Popular Post Pete in a shed Posted February 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2022 Several posts ago some members kindly said they would like to see some more of my big Russian builds. So here is another. This is the Trumpeter kit straight from the box other than the decals. It’s a straightforward build. The fuselage is in two parts so lining up the tail end and getting rid of the join is the only challenging part of the assembly. The decals were from the Excellent Begemot sheet as was the scheme. There were several colour scheme differences, mainly to do with the wing panel colours which ranged from metal to grey. Because of all the masking needed for my chosen paint scheme and the hundreds of stencil markings to apply the decoration took far longer than the build itself. It’s finished with Humbrol 27002, Extra color greys and different shades mixed from these paints, all dirtied up with Tamiya weathering powders. So onto the pics. Thanks for looking Pete 148 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 What a beast! Beautiful model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Outstanding model and love some of those camera angles . Well done and thanks for showing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxasg Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Excellent model with realistic neutral metal painting on it. Congratulations.👏 Giannis Doxas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Very impressive in size and finish. Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Brilliant job on what is probably my favourite aeroplane of all time! Best Regards, Jason 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 That's massive! Great looking Bear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 That is an absolute beauty!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Impressive & elegant at the same time, quite a beast. Very balanced weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Very impressive! If I can find one, I'd surely like to build it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby No Mac Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 What a beast. That's definitely a bucket list kit for me. Terrific job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy da fish Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Impressive Peter just stunning. sammy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Seriously impressive is that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Beautiful Tupolev Tu-95MS! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinpin Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Very impressive. Was 27002 from a spray can or tin? Did you need to leave it a long time to dry before polishing ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screech Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 What a beautiful looking BEAR! My favourite of the Russian Bombers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 What a Hulk of a plane, impressive finish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Outstanding, Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggerphil Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 I havent posted for years - but this has prompted me to say 'bejaysus Im very impressed, a thing of beauty'. Have you made a Bison? Dont stop what you are doing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Very impressive - great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 not the smallest plane on earth obviously! great, great job! can it get more realisitic? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 Thank you all for the comments they are very much appreciated. 5 hours ago, bzn20 said: Outstanding model and love some of those camera angles Thanks. I use my phone, so taking close up shots of bigger models gets difficult, hence the odd camera angles tend to happen because of my poor skills more than anything. 1 hour ago, twinpin said: Was 27002 from a spray can or tin? Did you need to leave it a long time to dry before polishing ? Its from a tin There are three I use- 27001 matt alumium, 27002 gloss aluminium, 27003 steel. The gloss one is the one I use most of all. When sprayed its really shiney and doesnt need polishing in my view. Its best left for a good 7-8 hrs before masking it with tape, although it is usually touch dry after half an hour. None of this range really lend themselves to brush painting. 1 hour ago, daggerphil said: I havent posted for years - but this has prompted me to say 'bejaysus Im very impressed, a thing of beauty'. Have you made a Bison? Thank you very much. I havn't made a Bison but have always wanted to. They seem a bit hard to get now. I have made an Amodel Tu-126 Moss which is quite a bit larger than the Bear. Its in RFI somewhere if you would like to see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Love it! This would go great with my 1/72 B-36 (if I ever get around to building it 😆 ) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Utterly stunning! Regards Colin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodenlee Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 An absolutely amazing build-thank you for sharing it! Cheers Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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