1/72 scale Be-6 Madge from the Duke

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1/72 scale Be-6 Madge from the Duke

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Finally, after all this time, I can show this very large model completed. This is the Russian Be-6 Madge seaplane in 1/72 scale by Trumpeter:

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You can see here I gave her a full weapons loadout:

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Final overhead shot:

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That's my first of four very large subjects completed. Hopefully the others won't be too far behind.


Thanks for looking in, comments are welcome.
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A beauty, excellent paintwork, :shoutout:

The exhaust marks on the engines look really nice!

Looking forward to next biggies + perhaps a group photo of the them all when finalized? If possible?

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Thanks Kari! I wasn't sure if I went too far,e specially since I never saw top photos of this plane. I just figured that most Russian engines of the time ran dirty and applied soot accordingly.

As for a group pic when they're all done, I don't think so. I don't have the space to do it! The only possibility would be if I can transport all of them to St. Crispin's Hobby Day without breaking a whole mess of parts in transit. It'll be awhile though; the rest of them are a long way away from being done.
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A nice clean build. Way to go Duke!
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Thanks Blacksheep! For the first time in awhile, something turned out at least as good as I'd hoped it would. There's still a few issues, but overall it is right where I wanted it to be.
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BsYamato is going to be so jealous. He has been wanting this kit for ages. And now you pull off this great build.
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Thanks Borg! I wonder why he hasn't seen this yet? He must be really busy working on his models.

All I did was build this OOB. I know he'll line the interior with ribbing and do all kinds of extra things to his that didn't happen to mine. That will be a treat to see!
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And the master turns out another 72nd scale beauty!! You da man for doing this good work in this scale. I'll never see that scale. lol
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Thanks Joe, I am honored by your reply. I don't consider myself a Master. When I can take a "Best of" award in aircraft, then I know I'll be worthy of that title. Until then, I'm gonna keep having a blast building these model up!

Also, I wouldn't sell yourself short. This had enough large pieces that you could easily do this!
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Excellent beast Duke, I love this plane!
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