1/200 Tu-160 Blackjack Design

**paperengineer** · #1 07-12-2023, 11:49 PM

While I wait to have access to a good quality color printer to test and release the alizé and greyhound, the inspiration struck to design this beast. First prototype of the general shape is promising but still needs a lot of work on the wing gloves, then i will add engines, canopy, landing gear and other goodies

i always liked the elegance of this plane's white paint scheme (and it makes for quicker coloring

) and hope you will enjoy !

**juan angel 747** · #2 07-13-2023, 01:08 AM

Finally a good model Of TU-160 I wish you all the good luck on this model

**tigertony100** · #3 07-13-2023, 09:43 AM

Well, there is another small scale Tupolev Tu- 160 designed by Bkensky from Nepal. A colored scheme exist but I don't have it. Various designs makes this hobby be very nice. Gregory I hope that you'll soon fix your printer problems. Go ahead man!!!!

**juan angel 747** · #4 07-13-2023, 02:24 PM

without despising work Bkensky but the TU-160 of paperengineer Are Better that Bkensky because he The shape of both the nose and the rest of the fuselage suited him better than Bkensky

so cheer up paper engineer the goal is not to be the first but to be the best

**Rata** · #5 07-13-2023, 04:03 PM

Super cool subject! Hope it all pans out PE.

**gomidefilho** · #6 07-13-2023, 05:57 PM

Nice have a "Swan" in small scale. Thank you!

**tigertony100** · #7 07-13-2023, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by juan angel 747

without despising work Bkensky but the TU-160 of paperengineer Are Better that Bkensky because he The shape of both the nose and the rest of the fuselage suited him better than Bkensky

so cheer up paper engineer the goal is not to be the first but to be the best

Very typical coming from you, I only states that there is another work not that it's better. Poor boy.

**Siwi** · #8 07-14-2023, 08:13 AM

Great stuff. By the way I am sure there would be plenty of people here able to do a test build of your other models if the printer problems persist.

**scissorsandplanes** · #9 07-14-2023, 11:49 AM

Looks promising for a first try at a complex fuselage.
When I did a rather similar B-1 it also took me several tries to figure out the best way to divide the model in 3D parts and then to transform them into 2D elements. Paper modeling is a mental exercise

**Butelczynski** · #10 07-14-2023, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by scissorsandplanes

Paper modeling is a mental exercise

I found it to be excellent and sometimes very tiring exercise of my imagination. Not only that,it's a combination of imagination and memory of various sources I've seen and/or researched over the years.

"Good excuse to rub those two brain cells together for better cause" as my late friend used to say.