Polikarpov Po-2, 1:48, ICM, Dunakeszi, Hungary, 1957-1959

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March 8, 2021
ICM provided the early propeller. My old Gavia/Eduard kit will serve as donor for a late type propeller.
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March 8, 2021
Gavia/Eduard Engine vs. ICM. Gavia looks better.
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March 8, 2021
Gavia/Eduard vs. ICM. ICM wings look way better than the older kit.
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March 8, 2021
The bombsight’s opening is filled. Final sanding is still waiting. You can see an almost perfectly matching Evergreen strip, that will be used to create the wooden strips on the top.
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May 10, 2021
Filled ejector pin marks and assembly jig for the modified horizontal stabilizer.
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May 10, 2021
The modified horizontal stabilizer. This one looks more like the late style version.
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May 10, 2021
Half-ready cockpit. Still needs a final layer of matt varnish and some clean up here and there.
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July 24, 2021
Decal test on the Eduard parts. I am not going to build that old kit, so it was a perfect candidate for this quick trial
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July 24, 2021
Interior painted - not as sharp as on the many amazing builds here on Scalemates, but good enough for now.
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July 24, 2021
Last view before closing the fuselage
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July 24, 2021
Dry fit in the assembly jig
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July 24, 2021
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July 24, 2021
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July 24, 2021
Top wing painted with yellow and started the masking
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July 24, 2021
My custom made masking made in Inkscape and printed onto a Tamiya sheet
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July 24, 2021
Still need a few touch-ups, but it looks quite nice.
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December 18, 2021
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December 18, 2021
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December 18, 2021
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December 18, 2021

Comments

24 8 March 2021, 05:21

Alex K
I very much like where this is going... 👍

24 July 2021, 21:17

Neuling
Top result! Very beautiful!

18 December 2021, 09:49

Curatorm
Awesome build and paint job.

18 December 2021, 11:17

Michael Kohl
Whow. That´s a yellow beauty! Great paint job, top rigging. Like it a lot.

18 December 2021, 13:51

Csaba Fodor
Thank you guys! It is indeed a special livery, not seen too often. I am still learning how to rig a biplane properly, and I am still far from the WW1 masters.

18 December 2021, 14:14

Alex K
Beautiful! Congratulations! 👍 👍

18 December 2021, 15:18

Robert Podkoński
Really good model with eye-catching paintjob. Congrats!

18 December 2021, 15:59

Bernhard Schrock
Very nice yellowwing especially rigging.

18 December 2021, 16:11

Sebastian Meyner
Beatiful work Csaba 👍

18 December 2021, 16:32

Hanno Kleinecke
Got to love the yellow/red checkered wing and all the brillant details you've added !

18 December 2021, 19:28

Csaba Fodor
Thanks, I have been dreaming of building this plane since the 1990s, when I have seen it first time in a publication. The available reference material was very limited, but the age of internet changed a lot, and found a handful of quality reference photos of the original. It was time to fulfill my old dream and build this plane.

18 December 2021, 21:06

Zsolt Czegle
Nagyon jól néz ki! Gratulálok! 👍

22 December 2021, 20:51

Album info

This plane was handed over to the local flying clubs by the occupying Soviet forces in 1957. After an overhaul, the plane operated as glider tug until it crashed and burned two years later.
I made my own decals for the registration, and masks for the wing pattern. A late style propeller was taken from the old Eduard kit. I also addressed a few differences between early and late models.
Rigging is done by Uschi wires. I also used Eduard's photo etched set for detailing.

Po-2, Hungary, HA-PAX

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1:48

Completed

1:48 U-2/Po-2VS with Soviet Pilots & GP (1943-1945) (ICM 48254)

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