stevej60 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Hi folk's,when you see Made in the USSR on a model box (or bag in this case) you know your in for some fun! That said this was a hassle free build,yes it's basic to say the least but for the GB's aim of building rather than storing old kits it fits the bill.The kit was a bagged Novo produced kit with a spurious RAF type scheme so in keeping with that fact I gave it a spurious FAA type scheme! Many thanks for looking. 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Very nice presentation of a not often seen model. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Nice - it's not the sexiest looking aircraft but it has something - and did it justice. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 What a cracker 👍💥 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Hello Steve, Great accomplishment to finish an Novo model up to these standards. Regards, Orion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamevender Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I did the Frog version of this and I know what you went through. Very nice job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh G Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Cool job, read about these in Royal Navy Aces of WW2 (Osprey) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Nice job. The model goes together quite well but it is dimensionally full of inaccuracies. I think that is the main reason you don't see it built much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Eric Mc said: Nice job. The model goes together quite well but it is dimensionally full of inaccuracies. I think that is the main reason you don't see it built much. Thanks Eric a good point raised too,that's what has made the GB such a blast a lot of models that would never get built especially for their shortcomings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I tend to build older kits as a matter of course. In many cases, they aren't particularly inaccurate. Their main shortcomings are raised panel lines (if that's an issue for you) and lack of detail in cockpits and wheel wells. On the other hand, many are dimensionally OK and the lower parts count can mean the model actually gets finished. I did actually build the Skua a few years ago. I added a bomb cradle and a vac form canopy. Other than that, I built it out of the pack. It's main problem is the wing chord - which is way too shallow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 A good old bit of Frog. A super build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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