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:

Peter Douglas said...

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

Chris Kemp said...

"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

Simon said...

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


Simon

Tim Gow said...

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

Tim Gow said...

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

Tim Gow said...

Simon
Disturbingly close to the truth!