This
is my first submission to ARC gallery! This model represents Ruslan RA-82021 in
Aeroflot livery and blue stripes on tail. Instructions show blue stripes on
wings, but on real aircraft there are no stripes on wings!
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I
assembled it OOB and assembling went excellent. The only sanding needed was on
the intake rings on the engines and on the joint between the wings and fuselage. Other joints
went smoothly with minor sanding. I put lots of weight in the nose. I painted it with
mix of different colors, and put over 400 stencils, which goes very well. I must
say this kit is huge and it is so hard to work with such a huge kit. Washing went
with pastel chalks, trying to be minimal to medium. In the end I put Gunze matt
cote on it.
I enjoy all
stages of assembling this fantastic Revell kit, even with aligning such a huge number of wheels!
Now I must find a proper place in my house for such huge
aircraft :-)
Cheers!!
Mario Krijan
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