What if WWII German converted IL-28

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December 24, 2021
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November 19, 2021
New rudder, elevators and remote controlled turret.
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November 21, 2021
Tail, rudder and elevators made of plasticard with panel lines inscrived.
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December 24, 2021
First general fit test. Wings and engine nacelles already joined. The joints are not very good. Putty and sanding were required.
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December 31, 2021
Control stick, pedals and side console added to transform the cockpit of the bomber into the cockpit of the pilot.
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December 31, 2021
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December 31, 2021
Two bits of plasticard added to correct de misalignment of the bomb bay.
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December 31, 2021
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December 31, 2021
I will try with several pill and googly eyes blisters to make the remote turret control post. For the actual remote turret i will use half plastic bead.
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January 17, 2022
Upper color applied after a more than liberal application of putty in joints and sanding. Joints in this model are not very good, specially in fuselage-wings and wings-nacelles.
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February 6, 2022
Chipping and "post shading" applied. I was about to give up. The masking to apply the red and black was a complete disaster. Lots of leaks and peeling paint. After a lot of suffering, swearing, sweat and tears (my hand firmness is everything but firm) I managed to fix it more or less.
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February 6, 2022
I will put a Hydra decal in the red area to add this model to my 262 and horten hydra what ifs.
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February 13, 2022
Decals applied. I have made a custom decalsheet and used several stencils from my spares box.
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Comments

32 19 November 2021, 09:44

Alec K
Interesting idea 👍

25 December 2021, 05:45

Amenofys
Thanks, Alec.

25 December 2021, 09:29

Alexander Grivonev
I don't know how you came up with that idea, but I like it 👍

25 December 2021, 14:55

Amenofys
I had been seeing this model for a long time in various online stores at 6-7 euros and always thought it was big and cheap. But I didn't quite like the plane. I realized that if it weren't for the pilot's cockpit the plane could be something like a bigger AR 234 Blitz. I just needed to give it a little earlier look by replacing the rudder and elevators et voila!. I did some preliminary designs using blueprints and illustrations from internet and I saw that the idea could have potential. Thanks for the like, Alexander 🙂

25 December 2021, 17:21

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Watching 👀

31 December 2021, 13:04

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic idea! Watching 😉

31 December 2021, 13:24

Amenofys
Thanks, Robert and WhiteGlint 🙂

31 December 2021, 18:00

Alec K
This is looking great 👍

7 February 2022, 01:58

Rui
Ok this looks interesting ! 🤔

7 February 2022, 02:29

Torsten
Interesting idea and implementation, the reference to Hydra is funny, I like it 👍

13 February 2022, 11:52

Amenofys
Thanks, Torsten and Rui

13 February 2022, 16:25

Richard Cheals
Excellent "what if" - looks like something straight out of John Birmingham's "Axis of Time" series! 👏👏

13 February 2022, 16:34

Villiers de Vos
Very creative.

14 February 2022, 01:36

Amenofys
I will try that series Richard. It seems interesting.

14 February 2022, 17:58

Richard Cheals
I'm sure you'll enjoy them, Amenofys, there are 6 novels in total and if I remember well he is planning a further 3. Could be lots of ideas for more "what's if" projects! 🤔

15 February 2022, 08:33

Amenofys
I am not totally satisfied with the work but it will have to be enough. I had never done such a big model. Some issues fixed somehow. The canopy masks I bought were for the Italeri model and didn't fit, so I had to make new ones. I made the transparent dome with a googly eye cover. The next one will be better.

12 March 2022, 10:37

Alec K
Looks pretty good to me, very nicely done 👍

12 March 2022, 12:35

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Looks dangerous, very cool project. Nice work! 👍

12 March 2022, 16:18

Amenofys
Thanks, Alec K and WhiteGlint.

12 March 2022, 18:01