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Hi James! Anything happening lately in Shturmoville? It's been awhile since you've posted. Of course, I shouldn't talk. I'm still detailing the cockpit and engine, and I really haven't done much on the outer part of the wings. Regards, Jason

Thank you for the tip/warning, James. You're kind of my (hopefully) fairly willing guinea pig in terms of building this plane. I'm still stuck on the cockpit - it looks like I'm going to put in just about everything, wiring included. With any luck I'll be able to finish it during the reign of...

Yes they did retract, moon puppy. The notches on the wings will hold the nacelles that James will add. The skis actually fit onto the undersides of the nacelles. The whole contraption subtracted about ~7mph from the Shturmovik's top speed and worked reasonably well. The reason they weren't...

Wow! You are getting there, James! If you have any questions about how to accurately paint this model, I can help you there. It's a shame, but I've seen so many otherwise excellent IL-2 models let down by inaccurate paint schemes (like my old nemesis, the brown/green topsides). Just let me...

James, I know you just want to get through this kit, to break your builder's block, so you're doing the right thing in keeping it simple. I'm going the "Full Monty" so to speak on mine, with an exposed engine, a complete cockpit with all the missing fiddly bits added, and an opened up wing with...

sharkmouth wrote: Thank you, Saul, I'll look for those T-34's! James, I wouldn't worry too much about getting the surface too smooth, as this was a leather boot, so it'll need some wrinkles and creases applied to it anyway. I'll be interested to see how you go about it, as I haven't gotten...

sharkmouth wrote: It would certainly be a lot easier to do in 1/72nd scale. As a matter of fact, I'm part of the way there as I have no less than four Shturmoviks in winter camouflage. All I need is a T-34/76 (I have a T-34, but it's a T-34/85 and unsuitable to go with my single-seaters and...

modelguru wrote: Thank you for the welcome, modelguru! The avatar is of a winter-camouflaged straight-winged two-seater with two 37mm cannons hung underneath the wing. I intend on doing a model of it some day. Alex, this ski-equipped IL-2 (or the wheeled version) would look great next to a...

Very nice, James. Looks like you're going to have yours done before mine. Regards, Jason

Brilliant, James! That looks exactly correct. Regards, Jason

Looking good, James. I know what you mean about cameras - I'd buy a better one, but then I think of all the nice models I could buy with the cash. I was wondering what to do with the empty hole where the carbeurator filter was and I came up with the same idea of using a tube. The only thing...

Looking good, James! Nice to see you've followed some of my little tips - like the fuselage. I'm struggling with that right now, although I'm sanding mine. I think what I really need is about a 50 grit to begin with! Regards, Jason

phantom II wrote: Hello, Christian! Glad to be here. Regards, Jason

jknaus wrote: Thank you, James! Bring on the questions - I hope to be of help to anyone building any Il-2's. Although in my review, I mention tackling the rear fuselage first, I've actually put that off as I'm trying to figure out what's better, filling or sanding. In 1/72nd scale I've...

dirtball wrote: Thank you very much, Harv! Glad you liked it. It is actually part of a larger work I'm in the process of finishing on modelling the Il-2. The review is going to end up, probably somewhat modified, as an appendix in my book. I plan on having the book published by the end of...

dirtball wrote: Hello, all. This is my first post here. I'm the author of the above review, so if you have any questions about it (or about Shturmoviks in general), I'm reasonably knowledgeable about the subject. Regards, Learstang