Ilyushin Il-2m3 Stormovik

[centaur567]

These are the colors called for in the instructions.

These are the colors I found on the Urban's color FS section on Soviet aircraft. http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_soviet.htm?wwparam=1480961591 Which looks more like the box art except with a darker green.

This is probably the colors I'll use with a darker green.

Just started glueing parts together. Gary

 

[helios]

I came very close to picking one of these up on Ebay that was stupid cheap, especially after seeing the detail in the SBD I'm building now. Shipping cost more than the kit! :laugh:

 

[centaur567]

I came very close to picking one of these up on Ebay that was stupid cheap, especially after seeing the detail in the SBD I'm building now. Shipping cost more than the kit! :laugh:

If your willing to pay a premium price, Tamiya has a new kit out and is supposed to be more acurate. The AM kit suits me just fine.https://hlj.com/product/TAM61113 Gary

 

[centaur567]

Pics of sub assemblies. Gary

 

[RichB]

Check out this site for VVS aircraft.

VVS Aircraft Research

Cheers,
Rich

 

[ausf]

 

[moon puppy]

 

[jknaus]

I loved building this kit when it first came out. Still probably one of my fav Russian birds.
James

 

[lupanzer]

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Luiz.

 

[centaur567]

Check out this site for VVS aircraft.

VVS Aircraft Research

Cheers,
Rich

Thanks Rich, I found this site a few weeks ago. Lot's of good info and history. Gary

 

[centaur567]

Going to add the crew as I'm planning to have it in flight over a German gun position. The figures came from a Bandai T-34 kit. Gary

 

[centaur567]

I was going to use RLM 02 for the interior, but the paint in the jar was solid. So I used the RAF grey-green.
It looks OK, but when I looked as a VVS modeling site they said that chromate green was used in the cockpit and fuselage and a greenish grey in the wheel wells. So it got me to thinking that like the P-47 where 2 different colors of chromate was used in the fuselage and wings maybe so in this aircraft.

 

[moon puppy]

 

[centaur567]

I just read the color section again. The cockpit was not chomeate green, but a greyish color. The color I used is good enough for me. here's some ref. pics from that site. Gary

Inside wheel door.

Hope to have the gunner poised like this. If possible mabey this one post can be pinned as a VVS reference site. Gary Here's the link: http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/colors/internal-colors-primers/internal-colors-primers.html

 

[sharkman]

Looking good Gary and thanks for posting that paint info!

 

[centaur567]

In the process of teaching a Russian tanker to fly. Gary S

 

[moon puppy]

 

[centaur567]

Glued the fuselage and wings together with tape as a convencer. Scored out flaps before gluing the wings. Plan to have aircraft in a pre crash landing mode.

 

[centaur567]

Did some dark wash and white oil high lighting to the figures and gun of the base.

 

[centaur567]

Had to do some battle damage to the Illusion and used a pin nailer to do it. Gary S.