NZFF

Posted: **Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:42 pm**

That's not a TU-4 .. that's a load of 'Bull' that to me ...... appear's to be a Boeing

Posted: **Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:59 pm**

I think if you write B-29 in Cyrillic, it comes out as Tu-4

Lovely paint, though

Posted: **Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:53 am**

Well....I think I know what I'll be purchasing soon. Looks excellent as always!

Posted: **Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:25 am**

Sean this is one I found the VC to be very immersive , a lotta fun .

Posted: **Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:21 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 2 2014,4:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That's not a TU-4 .. that's a load of 'Bull' that to me ...... appear's to be a Boeing

Don't know if ya know, but some where caputured during the Korean War, and i think some where handed over the soviets as part of an agreement.

Nice shot, i really like it.

Posted: **Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:12 pm**

They scored a load off Bull well before Korea, they simply did not want to hand it back saying they did not have a B-29 ... wasn't until they started to ask for spare parts

for the plane they did not copy bolt for bolt that they did not have by that stage almost a dozen

... Nah nah ... we want part for new plane we are making

Posted: **Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:56 pm**

yes they acquired a few from an emergence landing

as the soviets didnt have anything in that class at that time, the planes where stripped down to and drawings where made of every component and then TU commenced work making their own copies

the planes where identical with exception of the engines, bomb sights, and the 12.7mms where replaces with large cal cannons

NZFF

Tupolev Tu-4