New Il-4 in 1/48 scale

[Tyronesdaddy]

According to ScaleModels.Ru Xuntong will produce a 1/48 Il-4 this summer.  I have not seen any official confirmation of this from Xuntong so far.

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//scalemodels.ru/&langpair=ru%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

[B_Realistic]

Let's hope for it.

[learstang]

Now isn't that something!  I don't normally buy 1/48th scale, etc., but I may have to buy this one.  Pathetic though that there isn't a really top-notch kit of this very important warplane in 1/72nd scale.

Regards,

Jason

[4bogreen]

Wow! I got to have that one in my VVS bomber collection  ! Truly awesome if Xuntong makes this one in 1/48th scale. The biggest 1/48 bomber was till recently the MPM or HiPM Petlyakov Pe-2/3bis. I have 3 kits of MPM (the special hobby Pe-3 with gneiss radar kit is actually a Pe-3 MPM kit reboxed, so...). According to reviews of these kits, these are not easy to build  Its nice to see some quality kitmakers have the nerve to make a IL-4 in 1/48.

To bad the Tamigawa kitmakers are lacking severely on this area. From these firms, only a new Messerschmitt, spitfire, mustangs or a german plane that never leaved the drawingboard are what we get from these firms...

[B_Realistic]

Xuntong will release from June an Ilyushin DB-3T, Ilyushin Il-4 and an Ilyushin Il-4T.
For me a DB-3T.

[Troy Smith]

Wow! I got to have that one in my VVS bomber collection  ! Truly awesome if Xuntong makes this one in 1/48th scale. The biggest 1/48 bomber was till recently the MPM or HiPM Petlyakov Pe-2/3bis.

er, no, the biggest so far in 1/48 is the Xutong Tu-2. 

But another new  one is encouraging...now, when are they going to do Yermolayev 2 in 1/48?

I'm guessing the target market for these kits is in Russia, so the above may not be as fanciful as it first appears

cheers
T

[Massimo Tessitori]

Hi,
DB-3T? It is very different from Il-4. Couldn't it be a DB-3F, that was the early Il-4?
Regards
Massimo

[B_Realistic]

Hi,
DB-3T? It is very different from Il-4. Couldn't it be a DB-3F, that was the early Il-4?
Regards
Massimo

I don't know because I've discovered this from a reliable source.
Like you said it could be the F version considering that Xuntong have to make little adjustments.
But let's hope it will be the T version instead.

[66misos]

Hi,
here is a link to Xuntong page (english version) http://www.xtmodel.com.cn/a/English/

This is what I found particularly interesting on that page:

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It looks like they are open to discussion/proposals about how to make their kits and camouflages more accurate.

     66misos

[learstang]

Interesting.  Maybe we could get a 1/48th scale I-153 out of them!

Regards,

Jason

[Massimo Tessitori]

Interesting. I could suggest them to have a look to the profiles of Tapani, this could give interesting ideas on painting schemes for the earlier versions in particular.
Regards
Massimo

[66misos]

Hi Massimo,
it was also my first thought. But as those profiles are not mine I rather waited for you.
 
     66misos

[B_Realistic]

@Massimo
I think that's a great idea. I've mailed Xuntong several months ago and there very open to new suggestions.

[B_Realistic]

http://www.xtmodel.com.cn/a/gongsigonggao/2013/0503/71.html

[learstang]

Well, it certainly looks impressive, as a CAD image!  Let's hope it looks as nice in the plastic.

Regards,

Jason