Sven J Posted June 15 Posted June 15 Hi all, as part 78257 is finally available in tan, I was able to build a modified version of my previous model, depicting a livery which was applied to virtually hundreds of Aeroflot An-2s. Other modifications include more prototypical wing bracing, slightly re-shaped (slimmer) rear fuselage, additional struts for the main landing gear, transparent cockpit windows (I had to use two 3rd-party elements here, for Lego doesn't produce the 99563 ingot in trans-clear), greater structural stability of the whole fuselage and a brand new display stand. Judge for yourself: Thanks for stopping by! Best regards, Sven Quote
Max_Lego Posted June 15 Posted June 15 Impressive. Most impressive... For its small scale, it's very well designed. I like how detailed it looks. Good job! Quote
Sven J Posted June 16 Author Posted June 16 (edited) Thank you very much, @Max_Lego and @Shiva! A question to the admins (maybe @Ecclesiastes or @Rufus): This topic is marked "featured" (and thank you for that!), but doesn't appear on the front page. I presume that's a mistake? Edited June 16 by Sven J Quote
Feuer Zug Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Great job putting so much detail in a small aircraft. Well done. Quote
Ecclesiastes Posted June 18 Posted June 18 On 6/16/2025 at 5:18 PM, Sven J said: I presume that's a mistake? Expand Seems it is not working as it should. I'll have an admin look into it Quote
Sven J Posted June 22 Author Posted June 22 Thank you, @Feuer Zug and @Andyitbricks! On 6/18/2025 at 6:55 PM, Ecclesiastes said: Seems it is not working as it should. I'll have an admin look into it Expand Thank you! Still doesnt't seem to be working, though. Quote
Ecclesiastes Posted June 23 Posted June 23 Somehow, it has something to do with the url of your images. But frontpaged it the old-school way Quote
Sven J Posted June 23 Author Posted June 23 @Ecclesiastes I knew it must be my fault... Seriously: No idea what went wrong there, I just embedded Flickr images as always. Anyway, thank you very much for sorting it out manually! Quote
Elysiumfountain Posted June 24 Posted June 24 I love the details! Especially the propeller in motion! Quote
Sven J Posted June 24 Author Posted June 24 Thank you @Elysiumfountain and @KpopQueen - I'm glad you like it! On 6/24/2025 at 12:00 AM, Elysiumfountain said: Especially the propeller in motion! Expand I have also built a regular 4-blade propeller. But I find it strange to see a model plane put on a display stand, so as to present it in flight, and then the propeller is standing still. So I came up with that transparent dish. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted June 24 Posted June 24 I think I've already seen one of your planes (or am I remembering wrong?) ...wonderful details for the landing gear, but the detail I like the most is the effect of the propeller in motion: when I saw the first photo I said "wow" ...not true ...I said a big "WOW"! Quote
Sven J Posted June 25 Author Posted June 25 Thanks @LEGO Train 12 Volts! On 6/24/2025 at 9:17 PM, LEGO Train 12 Volts said: I think I've already seen one of your planes (or am I remembering wrong?) Expand I guess that was the first version (or maybe the Tu-144D). However, I'm much more satisfied with the improved version and its new colour. Of course the differences are subtle, but I think the whole appearance is more realistic now. Quote
flyingpancake Posted July 2 Posted July 2 Great job, i like the solution for the side windows. i wonder where youi got the piece for the front of the engine. Quote
Sven J Posted July 2 Author Posted July 2 Thank you for your feedback @flyingpancake! On 7/2/2025 at 11:13 AM, flyingpancake said: i wonder where youi got the piece for the front of the engine. Expand That's an official Lego part. Quote
flyingpancake Posted July 2 Posted July 2 On 7/2/2025 at 1:30 PM, Sven J said: Thank you for your feedback @flyingpancake! That's an official Lego part. Expand ok thanks, i'l search for it, which sset is it from? On 7/2/2025 at 3:21 PM, flyingpancake said: ok thanks, which set is it from? Expand Quote
Sven J Posted July 2 Author Posted July 2 https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=2723pb095&in=S Quote
Sven J Posted July 13 Author Posted July 13 Instructions for the An-2 are now available here! As I decided to give up my Rebrickable account, more .io files and instructions will be added to my cloud drive over the next few weeks. Quote
Shiva Posted July 15 Posted July 15 Ohh, missed those rebrickable news... I should check that I have the instructions to the stuff I bought from there. + cheers for the instructions. Quote
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