G'day Sebastijan (@inflames),

Your build looks great.

I love the painting stage, but I'm still working on my weathering techniques.

Everyone else's weathering looks fantastic and realistic and mine always looks awkward and unrealistic - I guess it is a matter of perspective.

I agree that this is one aircraft for which it would be hard to overdo the weathering.

I'm looking forward to doing mine.

Finished with weathering the upper sides. Combination of enamel and oil washes and watercolour pencils (starting to experiment with these). Just a few more details and she'll be finished.

Absolutely stunning weathering, Sebastijan @inflames

I agree with the others, Sebastijan (@inflames), your paint and weathering are perfect. I really like using oils on mine, and I am just starting to use watercolor (weathering) pencils. Well done.

Wow! That’s a stunner Sebastijan!

I have started building mine, 2 months after posting my intention to do so 🙁
I have a quick Q for you guys, just what colour was used on the wheel bays of the Il-2?
I have found online a sort of primer that looks green, but very faded, but definitely not the H70 from Gunze some claim.
Hoping to post my work so far this weekend. Thanks

Thanks Sebastijan, @inflames
I guess that makes some sense, because plain 02 (Gunze H70) is off the mark for sure. I’ll mix some grey and green too and who knows

I haven't read the entire thread so please forgive me if I've missed the answer, but what are the set of curved lines (Page 1, Decal K) forward of the canopy and behind the air scoop there for/indicate/do?

Those lines seem like bombing aids to determine the dive angle when dive bombing, my friend @adamcda13.