Not anywhere close... This is why modelers sometimes hide from the GP because it's misunderstood how much work is involved. The model has to be done several times over. There are several levels of detail, two damage model states for every unique segment, static parked aircraft state plus destroyed state, and that's just the exterior. Interior modeling is very intricate too and there are so many unique stations in a heavy bomber. Oh and I forgot that you also have to model the shadow levels of detail too.

It's a huge effort and it's moving along at a very fast pace (largely I suspect because Psy has been able to raise funds to pay modelers to do it to specifications).

It'll be spectacular when it arrives but it will be some time yet! Lots and lots of work to do a heavy bomber like this.

Why? 1000USD per each cockpit model and 1000USD per external model doesn't sound too much, taking in account, that making one cockpit takes from 1 to 3 months of a full-time work. I guess, 1000USD/month is less, then minimal wage for USA, or EU. So what is so difficult to understand?

Oh, I just got it... You, actually, ask, why it is so cheap? :grin:

Plea for a Pe-8 with diesels (ignore the engine is from a Tiger):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x8f0z-HfRI

What a beautiful music!!!

That's what I call heavenly sounds from hell :)

Edit: it seems the Tigers didn't use diesels but the T34 did.

Looking at the screens,it looked done.
Anyone know were I can find the SB and IL-4 development SS?
And what other planes are being worked "secretly"?

Azimech, your engine with it's clothes on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY_5c0mBXok

Thanks Jameson, but that's no diesel.

Guys, please forgive me but you are straying waay off topic! And, by the way, the Maybach that powered the Tiger was not a Diesel

Nor was the Maybach HL 120 TRM used in the pzkpfw IV and later pzkpfw III or the Maybach HL 108 TR engine used in early pkzpfw III. German tanks tended to be petrol engines.

The V12 petrol HL 210 P45 and HL 230 P45 were used in both Panthers and Tigers. A good article:

http://www.alanhamby.com/maybach.shtml

.. and yes as usual WAY off topic.

Not off topic, The subject on the last page was the Pe-8, so I wrote about my wish for the diesel version.

Not sure if these are diesels, probably not as they were quickly replaced. They had longer range but poorer performance apparently. 96 made including 2 prototypes later ones were equipped with radials. Russian comms on this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjP70...e=more_related