The war took more time
than expected. Realizing that, Germany made use of all kind of weapons
against the Eastern Front and managed to get their forces to the Urals,
thus getting their hands on the Russian factories and oil fields forcing
them to surrender. To this point, aviation has changed some since the
beginning of the war. Both bands have developed new airframes to
countermeasure its opponent. At one moment some aircraft were developed
and thatīs how the Ar-327 came into production, this was the new
top-of-the-line heavy fighter which could be used also as a ground attack
platform. It was very similar to some Russian drawings discovered in the
Sukhoi factory but with mods. This aircraft took a significant role in
the German air superiority counter attack to take Russia. This model
depicts an aircraft flown by the II.Zg/1 during the Ural campaign,
enclosed is a picture of the real aircraft.
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To create th is aircraft I used the 1/72 Tzukuda Su-27
OOB. This can also be
obtained with the Kangnam Su-27 which are reboxings of the old Revell-Monogram
kit. It has recessed panel lines and fits ok
I painted it in the
RLM 81-82-76 scheme with RLM02 stripes on top. If for any reason youīd
like to build a real Su-27, pick the Italeri and Airfix kits, they are
more accurate and come with the right shape.
I bought this kit 13
years ago and since itīs so inaccurate I was thinking what to do with it? Well,
have some fun!
Pablo
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