Lisunov Li-2NB Night Bomber by Amodel

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4 27 May 2013, 22:04

Bill Gilman
The first DC-3 gunship? Looks like a substantial kit!

27 May 2013, 22:53

Kelly Wellington
Well...somebody turned DC-2 into a bomber in the Spanish Civil War. I don't know if it had a turret or not.

Thirteen light grey sprues and two smallish clear sprues. I think most of the additional detail is in the engines...which probably won't be seen behind those Russian louver covers on the front of the engine cowlings.

27 May 2013, 23:12

Michel Huijghe
I'm going to follow this one.

28 May 2013, 11:17

Kelly Wellington
Assembly has begun. Lots of flash. Plus...my challenge has been exposed: no register pins. No built-in means of lining up parts. I'll have to create my own tabs. Good thing I have a selection of strip styrene.

15 June 2013, 01:22

Kelly Wellington
It's summer time, and the going is slow. I'm ready to put the fuselage halves together, but it seems I need to mount the waist guns first, which requires drilling out the holes...or not. It now doesn't look nearly as daunting as before. The interior provides a rigid form that helps. I think I'll still place a couple of tabs out of sight.

27 June 2013, 04:56

Michel Huijghe
Some in progress pictures?

27 June 2013, 06:33

Kelly Wellington
I just joined the fuselage halves (without tabs). There will be sanding and putty in my future. Pix soon.

3 July 2013, 23:30