Scale Aviation Modeller International — November 2017

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IL-2 Stormovik, 1:48

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reddish brown by Revell,

and smoke stains were

airbrushed softly with a

dark brown diluted mist of

Tamiya’s smoke. I painted

the spinner hub pure white

to make a contrast with the

rest of the airframe, while the

propeller blades were green

and heavily weathered.

FINAL STAGE

I now added the last bits,

including the beautifully

detailed undercarriage and

the wing lights. The clear

part was slightly larger than

the hole it fits into, so armed

with my X-acto knife I started

thinning it down; but then I

managed to accidently remove

it, feeding the carpet monster

and it has never been seen

again. What to do now?

I cut a thick section of

stretched sprue of about 1.5

mm to 2 mm in diameter,

which I attached into the hole

on the wing edge, painting

it black with the front facing

part painted silver to mimic

the lamp. Once this was solidly

attached in place I used a

two-part epoxy clear epoxy

glue (Araldite) and shaped it

with a wet finger to follow

the wing profile. The result

looks quite good and was

easy to make, but one word

of warning – it only works

on small scales because the

glue is not 100% transparent.

MARKINGS AND

DECALS

The kit provides decals for

eight versions, mostly with

white camouflage. Only two

options have the green/dark

green camouflage. All versions

are quite sparse on markings,

with only red stars and a few

numbers. I chose a plane flown

by Russian ace Kuznetzov,

because I liked the green

patch with the kill markings.

The decals worked superbly

well; they were thin, in

register, and with good colour

density. They didn ́t require

any setting solution, and no

silvering appeared anywhere.

I really liked these

decals and would rate

them 10 out of 10.

CONCLUSION

This was an enjoyable kit. It

fits together really well and

has nice detail and some

attractive schemes. Its only

negatives are the lack of side

consoles on the cockpit and

the multi-part cockpit floor.

I have no doubt in

recommending it as a first

short-run experience. Anyone

with a few kits under the wing

can easily build the Brengun

Yak with no worries.

My thanks to Brengun

for the review sample.

KIT REVIEWS

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