lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2 *** FINISHED ***
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lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2 *** FINISHED ***
This is a Novo boxing of the venerable Frog kit, to make this a little bit different I will use decals from an old Esci decal sheet for an aircraft of 5 sqdn, 24th B.G. Spanish Republican AF, 1938.
The box and sprue shot.
David.
The box and sprue shot.
David.
David.
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
Another interesting build should be good to watch
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
That's a right Box O'Bits...
Will be fun seeing it come together
Will be fun seeing it come together
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A:B=24:28
A:B=24:28
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
Have had computer problems which were solved with a full reinstall but cannot download needed upgrades to fully function until next Wednesday, in order to finish on time I must continue without pictures until then when I will edit them in.
David.
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
work has started by scratching a simplified but accurate cockpit before buttoning up the fuselage.
David.
pictures TF
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pictures TF
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
One of old kits you don't see very often...looking forward to see how this comes out.
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
To begin work on this model the interior needed some amount of work to meet modern standards, plans and photographs of the full-size found on the internet have been used to base the new details using plastic card, stretched sprue, foil and parts from the spares box. These are now done and the fuselage is now joined up.
David.
Pictures TF
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Pictures TF
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
The cockpit has been detailed and is ready for painting.
With the cockpit and interior painted the fuselage halves were now ready to be joined together.
When the glue had dried and the joints were cleaned up the decking behind the cockpit and under the canopy was cut away, reduced and replaced to allow the kit canopy to be attached in the open position.
David.
With the cockpit and interior painted the fuselage halves were now ready to be joined together.
When the glue had dried and the joints were cleaned up the decking behind the cockpit and under the canopy was cut away, reduced and replaced to allow the kit canopy to be attached in the open position.
David.
David.
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
The wings have been cleaned up and miliput wheel well detail has been added following pictures of a surviving example of the type. The wing at the top of the picture is finished and ready to fit, the trailing edge has been cleaned up, the flaps have been engraved and finally the aileron has been extended with plastic card. The lower wing is still open to display the Miliput details.
David.
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
Nice bit of scratch work going on! Who needs lots of expensive resin bits...
Really like the Miliput wheelwell idea.
Really like the Miliput wheelwell idea.
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
Cheers MDT, these early kits can be improved enormously with a few odds and ends from the spares box.
The wings and tailplanes are now glued down, when this has dried the wing/fuselage joints will be filled and sanded down and the rudder and elevators will be glued down. when that has dried basic painting can begin.
David.
The wings and tailplanes are now glued down, when this has dried the wing/fuselage joints will be filled and sanded down and the rudder and elevators will be glued down. when that has dried basic painting can begin.
David.
David.
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
Good luck with the Esci decals! tried some on a Bv141 and no way could I make them stick without nailing them on. (Resorted to cheating and using some of a Me110)
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
Looking nifty! Glad to see you got your photo-powers back!
Let's Go Hawks!/Allons 'Awks!
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A:B=24:28
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
It took the equivalent of a full month's data allowance to update the system and replace the past five years- worth of MS updates but everything is working as it should do once again.
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Re: lancfan's Republican Tupolev SB-2
The airframe is now complete and all joints have been filled where needed. The underside has been painted in light blue/grey.
David.
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David.
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