1:72 Tamiya Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik

[Goldfish Whisper]

Hi all - here's my latest project - Tamiya's Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik in 1:72 scale. Build out of box in in the Soviet 1945 scheme - only aftermarket was some Eduard canopy masks, which made a huge difference to the finished product. Brush painted in mix of Vallejo and Revell acrylics.

 

Overall a beautiful kit with lots of nice touches that make the modeller's life easier. Minimal filler required. Took me about 2 months, which is very quick for me - and that included about 2 weeks of waiting for canopy masks to be delivered, and a repaint of the grey which was initially too light. Only thing to note would be that the instructions require you to add the landing gear very early in the build - but I don't think there's any way round it.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cpoud117]

Nice tank killer you got here!

 

If you had not mentioned the brush painting, I'd have not realized the paint wasn't sprayed!

[Pete in a shed]

Thats an impressive finish on the Sturmovik. Very fine brush skills,

Pete

[Chuck1945]

Excellent paint job, very well done 

[GiampieroSilvestri]

Beautiful Ilyushin Il-2!

 

Saluti

 

Giampiero

[MACALAIN]

Well done.

 

Alain

[bissyboat]

Nicely done. ⚓🙌