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Awesome work . Looking forward to seeing the end result
OY!
That is beginning to look like one I flew in some years back in a search for a missing ship. We found it and boy was I glad to get back on the ground! BUT, that said, the old girl did what she was designed to do, even if she did smell like the repair bay in an old Gas station. You know, Gas, Oil and other Mechanical related Hot smells! Even the tyres were starting to show Thread!
Oh mine! I love stuff like this!
My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net
I have neither the talent nor patience to do something like this, but I'm thankful that I have the ability to appreciate the skill on display here. This is a mind boggling project. Beautiful work, and thanks for sharing.
WOW! That is a beautiful model, Rémi - c'est très beau!
This thread has not only impressed the heck out of me, but it's quite impressively accentuated my imposter syndrome. Maybe I should just go back to folding paper airplanes...
That model is sure looking fabulous!!
Interesting. I'll have a look. Meanwhile, I tried to replace Bare metal foil with simple cooking alimunium sheet..The result was not too bad but definitely not the same quality
Check my gallerie for more: HERE
I recall the old time scratchbuilders used thin aluminum offset litho printing plates for aircraft skin. I wonder if the material is still available?
“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”
Looking good! So much detail.
Thanks,
John
Hi everyone,
quick update of the project. Stills lots of details to add, right wings, rear stabs and wheels.
I had to remake all the external cover as I was definetely not satisfied by the previous one. To do so, I added sheets of thick drawing paper covered by Bare metal Foil.
I'm still not satisfied by the engine external cover. Looking for a way to make it again...
Fuel tanks and Fuel pipes have been added (brass colored pipes below the wings)
I am quite happy to see that landing gear support the weight of the model. I felt a bit anxious about it
Wow that is true model dedication,really outstanding work.!
A printer ?! Never ! It's cheating. I Make the blueprint first and then cut each part one by one on stirene sheets of 0.5mm
Wow!that is fantastic!Did you use a3D printer to make the bulkheads and wing spars?
Hi everyone !
Sorry for the long waiting. I just start working so free time is now divided by 2
Making the wings is a long and fastidious process, which I had to do again as the first version of the wing was bend.
You have taken on the job of all jobs. This is a huge undertaking. You are doing a fantastic job. The research alone must be a huge task also. Keep up the great work. I will be following this one also.
Great progress. Coming along very nicely.
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To cover half of the aircraft, I used thin sheets of plastic, cutting several little rectangle of plastic and placed like tiles on the aircraft.
Then I put Tamiya Putty to fill the gaps in between.
Finally, covering the whole with Bare Metal sheets...
Still a lot of work to do on the skin. Smoothing the whole, filling some gaps and add extra details
Most impressive!the design and execution of this build is stunning!You might have to build a new cabinet for all of the awards it will earn!
WOW?
Hi guys,
quick update of the project. Things are going well for now. Added Electrical circuits, Battery, radio, and more importantly the tail ! Still waiting before making the rudder. Being fragile areas, I prefer to finish all internal details before.
Working now to finish structure of the fuselage before starting to cover the right side of the aircraft.
For next time:
-Fuselage structure and cover
-canopy
-Rudder
and perhaps landing gear...
Hope you enjoy !
Hi Pawel,
thanks for the reference. I'll have a look on that !
Currently, Avialog is my best friend. Allow to see manuals and stuffs like that. very useful!
Hello!
You are doing a great job!
It's true, that getting references for soviet aircraft might be tricky... But luckily for you the An-2 is actually a Polish aircraft... In this sense that while it was designed in the USSR, the vast majority of the aircraft were manufactured in Mielec in Poland. Try looking up ASz-62 - that's the Polish designation for the engine, and if I'm right it is still being built by PZL Kalisz, Poland. I bet you can get some good refernces there.
Good luck with your build and have a nice day!
Paweł
All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!
www.vietnam.net.pl
Still working on the different systems. Fuel and Oil circuits are now finished. Air conditionning, electrical and pneumatic are on the way.
The engine of the Antonov 2 is a chvestov M-62. Howewer, maintenance manual are untraceable on the internet. As this engine is a copy under licence of the Wright R-1820, I used the manuals and blueprints of the american engine instead, way more easier to find
Next step is the tail rudder. Here is a kind of blueprint I did this morning...
Most of the time is spend on finding and understanding flight manuals and maintenance manual, which are in russian
Photos of the engine part are quiet rare on the internet.
Indeed, as usual, finding good documentation is the hardest part of the project...
More coming soon...
That's right, TB - it was a funny feeling, but I'm glad I did it back then...
An-2 was THE airplane in the then soviet countries. The plane to learn to fly in for many pilots, and the plane to jump out of for many jumpers.
Hey Pawel!
If you never landed in one, Didja Jump OUt??, That first step was a doozy right?
keavdog Great project. Should be fun to follow along.
Great project. Should be fun to follow along.
An exciting project! I look forward to seeing how you tackle this beast.
I'll be watching, too! That's a very special aircraft for me - I took off in such a machine three times, but never landed in one!
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