Konrad Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 DFS Olympia was a glider projected for Olympics 1940. Unfortunately due to IIWW this type was used rather for training new pilots than for sport competition. After IIWW some of gliders were abandoned by Germans on territory of Poland. 21 of them were restored and used. SP-390 was restored in Gdansk and flew in Malbork. As a basis I used an AZ model kit in 1/72 scale. I've added few parts in cockpit (invisible at the end), aerial brakes and printed own set of decals. Enjoy watching 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 A beautifully built and painted model. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 That's a pretty little model. Never done a glider but that may change! Interesting background history, I often wondered what happened to all those gliders. Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Nice work. Some were built in the UK. One regret about my gliding days is that I never managed to get a flight in one. They were said to be a delight to fly. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Excellent Olympia – perfectly built and finished! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Elegant and very well built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Very well detailed and finished at that scale. 😎 I’m currently building a Grob Astir at the same scale so I know just how much effort you’ve put into such a diminutive model. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Pete in a shed said: That's a pretty little model. Never done a glider but that may change! Interesting background history, I often wondered what happened to all those gliders. Cheers Pete Pete - some time ago I've built Grunau Baby II (not the best model but...) also with similar history. You can see that wing and fuselage have different numbers (both are from different gliders). If I good remember this glider flew in Jezow. White squares covers swastikas; Polish Air Force signs are used because Russians knew it (and didn't shut to planes with it). Rest of colleagues - thank you for nice words 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 It looks perfect to me. A superb replica!!!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Nice model. I saw one of these kits in Jadar Hobby. But too many projects now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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