early in the war, production of IL-2 was not fast neough to stalin's liking, so he actually sent a telegram to the generals responsible:

You have let down our country and our Red Army. You have the nerve not to manufacture IL-2s until now. Our Red Army now needs IL-2 aircraft like the air it breathes, like the bread it eats. Shenkman produces one IL-2 a day and Tretyakov builds one or two MiG-3s daily. It is a mockery of our country and the Red Army. I ask you not to try the government's patience, and demand that you manufacture more ILs. This is my final warning. - Stalin - (from wikipedia)

...i like the last sentence :P

this is the italeri/ex-AM 1/48 ilyushin-2 shturmovik. fit is generally good except at the u/c fairings at the wing edges, and the top engine cowling... just a little putty is needed.

1. cockpit is assembled and painted, nothing fancy: flat black overall + rlm02 overspray and dark grey wash. seatbelt is decal from kit


2. the fuselage is joined first (i like it this way) and the cockpit+lower wing added from underneath


3. after that, the build can progress quickly. wings and engine cowling are assembled to the fuselage


4. canopy are masked, and plane given a coat of surfacer


will update progress later on

haha, laju nyer bro........mine is crawlinggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

Looking great, sure superb

he he thanks... it's actually been 2 weeks since i started it, tapi bagi aku kira laju laa B)

wah....halaju kilat ni!! :o

Jimbo answered Stalin's call for more IL-2 after a few decades :lol: !

Unique way of assembling the cockpit. It's easier since you can assemble the fuselage without having to wait for the cockpit to complete. How's the fitting?

the plastic quality, fitting and cockpit details is much better than the average italeri... maybe 'cos it's an ex-AM kit... it's really good...

here's a review from hyperscale
:)

more progress:

5. 17th may- blue tail band painted and masked


6. 22nd may - fuselage/wing bottom painted with testors 'russian underside blue'


7. 23rd may - fuselage/wing top surfaces painted with dark yellow as base colour, pre-shaded with black, and finally painted with GS79 (sandy yellow) & 303 (medium green) freehand


...rear areas are left untouched - to be painted white later

9. 24th may - added camo colour of GS303 grey on wings, tail and horizontal stabilizers painted off-white. all masking (except canopy) have been removed.




tonight: attaching all the antennas/cannon barrels & touch-up paintings + a clear coat of future (if i'm not sleepy yet la) :P

Jimbo,

cantik cammo job..............after a few decades, Stalin must be smiling in his grave....

keep it up bro............my day is over for props but this an eye catcher!

Argh such a seductive subject...geram tengok

Bila Trumpeter mau buat 1/24 of thissss.................... :wub:

thanks... in the pics may look nice, on the real model donno yet la... hopefully i don't screw this up :P

shah... the upcoming hobbyboss version will be a 1/32 single-seater... :rolleyes:

Nice work and might I say very the fast...........work

Rgds
Mr B

nice camo bro.....and quite a fast build too :D

thankx... still got 2+ weeks to the event, hopefully i can do another kit after this :)

another update... only able to work on weekends; weekdays balik kerja: penat+malas :P .... on the final stretch now, hopefully can finish in 1 or 2 days' time.

6. decals applied


7. part of rear canopy removed to install the self-defence MG


8. close-up of cockpit.

... in the real plane, the rear gunner has only a 'hammock' seat, this is because most of the gunners are induced from the Penal Battalions (deserters, prison inmates) so seat comfort is unnecessary ;)

9. another front view

..what are the 3 curved lines in front of the canopy for? anyone know aaa?

10. bottom view... bombs (500lb?) and rockets attached


what left to do is to pin-wash the panel lines, spray final satin/flat coat and (this will be the best part :P ) removing the canopy masks... woohoo!

Looking good!! nicely done on the grey tail and blue line there...

Upcoming Hooby boss 1/32...where did u see that?

thanks... :)

click this link and scroll down to 'hobby boss-1/32' :rolleyes:

Nice job, grey tail & green camo looks good too on this bird