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Illyushin Il-86 AWACS - 1/144 scale

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July 22, 2009, 01:02:17 PM Last Edit: April 18, 2012, 12:55:30 PM by Overkiller (aka Buffy)
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thedarkmaster

#1
July 22, 2009, 01:04:37 PM


Now thats going to be cool...........can't wait to see more  ;D  ;D  ;D
Everything looks better with the addition of British Roundels!



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ChernayaAkula

#2
July 22, 2009, 01:55:31 PM
^ What he said! :thumbsup:
Cheers,
Moritz

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Captain Canada

#3
July 22, 2009, 03:16:27 PM
Very nice ! I love real jet engines on modern looking airliners......


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#4
July 22, 2009, 04:16:33 PM
So will it be in Aeroflot markings, or something similar the what the A-50 Mainstay sports?


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nev

#5
July 23, 2009, 12:26:14 AM
Oooh, I like your thinking Dunc.

As for the radome, a top tip that Alvis once gave was to use badges that kids get with birthday cards - I've collected several in the "junk parts" box in case I want to do an AWACS in the future.
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Thorvic

#6
July 23, 2009, 04:42:05 AM
Quote from: Overkiller on July 23, 2009, 02:55:42 AM
Quote from: nev on July 23, 2009, 12:26:14 AM
Oooh, I like your thinking Dunc.

As for the radome, a top tip that Alvis once gave was to use badges that kids get with birthday cards - I've collected several in the "junk parts" box in case I want to do an AWACS in the future.

Cheers, I'll keep that in mind.

Quote from: Shasper on July 22, 2009, 04:16:33 PM
So will it be in Aeroflot markings, or something similar the what the A-50 Mainstay sports?
Shas 8)

In all honesty I haven't really thought about the markings yet  :o the plan is to get it all together then consult the EPDG (Evil Plan Disruptor General), AKA Thorvic for advice as whatever I think of he'll probably suggest something better I had overlooked.

In all likelihood it will be the same as the A-50.

Building this has made me think of a few other possibilities for the Il-86, how about an equivalent to the VC-10 Pofflers armed with stand off ALBM's used on deterrent patrols? Or something like the Project Aerie KC-135's that were proposed with radar and Eagle AAM's, or an equivalent family to the RC-135's?
Or a Soviet "Looking Glass" or NEACP aircraft based on the Illyushin....or Maritime patrol....or....oh dear!

:cheers:

Duncan


Moi ?  :wacko:


I would go with the Moss scheme as an Eighties project and thus mid-cold war.

As for Il-86, Zvedza are issuing the Il-96 as the Presidents jet, but for IL-86 how about a Tanker  :thumbsup:

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ChernayaAkula

#7
July 23, 2009, 01:54:25 PM
Quote from: Overkiller on July 23, 2009, 01:22:20 PM
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Just a thought, looking at the model so far, it all looks a bit too smooth, like it could do with a few lumps and bumps, like little cable ducts, avionics cooling intakes and extraneous antennae, what do you folk's think? <...>

Yeah! :wacko: Missile approach warners, SATCOM antenna, IFR probe/housing....
Cheers,
Moritz

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Captain Canada

#8
July 23, 2009, 02:19:30 PM
Lumps and bumps.....now you're talking !

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ChernayaAkula

#9
July 23, 2009, 04:22:48 PM
Yes, maybe not as prominent, but the direction is right. They have to distribute all the data they gather in some way.

Wing-tip pods as on British Sentries? Tornado-style chaff/flare and ECM pods? Maybe half a fuel tank on each cheek like the the antenna housings on the NATO Sentries (or the nose fairing)?
Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

nev

#10
July 24, 2009, 01:05:41 AM
Quote from: overkillerIn all honesty I haven't really thought about the markings yet   

*cough* Indian! *cough*
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JayBee

#11
July 24, 2009, 01:19:13 AM
Quote from: nev on July 24, 2009, 01:05:41 AM
Quote from: overkillerIn all honesty I haven't really thought about the markings yet   

*cough* Indian! *cough*

Yes, but which? Soiux, Apache, Huron, Arapaho, Comanche, or what? LoL. :rolleyes:
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July 24, 2009, 02:53:50 AM Last Edit: November 02, 2015, 05:07:11 AM by Hobbes
Quote from: Overkiller on July 23, 2009, 02:59:55 PM

Oh, and how about a little defensive armament, maybe a pylon under each wing for a short range IR missile? Just like Nimrod's over the South Atlantic during the Falklands War?


You mean like this?

Spey_Phantom

#13
July 24, 2009, 04:13:10 AM
an AEW version of the IL-86, that looks pretty plausible.
maybe you should send a pic of the finished model over to russia, would make an interesting A-50 Mainstay replacement.

looks great up to now  :thumbsup:
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Mossie

#14
July 24, 2009, 06:01:02 AM
How about loimps & boimps Sentinel style, smaller on top, bigger on bottom?


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