[:)]hey guys,
i’m based in the the uk and was looking for the 2 seat stormovik in 1/48, but all i could find was the i seat early version by accurate miniatures (kit ACM3408)[:(!], but i bought it anyway![:o)]
is it easy to convert to the 2 seat version by using czech master’s interior for the 2 seat version? (CMK4004) i see that set comes with new cockpit/gun/seats etc etc, but am concerned about changes i will have to make to the fuselage…my scratch building skills are not very good[V]
any hwlp would be v welcome, as well as any picsof finished “flying tanks” they can post!!![:)][:)][:)]
many thanks,
nick
nick,
AM made a 2 Stormovik (IL-2m3 ).
they still appear on ebay at prices in the $20US to $28US range.
(based on demand).
i am looking for one myself, and continue to home that one will go ‘cheap’
sometime.
there are currently 2 (that i know of up for auction) (search on "accurate miniatures IL-2m3). oh, i see there is a 3rd one now that is going to go searching for bidders.
in any case, i just wanted to let you know that the plane was kitted.
so there might be some on someone’s shelf, or in a hobbyshop, dusty and forgotten. 
btw, i am not selling any of the kits listed.
but i am looking to buy the ‘cheap one’.
not sure how much you are willing to spend vs. how eager you are to buy resin and convert.
good luck.
ed.
Don’t Convert! AM is re-releasing the IL-2M (the two seat Sturmovik) this October. I was in the same dilema as you, nmayhew, until I hear about this a couple of weeks ago. Take a look at their site:
http://www.accurate-miniatures.com/
Although the first two seater IL-2s were single seaters with part of the rear fuselage cut open to allow the installation of a tail gunner so a relatively easy and authentic conversion is possible.
Aurora-7,
thanks! i did not know they were pack (or nearly back) in production.
greatmodels.com still shows it as OOP, so i guess we’ll have to wait a bit longer.
ed.
Nick,
just wanted to pass along this link in case you were still debating conversion.
no too meaty, but a bit of info and a few picks, of some one else’s converted AM kit.
http://m2reviews.cnsi.net/reviews/allies/ussr/boiil2.htm
have a look.
ed.
hey thanks for that link…i think the guy did a pretty cool job!
not sure i’ll attempt it though! will probably wait for the AM 2 seater to come out later this year.
happy modelling!
nick
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