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Model Forum / General / Models / September 2008zvezda kits
has anyone built any of their kits? i'm mostly interested in the petlyakov pe-8. it's interesting to me for the usual reasons about ww2, 4 engines and all the rest. it also is of interest because flying in one terrified that monster stalin. the expirience wasn't passed on to the public of course, so stalin's main double mad the fake flight to berlin for a propogand movies. there are scenes of the germans cheering "stalin" as he gets off the plane in "berlin". talk about cloud coo coo land, as the germans say. squadron has them on sale and i'm wondering if they are as needlessly complex as the icm kits? i have the icm baltic squadron kit and those 3 kits may not be built by me. the engines are complex and detailed enough to stand alone. so anyone have/built one? tanks, guys. >has anyone built any of their kits? i'm mostly interested in the petlyakov >pe-8. it's interesting to me for the usual reasons about ww2, 4 engines and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >so anyone have/built one? >tanks, guys. after correcting my search spelling, google coughed up a lot. looks pretty good, but is also busy. lots of parts. On Aug 26, 8:35 pm, some...@some.domain wrote: > In article <gg1tk.410894$bC5.253...@fe07.news.easynews.com>, some...@some.domain wrote: > >has anyone built any of their kits? i'm mostly interested in the petlyakov [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > after correcting my search spelling, google coughed up a lot. looks pretty > good, but is also busy. lots of parts. I seem to recall reading that Stalin was afraid to fly in general. Still, the Pe-8 would be cool to build. I don't have it but I did do the Zvezda Ju-88. It was an excellent kit as I recall. Not Tamigawa but a decent modern kit, fairly well detailed, pretty good fit. >On Aug 26, 8:35=A0pm, some...@some.domain wrote: >> In article <gg1tk.410894$bC5.253...@fe07.news.easynews.com>, some...@some= [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >as I recall. Not Tamigawa but a decent modern kit, fairly well >detailed, pretty good fit. right about the monster's fear of flying. i bet a storch would have made him pee his pants doing low level stuff. never seen the ju-88 kit. what model was it? i remember some guy on ebay selling his collection of 88's. with conversion kits and vac forms, i bet he had 2 dozen different. last one i built was the old revelle. pretty dated but it did have the bug-eyed canopy with 2 mg's in the eyes. and one in the front. On Aug 26, 11:46 pm, some...@some.domain wrote: > In article <ead90d64-5eda-452c-9863-8a9003f15...@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, eyeball <eyeball2002...@aol.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > had 2 dozen different. last one i built was the old revelle. pretty dated but > it did have the bug-eyed canopy with 2 mg's in the eyes. and one in the front. It was a G-model with the squared tail. I did it as in that old profile where they painted the edges of the tail black to make it look like an older model. I also have an S from AMTech and the Ju-88A from minicraft 1/144. I don't do larger scales anymore but about a million years ago in my teens I had the AMT kit in 1/48. That was the first time I tried using an airbrush. And I wound up finishing it by hand, so you can guess how well I did. :-Þ >On Aug 26, 11:46=A0pm, some...@some.domain wrote: >> In article <ead90d64-5eda-452c-9863-8a9003f15...@l64g2000hse.googlegroups= [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] >an airbrush. And I wound up finishing it by hand, so you can guess how >well I did. :-=DE ok but not great? like my ju87 rebuild with 70's tech? i'll post some better pictures. i redid the canopy and it is vastly better. On Aug 27, 10:50 am, some...@some.domain wrote: > In article <1ca931eb-b922-4ecc-9f8e-ca8a50300...@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, eyeball <eyeball2002...@aol.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 70 lines] > ok but not great? like my ju87 rebuild with 70's tech? i'll post some better > pictures. i redid the canopy and it is vastly better. Which '87? The lindberg 1/48? I'm not sure I had that one but I do remember the monogram kit. My brother talked me into doing it tan with brown blotches. I think he had a thing for the Afrika Corps. I've got another copy of it laying around somewhere. I painted a few of the detail pieces years ago and then forgot all about it. >On Aug 27, 10:50=A0am, some...@some.domain wrote: >> In article <1ca931eb-b922-4ecc-9f8e-ca8a50300...@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups= [quoted text clipped - 97 lines] >I've got another copy of it laying around somewhere. I painted a few >of the detail pieces years ago and then forgot all about it. yes, the lindberg. i realize it's inaccurate, but it was a piece of my past and redoing it was a howl. it's sitting on top of my micro seki turntable. pretty funny if you know turntables. it just flat out looks good. all brush painted and even did the stretched sprew and cigarette antenna. i've been chuckling all day. On Aug 27, 2:41 pm, some...@some.domain wrote: > In article <fa938488-b62f-427c-966c-46b22068f...@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, eyeball <eyeball2002...@aol.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 105 lines] > it just flat out looks good. all brush painted and even did the stretched > sprew and cigarette antenna. i've been chuckling all day. I'd love to see it. Nostalgia builds beat shake and bakes any day. >On Aug 27, 2:41=A0pm, some...@some.domain wrote: >> In article <fa938488-b62f-427c-966c-46b22068f...@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.= [quoted text clipped - 134 lines] > >I'd love to see it. Nostalgia builds beat shake and bakes any day. 'twill be done before this day is. > In article > <fa938488-b62f-427c-966c-46b22068fd56@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > yes, the lindberg. i realize it's inaccurate, but it was a piece of > my past and redoing it was a howl. Now that's what modelling is all about. I'm sure that Al S would have approved!  SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >> In article >> <fa938488-b62f-427c-966c-46b22068fd56@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Now that's what modelling is all about. I'm sure that Al S would have >approved! i'm still amazed at the spares box he sent me. there are about 9 kits mixed in the pile. one is a revelle he 219. i've never seen another parts box that weighed 20 lbs. it must be 40 years worth of stuff. i try to keep his spirit alive. i give stuff and help whenever i can. i have 2 kits from his collection. i didn't have money to buy more, damn it. i look up to his memory. > >> In article > >> <fa938488-b62f-427c-966c-46b22068fd56@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > kits from his collection. i didn't have money to buy more, damn it. > i look up to his memory. I feel fortunate to have gotten some of his decal sheets. They appear to be downsized Superscale sheets but he said he re-drew them on his computer. I have yet to build one of the planes that they are made for but at least I have the sheets in my possession. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. |
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