Hi,

The part of the esci model fit well but the shape of this beautiful bomber is not really accurate. You need to do a lot of work to get a correct result. For example the shape and length of the lower “windows” is completeley false. You also need to re-build the fences.

But the global shape is correct => to build the nose of the B version, I have printed a 1/72e drawing and I was astonished to see that it really fit well the model 😀

If you are interested in building this model let me know, I’ll give you another tips for the construction 🙂

Hello,

Thanks for the various profiles; it will be very usefull when I will start the painting of the brown/green color.
I fear the camo quest is a never ending story according to the previous post :confused:

@MANDRAKE_POE : “At the begining of the thread I posted the recce pic. I have recently come across a hi-res copy in AFM and from it you can make out what appears to be part of the camo pattern on the starboard wings of both Tu-22, the rest of the aircraft is pretty much destroyed.
Interestingly the two wing patterns do not match up at all. Whether or not they were delivered with different patterns or some were repainted at a later date is unclear but if I am correct it could be virtually impossible to establish the correct camo pattern of any one aircraft!”

What is the reference of the article you mention ? I’m very interested in buying the related issue of AirForceMonthly.
Do you succed to define the camo sheme for the wings ?

Concerning your plastic model I give a link where you will see the method I choose to build the specific nose of the B version : http://photobucket.com/albums/a141/hokum/

🙂

Thanks,

What did you use for the camo ? Pictures, Italieri guidelines ?
very nice result !

According to Air Enthousiast, iraqi Blinders destroyed during the war have been scrapped but does anybody have some pictures of the surviving Libyan Tu-22B :confused:

On the picture of the destroyed Tu-22U (rear view) it seems that the lighter colour can’t be green but something like sand or brown ???

Concerning the camo pattern, do you have some view or drawings ?
In fact I need it to finish my model (1/72e) of this famous bomber 😀

Do you think the entire pictures available on the Internet on Libyan and Iraqi Blinders are enclosed in the post you mentionned ? It is very difficult ti find information or picture of these Blinders :confused:

Hi,

I think the camo colours are sand and brown.
no green colours for iraki and libian blinder to my mind.
Grey/green might be suggested by the very poor quality B&W pictures.