As a way to take a break from grinding though tons of old Hinchliffe Indians I decided to dig an old kit out of the Heap Of Shame and slap it together. Well, it was an old kit but it was no case of slapping it together, this little baby took some work to sort out.
By the time WW2 started it was obsolescent but the brave Polish aviators made good use of it and its ability to land on rough airstrips and grassy fields to stay in touch with forward command centers. Of course there is a Wikipedia article on it.
a simple-enough looking kit .....
....of an uncomplicated airplane, a small amount of flash,
aside from the central wing portion the fit was good
the cabane struts were atrocious
and I ended up replacing them with stretched sprue
holding the wing in place was a trick as the glue dried
a quick coat of spray paint knocked down the vivid green of the plastic
strangely sleek looking
it took several coats of paint to get an even finish
it wasn't until I looked at this picture that I noticed that I hadn't gotten the wing quite right
a heavy coat of gloss to prep for decals
despite being nearly a half-century old the decals were excellent
the decals were nicely opaque and thin
some Vallejo matte varnish knocked the gloss down
I only wish that it had spats
For a kit that is truly an antique this makes up into a good looking model and is an accurate representation of the original aircraft. It suffers from some foggy details and poor casting but I've seen far worse (Airfix BV-141 I'm looking at you) . I think my next project will be a US fighter from the "yellow wings" period, the Polish aircraft have a pretty plain paint-job, I need some color.
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