Sovietwarplanes

http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/l3updx1oqameun1ixyru.html

I don't know if it really is available now; ICM's web site shows that it was announced (or intended to be released) just over a year ago.

John

It was announced for summer 2009, but still no trace of it...

Still waiting for this one.
On the other hand one old russian kit of U-2 reapeared. The what seems to be a copy of KP kit with all parts for Limusin and hydro version and streacher pods
I know that among other firms Modelist was producing it some time ago:
http://www.hobby.dn.ua/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=214&products_id=59132&osCsid=chpsn4bh2lps6ss087emdjrrc4 (http://www.hobby.dn.ua/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=214&products_id=59132&osCsid=chpsn4bh2lps6ss087emdjrrc4)

Got to get me one even only for version parts it worth it

I actually have the old KP kit; it's not a bad little kit.  I wonder if the IOM-KIT is a reissue of the KP kit - the surface detail, for better or worse looks the same, but the sprue breakdown with the additional parts is different.  If it's a reissue or not I didn't realise it had additional parts, such as for the limousine version, the floatplane, and the stretcher-bearing version.  I may just go ahead and get this kit - I had been waiting for the ICM kit, but it's not like the U-2/Po-2 is an expensive or large kit in 1/72nd scale.  There were certainly enough built to where I think I can find three different paint schemes and configurations for three kits.

Regards,

Jason

I did a bit of researching on this kit and is not KP but a knock of of KP kit with addtional parts and was issued and reissued by many mostly Russian companies.

KP company itself was recently ressurected by a Hungarian Expediens Ltd which bought the moulds from KoPro (ex KP) and market them under KP models label. Got one "new" KP U-2 kit recently at competition (with entire boxfull of other KP kits that were 4euros per kit) and it is the same old one with addition of sprue with skies and streacher gondolas and new decals. Acctually they have 3 packings but only one has the additional sprues (P72012).

New KP site:
http://www.kp-models.com/ (http://www.kp-models.com/)

This repak Belarussian firms WORLD. Old model, was made on the basis of the KP.

Thank you TISO and Walker for the information!  One of these days I'll get around to building my Kukuruznik.  It's nice to see that on the box of the IOM-KIT they actually have the proper three-colour scheme.  Perhaps people are finally realising that the dark brown/green scheme did not exist for VVS aircraft (except perhaps for British Lend-Lease aircraft).

Regards,

Jason

Good news everyone!

It is marked as "kit in progress" on the official page
http://www.icm.com.ua/211-u-2po-2vs-wwii-soviet-light-night-bomber.html

Glad to hear the project isn't dead...  8)

Nice to hear - I'll definitely be watching for this one.

Regards,

Jason

http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_t_31346_start_20.html

Some discussion there, but still no firm details. Per the thread, there's a Po-2 model from somebody in an unknown scale on the cover of the May 2011 M-Hobby magazine, but apparently nothing about it in the magazine itself. ICM's web site doesn't help, and no sprue images have been posted anywhere yet, as far as I know. Personally, I'm not terribly pumped about this kit, but if there's slippage in releasing the Po-2, the 1/72 I-153 will probably be delayed too...  >:(

John

HMMM. Could it be?

63. Spielwarenmesse N?rnberg 01.02.- 06.02.2012
http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2012/Bilder_VH/index.html (http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2012/Bilder_VH/index.html)
(http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2012/Bilder_VH/Bilder_VH/ICM_01.jpg)

Well what do you know!  It certainly appears to be a 1/72nd scale U-2/Po-2 from ICM.  I wonder when it will be finding its way to our hobby shops - now that they've gotten this one out of the way maybe they'll have time for the I-153.  Thank you for the heads up, TISO!

Regards,

Jason

Hi,
I've looked for a list of new releases, but  with only partial success. Has anyone found a comprehensive one?
Regards
Massimo

I think, that this demo model (same as a year ago?) is from a KP kit. Look at the low and thick windscreens, thick struts, landing gear etc.

KP was not a bad kit for it's time, almost 40 years ago. I have built three of them during the years modifying one into an S-1.

Cheers,

AaCee

Yeah, I thought the same thing. I'm sure I read somewhere that ICM used the KP kit on their display; why, I don't understand. That seems dishonest to me. Now watch them do the same thing with the I-153, using the Amodel kit!   :(


Do you mean a general list of all companies, or just ICM? There was a list from Nuremburg, but it didn't include smaller companies who were not represented at the trade show. I would really like to see a future release list from Amodel.

John

Hi John,
have you a link to the list of the main companies, please?
Regards
Massimo

Hi Massimo! Try this; you can choose sorted by subject, scale, or manufacturer:
http://www.cybermodeler.com/special/kit_release_sched.shtml

John

Finally!
Photos of kit parts for this new Po-2 ICM kit are here:
http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=12224 (http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=12224)

and ICM page:
http://www.icm.com.ua/comingsoon/213-u-2po-2vs-wwii-soviet-light-night-bomber.html (http://www.icm.com.ua/comingsoon/213-u-2po-2vs-wwii-soviet-light-night-bomber.html)

(http://www.icm.com.ua/uploads/posts/2011-05/1305627960_variant_72241_eng.jpg)
(http://www.icm.com.ua/uploads/posts/2012-08/1344595027_sam_1132.jpg)
(http://www.icm.com.ua/uploads/posts/2012-08/1344595047_sam_10828.jpg)

Good news!  Thank you for posting, TISO!  It looks nice - I'll no doubt be buying one.  Now perhaps they can move on to the I-153.

Regards,

Jason

Hi Tiso,
thank you for posting. It looks that the pieces for a basic plane are on the main sprue, while the other one has the pieces for the militarized version.
I suppose that a training only kit will be released, but I don't see hope to adapt it for the ambulance back. Probably the older kits will have to be kept good for that version.
Regards
Massimo

Discussion on Scalemodels.ru:
http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_t_31346_start_60.html

Worhy of note - Begemot are working on another monster decal sheet for this kit - 70 options on this one!

John

Only 70 options!  Considering how many Kukuruzniks were built, they should come up with at least 150 options (after all, they came up with 100 for the I-16).  Of course, were am I going to put 150 U-2/Po-2's (well, they are small)?

Regards,

Jason

That is the reason i bought IOM-kit U-2. Check lik i provided on first page of this thtread. While that one is on the level of bad knock off of KP kit it does have extra parts for limusin i.e. back with glass canopy (even tough it will have to be improved somewhat), parts for Hydro version (big central and small wing floats), NACA cowling, skies (not that great but still usefull) and bashkiev strecher pods (in only one of new KP boxes (box - P72012) Bashkiev pods and skies are also present and are somewhat better than IOM but these are still usefull).

 ;)Heh I will make an attempt in future telling. I see in my christal ball that stocks of Pavla sets for M-11 engines and big sets for U-2 together with excellent PART PE sets will become somewhat limited commodity.  :P

Do you think that the resin sets will be useful for the ICM kit too?
Regards
Massimo

It was more than 100 options. However, due to the large size of the decals had to part (about half) of the options to the civil registration, cut.

Well it always comes usefull. BTW Pavla has 2 M-11 engines. One IMHO copied from Ne-Omega (seperate cylinders) and one in their resin sets and model kits (UT-1) that is one piece. As for bigger Pavla U-2 set it consists of engine, cowlface, 6 bombs (type is rather mystery to me) and their racks, 2 MG's (ShKAS and DA), propeller, skies and wheels. Usefull in any case:
U72-30 Polikarpov Po-2 set:
(http://www.pavlamodels.cz/images/resiny/air/72-30/72-30_1.jpg)

E72-04  Engine Shvetsov M-11 for Po-2
(http://www.pavlamodels.cz/images/resiny/air/72-04/72-04_1.jpg)

As seen on Britmodeller forum (https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235061380-icm-2020/):

(https://i.postimg.cc/gJhtNsn9/Zvezda-2.jpg)

1/72nd
- Polikarpov  U-2/Po-2 (100% new moulds)

100% new moulds?
I thought that their current release is excellent, apart from wrong-turning prop...