Michael - thanks for putting me right about the correct name for Kraków!
On another note: Bestpapermodels - who maintains a regular
thread on this site - has come out with a
winter livery for the Po-2, which I wasn't aware of. The model represents the plane used on Eastern Front by the Frenchs in the Normandie-Niemen unit.
Bestpapermodels has a very good policy of publishing previews of their entire kits. This is how they look for the Po-2 winter livery:
The winter livery is in addition to their
regular Po-2 livery model:
In many ways this is a more attractive livery (albeit a less detailed model) than the Kartonowa Kolekcja model.
Bestpapermodels delivers their models as pdf downloads. The originals are excellent pixel-based paintings, reflecting the wear and tear of the full-size originals. The designs do not require doubling on thick card, but rely on paper boxes for wing spars (as an example).
What the designs may lack in detail is made up by the quality of the paintwork, at least in my opinion. I'm seriously contemplating kit-bashing the outer skins of the Bestpapermodels Po-2 with the interior structure and engine of the Kartonowa Kolekcja Po-2 model.
Contemplating being the operative word here...
Leif