AVIA AND ARADO

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First up are a couple of views of my KP Avia B-35, done in Slovak markings for the short war they had with Hungary in 1939.

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No 2

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Now three of my Anigarnd Arado 581-4 - No 1. I must of left the nose wheel to long as she stands on all three toes but still drags her bum !

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Sure wish I new what Magyar for "flying Bath Tub" is

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Final view. Hungarian AF transfers are from as heet of Axis & Swiss national markings I got from Martin plus unit and personal markings (wolf's head & playing card) from a Sky Decals CR42 sheet which had a couple of Hungarian examples on there. Great value sheets especially for unit/personal markings.

Flown in fighting arond Lake Balaton June 1948 as the Allies push on from Salonika and Venizia landings.

[Mike Wren]

very nice Chris    

[Radish]

Good stuff.            

[Captain Canada]

Very nice, Chris !

Love the 'flying bathtub'. Couldn't tell how cool looking it was from the pics on martin's site.....looks like it would be just as at home in water !

The B-35 looks like it has 'borrowed' parts from Hawker ( tail ) Messr. ( canopy ) Curtiss ( pointy end ) the wings look like the old Seversky or even that ginat Heinkel, and those are Fiat legs !

Of course, I'm only saying this as it's the first time I've ever seen one......

And lastly, that 'bathtub' would look spot on in one of the Matrix' dioramas !

 

[Gary]

Coooooooooooollllll.  B)  

[Ollie]

Good show buddy!


 

[lancer]

Awsome Chris, They are bloody brilliant.  

[elmayerle]

Chris, I think RS Resins do the version of the Avia with the retractable u/c.

Lee repmembers correctly; they do a kit of the Avia B.135.

[Sisko]

Love them both!!!!!!!!!

I don't think the problem is the nose wheel is two long it's the rear gear appears to short?!?!  

[Allan]

Chris,

Just love the Arado;

and the camo on the Slovak job is really cool, too.

Tricycle planes that end up a tail sitter are a real nightmare, aren't they?

Great Work!

Allan in Canberra

[elmayerle]

*gentle chuckle* I have to admit, Chris, you at least got a kit of the most attractive variant of the E.581; some of the other ones definitely lack in aesthetic appeal.  I do have to compliment you, gorgeous work on both.