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Dear friends,
   Massimo has just published a new article on the Il-2 with the UTK-1 turret.
   Apart from the interest of this single specimen, the illustrations show a sample of the rare first series with a metal fuselage, and we have done our best to represent correctly the UTK turret that is the same used in other Russian and lend-lease airplanes.
   We hope that you will enjoy this work too.
Regards
Daniele

Can anyone comment on the Kagero three volume set detailing the history of the MiG-3?

Mark Proulx

Now available for pre-order from Armory:
https://armorymodels.com/product/pre-order-1-72-mig-3-late-bloody-1941-set/

Yes, I have already placed my order...  

Here's their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/armorymodelsgroup/posts/pfbid0btfHTPrJPReXQhqS2pA8QsZ7mKX7WbQtUw9Gf4zdecu8WaxVwdJjt9cnJifhmd1Cl

I posted a reply asking them to release the early-version MiG-3 too - feel free to do the same! Maybe if enough people ask for it, it will happen, although buying the late version doesn't hurt - they have already said they would consider the early MiG-3 if sales of the late one were good.

John

Hi all and Massimo,
Are there any photos of the Pe-2 flap area in the underside wing-not the moving part?
Cheers,
Panagiotis

Hi all and Massimo,
Are there any photos of the Pe-2 flap area in the underside wing-not the moving part?
Cheers,
Panagiotis

Dear friends,
   It seems that good news for Il-2 lovers are in full swing.
   It has just been published the February issue of M-Hobby, with an article of Prof. Rodionov with drawings by Mr. Trufanov of a series 11 airplane of zavod 18, the one recuperated from Lake Ilmen.
   You can find an image of the underside at the address: https://zeughaus.ru/zhurnal-m-khobbi-2-2024/
   Other sites, like at https://www.ozon.ru/product/zhurnal-m-hobbi-2-2024-kollektiv-avtorov-1412334551/ also have the image of page 48, showing side views.
   I must say that the magazine has misprinted one of the drawings, and if you know the Il-2, you can study this page 48, and tell what the misprint has been!
Regards
Daniele

Thank you, Ed! I did locate a kit and some assorted aftermarket for it. Very nice work on your model!

There are a few built ones. I am hoping to do an M-34 version with my remaining one.
http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/ModelGallery/tup_tb3.php

I think the profile for that one is basically correct and it is in OD/NG.

How about this:
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YItNa3tjSQA/Xj0sV6rZ8cI/AAAAAAAA7fE/g4ZQhu6pYSYCN3-Dpvi3nk84viuZiJhBACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/90857d1e7a1b64aa33627d81822dd603.jpg

I found a bunch of VVS P-47 images by Googling:
P-47 VVS 255IAD

John