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                        Ilyushin Il-76 Candid (Pic)

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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Ilyushin Il-76 Candid (Pic)
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, January 1, 2004 12:23 PM
                        Here's a model I'm just about to complete now...



                        The kit is Trumpeter's, scaled at 1/144. It's a really beautiful kit. I hope they'll do more big Soviet/Russian planes at that scale. It's still manageable..! Big Smile [:D]

                        The wheels, and the wings are already painted/decaled, as are the engine/pylon units. I just need to weather the separate bits a little before final assembly..

                        Big Smile [:D]



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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, January 1, 2004 2:04 PM
                        Nice!
                        Ya reckon they'll do an An-225?
                        ~Brian
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, January 1, 2004 2:41 PM
                        Who knows with Trumpeter?! It would be nice...!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 2, 2004 10:54 AM
                        dj have you had any fit problems with Trumpeter...I was looking at their F-107 in 1/72 but the review on the new F-105 didn't sound that great fit wise...then again as I've heard said on this sight...If you listen to all of the inadequicies of kits we wouldn't ever build anything.
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, January 2, 2004 11:07 AM
                        Adam, no problem at all with this kit! The only 'problem' with it is not a question of fit but just that the lips of the engine intakes are too thick. Nothing that a knife and sandpaper can not fix.

                        This is only the second Trumpeter kit I'm completing, the first one being a 1/72 truck. So far, I'm impressed with the quality...
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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Friday, January 2, 2004 11:15 AM
                        Very nicely done so far, Dj. Keep the pics coming, please.

                        I prefer 1/200 for heavies. Ive just never gotten around to building something else after my old C-141B. Sigh.

                        No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, January 2, 2004 11:24 AM
                        I too prefer 1/200 Allan, but the choice is very limited...! Sad [:(] This Il-76 is still manageable in terms of size and will still fit into my display cabinet.

                        A 1/200 B747 is limit...! So, even in 1/200, there're won't be a A380 for me...
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