Classic IL-62M

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October 19, 2022
This is going to be a challenge!
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October 19, 2022
Gingerly removed some of the area where the transparency will fit- but it will be a case of trial and error.
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October 19, 2022
Not sure if the material in this fuselage- may be hazardous with regards to dust?
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October 19, 2022
Something like this one - a departure from Petropavlovsk
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October 19, 2022
How much weight for the nose? I don’t know, but I have that much in, and may have to add some to trim if it’s not enough above the front closed undercarriage doors.
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October 19, 2022
It will make for quite a specimen once built. Displaying it will be an art too.
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October 19, 2022
Steady ladies. It’s only the front fuselage section. Sanded the seams.
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October 19, 2022
The behemoth that it is in 1/72nd next to the other large builds (24th Airfix 1a and Trumpeter’s 72nd FW-200)
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October 19, 2022
This is the Air Koryo’s cockpit which I’ll use for reference
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October 19, 2022
An Aeroflot cockpit for comparison
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October 19, 2022
Some details in the cockpit. There are no decals or levers bar the two control columns.
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October 19, 2022
Taking off the PUR from a thin sheet that they’re moulded for. Their detail is pretty good
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October 20, 2022
This will be quite a challenge to get right, the overall position of the instrument panel, side walls and the real big challenge....the replacement of the clear canopy. This is no intermediate kit.
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October 20, 2022
added some details, and used some placards from the aero scale set just to 'busy it up'
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October 20, 2022

Comments

19 19 October 2022, 10:02

Robert Podkoński
That's huge! (the 'russian roulette' airliner...)

19 October 2022, 11:39

Maciej Bellos
Watching!

19 October 2022, 12:10

Łukasz Gliński
Oh man... 😮 😮 😮 This is bigly yuge!
Nobody expected the Soviet inquisition 😉

19 October 2022, 13:10

Andy Ball
Thanks David and all for kicking off on this project

19 October 2022, 18:06

Andy Ball
@Robert and Ł, it sure is big and will need some space to show it off- I was nearly tempted to display legs up and add a stand like you used to see in the travel agent's windows!

19 October 2022, 18:08

Andy Ball
Good to see you again Maciej!

19 October 2022, 18:08

Melf Boyens
i'm in, at least it carried the Russian president , so somehow it was a flagship…and I really like the design

19 October 2022, 18:16

Andy Ball
Hi Melf, thanks for popping by. Mine certainly won't carry 'that man'… unless it is to surrender to the UN!

19 October 2022, 18:25

Maciej Bellos
When I was a little kid, I was "lucky" enough to fly with this beast from Poland to Greece. I don't remember anything. Later on I flew with a Tu-154M, well that was a loud one.

19 October 2022, 19:15

Melf Boyens
I flew with TU-134 and TU-154 in Nigeria , the usual „sell your soul" maintained black sooth drawing and low on acceleration and gaining height starts that makes your blood freeze while you are counting the bolt holes that are missing bolts next to your window….marvellous experience. But this beast I did not even see from far.

19 October 2022, 19:29

Andy Ball
Thanks Nathan, appreciate your viewing

19 October 2022, 20:52

Andy Ball
@Łukasz: my 2 methods are speed and surprise and stealth….damn it! My 3 methods are…. (Etc.etc..)

19 October 2022, 22:08

Michael Kohl
Cool subject. I will build one one day - but in scale 1:144. I like the style and remember the flight with Interflug to Moscow two weeks after the wall came down. Good luck.

20 October 2022, 16:06

Cuajete
An unusual model and rare kit. Congrats for choose this, Andy!
Nice start 👍

20 October 2022, 17:37

Andy Ball
Hi Michael, I bought the 144th for my friend and I'm hoping he'll have a go to compare- that was some historic flight !!

23 October 2022, 14:43

Andy Ball
Cuajete- this kit may be the death of me. The front transparency is a nightmare to refit! Plus, what glue to use for the glass fibre fuselage?…

23 October 2022, 14:45

Cuajete
Andy, Łukasz is the expert for test glues. Ask him! 😄

23 October 2022, 18:07

Łukasz Gliński
In case of canopy: there's a lot to choose from A. Depending on what you wanna do afterwards. I usually go for either some PVA/KrystalKlear or UV glue if later processing is expected (sanding/filling/painting you name it). Good UV glue allows you even to sculp your own tranasparencies.
In case of the fibre, I have no glue (as they say in CH 😉 ). I never worked with it.

23 October 2022, 19:49

Finn
Will follow

24 October 2022, 13:42

Cuajete
Amodel's "Amonster" kits are made of fiber. Andy, you may be able to find out something about what glue to use by searching or asking modelers who have made one of these huge kits.

24 October 2022, 18:32

Andy Ball
I'm glad I'm in such good glue company here! I'm going to need to have a think about how I tackle this area of the front fuselage. I wish I'd just taken the easy option and painted the windows in…

14 November 2022, 20:44

Andy Ball
And, thanks Finn. It may be some time before I come back to this one.

14 November 2022, 20:45

Łukasz Gliński
Remaining at your future service A, should you be looking for some glue-sniffing company 😛
If it comes to windows/windscreen, you might want to consider using this set: authentic-airliner-d..61/Products/D72-IL01
Wondering what it looks like afterwards? Check out my KLM DC-9, its windscreen comes from the same vendor.
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14 November 2022, 21:01

Andy Ball
Now you tell me!
Seriously, cheers Ł!

15 November 2022, 01:55

Andy Ball
Thanks ribellinu for having a look!

15 November 2022, 01:56

Andy Ball
Thanks Gary, glad to see you back around !

21 November 2022, 08:20

Andy Ball
Thanks General Fail, Major Rethink is paused while he thinks on how next to approach this!....

21 November 2022, 10:55

Andy Ball
Thanks again Bernd for taking a look !

21 November 2022, 22:57

Andy Ball
Thanks Zybnek!

24 November 2022, 23:05

Dominik Weitzer
nice!

25 November 2022, 08:39

Andy Ball
@Dominik, well, kinda 'nice'....this isn't for the faint-hearted!

25 November 2022, 10:57

Dick
Following with great interest Andy😬!
Nice to see this kit being built.
I have the HpH Tu-134, a very detailed kit but as you mentioned not for the faint-hearted.
Good luck with the clear canopy, that will be a challenge for sure!

26 November 2022, 00:53

Andy Ball
Thanks for popping in Dick. How did you manage the glueing on the Tu-134's canopy to fuselage? I can't see the project on your feed. 😀

26 November 2022, 10:22

Andy Ball
Thanks Tom svk-at for your like

26 November 2022, 10:59

Dick
I haven't started that kit yet Andy, too many projects that aren't finished yet😉.

With my 1:72 MD-80 I had to attach a very thin and flexible canopy to a thick resin fuselage.
Did that with tiny droplets of CA adhesive, one at a time so I could correct the fit to the fuselage edges. This way you also keep a little 'ventilation' to prevent whitening of the canopy due to the CA vapor.
But in the end I was not content with the result (no detailed cockpit) so I sanded the canopy smooth with the nose. Should I ever finish the MD-80 project, I will apply window decals as Lukasz mentioned in this thread.

With my An-225 project it was almost the same; I also made the choice to use the replacement transparent part.
But there I had the advantage that it was a separate nose section, and not a thin vacform transparent canopy.
So I masked the canopy from the inside, and removed the tape after applying the CA adhesive and filling and sanding.

26 November 2022, 12:08

Andy Ball
Thanks Franck!

26 November 2022, 14:52

Andy Ball
Wise words and tips there Dick, thank-you

26 November 2022, 14:52