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Despite the box-art, this edition of the Revell 1/72 Junkers F13 includes all the necessary parts for the F13W floatplane version. I used it as my basis for a model of Construction Number 650 "Biene", which was temporarily renamed "Eisvogel" when it was part of the Junkers Spitsbergen Expedition of 1923, registered as D 260. I used Master-X resin replacements for the kit ailerons. I intended ordering one of the Master-X conversions and scavenging the ailerons, but once LumÃr at Master-X found out I only wanted the ailerons, he just sent me the ailerons, free of charge! The registration numbers and the laminations on the wooden prop are from Arctic Decals, which I highly recommend--they bedded down beautifully even on the tricky surface of this model. The kit itself came together nicely. I scribed off the rudder and elevators so that I could pose them--this aircraft seems to have a characteristic elevator droop when parked. I tweaked it by revising the area of the tail-skid, which didn't correctly reflect the float-plane configuration, and added a little fairing around the "rhino horn" exhaust, visible in the reference photographs. I also carved open a door, slightly shortened the over-long rear bench seat in the passenger compartment so that it didn't foul the open door, and added a few interior details including some photoetch lap-belts. Oh--and I added a reproduction of whatever-that-is on the starboard side behind the rear window, visible behind the head of the middle man standing on the float. I've also just completed a companion build to this one. This airframe ended its life under somewhat dramatic circumstances in 1934, while registered as LN-ABH to Nord-Norges Aero in Norway, by which time it had been quite extensively revised from its appearance here. Once I have some photographs of that build I'll post it in another thread. ETA: The other build is here:
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