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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: Tim Mixon on July 27, 2026, 03:43:16 AM
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After rebuilding my Ilya Muromets bomber, I realized I only had one other Russian aircraft completed in my collection. I pulled it off the shelf and found it needed a new facelift as well.
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I decided that only the fabric areas needed to be repainted and new national markings applied. But still I had to disassemble the entire aircraft.
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The wings of this Eastern Express kit have the starved cow look so I scratch built new ones from Rosemont vaccuform wing blanks
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Everything was primed dark brown and ther ribs and framework masked off. Then over painted with Tamiya deck tan
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Next came light coats of Vallejo aged white to make the fabric look
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prepped with a coat of Furure and the Americal Gryphon decals were applied.
Here?s the finished look.
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I?ll post more pictures in the completed model section.
Thanks for looking in!
Tim