1/72 PE-2 WWII ID Plus..................................(Completed 20 Feb 2017)

[lastvautour]

Drawings have been scaled and wood selected for the wings. The twin engine. I downloaded additional drawings as the WW ID drawings in our gallery does not show the lower fuselage very well. Photos to follow once the major components are cut.

Lou

[lastvautour]

A 1/72 Petlyakov Pe-2 model works out to have a 9.36" wing span and 6.92" fuselage. Although quite similar the Yak 4 is 3/4 the size. Maybe a later project.




Lou

[lastvautour]

Cutting blocks and making templates.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Major components are in block forms.

Lou

[Model Maker]

Looking good Lou.

What are your plans for the propellers? Or will the nacelles be installed without propellers

-ken

[lastvautour]

I will be using whirling discs as per my WWII ID Plus collection practice. We have a few post on the process.
http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/SMF/index.php?topic=753.0

Lou

[Boomerang]

Good looking project Lou. I found a Pe 2 drawing in my brother's files and some 1/72 Finnish decals.

May decide to do one later in the year. Also have found and scaled up a Yak 4.

Cheers
Gordon

[lastvautour]

Next step is to glue the wings to the fuselage, add wing fillets and some sanding. I have the lower gun gondola made but being such a low profile you can't see it unless you look under the model.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Gordon, what do those finish decals look like. Most Russian schemes are pretty dark and have Russian writing on them.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Wing fillets are made using wood filler and the finger tip as per Kenny/Garet's Spitfire builds from the old SMM site. First top coat of primer was brushed on to check the filet. I avoid spraying as much as possible due to poor ventilation in my new work shop.

Lou

[Boomerang]

  Lou.

I'll check and get back to you. From memory it's the usual black/green upper with blue lower.
Finnish markings with a blue capital A outlined in white on fin/rudder.

Gordon

[Boomerang]

This is the set that I have . Inherited from my younger brother.

  https://www.scalemates.com/kits/629922-inscale-72-ac017-petlyakov-pe-2-pe-3-in-finnish-air-force-service-1942-46.

While looking around I came across these.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=inscale72+set+ac017&biw=1920&bih=969&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitpZivuYTSAhULxrwKHZxsB50Q_AUICCgD#tbm=isch&q=finnish+pe-2&imgrc=nGUv3PHLuIn7-M:

and 
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=inscale72+set+ac017&biw=1920&bih=969&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitpZivuYTSAhULxrwKHZxsB50Q_AUICCgD#tbm=isch&q=finnish+pe-2&imgrc=Wgm1Eg0RFpT1nM:

Hope this helps

Cheers

Gordon

[lastvautour]

Thank you Gordon. I was thinking perhaps Red 16 or the Finish version.

Lou

[lastvautour]

First roll out of 2017. DecoArt and Tamiya paints with spare box decals.

Lou

[lastvautour]

New home for the PE-2 and a comparison with the P-38.

Lou