Markings
It was already reported that the Amodel decals are very thin as supplied and fall apart! 

(As a precaution, I made a scan of all decals just in case it was required to make my own) 
"copy" 

I applied four coats of Micro liquid decal film to the main decals as supplied by Amodel. 
The blue Aeroflot striping along the fuselage gave me a lot of trouble. They just do not stay together. By cutting them in smaller sections, setting them on was manageable although some times they again broke apart... In some smaller areas I had to touch up with blue paint.The end result is fine however and looks OK.
The large black lettering and CCCP also need carefully setting. 

Finally the black anti-glare panel in front of the windscreen was painted on. 
Last detailing was done by adding from thin sprue from the spare box:
- windscreen wipers
- pitot tubes
- drain pipes on lower forward engine nacelles
- antennae on top of fuselage
- the round fuselage windows (not using kit parts, but made from Micro Kristal Klear)
 
So how does it all end up?
It is a lot of work, cleaning up the parts, making the flaps and the overall spraying of this model. Amodel is however to be congratulated with this kit. It is spectacular and any modeler with average skills can make this An-22 kit.
The end result is very rewarding. You get a very special and highly visible results and everybody is really enjoying seeing this huge bird.

 the large forward fuselage , note small antenna on top (older Antei's had wire antenna's)

 small pitot tubes can be seen here..

 Nacelle details

 The ramp is kept movable/ adjustable

 Side views, the model being 80 cm long....

View with ramp open and flaps down. A very nice result....

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