the only progress made so far is washing and trimming the major components off the sprues. As one does since we are all still little boys/girl at heart and want to what it looks like LOL. In any case this kit was the standard for the airplane until the Tamiya kit came out. Though I am not sure they are the same variant. Santa was good to me and got me the Povinsky book on the subject which i have to say it is really excellent for a modelling reference. I thought I would dress it up a bit with some Eduard and PART items and try the AK paints. I usually use Vallejo. So....let the games begin! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Good to see you joining us with your Il-2 along with some nice aftermarket embellishments and what looks to be a fine reference book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 8 hours ago, Col. said: Good to see you joining us with your Il-2 along with some nice aftermarket embellishments and what looks to be a fine reference book Thanks Col! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) Hello All, Here are some in progress pictures of my IL-2. I have built several Accurate Miniatures kits over the years but I have to say this one so by far the most challenging. Vague fit of some of the detail parts and very thin plastic has caused warping and difficulty in clamping. So not as impressed as I hoped. In any case we're getting there. Hope you enjoy the photos. All the Best! Don Edited February 8, 2022 by DJJunis 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Nice work on the cockpit, it will be interesting to watch this build, I have a couple of Accurate Miniatures Stormovik kits in the stash. Bought mine in Las Vegas while on a Red Flag detachment, wasn't wasting my money gambling when LV has some good model stores. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 That cockpit is looking nice 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Regardless of the issues the kit is throwing in your way you're making great progress Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 The cockpit is very impressive. Nice one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 Thank you all the the encouraging comments. Much appreciated. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djktrumpet Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Looking very nice so far! I'll follow along, as I'm building the same kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) On 2/24/2022 at 2:44 AM, djktrumpet said: Looking very nice so far! I'll follow along, as I'm building the same kit. David, New pictures will be up tomorrow. Much work has been done. It is not the easiest of kits I must say that. But it looks the part. A couple of points. 1.) Followed the directions explicitly. If you don't you may have fit issues. 2.) Make sure the front cowl assembly lines up at the wing fillet areas. I had to trim down the oil tank..which you cannot see anyway to ensure free movement for lining it up. 3.) The fuselage halves were warped at the front so I took my time cementing them, I used CA and quick drying Tamiya cements starting at the oil tank. 4.) After the fuselage was assembled I cut off the mass balance on the rudder..because it got in the way and I know I would break it off anyway. 5.) I saw the lower fuselage seam through the gunners station so I covered it with a piece of plastic. 6.) The cowl parts are extremely thin and care must be taken to line everything up. I used tape to put it together then used the Tamiya cement and finally CA to lock it all together. 7.) I put some support strips on the lower wing at the wheel wells to support the joint of the outer wing panels to the inner wing. that worked really well as I was able to achieve a very good joint with the Tamiya cement and no clean-up required. 8.) I did use parts of the Eduard set...it's not worth it at all. The instrument panel is not the correct color and the kit part probably fits better. My biggest piece of advice is to again follow the directions especially when assembling the fuselage. It is also difficult to clamp some assemblies so I ended up holding them...hence the use of quick drying cement and CA. As a side note I tried to use Mig/Ammo interior grey green on the interior. It did not work well at all....I used no thinner as it was for airbrushing. It really never dried properly and it turned out like a semi gloss. So I went back to find the equivalent of my trusty Vallejo with a Tamiya grey as a primer and it's perfect. All the Best! Don Don Edited March 14, 2022 by DJJunis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I look forward to seeing your additional work on the Il-2! What you've done so far is looking good. I have this kit also, with enough AM to where hardly anything is left of the original plastic! I need to dig it out of storage. Regarding your reference book, that work by Mr. Povinsky is a very good one, but I believe there is one more I know of that I can't quite recall the exact name of at the moment. Let's see, 'Il-2 Shturmovik: Red Avenger', or something like that. Written by a chap named Jason Moore. Not a bad book - he seems to know his stuff. Best Regards, Jason Moore 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 Good Day All, Here are some pictures of the IL-2. The landing gear pods are not cemented yet. Overall the parts fit very well and the seams are good but as I pointed out clamping and such is difficult. But enough of that ..on with the pictures. I hope you enjoy them, All the Best! Don 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 This one looks to be coming together nicely now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Col. said: This one looks to be coming together nicely now. Thanks Col.... it is actually. Rather pleased with it now. Wasn't feeling good about it for a while as you have to make sub assemblies that HOPEFULLY fit together. They do ..eventually..lol. I also had thoughts about starting something else...because I am of Lithuanian heritage and the Ukraine situation is very close to my heart in all honesty. So I set it aside for a few days then some friends told me to carry on as it is history not now. So here we are. Nearly there will be working on the canopy to get it to the point of putting some color on it. Thanks for the kind words. Don 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I understand and respect your feelings on this matter Don. As you say this is a historical subject and I'm sure many Ukrainians served with distinction in the Soviet Air Force. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) On 14/03/2022 at 16:17, Col. said: I understand and respect your feelings on this matter Don. As you say this is a historical subject and I'm sure many Ukrainians served with distinction in the Soviet Air Force. They did indeed. And over a million Ukrainian soldiers died fighting for the Soviet Union against the Nazis. The top Soviet ace (and top Allied ace) was Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub, an ethnic Ukrainian. By the way, he gained all of his 62 confirmed victories flying Lavochkin fighters, which were designed by Semyon Lavochkin, a Jew. It wasn't all just Russians. Best Regards, Jason Edited March 24, 2022 by Learstang Minor change. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Hello All, Here are some updated pictures of the IL2 and a surprise guest appearance by another ground attack stalwart used during the same time period. The IL2 is now officially in paint..the underside color is on. Using MIG acrylics as well as Vellajo. It took a while to get this one to paint. But it is there now and feeling pretty good about it. Most of the remaining parts have been cleaned up and ready for paint also. Hope you enjoy the pictures. All the Best! Don 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Both subjects look to be coming together nicely Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 Hello All, Completed the IL-2. I am so glad I got through it. Next one I do will be a Tamiya one. Hope you enjoy the pictures. All the Best! Don https://i.imgur.com/PZr1OuC.jpg[/img 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 That's really very nice indeed, great work Don! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djktrumpet Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Really beautiful work on a challenging kit. Well done indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Like that a lot, very 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfried Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) Awesome job, awesome subject, beautiful colours, you nailed it Don! Edited May 16, 2022 by Wilfried 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Great work. Making me want to bring out my Tamiya 1/72 kit so as to get back my (aircraft) modelling mojo as my Ventura Mk.II has completely stalled! Davey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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