Tuesday, 27 July 2021

IL-2 Sturmovik rescue - part 1

So you thought the Stuka was in a bad way?  This Sturmovik appeared to have been painted using poster paint - much of which was flaking off.  Having decided to save it I decided to encourage the rest of the paint to flake off.  While this was largely successful the resulting surface might have fallen below even 1941 Soviet quality control standards.  

Undaunted I carried on with two coats of white which more or less covered the wreckage, even if it does look like it's been applied by a drunken Soviet squaddie using a broom.




6 comments:

  1. Heck that’s definitely up to Lada quality control standards. But no clever alliteration? Stinky Sturmovik Salvage?

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  2. "applied by a drunken Soviet squaddie using a broom" ... is absolutely correct, Tim. The wash was supposed to be applied thinly and flaked off easily. Pilots complained that it knocked a few Ks of the top speed when applied too thickly, but I suspect that you knew that already :-)

    Regards Chris

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  3. Well that zimmerit will certainly keep them safe from magnetic mines!!


    Simon

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  4. Peter Douglas
    There was only one s-word in my mind. And it wasn't Sturmovik!

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  5. Chris Kemp
    Just goes to prove how realistic this model is!

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  6. Simon
    Disturbingly close to the truth!

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