Beriev Be-4 (KoR-2) Sea Sick Sig

 

First internal details added. More to come 

also on the other side 

first test fit - looking really good 

 

even the joint - fuselage-wing is looking perfect 

 

More details... 

additional interior details, which will be painted separately 

front bottom section with ribs and seat structure 

 

 

and another test fit. Everything is matching perfectly. 

 

rear section getting some attention 

test fit of front cover piece (two version of the cover in the kit - depending on the version early/late) 

 

nasty big crack on one of the upper halves of the wing - glued together without any problem. 

 

some parts are already marked red with correct part number. 

some discrepencies are still present - here lower part is 101 and not 109 

part 109 is already glued on the right halve of the fuselage 

small bits and bobs 

rear gun holder glued together and ready for paint 

 

tail planes (horizontal and vertical) ready for final assembly 

floaters glued together 

 

Wing assembly is confusing at first glance, but after few minutes playing with all parts - it make sense.
BUT! 

next step - adding parts 124 (4 small parts - basically bomb rack /holders). If your version is with them, they should be added next. Problem is, they were designed to go from the inside. I have figured this half way gluing the wing together so I managed to glue in two outer ones from inside, the inner two needed to be slightly sanded down and then they fit in place. Highly reccommend to anyone, who will be building this kit to glue them in first, before the main wing assembly. 

and the wing is glued together 

 

But they look good anyway. 

 

The only small gap I had from the wing assembly is on one side, where I glued small strip of styrene and sanded it down to close the gap as much as I could. Fortunately, the filling will be minimal. 

 

First parts of the engine 

not sure if the part on the right is supposed to be glued in. Will have to contact the manufacturer. Photos of the test build are not showing that part used.
Edit: Ok. So I got response from MARS Models regarding the inner part 29). It is supposed to be airflow deflector (stamped sheetmetal part IRL). And, I will quote, "you can not use this part if you do not plan to open the engine compartment". Since I'm having the engine cowling closed, I do not need to use the part.
Also I would like to thank to MARS Models for the help and clarification. So if anybody from MARS Models is reading this - big thank you. 

not sure if this is how it should look like 

or this 

 

 

Cockpit painted, slightly weathered (not much will be visible from the outside anyway) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now the, so far biggest issue of this kit (at least for me). Film for instrument panel.

I think there was some scaling issue... 😄 

Nothing that can be fixed. traced the pe part on thin plastic sheet, cut out the holes and the perimeter, cleaned a bit 

painted, glued on the main instrument piece 

 

and slowly started to cut all instruments from the film sheet and glue them to the correct place 

I think it will be all right. 

 

and the final result. 

 

lower front section with seats in place 

instrument panel glued on one of the fuselage halve 

added harness for pilot seat 

and front lower section glued to the right halve of the fuselage 

few hours later, fuselage is glued together. Fit was again, perfect.  

had to try and test fit the canopy piec on the front and end... 

and again, perfect fit. 

starting on the engine 

front parts ready for paint 

painted, added wiring (thin lead wire) and glued front parts 

small test fit with the engine cowling 

primer coat at least 

 

a little bit of pre-shading 

MRP-239 Blue [FS35190] for the underside surfaces 

MRP-101 Dark Green [FS34079] as a first of the two-tone camo (Green-black) 

MRP-173 Tyre-Rubber for the second color. 

 

looking good 

so far only wing and engine cowling painted with the black. Fuselage will be next. 

fuselage masked with MRP masking putty 

 

sprayed MRP Tyre-rubber 

 

unmasked 

 

and again - dry test fit 

 

and with engine cowling. Loving the camo! 

sprayed 2 coats of Mr. Color levelling thinner (just the thinner) over the whole model to smooth the surface a little bit and to get the black spots closer to satin finish 

I think it is looking much better 

after 2 hours of drying, decals are placed. Only 4 big red stars (2 for fuselage and 2 on the underside of the wings) 

and one small tiny star on the front nose 

floaters starting to get the paint job done 

and also propeller finished. Will spray the whole thing with one or two coats of levelling thinner as well. 

Aaaaaaand, it's done! 😄