Modelsvit

[PR19_Kit]

That'd be a 'Bull Book' then?  

[jcf]

Tu-91, an aircraft tailor made for the Thomas the Tank Engine universe, it already has a face. 

[Dizzyfugu]

That Tu-4 testbed looks sick - be it real or not. A Bear was probably too expensive... 

[Mossie]

Just spotted the parts count for the Kh-22 in the Blinder kit, 28 parts.  I'm assuming it includes a handling trolley, otherwise !

Does anyone know what the Modelsvit kits are like to build?

[albeback]

Just found this one of the Boot & Bull combo.

Wow!! I have GOT to get one of those!! . Don't suppose there is a kit of the TU-4 though? I'm pretty sure it's not just a case of sticking Red Stars on a B-29! :

[The Wooksta!]

Aerofoil section is apparently different on the Tu 4.  More efficient, supposedly.

[Gondor]

Wow!! I have GOT to get one of those!! . Don't suppose there is a kit of the TU-4 though? I'm pretty sure it's not just a case of sticking Red Stars on a B-29! :

There are conversion sets made by Olimp, you need an Academy B-29 to put the parts onto though.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?product_category_id=&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=&code=&product_type_id=&scale_id=956&keyword_search=Tu-4&setPerPage=25&currency_id=

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Wow!! I have GOT to get one of those!! . Don't suppose there is a kit of the TU-4 though? I'm pretty sure it's not just a case of sticking Red Stars on a B-29! :

Would all that many notice if you did just that?

[albeback]

Wow!! I have GOT to get one of those!! . Don't suppose there is a kit of the TU-4 though? I'm pretty sure it's not just a case of sticking Red Stars on a B-29! :

Would all that many notice if you did just that?

Probably not, now you come to think of it!

Allan

[sandiego89]

Wow!! I have GOT to get one of those!! . Don't suppose there is a kit of the TU-4 though? I'm pretty sure it's not just a case of sticking Red Stars on a B-29! :

Would all that many notice if you did just that?

Probably not, now you come to think of it!

Allan

I would say that any B-29 kit is by far the best option for making a TU-4.  Not aware of any airfoil differences.  The largest difference that would need to be done are the cannon armament (only 2 guns per turret for the TU-4) and ensure you put de-icing boots on the leading edges, which not all B-29's had.  Easy enough to make, just paint the leading edges black in the right places.  The engines were also different, but likely not worth the modeling hassle to re-do the engine faces. A few very minor aerial changes. 

I vote change the 50. cals for (fewer) cannon in each turret and the tail, de-icing boots and put on the red stars- and call it a TU-4.  Good enough for 99% of us. 

     

[albeback]

Wow!! I have GOT to get one of those!! . Don't suppose there is a kit of the TU-4 though? I'm pretty sure it's not just a case of sticking Red Stars on a B-29! :

Would all that many notice if you did just that?

Probably not, now you come to think of it!

Allan

I would say that any B-29 kit is by far the best option for making a TU-4.  Not aware of any airfoil differences.  The largest difference that would need to be done are the cannon armament (only 2 guns per turret for the TU-4) and ensure you put de-icing boots on the leading edges, which not all B-29's had.  Easy enough to make, just paint the leading edges black in the right places.  The engines were also different, but likely not worth the modeling hassle to re-do the engine faces. A few very minor aerial changes. 

I vote change the 50. cals for (fewer) cannon in each turret and the tail, de-icing boots and put on the red stars- and call it a TU-4.  Good enough for 99% of us. 

     

Well, for sure once the engines are all cowled up I don't think anybody would be any the wiser. Besides, as a test bed aircraft, the TU-4 illustrated would surely have all armament removed anyway. Be good enough for me!!

Allan

[Dizzyfugu]

I wonder how the rear end of the engine testbed looks like? Judging the front end position, the two exhaust pipes should end up somewhere at the Tu-4 wings ' training edge - woukd there be a teardrop-shaped end of the fuselage? It looks as if any Tu-91 element was placed above the wings, and the Tu-4 landing gear received just a closed front end to the original, remioved engine nacelle?

[Dizzyfugu]

Another new one: the Yak-140 interceptor prototype.




...and the slightly odd Yak-1000 with its rhomboid wings and the semi-retractable main wheel:

[PR19_Kit]

I like that Yak-140, looks like a single engine Yak-25, which is hardly surprising I suppose.

[The Wooksta!]

The Yak 140 looks to be an ideal basis for a kitbash into the Hawker P.1067 Demon...