Su-2...
This is the tipical obscure plane of the soviet orbit, well represented by ICM the well knowed Ukrainian company.
After reading a russian monograph about this plane, get clear to me that Su-2 was an sturdy and very dependable ground attack aircraft, but had the bad luck to be contemporary to the Il-2, the most successful soviet ground attack all over the times. Su-2 looks robust, ugly but with no charme. Not popular subject either among modelers, Su-2 is not a frequent view in contents or even in the web.
This is the 1/72 ICM kit, good enough kit to do a very decent model. My subject was a classic russian green-black camo. I have both models, Su-2 and Il-2, sitting together in the shelf...both have a rude and obsolescent aspect. But Su-2 was put out of service soon after the war and the Il-2 had a long career and its descendants viewed action in Korean war.
Interesting indeed, and a must in every soviet era aircraft collection.
Panavia IDS Tornado...
I dont know why, I'm a fan of this aircraft. Clearly, this kind of subject is not in my focus but I can not fight against its charm.
Its strong personality and beauty, finally caught my total attention. Really, I have no reason at all to do this project...simply, I felt in love with this machine.
A lot of years ago, my wife, in our first year, give me this Italeri 1/72 kit because she thought that it looks "cute". Well, after open the box and cut out some pieces from sprues, the magic happens...
What to say about this kit...well done but not a fantastic one. This is a basic quality molds, but good enough looking at the costs. Moreover, the final result is a very decent and attractive model.
Grunau 9...
This time, I just finished this nice Huma kit, 1/72 Grunau 9 glider. Another little gem from this german company.
Grunau 9 and the Schneider SG38 was the main stream gliders in the new Germany of 1930's. By today standards, fly in this crude machines should be prohibited because the high risk of accident. Indeed, a high number of enthusiasts ended their trips with a head's fracture.
Fw190 A-8 red 13...
This is another DML/Trimaster 1/48 kit.What a pleasure to do it!!
You can hate or love Dragon kits of early 90's...I love it despite all of its imperfections.
But, the final result always is spectacular (well, with a little patience).
This specific kit is a good rendition to one of the most successful fighter pilot of all times: Heinz Bär. He flew more that 1.000 combat missions and has more than 220 kills, 16 of them mounting Me-262 jet fighter. He was shot down in 18 occasions!!...but was killed in an aerial accident in 1957.
The detail level of the kit is crispy and reasonably accurate (very, indeed)...the final result is outstanding and an absolute eye-catcher.
Some decals was replaced by hand made templates and painted directly on the plane. This was one of the most exiting projects ever made in my life (I have more that 50 years as a modeler) and it was my first Fw190 in 1/48 scale.
