Republic of Indonesia Air Force Ilyushin IL-28 (NATO: Beagle)

Alex K
checking-in...

Ben M
I glued the bomb bay in backwards...

Rando Dude
Looks interesting. Following

Ben M
I used Slavo's technique described on his Starfighter build to add a little weathering & panel differentiation: Austrian Flag over Japan - F104J Eikó | Album by slavatarko (1:48)

Overall I found this kit to be of indifferent quality - things didn't always fit together well, some sinkholes. I mostly just accepted the kit as it was. However, the markings are great - with a choice of five different subjects.

I built it as Republic of Indonesia Air Force, circa 1962, when Indonesia with Soviet help became the first Asian air force to have a strategic bombing capability. These IL-28 front line bombers were deployed against the Netherlands in support of the (ultimately successful) Indonesian plan to annex Netherlands New Guinea into the country of Indonesia.

Ben M
The hardest part was masking the nose - the panel lines are barely present, and incorrect! Some of the drawings in the kit are incorrect as well. I ended up working from pictures I had taken of an IL-28 at Berlin Gatow and just kind of winging it. Turned out OK in the end, but it was pretty tough in 1:100 scale, lots of little tiny pieces of tape.

Alex K
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