scvrobeson Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Hey everybody. I recently received this kit for my birthday, and got a start on it today. It looks like a pretty nice kit, of a very odd subject. Apparently this was supposed to be a new Soviet attack bomber, but the first prototype was severely underpowered. So they decided to bolt another engine on the front, and turn the S-1 into the S-2, using the two engines to drive a big contra-rotating propellor. It was a good idea, but never went into production. I think it's a great looking plane, and wouldn't mind seeing one in 1/32.... The box art shows the prototype, in a nice light grey, with no markings on it. Sprayed the interior Alclad Duraluminum, since I can't find any references, and it's what the instructions said to paint it. You can kind of see the detail in the cockpit, but it's really great in real life. Whoever did the masters really cared about this plane, and making the model look right. And some more interior stuff, the radio racks and instrument panel. There are no decals for the instruments, but I think it'll look okay with what I painted on. The detail on the radio racks though is great, especially since those will be out on display in the cockpit. There's a lot of glass, so the interior will be very visible. That's all for now. I hope to get some more work done on this over these next four days, since I'm on Thanksgiving break from school. Thanks to everyone for reading in, I hope this build comes out okay. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Nice start mate - if you need dial decals Airscale dials are the way to go! Ads Edited November 24, 2011 by Ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Nice start mate - if you need dial decals Airscale dials are the way to go! Ads Thanks man! I thought about the Airscale decals, but you really can't see much of the IP in there, it's buried in the fuselage, and in 1/72, the piece is so tiny anyway. I've got it together now, and it's just attaching the glass, then I can start painting it. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Great neat start..Looking very interesting . Thanks Maru! it's a really interesting plane, it's a shame I can't find more about it. I've thought about turning this into a what-if, and painting it in a green/black/blue camo scheme from war-time. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) Nice work, Matt! I'm sorry I haven't gotten back to you with references - I didn't realise you were going to start on it so quickly (I've been busy on a little project of mine; trying to translate a book on wartime VVS colours into English - hard work!). I'll try and see what I can find. [Edit] Here's one for you Matt - if you haven't seen it already - http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww2/sparka.html I'll put any additional links on this post. Regards, Jason Edited November 26, 2011 by Learstang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Thanks Jason! That website is really cool. I know how it is to be really busy, that book sounds pretty interesting, you'll have to let us all know when it's done. I actually have quite a bit more progress done on this one, it's put together now. The fit was really good for a resin kit, the only real problems were where I removed the casting blocks, and cut a bit too much off, but that was easy to fix. I really like how easily this kit went together, now it's just to glue on the clear parts, and I can paint this one. I'm currently debating doing the prototype scheme, or a what-if operational scheme in the green/black/blue.... This is where the casting block was, and I got a bit heavy-handed removing it, but some putty fixed it right up. Not too bad on the bottom, there was just a small step, probably caused by the resin curing. Nothing too difficult, and it cleaned right up. I'll have to see if it throws off the fit of the lower window though. As good a picture as I could get of the interior, it's really hard to photograph in that tight space. Thanks for reading in guys, hopefully the next post will show some painting progress, and maybe I'll have decided what scheme to do it in. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 You're welcome about the link, Matt! You're a fast worker - looks good. If you do the black/green scheme, remember not to put any red stars on the upper surfaces of the wings. Also stay away from yellow spinners, tails, etc., although yellow would probably work for the bort (aircraft number - 2 digits). It's hard to say how the camouflage pattern would have looked - this is a twin-engined aeroplane, but it looks like a single-engined one, so would it have used the pattern for twin-engined bombers or the pattern for fighters? Oh well, since it's a what-if scene, as long as you use the correct VVS colours and the scheme isn't too wild, who's to say you're wrong? To get an idea of some reasonable patterns, look at this site - http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/ Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I think it's a great looking plane, and wouldn't mind seeing one in 1/32.... Sim-sala-bim http://www.hyperscale.com/2008/features/bolkhovitinovs32fm_1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Sim-sala-bim http://www.hyperscale.com/2008/features/bolkhovitinovs32fm_1.htm Nice find, Lee! That would be a great-looking model in 1/32nd scale. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 You're welcome about the link, Matt! You're a fast worker - looks good. If you do the black/green scheme, remember not to put any red stars on the upper surfaces of the wings. Also stay away from yellow spinners, tails, etc., although yellow would probably work for the bort (aircraft number - 2 digits). It's hard to say how the camouflage pattern would have looked - this is a twin-engined aeroplane, but it looks like a single-engined one, so would it have used the pattern for twin-engined bombers or the pattern for fighters? Oh well, since it's a what-if scene, as long as you use the correct VVS colours and the scheme isn't too wild, who's to say you're wrong? To get an idea of some reasonable patterns, look at this site - http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/ Regards, Jason Thanks Jason. I stuck to the standard prototype scheme of light grey on the plane, it seemed like the best idea instead of trying for a what-if scheme and having to source decals. Matt Matt, You are on a ROLL Sir...This rocks..Nice work... Thanks Maru! I'm glad you like it. It's a nice kit, so it was easy to put it together quickly. Sometimes you need a small project like this to clear the pipes out and speed up production after a big project. Matt Sim-sala-bim http://www.hyperscale.com/2008/features/bolkhovitinovs32fm_1.htm That's awesome! Thanks for finding that Lee! I've seen that build, but scratch-building a whole kit is way out of my league, but maybe someday we'll get a kit of it in 1/32 Matt Nice find, Lee! That would be a great-looking model in 1/32nd scale. Regards, Jason I know Jason! Maybe we'll get a resin kit at some point, probably too much to ask for a mainstream plastic kit, but I can wish.... Hope to get some progress on here soon, hopefully once I'm done studying for finals next week. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Nice build on that bird and what an unusual design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Matt Good luck in the Finals... Thanks Maru! I actually did pretty well on my finals, ended up with a pretty good GPA this semester, 3.2 Matt Nice build on that bird and what an unusual design Thanks Loic! It really is an interesting design, and the only reason for the second engine was that it was too underpowered with one engine. Speaking of the odd design, I'm back with a lot of progress. It's actually all painted now, and unmasked. Since it's a prototype, there are no markings or anything, so once the paint was dry, I could take the masks off. But I had one mistake in the paint that had to be taken out, so I'll have to re-spray that part of the wing before it's all done. But now all that I have to do is attach the landing gear and the prop, and this one should be done by the end of the year! The paint came out pretty nice, it was a mix of Model Master Aircraft Grey and RLM02, to match the color on the box top. The masking actually came out pretty nice for me, I usually have at least one big screw-up with masking, but I escaped it this time. And the problem. I had a super glue booger in the paint, so I had to chip it out with the X-Acto, and now re-spray it. You can really see the cool look of the twin-engine layout of this plane, such a cool looking bird. That's all for now, hopefully the next pictures I post will be the completed photos of this one! i thank everyone for reading in, you're all so great to read in and comment. All comments and critiques are welcomed. Thanks everyone, I hope you all have a happy holiday. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Matt Pretty cool build. The aircraft itself is completely new to me , as is the kit. Super progress on the kit and getting everything to fit. Noting like having to redo a wing or two do to globs of glue. Been there many times over the years. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Dam Matt, how did I miss this. I've never heard of this one also. Good job.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 Matt Pretty cool build. The aircraft itself is completely new to me , as is the kit. Super progress on the kit and getting everything to fit. Noting like having to redo a wing or two do to globs of glue. Been there many times over the years. Peter Thanks Peter! i'm glad you like it, this plane was completely new to me when I first looked at this kit, and fell in love with it. It's just such a crazy design. The fit was actually really nice, just some putty to get it smoothed down, because of shrinkage in the resin. But re-doing the wing isn't much of a problem, just a quick re-spray. Thanks for reading in man, hope to get this one done by the end of the year. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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