TU-134 A BG Air Force A-Model 1/72

[ShelbyGT500]

Hello my friends

At this topic I will try to re-create the next BG plane for my collection

She will be a TU-134 A of BG Air Force. The model is not at big scale, it's 1/72 A-model, but it is a large bird

Here is the photo of a real her:

 

 

For a lot of details and re-work I will use a resin engines from Amigo models:

 

 

and resin wheels from Armory:

 

 

Of course we must do a lot of scratch for the interior and for cockpit

 

And here is the start: shape to gather the two halfs of the fuselage, because each one it's from three parts. Re-size the windows because the clear parts are bigger with 0.5 mm

and start to work over the interior - !!! you must take-off a lot of plastic from the kit part if you want the two parts of fuselage to fit perfectly

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers guys and let see how far this build will go . . .

Edited September 6, 2018 by ShelbyGT500

[Out2gtcha]

Looking forward to progress on this one................very interesting subject. 

[Kagemusha]

Fantastic choice of subject - used to see a lot of 134's flying into Manchester airport, you could see the smoke trail before the plane!

[ShelbyGT500]

Thanks Brian

Kagemusha you're absolutely right about the smoke trail - just like an diesel trucks drag

[ShelbyGT500]

Hi Jennings and Thanks ;), well for the vertical fin it is different with the different modifications of the plane, but yep there is something true in your words, not only for the fins

Here I re-worked the all front gear, because the manual is some insane and crazy thing . . . also continue with detailing the cockpit:

 

 

The resin wheels from Armory fits perfectly:

 

 

Detailing the pilots seats:

 

 

 

 

Cheers guys

[ShelbyGT500]

Well , the interior is done and ready for painting :

 

 

And start the "rivet counting" over the fuselage:

 

 

 

She has more rivets than any other plane from that period

 

Cheers guys

[Kagemusha]

Fantastic work, can't wait to see her finished, but enjoying the journey... 

[mustang1989]

This thing is really going to take some nice shape Chavdar. Lovin' the details buddy!!!!

[ShelbyGT500]

Thanks Joe it's a shame that everything of this won't be seen but . . . we will know it is there

Cheers my friend

[ShelbyGT500]

Hi guys

Continue with detailing the wings - some movements with the flaps

 

 

 

 

Aaand rivets, rivets, rivets . . . . .

 

 

Start to build the navigation lights at the wings:

 

 

 

Hope you like it

 

Cheers guys

 

 

[John1]

Looking good so far, nice choice for a subject - don't see many of these kits built.   That resin looks really nice.

 

 

[Out2gtcha]

Excellent problem solving! I just did the clear sprue/styrene trick for the tip lights on my F7F.     Looking forward to more. 

[ShelbyGT500]

Yes Brian, and the result is more than good:

 

 

 

Totally re-worked the main gears, like the front one, because if you follow the manual, there is no way to mount them to the wings with stability :

 

 

 

And continue with rivets, rivets ,...................,  oh and more rivets.....

 

 

 

Thank you for watching as always my friends

 

Cheers

[LSP_K2]

This will be really cool. Great work so far, I really like it.

[ShelbyGT500]

I'm glad you like her Kevin

Start to work over the resin Amigo engines - they are the Work Of Art:

 

 

 

 

Also start to re-work the outside parts from the kit:

 

Add some photo-etched parts to the joysticks

 

 

Aaand the mask that I've designed and cut at 72 scale fits perfectly over both sides of the clear parts :

 

 

 

 

Thanks for watching as always

Cheers my friends

 

 

 

Edited September 23, 2018 by ShelbyGT500