Serbo-Croat Award for Sh*te Instructions.

Librarian · January 02, 2015, 11:43:47 AM

This goes to Xuntong for there TU-2 series of kits. Three boxings with decals, instructions and box art muddled up between them. The TU-2T boxart a/c doesn't feature on the decal sheet, the TU-2S boxart a/c is in the latter boxing, most of the decal choices aren't for the variant in the box, there is no directions as to which decal choice gets which canopy, propellers etc etc etc.

The kit itself is absolutely superb and I have many references to hand but anyone else would have to do some SERIOUS Googling or lay out the clover for photographic publications.....be varned

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zenrat · January 02, 2015, 11:35:15 PM

nice looking plane. You whiffing it?

Librarian · January 03, 2015, 03:49:40 AM

No. There are some aircraft that are to my eyes absolute beauty and perfection. Skyraider, Corsair, Tu-2 etc and I find it very hard to hack into them. This one will be reality, along with the DH Hornet (it looks like a Hornet, OK) and a XF5F I've got knocking about somewhere.

The problem now is with the demise of WEM paints getting the paint mix right for USSR colours.

Anyone used AKAN paints?

NARSES2 · January 03, 2015, 05:55:17 AM

Quote from: Librarian on January 03, 2015, 03:49:40 AM
The problem now is with the demise of WEM paints getting the paint mix right for USSR colours.

Anyone used AKAN paints?

Yup. I'm glad I stocked up at Telford.

Not used AKAN but read some reasonable things about them.

Quite a good review here http://sovietwarplanes.com/board/index.php?topic=832.0

Librarian · January 03, 2015, 11:35:17 AM

Many thanks

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Captain Canada · January 03, 2015, 12:39:05 PM

I was just going to join the queue of complaining about the instructions for this old MR.3 Shackleton re: window placement. Then I noticed I had the wrong half of the fuselage

NARSES2 · January 04, 2015, 01:59:14 AM

Quote from: Captain Canada on January 03, 2015, 12:39:05 PM
I was just going to join the queue of complaining about the instructions for this old MR.3 Shackleton re: window placement. Then I noticed I had the wrong half of the fuselage

It's the Molson isn't it ? Move over to decent British Bitter

NARSES2 · January 04, 2015, 02:01:42 AM

Supplier for AKAN in the UK is http://www.coastalcraftmodelsuk.com/akan_paints.php

There's some interesting sets there. May give them a try next time I see them at a show

Chris

Librarian · January 04, 2015, 06:59:55 AM

Double THANK YOU

. Most USSR colours are reasonably easy to mix but AMT (?) for Olive Green is a tricky one. Still got one can from WEM but its dangerously low, and probably not enough for a TU-2.....could manage an I-16 at best.

Dizzyfugu · January 04, 2015, 07:19:49 AM

Modelmaster has some Russian tones in their Authentic Line, and I found FS 34096 (also from Modelmaster) to be a very good alternative for the upper green of typical Soviet WWII aircraft. Unfortunately, Humbrol 114 was taken OOB - my personal choice for the same tone.