Beriev Be-6

Radish · November 12, 2009, 02:14:18 AM

Built as a "Short" flying boat, based on a front cover of a foreign publication of a Biggles book....I'll try and find the cover.
1/72nd VEB (old East German) kit, very basic, no interior and no cockpit, just a flat surface. I added a few lumps, bumps and heads inside the conopy, painted everything black. It's pretty much straight from the box, except for filler and various pieces of plastic strip added for detailing the airframe.
Sprayed with Halford's Grey Primer, it was weathered with lots of smearing of Fortress Grey (Games Workshop), followed by a blue/grey wash.
The upper surfaces are Tamiya Desert Sand and Dark Green.
Weathering mostly with a HB pencil, a finger and a bit of silver pencil.
Decals from an Airfix Sunderland and Italeri C-47.
A lorra, lorra fun and very easy to build (but the wings HAD to be superglued!), I've bought another 3 to add to the one I've still got in stock.

ChernayaAkula · November 12, 2009, 02:19:08 AM

Very, very nice!

Looks just natural.

Did they, by any chance, do a Be-12 as well?

sideshowbob9 · November 12, 2009, 03:51:58 AM

Beautiful for "just" a flat surface! Love the colour scheme.

Spey_Phantom · November 12, 2009, 05:05:38 AM

looks so good in WW2 RAF markigs, gorgious

i got 2 revell Be-6's in the stash, perhaps i would build one as a WW2 US Navy pacific fleet plane

thanks for the idea

Radish · November 12, 2009, 05:24:38 AM

Sadly there's no Be-12 apart (I think) from a very expensive resin one.

A USN Be-6 would look terrific!! Especially in that triple colour scheme of white, sea blue and intermediate blue. All faded, dirty, etc..

I'm thinking of doing a Chinese Qing version, possibly.

But I think it'd look terrific in Egyptian markings on a "Nile" camouflaged aircraft. With bombs added of course.

famvburg · November 12, 2009, 06:04:23 AM

There's also a Be-12 vac kit from Sanger, IIRC. A USN Be-6, IMHO, would look a lot like a Martin Mariner in USN markings......

Quote from: Radish on November 12, 2009, 05:24:38 AM
Sadly there's no Be-12 apart (I think) from a very expensive resin one.

A USN Be-6 would look terrific!! Especially in that triple colour scheme of white, sea blue and intermediate blue. All faded, dirty, etc..

I'm thinking of doing a Chinese Qing version, possibly.

But I think it'd look terrific in Egyptian markings on a "Nile" camouflaged aircraft. With bombs added of course.

ChernayaAkula · November 12, 2009, 11:36:41 AM

Quote from: Radish on November 12, 2009, 05:24:38 AM
Sadly there's no Be-12 apart (I think) from a very expensive resin one. <...>

Too bad, really.

Gekko did some pretty cool profiles for Be-12s.

batmancustoms · November 12, 2009, 01:36:20 PM

damn Sharp looking!

chrisonord · November 13, 2009, 07:16:37 AM

Very nice Be-6 there Radish, I think I remember seeing that also on Sunday

I am just finishing off a slightly

modified Be-6, I will wait till it is finished before I put it on here, as my laptop is now FUBAR, and I am borrowing my neighbours for now.
Cheers,
Chris.

GTX · November 13, 2009, 11:46:43 AM

Very nice!

Regards,

Greg

Daryl J. · November 14, 2009, 04:28:05 PM

Suhweet!

Daryl J.

Captain Canada · May 12, 2015, 06:45:58 PM

What a beauty Terry ! Love the colours and the weathering...sure does look the part. It's one of those planes I've always wanted to build.

Dizzyfugu · May 13, 2015, 04:29:35 AM

Lovely!

Like the choice and colors and the weathering very much.

Geoff · May 13, 2015, 04:53:45 AM

Like it!

Dizzyfugu · May 13, 2015, 07:32:20 AM

BTW: there IS a 1:72 Be-12 available as an IP kit; ModelSvit recently launched one, but it is not cheap...

I also have a converted Be-6 on the agenda. RAF use, late WWII, SEAC theatre... Got the kit, decals and even donation parts, but not tghe nerve to tackle such a literally huge project.

With so many Be-6s around, almost sounds like another GB idea (LOL).

Beriev Be-6

sideshowbob9