Tu-22M3 Finished Model & Diorama
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120 24 March 2019, 14:02
OlivierOK... I see I have no future in modelling if people like you carry on building wuih such level of detail and accuracy. Time to go back to stamp collecting...
24 March 2019, 17:49
Pierre GARGANII join all the others, FANTASTIC build and very impressive display, Congratulations!!
24 March 2019, 18:26
Łukasz GlińskiOutstanding! The dio looks lovely, the intro/summary text is very cool 🙂 I share the same admiration to the shape of the Backfire, but I couldn't describe it so well 👍
24 March 2019, 18:37
CuajeteVery nice, fantastic, outstanding, fabulous, amazing... I have no words. Congrats!
24 March 2019, 19:39
KerberOpako, bas opako. Pratio sam rad i na Maketarskom kutku...razvalio si ga! Bravo!
24 March 2019, 19:54
Kees KleijwegtAmazing work Aleksandar! 👍👍
Very impressive, really like the boarding ladders (scaffolding 🙂)
24 March 2019, 20:27
Agustin PrellezoIt must be a giant dio! It is awesome! Those ladders are a piece of art on themselves!
24 March 2019, 20:45
Nathan DempseyI just went back and looked at the build log on this one. Even more impressed!
24 March 2019, 22:28
Aleksandar ŠekularacThank you so much, your kind words are very appreciated! This was the most ambitious build for me so far and I am really stoked by the result.
Cheers,
Aleks
25 March 2019, 07:33
Scott DuttonThis is just magnificent, nothing here suggests it's all in 72nd scale, cockpit, figures, weathering and those ladders. What an effort.
25 March 2019, 13:10
Bryn CrandellAmazing! The diorama for that beast is fitting. Where did you get the ladders?
25 March 2019, 20:52
Aleksandar ŠekularacBIG thanks to you all, once again! 🙂 Bryn the ladders are from North Star Models- you can find them in my Project Inventory. There's also an album dedicated only to them, I hope you saw it.
Urban, the base was a bit of a work as well. I was initially planning to align everything with a rectangular base, which would be easier, but then decided for a more dynamic and visually interesting lookto and arrange it all diagonally. All the edges of the PAG-14 plates needed to be individually sanded and the hoisting grooves opened (see the images in "Tu-22M3 Finished Model & Diorama" album) to produce more realistic look. But the end result was worth the extra effort I think.
Cheers,
Aleks
26 March 2019, 08:56
Slavo HazuchaAmazing job, such high-level consistence in all aspects & details... great albums & build history, thx for all the documentation and inspiration 🙂 It´s something to look up to!
26 March 2019, 15:34
Stephan RyllCongrats Aleksandar 🙂 well deserved Gold medal at Lingen
It was a pleasure to meet you there 👍
31 March 2019, 17:12
Bernhard SchrockAt the weekend I had a chance to see this dio live in Lingen and I agree the two last posts. Not only the Tu-22 but the truck is a true masterpiece too.
31 March 2019, 19:29
Aleksandar ŠekularacIt was a real pleasure to meet lot of friends in Lingen, enjoy some great modeling, get feedback from you guys and "recharge my hobby batteries" so to say! An outstanding weekend and great result for the OKB!😉
Thanks much!
Aleks
1 April 2019, 08:33
Burkhard DSeen it live at EME in Lingen. Fantastic build and arrangement. The Gold Medal was well deserved!
4 April 2019, 20:40
TreehuggerAhaha, my inner child is really liking this. The whole thing is stunning, in a positive way. 🙂
20 April 2020, 09:13
Peter MollenhauerFantastic! I hope you will show it someday at a model expo. Congrats!
21 April 2020, 11:19
TobiThe realism and amount of details is beyond my comprehension ... 😮 Outstanding artwork 👍
21 April 2020, 12:38
Chip HI don't know how you're not insane after looking at that PE work! Amazing and well done!
21 April 2020, 15:08
Kerry COXForgive my ignorance, but being un familiar with this kit. 🙁
Are the mobile gantrys scratch built or part of the kit. ?
Either way, the depth of reality is something stunning. 👍
Wonderful result. 😉
24 April 2020, 20:43
Aleksandar ŠekularacThanks everybody for your great feedback and sorry for my prolonged absence!
Kerry, the boarding platforms are indeed a separate kit by North Star Models. You can find more about building these little things in my album here: Tu-22M Boarding Ladders | Album by Šeki (1:72)
9 May 2020, 20:24
Pierre Pierreimpressive and so well executed ! I am trying to rebuit my old Tu 22 M2 from ESCI, can I ask what paint did you use for the upper surface ?
10 May 2020, 07:07
Gary VictoryAleksandar breath taking work Sir. I really love the dio work. Top job.
31 August 2021, 07:41
Pierre Pierre!! Excellent superb more pics please ! will you make an article for a step by step ?
31 August 2021, 08:52
Bruce HuxtableSimply Superb! Inspirational for sure, congratulations on this masterpiece!
31 August 2021, 09:12
Aleksandar ŠekularacThanks a lot mates! 😄 Looking back, this was a massive project. Still a lot of these big beasts in the stash to build...
31 August 2021, 17:40
Aleksandar Šekularac@ Pierre Vauthier - be careful what you wish for... If you are not scared of some excessive ramblings, here's a building blog for this chunk of plastic:
imodeler.com/groups/..-of-tupolev-tu-22m3/
31 August 2021, 17:44
NeilGosh this is such STUNNING work. Makes me wanna pack up and quit now! Ha! Ha! Jaw dropping stuff indeed! 👏👏
4 September 2021, 23:04
Kerry COXPatience, dexterity and determination pays off. !
How sweet it is. 👍 👍 🙂
5 September 2021, 02:52
Michael Kohlincredible result of that mean machine. Put solidly on the ground. Great choice of vehicles and figures that add a lot to appreciate the dimension of this plane. Thanx for the link to the build blog.
21 December 2021, 09:19
Nathan DempseyThis is definitely one of those builds you never tire of looking over.
21 December 2021, 16:13
Kerry COXThe plane is one thing. ! But the support equipment is something else. This detail is just wonderful to enlarge and ponder. I love it all. 🙂 👍
21 December 2021, 22:27
Thomas KolbOMG, this is absolute masterclass modeling. The weathering is some of the best I have ever seen and the paintwork on those concrete slabs is breathtaking. This diorama is just pure pleasure to look at for a long time!
11 March 2022, 17:23
ErikYour model is the reason why I also ordered the plane. 😄 The design of the old Russians I find anyway great and then built in this quality. Wow!
Unfortunately I can't find the ladders anywhere. 😭
11 September 2022, 10:01
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This is a small step for mankind, but a glorious one for my workbench – I finished a model!
Tupolev 22m3 is one of those iconic machines that bridges the past with future, from the Cold War to Global Warming and beyond… The most appealing aspect of Soviet aircraft for me is that mix of medieval roughness and aerodynamic elegance that they possess. Tu-22m3 is a point in case looking like a sensible fusion of an inquisition device and a starship.
This Trumpeter kit covers a sizeable real-estate even as a “small scale”, but not using its sheer bulk as the only attribute to impress is the real trick here. I tend to diverge from the beaten path and roam the backcountry on most of my builds, so saying that this one was special in this regard wouldn’t be fair. But it was certainly one of the most epic such journeys for me. The Tu kit is of the particular kind (dare I say typical of this Chinese manufacturer) that challenges you regardless of how closely you follow the assembly instructions, or sometimes exactly fo
