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Hi All,
I just finished my Planet Models 1:48 Letov S.231 in the colors of Flight Regiment No. 2 Czechoslovakian Air Force, Olomouc Air Base, circa 1936. I added some detail to the engine - exhaust stacks to collector ring, intake tubes, and ignition wiring. The engine is exposed in that ring cowl and looks naked without all that stuff. I also separated the elevators and rudder. I had to make new "N" struts, as the kit struts were raked at the wrong angle and could not be made to fit. A step backward for every two steps forward and today I finally declared it done!
Thank you. I painted the prop with MM Radome Tan, then masked it with thin strips of Tamiya tape, hit it with dark brown, then pulled the tape and ran a Q-tip with rubbing alcohol lengthwise to smooth out the brown. When it looked about right, I coated it with "Varnish" (Future tinted with a drop of yellow food coloring). I'm still experimenting with that wood finish - the guys who do wood finishes on the WW I stuff amaze me!
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