1/48 Tamiya Il-2 Shturmovik
Finished the 1/48 Tamiya Il-2 Shturmovik. It's a great kit - Tamiya's excellent kit engineering makes it very fun to build. I added riveting to the airframe with a rivet wheel, used Eduard's photo etch for the seatbelts, and also replaced the gun barrels with metal tubing. Thanks for looking - more photos are available at my website http://www.lylesmodels.com
Very nice looking machine
Thanks George!
Excellent job, Scott!
Much appreciated!
That is great modeling!
Thank you Scott!
That's a wonderful Shturmovik, Scott @slyle
I really like how that triple camouflage pattern turned out, beautiful paintwork.
Thanks John...the triple camouflage was a bit of a challenge...it took a few nights of going back and forth between the colors to get rid of the overspray...I love chasing my own tail!
G’day Scott (@slyle),
I agree that this kit is a fun build.
I like your painting abd weathering, particularly the wing root wear.
Liked!
Thanks Michael!
Nicely done, Scott
Thanks Gary!
Gorgeous build, Scott! Looks fantastic.
Thank you Greg!
Thanks all! Tamiya's ease-of-build really hits the spot sometimes. If you haven't built this one yet, I highly recommend it.
Wow that's an amazing finish Scott. Super finish 👍
Thank you Guy!
Well done, great paintwork.
Much appreciated!
Great color and tone. Well done pre/post shading. That’s Tamiya? I didn’t know about this kit. Will have to look into it.
Hi Graeme, it's well worth looking into. The only complaint I have is that Tamiya hasn't released any of the earlier versions. But I think Zvesda has released quite a few of those. Thanks, Scott
Good work on this, Scott, the Tamiya kit might be a classic but it takes real skill to bring it up to this standard.
Thanks George!
Well done, superb paint and weathering.
Thanks Chas!