The video for Sabaton's epic ballad, 'The Last Stand', shows a Russian/Soviet fighter, which I suspect to be an IL-5 executing a stall-turn or "hammerhead" to get behind a German aircraft, which I suspect to be a Bf-109.
It is a truly amazing scene that begins at 2:11, with the maneuver at 2:35;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3H05OhVDI
Could someone please help me confirm the identity of these aircrafts and direct me to the best 1:72 scale models.
I'm seriously considering reproducing this scene with a pair of models...
Thank you.
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IDing an aircraft (IL-5?) & best model???
DUKWsinarow
New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2017 - 05:22 AM UTC
TigerTiger
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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AeroScale: 17 posts
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2017 - 05:43 AM UTC
DUKWsinarow
New Jersey, United States
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Joined: October 08, 2007
KitMaker: 124 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2017 - 07:25 AM UTC
Thank you!
The KP appears to have a paint scheme very similar to the prototype so, hopefully, that would negate the need to purchase additional decals...I'll go with that one...
The KP appears to have a paint scheme very similar to the prototype so, hopefully, that would negate the need to purchase additional decals...I'll go with that one...
rochaped
Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2017 - 09:13 PM UTC
Looking at the video, the 109 is a G-6 version...MG131 bulges.
Nice dogfight btw
Cheers,
Pedro
Nice dogfight btw
Cheers,
Pedro
Kevlar06
Washington, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 06:20 AM UTC
I believe this is a recounting of an actual incident that took place between a P-51D flown by Clarence "Bud" Anderson and an ME 109 in late 1944 or early 1945, at least the circumstances of the action seem almost the same. I think the narrative came form the TV series "Dogfights" on the Discovery Channel a few years back.
VR, Russ
VR, Russ