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05-26-2014, 04:40 PM
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Polikarpov Po-2, Kartonowa Kolekcja 3-4/2008, 1:33 scale
Well, it has been five (!) long years since I first purchased this model and wrote a review of it. The review is amazing, not because I wrote it, but because Leif posted a fantastic amount of research to the thread (thanks, Leif!). Many of you are probably aware that Kartonowa Kolekcja published two versions of this Pawel Mistewicz design, the earlier one being an example flown by the "Krakow" Light Night Bombing Regiment (the original of which is in the Polish Aviation Museum), and the later one an example flown by the famous Night Witches. This build will be of the Polish LNB verion; Leif is currently working on a scaled-up 1/16 version of the Night Witches kit.
Work is progressing slowly. I started by laminating printed parts to the laser-cut fuselage formers. Dry fits suggested that the built-up parts will be too thick, so I removed some material from along the joints.  Actual construction began with the cockpit floor and flight controls. I did not encounter any difficulties with this assembly, other than the fact that I hate rolling tiny tubes over and over again. There is, though, a minor error on the parts sheet - the numbers for the front and rear control sticks are switched. The only modification I have made thus far is to add a thumb switch to the pilot's control yoke.  To inspire the occasional tweak to the basic model, I will be using the Po-2 walk-around published by Kagero as part of their Hotshots series. Doesn't hurt that the walk-around features the exact aircraft depicted by the kit. Cheers!
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Chris Coyle Greenville, SC "When you have to shoot, shoot! Don't talk." 
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05-27-2014, 10:19 AM
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Great to see! (And you got a PM, as requested). - Leif
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05-27-2014, 07:08 PM
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I went back and re-read the entire review thread, whereupon I was reminded of Leif's offer to make available his winter camouflage repaint to anyone wishing to use it. I don't believe I've seen anyone in these pages actually build the winter version. Leif was kind enough to send me the files, and if there is some interest in seeing this version built, I'm probably up for it. What do you all think?
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05-27-2014, 10:00 PM
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Yes the winter camo would be a nice choice. Great start with the kit. I have it too and will follow closely this build (as I've done with Leif's work too). Someday I'll tackle this one too.
Tappi
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06-03-2014, 06:16 PM
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Some more progress made. The seat pads have laser cut backing. They are not the most convincing imitation of padded seats, and someone with more patience could probably easily improve them. Leif did an excellent job on the tubular metal seats themselves, but at 1/33 scale the printed 'tubes' are very delicate. I decided to leave them alone.
  Here is the cockpit up to this point.  And the rest of the fuselage formers glued up.  Cheers!
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Chris Coyle Greenville, SC "When you have to shoot, shoot! Don't talk."
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06-06-2014, 10:28 PM
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Today I finished up the pilot's instrument panel. The basic panel is two parts, but the kit includes optional parts for doubling the panels. I used regular cellophane tape for glazing, scrap card and plastic rod for knobs, and bits of monofilament fishing line for the toggle switches.
 Cheers!
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Chris Coyle Greenville, SC "When you have to shoot, shoot! Don't talk."
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