Ikarus Orkan and Schwerer Platformwagen
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Modecollect German Railway Schwerer Plattformwagen Type SSYS and L&M Ikarus Orkan prototype in 1/72. Modellcollect has really bad parts breakdown, thin parts and poor instructions. Ikarus Orkan is a beautiful twin engine heavy fighter prototype airplane flown right before the war in the Kingdom or Yugoslavia. Germans captured it and transported it by rail and I am depicting that scene, specifically during preparations for transport. L&M kit is the only one available and it would have been a challenge to complete due to the complex vacuform canopy so I covered the front 2/3 of the model with a tarp, leaving only the tail section. The bubbles in resin were left as bullet holes from strafing during the German attack. I made rusted steel jigs to rest the airplane on and wooden crate base for the engines. The intent is that the wings fit on another rail car that was pulled by the same train, but I didn't have another rail car so only part of the scene is depicted. Model 3 and 4 for 2022!
