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Selman Yarar (selman)
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Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack - Trumpeter 1:72

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58 22 January 2023, 16:52
Cuajete
Huge and beauty!
22 January 2023, 18:39
Eric Thornton
She is huge lol
22 January 2023, 19:15
Selman Yarar
The first picture is from January 2018, shortly after that date the colossus landed on top of the drawer and remained there for 5 years. A couple of days ago i thought i have to finish it.
23 January 2023, 12:16
DerMattes
Looking forward to new fotos 🙂
23 January 2023, 12:20
Robert Podkoński
Keep it up, Selman!
23 January 2023, 12:33
Alec K
That's a LOT of plastic. Taking a seat 👍
23 January 2023, 12:54
Alexey Antipin
Have you shortened the missiles?
23 January 2023, 12:57
Andy Ball
you is huge....
23 January 2023, 13:28
scalemates
what a smile!! 🙂
23 January 2023, 13:30
Bernd Grün
I'm in, following with interest.👍
23 January 2023, 18:16
Vincent
this looks like a intersting model. Looking forward to the end result!!!
23 January 2023, 18:18
Selman Yarar
Alexey can you please explain?
23 January 2023, 20:50
Selman Yarar
Tomorrow last layer of varnish (all clear except for the radome which is flat) and then i'll peel the masks off.
23 January 2023, 20:52
Alexey Antipin
Sure. The missiles in the kit are too long.

Next up is the weapons bay and armament. The kit comes with 12 Kh-55 and 12 Kh-55SM cruise missiles. The Kh-55SM has conformal fuel tanks on the fuselage sides to extend the range of the missile, rendering a rounded triangular fuselage cross-section. The regular Kh-55 has a round fuselage. Now for some unknown reason, Trumpeter made the missiles about 1.4 times longer than the real missile. The Kh-55 series is 19' 3.5" long which translates to 3.22" in 1/72 scale. The kit missiles are 4.4" long. You can do the math- they're too long.

In addition, Trumpeter molded the engine of the Kh-55SM in the extended position (it is stowed in the fuselage until launch). To use the Kh-55SM, you'll need to remove the engine unless you want to pose one or more of these in flight. The Kh-55 has the engine stowed. Both missiles can be posed in the stowed or flight positions - parts are provided for the wings for flight and tail feathers in either position. Of course, if you're going to pose the Kh-55 in flight, you'll need the engines from the Kh-55SM.

Assuming you want to carry twelve cruise missiles in the weapons bay, the rotary launchers for the forward and aft weapons bays are assembled first. Next, with the cruise missiles of your choice, install them on the rotary launchers and mount these in their respective weapons bays. If you choose the Kh-55SM and forget to remove those engines, you should have a problem with getting the weapons bay assembled (there was a reason why those engines were stowed on the real missiles!).

Taken from
cybermodeler.com/hob..u/kit_tru_1620.shtml
23 January 2023, 20:53
Selman Yarar
The smile is a desperate one from 5 years ago while i just realized what was waiting for me, lol.
23 January 2023, 20:53
Selman Yarar
Alexey, 5 years ago as i soon realized that the Kh-55... missiles are really problematic, i decided to use te cruise missiles with the rotary launchers. But i understand what you mean and it is no surprise to see that the Chinese friends botched again, a lot of kits have problems due to their sloppy work. They may be great in mold design and injection molding but when it comes to investigation they often fail.
23 January 2023, 21:00
Selman Yarar
I have chosen the number 17 "Valery Chkalov" on purpose, because i build the Tupolev ANT-25, a record plane from the 30's and Chkalov has flown one of these from Moscow to Seattle. The other one has been flown by Mikhail Gromov from Moscow to San Diego. The ANT-25 is a very nasty EE-kit i found in a miserable shop in Vietnam, the propeller is missing, the wings are not injected completely. If i can finish that one, i will present both planes together in our upcoming contest in May.
23 January 2023, 21:08
Cuajete
Very nice, Selman. Congrats!
@Alexey: Thanks for the explain 👌
24 January 2023, 19:02
Zoltan Grotz
👍👍👍
24 January 2023, 19:09
Robert Podkoński
Absolutely impressive work on this monster, Selman. Chapeau bas!
24 January 2023, 19:12
Bernd Grün
I fully agree with Robert. Congratulation, Selman! 👍
24 January 2023, 22:08
Neuling
Nice build! And nice to see you, Selman! 🙂
25 January 2023, 09:34
Michael Kohl
big and beautiful. Should make you satisfied to finally finish her.
25 January 2023, 13:27
Brandon Panio
Thank you for that picture of you holding the model. It can be so hard to determine the size of a kit just by looking at it
11 May 2023, 01:14
Villiers de Vos
Very nice work. A very elegant bird.
11 May 2023, 13:49
Oleg Smilyk
Great work!
11 May 2023, 14:52
Skyhiker
Looks great. I want one!
11 May 2023, 18:27
Ekki
Great result!
11 May 2023, 19:10
DuperScale
Great result, i struggle a little bit with mine right now. The nozzle doesnt fit at all. Like the whole model is bend. 😵‍💫
26 March, 15:01
Alexander Grivonev
That is a beautiful big bird, congratulations!
26 March, 21:40

Album info

I started this model in December 2017. In January 2018, I decided to postpone the project, regretting the unnecessary dark and rough panel line coloring and hesitating about a solution that would both cover these and paint such a large surface white. Since then, it had been left in dust on the cabinet for exactly 5 years. When I saw that I had completed this model in my dream in the past days, I said it was time. Already Mr.Hobby had put a good water-based primer on the market recently. The solution that I could not find in time was in this product.
It took me a few hours to clean that dust, it was so badly dirty that even when I was priming after cleaning, I saw that dust and fiber particles were still adhered to the surface. After priming, I was able to solve the problem by sanding thoroughly and priming again. Although I had some troubles due to the weakening of the plastic during assembly (the tail section didn't want to fix in place i had to fight to do it), it was a very durable model in general. While turning something that big, some parts inevitably get bumped and warped, but this happened to me not very often. I completed the model relatively smoothly, with the help of metal landing gear (Trumpeter gave the rear landing gear metal, but the front gear was plastic, I couldn't understand why, this is a very heavy plane!), PE-landing gear cables and canopy masks, I prevented possible troubles.
The model was a good opportunity to test my patience. Although I was despondent from time to time because of the parts I forgot here and there, when the model was just finished today, I was relieved.
But now two bigger problems awaited me. First of all, my photo booth is ideal for 30x30cm models, if I push it too hard, it's becmes suitable for 50x50cm shots. But when this plane was finished, it was 75x75 cm, I had to take it on the dining table in the living room, so the photo compositions were not as beautiful as they should, sorry. The second problem was where to keep something this big, luckily we were able to solve it by putting it on display at a friend's clinic.
A model this big again? I don't think so, it was too tiring and back-breaking, a one time experience is enough, lol.
PS: I chose the decals for plane no.17 Valery Chkalov from the Begem0t set, because i build also the Tupolev ANT-25, which Chkalov use in the early 30's for a record flight from Moscow to Seattle. If i can finish that awful kit from Eastern Express (propeller blades missing, wings partly bad injected, etc), then i want to show both planes in the upcoming contest in May.

28 Bilder
1:72
Fertiggestellt
1:72 Tu-160 "Blackjack" Bomber (Trumpeter 01620)1:72 Tu-160 Blackjack bomber EXPERT kabuki masks (New Ware NWAM0226)1:72 Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack (Begemot 72-023)3+
Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack
RU Военно-воздушные силы России (Russian Air Force 1992-2015)
121 Guards Heavy Bomber Reg. 17 "Valeriy Chkalov"
2005 - Engels AB
 

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