Fascists beware!!!
While waiting for various components on my heavy tanks to dry out, I decided it was time to look at some air support for the Soviets, started on the Airfix Ilyushin IL-2 Sturmovik kit.
Clearly, Airfix thought the IL in the name stood for "Ill" fitting, and this kit was something of a pig to put together.
All the parts are somewhat heavy, and needed some work with file and sandpaper to make them fit properly, particularly the undercarriage doors. I would have been better of replacing them completely, but instead I used the kit ones and realized that I needed lots of plastic scrap to fill in the gaps. This one will need a fair bit of time with putty and sandpaper.
All the parts are somewhat heavy, and needed some work with file and sandpaper to make them fit properly, particularly the undercarriage doors. I would have been better of replacing them completely, but instead I used the kit ones and realized that I needed lots of plastic scrap to fill in the gaps. This one will need a fair bit of time with putty and sandpaper.
Still, to be fair the kit is an old and venerable one from Airfix and deserves to be given some allowances for its age. And to tell true I've been enjoying working on my first aircraft model for over twenty years.
The kit comes with a load of bombs, but I'm thinking of adding a pair of underwing 37mm A/T guns, as in the version in the video which I found on YouTube. They shouldn't present any particularly difficulty for scratch building. A little more challenging is how I'm going to make a stand and base that will be solid enough to support the kit over the table, without looking too ungainly and detracting from the tabletop.
The kit comes with a load of bombs, but I'm thinking of adding a pair of underwing 37mm A/T guns, as in the version in the video which I found on YouTube. They shouldn't present any particularly difficulty for scratch building. A little more challenging is how I'm going to make a stand and base that will be solid enough to support the kit over the table, without looking too ungainly and detracting from the tabletop.
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