Ilyushin IL-76

[modellius]

Well, this one needs a proper introduction. I think you all know Nicolas Cage's movie War Lord, and it has a sceene in Africa when they land an An12 in the desert full of weapons. Well this actually happened but with a few differences,it wasn't An 12 it was IL 76 qnd not africa but on a little sport airfield near Dubai UAE.

Friend of mine who's in Dubai a few years now asked me to build this aircraft for him. The kit is Trumpeter 1/144 scale.



First I located all the doors and hatches on the fuselage which needs to be cutted out as well as a few small windows which needed to be drilled out, trumepeter gives them as part of fuselage in solid plastic.

[Second Air Force]

And good timing since a life-extension was just announced for some of the Il-76 fleet!

[No.1]

Good details for that scale

[modellius]

Yes, it's a good kit for it's scale, you can build it out of box with a few miner issue

Since I had to open the door and some hatches I had to make some interior details where it will be seen

[modellius]

interior painted

[No.1]

Blue? Interesting

[Second Air Force]

Love these Soviet machines!

[modellius]

Yes, blue,interesting but that's the color.....

Scratchbuild nose wheel bay ( as it later turned out this was a waste of time, nothing is visible, but I know it's there ) and the start on the engines

[draken35]

[modellius]

Some cockpit details had to be made, during the time lots of things got stolen from this bird, so what left in it is still visible, I used Evergreen styrene and some photo-etched leftovers for this purpose.

[No.1]

Splendid details in that scale 

[draken35]

Excellent!

[modellius]

Thank you friends !

The start of the surfaces on the fuselage/wings. A lot of putty and sanding was needed to get it right. The next step was to identify the surfaces which will be cutted out or need a some sort of intervention and the start of heavy duty work.....

[Second Air Force]

Looking great

[draken35]