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58 22 January 2023, 16:52
Selman YararThe 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
Vincentthis looks like a intersting model. Looking forward to the end result!!!
23 January 2023, 18:18
Selman YararTomorrow 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 AntipinSure. 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 YararThe 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 YararAlexey, 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 YararI 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
Robert PodkońskiAbsolutely impressive work on this monster, Selman. Chapeau bas!
24 January 2023, 19:12
Michael Kohlbig and beautiful. Should make you satisfied to finally finish her.
25 January 2023, 13:27
Brandon PanioThank 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
DuperScaleGreat 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
