Sunday, 6 March 2011

Tupolev SB-2 - part 3 - old vs new

In the spirit of Soviet Socialist self-criticism, I finally got round to comparing my new SB-2s with my earlier sctatch-bodged effort and was pleased to see that the latter actually stands up pretty well.
My earlier effort is on the left - wings all wrong and generally too chunky but green paint and big red stars can disguise much!
There are pics of my other Russian aircraft on an earlier post at http://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/2010/11/red-sky-at-night.html
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11 comments:

  1. Wg Cdr Luddite6 March 2011 at 15:53

    Well done comrade! The proletariat commends you for your earlier effort.

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  2. Tim Gow6 March 2011 at 15:59

    Thanks Comrade - forward to the West!

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  3. Don M6 March 2011 at 16:52

    I must say seeing the side by side...well done Tim!

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  4. Tim Gow6 March 2011 at 17:10

    Don
    It's not bad is it? Still, the newer models are a lot nicer.

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  5. Don M6 March 2011 at 17:24

    well looking through the gun sights
    of a BF 109G they'll both end up looking pretty much the same....)

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  6. Tim Gow6 March 2011 at 17:46

    Don
    Quite - when the wings are ablaze nobody cares what shape they are!

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  7. Paul´s Bods6 March 2011 at 17:50

    Very nice pair of planes comrade
    Cheers
    paul

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  8. Tim Gow6 March 2011 at 17:52

    Paul
    Thanks - all the better to bomb the Hitlerite hordes back to the viper's lair.

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  9. Geordie an Exiled FoG6 March 2011 at 23:46

    Nice, very nice

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  10. Paul7 March 2011 at 09:37

    I think it is a decent effort myself. What were the donor kits?

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  11. Tim Gow7 March 2011 at 11:02

    Geordie & Paul
    Thanks guys. My original SB-2 started off life as a Nakajima Ki-49 'Helen'. My usual modelling techniques were employed - a couple of photos, one sharp knife, one blunt knife, one tube of filler, lots of swearing.

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