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                        Questions on an idea I am working through...

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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Questions on an idea I am working through...
                        Posted by Jeeves on Friday, September 16, 2005 9:09 PM
                        Just picked up Tamiya's 1/48 T-34/76 and I have decided to start a project with it. I came up with the idea of having an Il-2 Sturmovik on a snowy stretch of airfield on skiis and the T-34 off to the side- with the T-34 crew admiring the "Flying Tank" and the Il-2 crew doing the same to the T-34. All I am missing is a 1/48 scale Soviet tank crew...

                        Barring that-- I need to find some pics of Soviet airfields and the like....anyone have some references for me? Thanks in advance...
                        Mike
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, September 17, 2005 1:47 AM
                        Sounds like a good idea.
                        Not sure if there is a russian tank crew out in 1/48 yet, but there should be one in time.

                        sorry I dont have any refs for a russian airfiled. I tried google with not much in return.
                        John
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                        ridleusmc
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
                        Posted by ridleusmc on Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:26 PM
                        I have no info to offer here, but I would like to second the statement that it's a good idea. I'd certainly like to see such a diorama, so good luck with your search for figures and references.
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                        Thehannaman2
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Buffalo NY
                        Posted by Thehannaman2 on Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:59 PM
                        If you can get some picks of "German" airfields on the Russian front circa '42-'43, you got references for Russian fields circa 44-45. When the Russians started pushing the Germans back, they started reclaiming and re-using their own fields.

                        Justen

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                        philp
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                          December 2002
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by philp on Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:28 PM
                        You said you want the IL-2 on skis, therefore, just a flat snowy surface should work. Throw in some fuel drums and crates for filler.
                        Here are a few pics.






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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Monday, September 19, 2005 5:25 PM
                        Good point philp...I actually did do the IL-2 in a winter scheme when I finished it. I also had picked up a horse-drawn fuel sledge at the time as well-- so I guess I will add that too! Thanks!
                        Mike
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